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I respect his casting choices, but I'm curious if other people are annoyed when he gets, say, David Carradine to play the lead in "Kill Bill".. does that annoy anybody here? When Tarantino says something along the lines of "David Carradine is just as good an actor as (insert great actor here)" in his Jackie Brown DVD interview.
Does anybody here oppose the casting of older people that have barely been seen or heard of for years?

Are you saying just because an actor hasn't worked in a few years they should be permanently blacklisted? That shouldn't be the case. They should always be judged on whose best for the role and who can best make the transition from script to screen.

However, if you have any beef with Tarantino's choice of Carradine, it should be that this looks like his normal pigeon-holed role. The man should try something different than good/evil karate/kung fu master who walks the earth/is a crimelord and fights in slow motion style type role.

just member, warren beatty was the original choice.  :yabbse-wink:

Quote from: mogwaijust member, warren beatty was the original choice.  :yabbse-wink:

Yeah, whyd he drop out?

Quote from: Duck SauceYeah, whyd he drop out?

c if i figured out dis copy paste thing

Beatty: "I really want to work with Quentin, and the script is terrific, but the part has grown, and the schedule and locations for me would now take so much more time than originally planned that I'm just not going to be able to do it,"

"Me and Warren were having dinner the other night, and Warren said, 'Why haven't you gone to David Carradine with this?' It became mutually obvious to us that this wasn't the one for me and Warren to do together. This is the one for me and David Carradine. I've been talking to Warren Beatty for a long time about this role, and I totally expect to make another movie with him." QT

Quote from: RaikusAre you saying just because an actor hasn't worked in a few years they should be permanently blacklisted? That shouldn't be the case. They should always be judged on whose best for the role and who can best make the transition from script to screen.

However, if you have any beef with Tarantino's choice of Carradine, it should be that this looks like his normal pigeon-holed role. The man should try something different than good/evil karate/kung fu master who walks the earth/is a crimelord and fights in slow motion style type role.

Raikus, I have no problem with anything Tarantino does. I'm a huge QT fan and love all of his choices as a director. I was merely curious if anybody else on the forum had problems with his choices of casting and if they preferred bigger Hollywood names instead of the Robert Forster actors. I know Forster is an exceptional actor and little was heard of him since his big films from the 60's/70's ("Medium Cool").. but I was only wondering if anyone DID have beef with that sorta thing.. thats all.

Yeah, I meant it as a general comment, but upon looking at it again I did use some improper pronouns. I didn't think you were thinking that, I was just commenting on it as a blanket statement.

Now to go watch my VHS tapes of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues.

Ah alright then.. sounds good.

Quote from: CinephileAh alright then.. sounds good.

Hey, you post too much. BUT I LOVE YOU NOW!  :-D  :kiss:

one of the best all time casting artists.

for the most part he sees things most people do not and he is spot on. Travolta in pulp fiction was  dead on, at the time film snobs were all saying he should of cast daniel day lewis  :roll:

but the warren beaty thing still stings me kill bill will forever be somewhat ruined for me now that he is not in the film, Bill needed a lot of cool baggage to him the kind that a warren beaty could bring . Of course some people will laugh at the idea of of warren beatty, but those people will never ever make a film as great as pulp or jackie brown etc etc

remember a year ago some of us were mad that PDL didnt star philip seymore hoffman instead of adam sandler .

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nice cover...

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Hey, you post too much.

sorry P but I could've sworn this was a forum. I thought these were for open discussions on film and such.. Perhaps I forgot that there was a limit to how much you say per day, whether you're discussing or debating something. Silly me. If this isn't a forum, I better wake up, smell the coffee and find out what it is!

Thanks for your help, P. You're a life saver.

Quote from: Cinephilesorry P but I could've sworn this was a forum. I thought these were for open discussions on film and such.. Perhaps I forgot that there was a limit to how much you say per day, whether you're discussing or debating something. Silly me. If this isn't a forum, I better wake up, smell the coffee and find out what it is!

Thanks for your help, P. You're a life saver.

sarcasm is stupid.

I'd rather use sarcasm than make stupid comments like "Ratner drinks way too much semen" or saying "My Gay Greek Wedding."
I don't live in a trailerpark - sorry.

Quote from: CinephileI'd rather use sarcasm than make stupid comments like "Ratner drinks way too much semen" or saying "My Gay Greek Wedding."
I don't live in a trailerpark - sorry.

Let me just say that, as history has proven, he who lays his land upon P usually dies an excrutiatingly ugly death. Strange how nature works, really.

heeheheehe.

this better get ugly.

Yes, quite strange.

hey i think there might be a thread left over in the tech talk forum that u havn't replied to. u should check it out, ppl will care.

..and welcome to the internet.

Thanks a bunch. i take it in the analina.

dumb joke.  me edit.  me sorry.

you guys are pretty harsh

David Carradine is a fine actor.  He was great in Bound for Glory.  He also had great cameos in Mean Streets and Long Goodbye.  With his 70's Corman/Kung Fu background, he fits into the QT aesthetic.

In Quentin I Trust

Quote from: soixanteDavid Carradine is a fine actor.  He was great in Bound for Glory.  He also had great cameos in Mean Streets and Long Goodbye.  With his 70's Corman/Kung Fu background, he fits into the QT aesthetic.

Damn right. "Death Race 2000" all the way.

for the love of god could we puleeease implement some rules for newbies? a few suggestions;

1. no more than 5 posts a day for your first month of membership.
2. no talking shit to anyone cooler than you, which would denote every member on this board except gold trumpet.
3. No cussing in the threads until you've reached 50 posts.

Quote from: cbrad4dfor the love of god could we puleeease implement some rules for newbies? a few suggestions;

1. no more than 5 posts a day for your first month of membership.
2. no talking shit to anyone cooler than you, which would denote every member on this board except gold trumpet.
3. No cussing in the threads until you've reached 50 posts.

thats insane!! what the hells wrong with you people? why are you guys always picking on the newbies? what did cinephile do that was so wrong?

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Quote from: cbrad4dfor the love of god could we puleeease implement some rules for newbies? a few suggestions;

1. no more than 5 posts a day for your first month of membership.
2. no talking shit to anyone cooler than you, which would denote every member on this board except gold trumpet.
3. No cussing in the threads until you've reached 50 posts.

thats insane!! what the hells wrong with you people? why are you guys always picking on the newbies? what did cinephile do that was so wrong?

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i was joking

oh thank god.

i seriously thought everyone was nuts

I like to think that my first month of membership has been pretty damned respectable, actually. I love me.

back on topic...i too was sorta annoyed by casting the likes of sonny chiba and david carradine. not because they can't act or aren't big stars or whatever else type of bullshit someone might say. i just feel that tarantino is almost like kevin smith, but 50 times cooler. both smith and qt end up casting people they totally fucking love from their past. smith did it oh so fucking horribly with his films, especially since they were just a bunch of lame-ass cameos so the audience can say "whoah, geroge carlin was in it! hey! that was mark hamill...and those guys from american pie! fucking cool!!!!1111". they really didn't put shit into the picture. especially in dogma...god. like salma hayek and chris rock were really chosen for their acting abilities.  :roll:

anways...as i was saying, i find this practice kind of annoying. however, jackie brown wasn't too bad and i didn't mind having pam grier in it, even though it was basically a neo-pam grier movie. and i'm sure carradine and chiba's characters will be quite interesting, as opposed to smith's usual garbage. so yeah, even though it's annoying to find this shit out, it's not entirely disappointing.