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Everyone be cool, you be cool

posted 7 years ago by AGeckoBrother199 (13)
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One of the coolest lines in the movie. The catch phrases and one liners in this great movie have made it into popular culture which I think was done intentionally by screenwriter Quentin Tarantino and director Robert Rodriquez. In my opinion Dusk Till Dawn is one of the better vampire/crime movies out there. Great performances by George Clooney and Tarantino. I also thought that John Hawkes who portrayed Pete Bottoms the liquor store clerk was underrated. With that said there are a few things that I wish were explained better or expanded. Each time I watch this I notice something that I missed on earlier viewings. Carlos mentions "El Rey". Did we ever find out where it was and if it actually existed? It was hinted that Seth and Richie's father was an abusive drunk who may have had a hand in forming the boys's personalities later in life. It turns out that the house fire that killed their dad was intentional and Richie was the culprit. I wonder if this was the cause of Richie's psychosis and Seth's mild sociopathic traits or were they always there and simply exacerbated by the events at the Dew Drop In and later The Titty Twister? I find it interesting too how quiet Richie is through out the movie considering the fact that Tarantino is usually a motor mouth. Are there other lines from the characters that have left a lasting impression on you?

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 7 years ago

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[–] AP (5289) 7 years ago

No one spoke Spanish? Robert Rodriguez is a native speaker.

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 7 years ago

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[–] AP (5289) 7 years ago

Robert's first movie was El Mariachi, which was made in Mexico. He also has a band that plays songs in Spanish. With Quentin being bad at spelling and likely not knowing Spanish, it might have been his fault.

[–] MIchiganJFrogg (-35) 7 years ago

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[–] AP (5289) 7 years ago

Yeah, I imagine Robert didn't have much to do with the credits.

[–] charliekelly (1018) 7 years ago

Santanico - having or displaying the qualities of Carlos Santana.

Maybe Quentin and/or Robert was a fan of that movie and wouldn't have any legal hangups if they changed a letter in the spelling. Quentin is always referencing old stuff in interviews and lectures.

[–] tph890 (489) 7 years ago

This movie is great fun, and I love the dialogue. Always thought the story structure was very cool, too--starts off as a crime, almost noir-ish flick, then turns into campy horror.
Harvey Keitel was the strongest performance imo, with Clooney as a close second. I really like the sequence when Keitel insists on himself being a truck driver so that they can stay in the bar, and at the end when he tells his kids that they will have to kill him when he turns. Just good, solid acting, and great writing as well.

[–] AGeckoBrother199 (13) 7 years ago

Tarantino did have that look. You could tell the hostages at the start of the film were terrified. I read somewhere that Salma Hyek's character's name was derived from a Mexican horror film of the 70's. I think the misspelling in this case sounds better than the actual word. I has forgotten about the trucker's license that Jacob has produced so they could stay in the bar. It was a brilliant bit of acting. Seth's line right before he is forced to kill Richie always struck me. His brother has just turned into a vampire and the others are holding him down. Seth says something along the lines of "Here is the peace in death I could not give you in life." Then he uses the butt of his .44 to hammer in the stake. The line to me had a little Of Mice and Men feel to it. I do wonder if it was also an acknowledgement of Richie's illness. I really thought that the first half was the strongest with the second half being a nice surprise. I felt that both John Hawkes (the liquor store clerk) and the late Michael Parks (Earl McGraw) performances were understated. However I did sort of feel that the actor portraying Scott, Earnest Liu was the weakest as he seemed very unsure of himself on camera.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

" one of the better vampire/crime movies out there."

are there any other vampire/crime movies?
oh, except "Near dark"

[–] GordonGartrelle (1267) 6 years ago

As a parent.
I have used that line a lot, when my kids were younger, LOL.

[–] Ace_Spade (9577) 5 years ago

This speech, I always thought, was wonderful:

"I'm not taunting you, Jacob. A faithless preacher doesn't mean sh-t to us. A servant of God can take a cross and shove it up these monsters' asses; a servant of God can bless the tap water and make it a weapon. Jacob... I know why you lost your faith. How could holiness exist if your wife can be taken away from you and your children? I've always said that God can kiss my ass, but I've just changed my lifetime tune about thirty minutes ago. Because I know whatever is out there trying to get in is pure evil straight from hell. And if there is a hell, and those sons of bitches are from it, then there's got to be a heaven, Jacob; there's gotta be! So which are you? Are you a faithless preacher? Or are you a mean motherf-ing servant of God?"

It's wonderful. It's inspiring, dramatic, funny, and points out something shockingly few supernatural horror films point out: where there is despair, there can be hope. If there is evil, then there is good.