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A new project is afoot which would make good use of video that we shot over 20 years ago on early digital cameras, including a canon ZR60 which is pretty inoperable despite efforts to revive it. We have >16 digital videocassettes with lots of footage on it from the pre-social media, pre-smartphone era. some images and sounds were captured during my resuscitation attempts this morning.
also learned how to make better use of a free rhythmic gate plugin i recently scored. love it.
since i have your attention, I watched
Death Proof (2007, Tarantino) last night. Wow. I was a little disappointed after the first half (where it jumps ahead 14 months), but the pay off at the end had me whooping and pointing at the screen. I *think* the Kiwi actress is a stuntperson and holy shit she must be one of the best in the biz. [looked up: yep, it's Zoё Bell and she's one of the few top stuntpeople with real acting chops!] Just watch it and you'll see. Other than that, it seems that Tarantino really loves those banter scenes he's famous for because it gets a liiiitle indulgent in that area. It seems to go pretty beyond character development and audience empathy building. I like that we get to kind of like Stuntman Mike before we, you know, don't. (there are no spoilers here that the TV guide style blurb when you mouseover the title doesn't reveal) But hey, it's Kurt Russell. I liked him in Hateful Eight too. Am I biased because Big Trouble in Little China is one of my favorite 80s movies? Probably.
This is a film for people who *want* Tarantino to indulge in all that well-earned revenge, (clumsily) sassy banter, inconsequential conversations about foot massages and most importantly, that slow buildup of tension to inevitable gory violence.
Is it just me or do all characters in his films do impressions of Quentin throughout the films? Is that good directing or... not good directing? Actually I don't care. It's fun to try and spot where he's telling the actors, "nononono.. repeat after me..." just before a take.
I love it! Another glitchy one!! I love the glitch.
ReplyDeleteNever saw Deathproof, but tonight's pizza/movie night! Maybe that's the one!
We watched Death Proof last night. What fun! I love those long dialogue scenes. They are there just for the pure joy of good, entertaining dialogue, I think.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right. they did keep me entertained. I wasn't aware of this film until Criterion Channel included it in their STUNTS! grouping. I love Criterion.
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