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The Killing
The movie revolves around a horsetrack heist lending a different shade to the meaning of the title as in a financial killing rather than a murder, which would probably be the first guess for any Noir. This is one of Kubrick's early films, coming after Killer's Kiss, this movie made Hollywood stand up and take notice of him. He was 28. Shot in 1956 with a non-linear structure and synchronic flashbacks it must have been off the beaten track for that period.
By Kubrick standards cinematography does not stand out for me. For one i haven't watched many black and white movies of that period to really judge the goodness. It could probably also be attributed to the less advanced technology or Kubrick was still learning. This absence accentuates the extent to which Kubrick uses colour to maximum effect in all his later movies.
Every notable character in the movie has been well crafted, craving for money is the only common thread that ties them. The meticulous planning of the heist by Johnny Clay, played by Sterling Hayden, reflects Kubrick's own trait of being ultraprecise. This is another novel adaptation written for screen by Kubrick. It is hard to single out a blotchy performance, cameos included, except for Coleen Gray who thankfully does not have a sizeable part. The entire movie is just under 90 mins, in the league of Stand By Me and the 2007 version Sleuth. The movie races from start to finish with a not easy to guess ending. Two things that wont escape your mind while watching the movie are Hitchcock and Tarantino.
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After watching the movie it is easy to guess where Tarantino has derived huge inspiration from. Reservoir dogs is The Killing of the new era. Apart from being reminded of the Hitchcock Quotient you can't escape the comparison with Reservoir Dogs. Though there are many differences, there is a subtle toggle in success and failure. The heist plan succeeds in The Killing while it fails in Reservoir Dogs, no one succeeds in escaping unscathed(including by law) in The Killing while one of them does in Reservoir Dogs. The similarities are endless, the most striking on being the way in which the gang ends themselves in a panicked shootout. Even if anyone did a remake of The Killing there is a slim chance of it coming anywhere close to Reservoir Dogs, a classic by its own right.
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Inglorious basterds
Deliberate mockery seems to be the central theme of IB, right from the fuhrer to the basterds. Characters have an incoherent mix of capability and falliability. Brad Pitt's mocking at some points smacks of the sublime Depp in Ed Wood. No history or holocaust histrionics. Typical Tarantino, intersecting plots, long takes, aliases etc. 'The Bear Jew' smacks elements of dark comedy and gobsmackingly IMDB doesnt list the movie under the comedy Genre, that's what the whole movie is about. Only mockery, no drama no war.
Absolutely entertaining long drawn conversations leave less scope for Music, it isn't a big part, no where near Kill Bill or Pulp Fiction. Not much razzmatazz either. Still Tarantino does a great job wherever he has to pick it, esp towards the end.
Christoph Waltz has delivered Oscar stuff. The movie is sheer 'Tarantino' entertainment. Absolute joy. However, doesn't beat Reservoir Dogs for me.
