WILL SMITH, UNCHAINED - Page 2

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Originally Posted by S.D. Bob Plissken 

 

Best guess on Pulp?  Stallone was still at peak popularity back in the day and probably didn't even blink twice when passing up an ensemble indie crime flick.................if his agent at the time ever even entertained the offer.

 

People forget that just because you're in Hollywood doesn't mean you KNOW Hollywood or are some sort of cinephile. At the time, Tarantino was only known for Reservoir Dogs, and who's to say one of the top action stars of that era would be checking out the hot new indie film?

Not only do I have to agree with all the Tom Cruise love, but I also have to agree that I think Smith would be great in this role.  He may not be the obvious choice, but that's just Tarantino's style.  

I caught BAD BOYS II again on Cinemax the other day and was surprised by the amount of F and N-bombs Smith drops in the movie... and that was only, what, 2001?  

Haven't all the controversies surrounding Tarantino's movies thus far been a bunch of media-driven sound and fury that miss the point of the films?  Is Tarantino actually trying to be a provocateur, or is he just making the films he wants to make?

Certainly an exploitation film about slavery has the potential to push some buttons, and while I think someone with the stature of Will Smith would naturally look at this part carefully, could it really do any harm to his career?  I mean, Django is a sympathetic character, a funny character, and, in the end, is he any more controversial than, say, Aldo Raine?

Tarantino has always been upfront about his love of exploitation films, so it's not surprising that all of the films in his filmography are basically exploitation films.

Reservoir Dogs could have easily been an Italian crime film, Pulp Fiction too, Jackie Brown is obviously his nod to Blaxpoitation, Kill Bill is his martial arts/spaghetti western film, Death Proof is a 70's road movie, Inglorious Basterds is once again an Italian film, this time it's a WW II exploitation actioner.

He's just that lucky guy who writes whatever the hell he wants to, and gets it bankrolled.

If Roger Avary had Tarantino's clout, he'd already have Phantasm's End made.

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Originally Posted by Rene (Mr.Eko) 

If Roger Avary had Tarantino's clout, he'd already have Phantasm's End made.

It'd also help if he had Tarantinos talent lets face it. 

Agreed there. Aside from The Rules Of Attraction which is brilliant, I'm not really a fan of his work. Revisited my dvd of Killing Zoe a few weeks ago, and aside from that cool scene with Ron Jeremy, and the Tomandandy score, I'm not all that impressed with it. Silent Hill was also a drag. I know Gans directed it, but I still didn't care for it.

I have to admit though, I'd love to read his Phantasm's End script. I'd like to read how HE thought the series should end. Especially since the series is Coscarelli's baby, and from what I understand, he didn't mind using Avary's script.