Also Sebastian Koch (the writer from THE LIVES OF OTHERS) is quite good.

Someone's gotta sit QT, Manoj, and a few others down in a "Scared Straight" type program where they have to watch back-to-back hours of each others' self-indulgent movies and say to them, "you had a few good movies, but you are NOT an auteur. Accept input from others. Be a collaborator."

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Seriously, did Adam Sandler say no to the "Jew Bear" role? Does QT not know any other Jewish actors? I really want to know how the fuck Eli Roth entered into the equation and became the best person for this role.

I'm not saying he's not a nice guy and cool to smoke a bowl with... but he has ZERO on-screen charisma in all his on-screen appearances, except that as a frat boy d-bag. Which maybe the role calls for, but I doubt it.

It's your movie, QT. You are wealthy and successful and can do whatever the hell you want. And you have an almost unblemished record with great casting. I'm sure you can direct and edit a pedestrian performance out of him. But why not get an actor??

This mistake will be a detraction and already a strike against it. Sucks.

I just think, with "Death Proof" he wasn't performing to his skill level. It had flashes of brilliance... Kurt oozed charisma and danger and the analog car crash was PERFECTION... but it was a little self-indulgent and bloated.

Let's see if IG is old QT or QT-lite.

i say cast barbra striesand. you know you want to. If we get laid tonight it's because of eric bana. I still say i don't think he is actually jewish. one jewish role a jew does not make. in fact now i am almost certain.

Where are the next Aldo Ray type actors?

As for Shoshanna, it's too bad this wasn't being made a few years ago, because I was always picturing Marion Cotillard as the older Shoshanna when reading the script. But now, just like Green and Tatou, she's just a bit too old. Though, of those 3, I still say she'd be the most convincing (plus she's the best actress of the bunch).

Anyway Stellan Skarsgård has to be even Jew Hating German, dude has master race written all over him.

I just think it is such a colossal blunder and he is so inappropriate for the role that it drives me crazy.

I mean, you've seen Eli. Would you ever in a million years describe the guy as "bad-ass"? It's an ego stroke and it sucks.

Again, it's QT's movie, so he is free to do whatever. I'm just saying it's stupid.

My 'liking the script above average' is quickly turning into something I'm not even looking forward to anymore. Sorry Quentin, but if you ever had 'IT', you don't anymore.

please allow me...

brad pitt has been in some of the most memorable movies of the last 17 years. but, he's not a good actor. he is beautiful to look at. he can draw from his southern missouri upbringing to play a hick convincingly (kalifornia). but...

in snatch he ripped off benicio's usual suspects character.

in se7en he was surrounded by an awesome script, david fincher, and morgan freeman.

fight club:ditto (freeman=norton)

12 monkeys was a manic and unfocused performance (which fit the role), but he's recreated that flick-y energy for "burn after reading" (which will probably be good...thanks to the coens)

he's all clooney-d out. he's larger than life charisma, with very little back it up. put him in a suit with a gun and he looks cool...big deal. he's been compared to robert redford...robert redford is a great actor. he's subtly expressive and gives characters humanity.

pitt plays a charicature of what guys want to be. and, his looks are the main part of that. would anyone know him if he looked like john c. reilly? what does ptt ever add?

i haven't seen jesse james...perhaps he's matured. but, it has always bugged me that people fawn all over him because he's given great roles.

by the way, i will probably see this movie in the theaters. tarantino is derivative, but at least he steals from the good shit.

let's bludgeon shia lebeouf to death.

he has rarely gone outside of his comfort zone. he has consistently done "cool" roles in "cool" movies, but that doesn't make him redford or olivier or rush, or even depp.

and, i'm not even a huge depp fan.

fellate mr. pitt somewhere else, spawn. weak.

shia labeouf has a stinky pinky.

brad pitt/ben affleck, shut your mouth. I mean this literally. i don't mind hearing what you have say, i even like your movies, but when you are not talking, CLOSE YOUR DAMM MOUTH. don't walk around with your fucking chin dragging on the floor and your overly wet lip sticking out. it makes you look like a fish. couple it with that vacant stare of yours and you look like a bird, drunk on berries that has just flown into a window. just a thought. you two guys seem smart, but that mouth always open thing makes you look like retards.