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Just saw the attacks of Joffrey on the street scene - disappointing! I didn't hear one cry of "brother f**ker!" to the queen!

Arya's stay in Harrenhal has been sanitised.

Dany's dragons were stolen? Eh?

Oh well, find out more tomorrow....

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We saw Django last night. I must admit I thought it was a 'serious' Tarantino movie so was quite disappointed by the end as it got a little ridiculous. It was also one of those plots that relied on some unnatural co-incidence occurring to hold it together, ie that the main character was a slave and yet could read and shoot accurately. The first hour or so was quite good. After that, think Kill Bill. I think Pulp Fiction was still his best work.

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We saw Django last night. I must admit I thought it was a 'serious' Tarantino movie so was quite disappointed by the end as it got a little ridiculous. It was also one of those plots that relied on some unnatural co-incidence occurring to hold it together, ie that the main character was a slave and yet could read and shoot accurately. The first hour or so was quite good. After that, think Kill Bill. I think Pulp Fiction was still his best work.

Personally I loved this movie, typical Tarantino style of movie and cinematography. I consider True Romance to be his best movie followed closely by Reservoir Dogs.

Has there ever been a "serious" Tarantino movie? :dunno:

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We saw Django last night. I must admit I thought it was a 'serious' Tarantino movie so was quite disappointed by the end as it got a little ridiculous. It was also one of those plots that relied on some unnatural co-incidence occurring to hold it together, ie that the main character was a slave and yet could read and shoot accurately. The first hour or so was quite good. After that, think Kill Bill. I think Pulp Fiction was still his best work.

You sound like me Sophia, you get into the realism and start analysing (I also thought it interesting that a slave could read and ride a horse too).

I also watched this movie over the weekend - I enjoyed it but it's not one of my fav Tarantino movies either. I particularly liked the bounty hunter - he was very laid back, lol.

I'm currently watching Supernatural Season 7 (boring) and Sherlock Season 2.

Also finishing GoT Season 2 - have to say the tv series doesn't grab me as much as the books did.

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Personally I loved this movie, typical Tarantino style of movie and cinematography. I consider True Romance to be his best movie followed closely by Reservoir Dogs.

Has there ever been a "serious" Tarantino movie? :dunno:

Haven't seen True Romance - adding to queue.... :dnc1:

I really didn't like From Dusk till Dawn - it started out well and then turned into some naff zombie movie :evil: (no thumbs down smilie....)

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Yes I liked Reservoir Dogs. I consider that a serious Tarantino movie - black humour with semi believable killing scenes. Silly things happen but they aren't quite ridiculous enough to become totally contrived. Showing me continual blood splattering about like someone popped a meat container from the supermarket loses credibility with me and then I start to think it's not a serious movie. Django wasn't a black comedy as such I thought, more of a satire perhaps.

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We watched 3 good movies in a row which is unusual for me as I'm quite fussy.

The air up there, Stir of echoes and million dollar baby.

Million dollar baby's ending was not what I expected and I found myself really feeling for Hillary Swanks character , after dragging herself out of her mundane pitiful existence with so much hard work and effort only to have it end that way really touched me.

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My favorite author just died. He was 2/3 way through writing a book about a man dying of cancer, when he was diagnosed with gall bladder cancer :fshi:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/jun/15/iain-banks-the-final-interview

I'm trying to finish his second to last book, but I just feel sad when I look at it now, and haven't been able to pick it up since he first announced " I am officially very poorly", as he put it with his usual grace and dark humor :(

Gandolfini was a bit of a shock, too. He was awesome as Tony Soprano - one of the best characters TV has ever seen IMO.

Hmm, I need a happier avatar...

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