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Elias' 1 mistake
Tavern scene
Just watched it, and was expecting...
Minor thing regarding Roth at the end
Restaurant scene
Finally saw for the first time
What happened to Sara Goldfarb?
A couple questions
Was it necessary for...
Fireside reflections near the end
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Totally agree. This is kind of a kid's movie too, and up until that scene did a great job as a film for everybody. Thankfully, the TV edit version does it justice, and makes it a film for everybody, but I think this was the 1 major blunder, and don't know how it passed screenings, when the film is set out as a family comedy. This 1 scene seems completely out of place in the film, and it's too bad, because all they had to do was replace the expletive with something like "freaking" instead. It doesn't ruin the movie, of course, but I thought it was supposed to be a family comedy, and that detracts from that big time.
Maybe a construction worker or something. Maybe even as a foreman after a while; a position where he could dictate along with getting things done. Could see him having a wife. Maybe a woman he meets at a bar or something.
Haha this is awesome
I know, right haha. Aside from being stuck if anything went wrong, everybody was within ear shot of each other's conversations.
Yea, it was very minor, but that was one of the first things I thought of when the Gestapo officer came over to join the group for the card game. Just knew something bad was going to happen. (I just saw the film for the first time 2 days ago, and love it!) It's probably just coincidence, but would be curious to see if Tarantino saw Where Eagles Dare. It's a great kinda whodunnit film with a very mysterious, eerie atmosphere. Great to watch on a winter's night!
I found this, which is a heavily edited composite of this general part of the film. Starting at around the 6:30 minute mark up till the 11 minute mark is the part that reminds me of it. Keep in mind, it is heavily edited down of the entire scene and for some reason skips a bit, but is a rough overview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIXCORnoieU
I think he could have, but then Landa mentioned the floorboards, and that changed everything. He was going to have a complete search of the place, and Mr. Lapadite knew it, so he had to come forward or it would have been the end of him.
Just saw the film, and I thought it added a touch of realism. It always irritates me when WW2 movies have Germans speaking English. It detracts from the realism.
Yea that line about telling the truth, maybe he is true to his word in that he does what he says, but the way he goes about things can be deviant and flat out illegal, which he considers a "lie".
Good point about Frank, and notice how when Frank asks "who would want to kill me? I've got nothing but friends!", it immediate flashes to Tony and Manny; a sort of foreshadowing.
Yes, I do like Frank too, and he's my favorite too. The first time I watched the film, when Tony said he wouldn't kill Frank, I was relieved just as Frank was lol, but then he immediate tells Manny to, and ugh.
And I relate to when Frank talks about a "chazer", being Yiddish for pig. It's Hebrew for pig, and he also wears a gold chain necklace with 2 Hebrew letters, which is "chai", Hebrew for "life". (I'm Jewish, so I feel a kindred spirit there haha).
My grandparents lived in Miami and then Ft. Lauderdale area and I would always go down every year, so every time I watch the movie, I feel that vibe.
I guess it establishes on how ruthless and determined Tony is to make it big. While he does have morals (he doesn't lie, he won't hurt women and children), he ultimately has many flaws which is why I feel much more sympathetic to Frank, who seems to keep things in check and "flies low". He just made the fatal mistake of getting hooked up with Tony and his crew.
I always laugh at the line in that scene when they get stuck when Tony asks if he should start over and come in again haha
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