Quentin Tarantina Interview
In the new Rollingstone magazine ("Woman Who Rock" issue) there is an interview with Quentin. He's asked "are there any movies recentley that have knocked you out?" He says of the movies in the last 5 years the Matrix and Fight Club are the ones he likes most. He said the more he thinks about Fight Club the more he likes it and that it has the best dialogue he's heard.
Just thought I'd post this if people were interested. i thought it was pretty cool that such a great director thinks highly of Fight Club.
I have nothing to add to this post, and am also feeling useless, but I will say that I could care less what Quentin Tarantino thinks of Chuck Palahniuk and I certainly don't think Quentin Tarantino liking something is any barometer of how cool that something is, although popular society seems to deem things that way ever since 1993 when Pulp Fiction ruined cinema forever and turned a super-geek fan-boy one-hit-wonder into some kind of cultural icon, even coolness barometer, because he directed some halfway decent movie with fucking Vinnie Barbarino from Welcome Back Kotter of all people, whose only half-assed achievement ever left for posterity is the white disco suit/ goombah look, and really, it's friggin' so annoying that Tarantino is any indication of anything as yeah, he's smart, yeah, he knows his movies, and yeah, he's got some interesting takes on stolen material allowing the whole Reservoir Dogs/ City On Fire fiasco, but it's like, how is he cool? He doesn't measure up to the requirement of cool. He's ugly as hell. He can't act for shit and only appears in movies as a novelty act, of course which can be traced back to Pulp Fiction and it's psuedo-relevance in American/World cinema, but man...
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Brock, i think you're just an in-the-closet flame warrior.
regardless, you're entitled to your opinion.
here's mine - i think it's cool that Tarantino likes Fight Club, but i think it's lame that the other movie he mentions is the Matrix. i'm not all "look how l33t i am, i don't like the Matrix!" i do like that movie, i loved it when it first came out, but i don't think it's as uber-cool as people think. Fight Club, on the other hand, does have incredible dialogue, so i agree with Tarantino.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by izen [/i]
[B] i think it's cool that Tarantino likes Fight Club, but i think it's lame that the other movie he mentions is the Matrix. i'm not all "look how l33t i am, i don't like the Matrix!" i do like that movie, i loved it when it first came out, but i don't think it's as uber-cool as people think. Fight Club, on the other hand, does have incredible dialogue, so i agree with Tarantino. [/B][/QUOTE]
Care to explain who these "people" are that think The Matrix is "uber-cool'... or are you just making up things to suit your needs again? I'm really unterested. Where do these people live? What are their names? How do you know them? I hate when people refer to the oh-so-ominous and mysterious "the people" and "the government" and "the man"... it's such a cop-out... examples, old bean... specificity, if you please...
The mind is the limit. I am going to be the best personal trainer to ever exist on this earth. I am going to inspire, motivate, and change lives. I have that power. There is not a doubt in my mind that I can make you have an orgasm just from the power of my mind via the internet. I'm a giver like that. I can heal you. I can make you whole. That's Brock. That's what I do. Moving on...
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Brock Landers [/i]
[B]I have nothing to add to this post, and am also feeling useless, but I will say that I could care less what Quentin Tarantino thinks of Chuck Palahniuk and I certainly don't think Quentin Tarantino liking something is any barometer of how cool that something is, although popular society seems to deem things that way ever since 1993 when Pulp Fiction ruined cinema forever and turned a super-geek fan-boy one-hit-wonder into some kind of cultural icon, even coolness barometer, because he directed some halfway decent movie with fucking Vinnie Barbarino from Welcome Back Kotter of all people, whose only half-assed achievement ever left for posterity is the white disco suit/ goombah look, and really, it's friggin' so annoying that Tarantino is any indication of anything as yeah, he's smart, yeah, he knows his movies, and yeah, he's got some interesting takes on stolen material allowing the whole Reservoir Dogs/ City On Fire fiasco, but it's like, how is he cool? He doesn't measure up to the requirement of cool. He's ugly as hell. He can't act for shit and only appears in movies as a novelty act, of course which can be traced back to Pulp Fiction and it's psuedo-relevance in American/World cinema, but man... [/B][/QUOTE]
what is the city on fire fiasco?
and i dont agree with what you said exactly, but tarantino is overrated to a degree.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by glamhoth [/i]
[B]what is the city on fire fiasco?
and i dont agree with what you said exactly, but tarantino is overrated to a degree. [/B][/QUOTE]
It's old stuff, but how Reservoir Dogs was stolen from Ringo Lam's City On Fire starring Chow Yun-Fat, and that's what it all boils down to really... Tarantino is good at copying and pasting others art is all...
The mind is the limit. I am going to be the best personal trainer to ever exist on this earth. I am going to inspire, motivate, and change lives. I have that power. There is not a doubt in my mind that I can make you have an orgasm just from the power of my mind via the internet. I'm a giver like that. I can heal you. I can make you whole. That's Brock. That's what I do. Moving on...
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Brock, show me via quote the thread where i said that i give a remote shit about your constantly argumentative opinion; only then will i justify your questions and comments with an answer.
I only have this to say: my inability to name every goddam person who ever liked the Matrix has no bearing on whether or not they exist.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by izen [/i]
[B]...
Brock, show me via quote the thread where i said that i give a remote shit about your constantly argumentative opinion; only then will i justify your questions and comments with an answer.
I only have this to say: my inability to name every goddam person who ever liked the Matrix has no bearing on whether or not they exist. [/B][/QUOTE]
I need not show but one thread specific to your fascination with me, as all threads you post in response to me show it in living color for all to see. I post. You respond back. It's oh-so-apparent. You don't like my opinion and don't care about it? I got at least a few hundred examples of the opposite of this easily accessible to all... simply read your own posts... something I will leave to you as I truly can't be bothered to do so at this time... and yeah, I'm sure there are those who like the matrix, but to say that you don't think it as as uber-cool as 'people' think would engender that 'people' signifies every single motherfucking person on this goddamn planet and that just ain't true...
The mind is the limit. I am going to be the best personal trainer to ever exist on this earth. I am going to inspire, motivate, and change lives. I have that power. There is not a doubt in my mind that I can make you have an orgasm just from the power of my mind via the internet. I'm a giver like that. I can heal you. I can make you whole. That's Brock. That's what I do. Moving on...
"and yeah, I'm sure there are those who like the matrix, but to say that you don't think it as as uber-cool as 'people' think would engender that 'people' signifies every single motherfucking person on this goddamn planet and that just ain't true..."
are you serious? that's what started this? you thought i meant every single fucking goddam person in the world? it was a general statement.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by izen [/i]
[B]"and yeah, I'm sure there are those who like the matrix, but to say that you don't think it as as uber-cool as 'people' think would engender that 'people' signifies every single motherfucking person on this goddamn planet and that just ain't true..."
are you serious? that's what started this? you thought i meant every single fucking goddam person in the world? it was a general statement. [/B][/QUOTE]
No. A general statement would be that MOST people think The Matrix is 'uber-cool', which even then ain't true as MOST people don't think this. When you say 'THE people', you are not saying most and therefore are not generalizing and specifically you are not saying that SOME people don't think it's uber-cool, which it's not to begin with...
The mind is the limit. I am going to be the best personal trainer to ever exist on this earth. I am going to inspire, motivate, and change lives. I have that power. There is not a doubt in my mind that I can make you have an orgasm just from the power of my mind via the internet. I'm a giver like that. I can heal you. I can make you whole. That's Brock. That's what I do. Moving on...
i'm still amazed that you are hanging on that. i didn't MEAN every single goddam fucking person, i was just typing a reply to a thread on a forum and didn't think i would need to explain myself that thoroughly. god knows how many other times i've left a word out of a sentence, making it more vague than it was meant to be. you should get a job as a manuscript editor, nothing gets past you.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by izen [/i]
[B]i'm still amazed that you are hanging on that. i didn't MEAN every single goddam fucking person, i was just typing a reply to a thread on a forum and didn't think i would need to explain myself that thoroughly. god knows how many other times i've left a word out of a sentence, making it more vague than it was meant to be. you should get a job as a manuscript editor, nothing gets past you. [/B][/QUOTE]
Really that's not the problem to begin with. That was just something to throw out... a general idea... the real problem lies in your unprovocated insult of me... who you semi-know... in defense of Tarantino... who could care less if you ever existed. What's the point in that? Does he talk to you? Does he insult you colorfully? Does he help you waste away your day on the computer? No. And for that, I deserve your total and inabherrant respect fucker...
The mind is the limit. I am going to be the best personal trainer to ever exist on this earth. I am going to inspire, motivate, and change lives. I have that power. There is not a doubt in my mind that I can make you have an orgasm just from the power of my mind via the internet. I'm a giver like that. I can heal you. I can make you whole. That's Brock. That's what I do. Moving on...
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i hope you didn't misinterpret my 'in-the-closet' statement, i wasn't saying i think you're secretly gay, i was saying that you're an 'in-the-closet' flame-warrior wise, insinuating that you secretly enjoying starting arguments. regardless, i had no intention of starting any huge battle, i was just feeling defensive after you came down hard on me for defending Masochism in the Satanism thread. ironically, Maso bitched at me on AIM about your comments, so i went in and read them myself and decided to defend him, and you guys ended up laughing it up about satanic Card Carrying perks, and i made a new enemy. 
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by izen [/i]
[B]!
i hope you didn't misinterpret my 'in-the-closet' statement, i wasn't saying i think you're secretly gay, i was saying that you're an 'in-the-closet' flame-warrior wise, insinuating that you secretly enjoying starting arguments. regardless, i had no intention of starting any huge battle, i was just feeling defensive after you came down hard on me for defending Masochism in the Satanism thread. ironically, Maso bitched at me on AIM about your comments, so i went in and read them myself and decided to defend him, and you guys ended up laughing it up about satanic Card Carrying perks, and i made a new enemy. [/B][/QUOTE]
now I'm confused... you have a gay crush on masochism and now I am your enemy because we 'laughed it up' as you call it about satanic membership cards, you seeking revenge for me 'stealing' your man? And is there some kind of gay echo in here, or just a contest to see how many times you can say'flame-warrior'today?
The mind is the limit. I am going to be the best personal trainer to ever exist on this earth. I am going to inspire, motivate, and change lives. I have that power. There is not a doubt in my mind that I can make you have an orgasm just from the power of my mind via the internet. I'm a giver like that. I can heal you. I can make you whole. That's Brock. That's what I do. Moving on...
what?
....
how the hell did you get that out of that?
are you betting on me being homophobic to win this now or something? like you accuse me of being gay and i'm gonna run off or lose my temper or something?
alright, how's this: what unprovocated insult were you referring to? i honestly don't know. i'm not saying i haven't said anything rude to you, i deliberately did a few times, but i'm not sure what you're pointing to.
Round two-
FIGHT!
hey, i'm in your avatar, sjoerdie! go me!
Consider yourself a happy man(?) And you better behave because I've got adobe photshop of death at my commands, and I'm an expert, indeed I am.
you want some of this too buddy!?
let's see what you got!
i'll take on both of you!
your photoshop skills and Brocks irrational arguments are no match for my blissful apathy!
...or something.
where'd he go anyway?
um... yes, happy MAN i am. that actually is me in the avatar.
What the fuck are you doing there? Jumping a fish?
And as as far as that apathy thing goes:
noun
1. lack of enthusiasm or energy: lack of interest in anything, or the absence of any wish to do anything
2. emotional emptiness: inability to feel normal or passionate human feelings or to respond emotionally
That's one thing that sure as hell doesn't apply to you man
But it's nothing personal, I just felt like threatening someone.
"That's one thing that sure as hell doesn't apply to you man".
good call.
as far as that avator goes, my plan was to scare the fish so bad they pissed themselves, and then i would just throw my lure into any yellow water i saw.
no, seriously, i'm pretty suicidal when i fish, i'll get stuck on a rock in the middle of the river if it means getting to a good hole where i know there's a trout waiting. i feel silly sometimes admitting this, but then i remember that i'm the only guy on the river who didn't spend 1000 bucks on his fishing outfit, and i still catch more fish than any of those fucking rich Texan tourists, and then i feel fine (shameless bragging will now cease)
I always go to the supermarket to catch my fish, guaranteed catch, and it doesn't cost me 1000 bucks.
doesn't cost me 1000 bucks either. fishing is fun, but, yeah, even i sneak into supermarkets or Red Lobster to buy trout now and then. i catch and release most of the time anyway, i just enjoy being at a mountain river, don't care much how much i catch or how big they are.
Trout tastes like shit anyway. Don't know if you've ever fallen into a semi-poluted ditch, but trout tastes excactly the same as the water in those ditches.
First time I tasted trout it brought back al those memories, I couldn't believe some people like that shit. Nowadays I try to warn people who eat trout, but they just stare at me in disbelieve.
like i would be staring if i could actually see you now.
i love trout, and i don't think it's an acquired taste.
Really man, take a glass, go to the nearest ditch, fill it up and take a sip. You'll probably love it.
And then, of course, there's carp. Carp tastes like dirt. And I'm not the only one who think's that. I once read a book by Maarten 't Hart (dutch writer), and he said that carp tastes like 'graf aarde' literaly meaning 'dirt from a cemetary'.
I love trout. Its such a mild, almost sweet tasting fish. Especially freshly caught trout. Damn.
I'm also thrilled that Tarantino enjoyed Fight Club as much as I did 
Tarantino?....
Man! You're soooooooooooo of topic
Trout sucks,
Just say NO to trout.
Tarantino isn't off topic. It's the original topic.
Does the word 'duh' mean anything to you?
no.
HENCE THE WINK
damn IE.
the wink doesn't come up until i drag my mouse over it.
ahhh, well then, that makes sense.
i was about to lose respect for you,
and i know, that would hurt you deeply.
:WINK:
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by izen [/i]
[B]"look how l33t i am, i don't like the Matrix!" [/B][/QUOTE]
what the fuck, people bitching baout elitists but only elitists use these fuckin expressions that normal people dont understand!...im sorry i dont understand most slang to begin with
yeah, what does "l33t" mean?
'lite... short for elite.
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by patioman [/i]
[B]'lite... short for elite. [/B][/QUOTE]
hey, thanks for the info
(info=information)
np
the wink doesn't come up until i drag my mouse over it.
That's a relief, you scared me for a moment.
But if you're really elite you'll write it as 1337.
i scared you? how so?
that is pretty cool. i have nothing to add to this post,i am useless.