>but at the same time, it's not like i want to see Ki-Toy and
>Buffie up in there... it woulda been too distracted.
>
>i think a lot of those girls had fairly "regular girl" bodies,
>and that was attractive. they were sexy.
>

i loved the italian chick from brooklyn. And Sydney's daughter was nice too.


>
>>i'd be curious to know what do you think his strengths and
>>weaknesses are, particulalry his weaknesses?
>
>well, we know that the dialogue tends to be a bit indulgent,
>and in general, i never found him to be that interesting as a
>*director*
>
>i mean, i've always loved Quentin as a WRITER, but as a
>director his stuff always seemed very visually flat to me. not
>as flat as Kevin Smith, but still... just visually inert.
>
>of course, he changed my mind about that with Kill Bill. and
>even Death Proof, which he acted as Director of Photography on
>himself (something he's never done before). so he *is*
>stepping up his visual game... he *is* evolving.
>
>prior to that, a lot of his screenplays were more like one-act
>stage plays to me... simple set-up and then miles and miles of
>talking.
>


i agree. i always felte like his movies were plays too. They never felt "directed" if that makes sense. His movies tend to drag on and on a lot. Even in his great works like Kill Bill and Reservoir, there are periods of time where there is a lag in time. Like 10 minutes of the movie feels like 30 minutes. 15 minutes feels like 35 minutes. He never really took advantage of him directing a movie (the visuals) until Kill Bill. It seems with Death Proof, he went back to his old way of doing things but w/o the same creative zest.

>
>his dialogue was witty and refreshing, and added new
>dimensions to the kind of characters who would have been stock
>cut-outs in movies before him.
>

it was great slick-talk. i've always thought that Quentin should have been a rapper. He would make a great lyricist.

>one of the QT's biggest strengths, though... is the fact that
>he just flat-out LOVES movies and it shines through in all his
>work. even when the movie doesn't come together the way that
>it should, you still get the sense that this dude is genuinely
>excited about what he is doing, and that kind of excitement is
>infectious.
>

i think so,and he is a geek/nerd. Dude is a walking encyclopedia of movies AND music. He has a great ear for songs and song placement in his movies. He would have been a great DJ.


>he's always bragged that he's never done any movie for money
>and that he never will. he'll do other things for money if he
>has to, but when it comes to his movies... it's all about the
>love.
>

I don't buy that though. (no pun intended). He loves money. And he does make movies for money. He wants to get paid. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. He is shrewd and astute person and businessman. He knows his audience (including his critics) to a tee. And that love you speak of is slowly evaporating and turning into conceit.