Decode "once upon a time in Hollywood" for me ?

[Steve Carlton]

The Bruce Lee scene was my favorite of the whole movie.

[Captain Ahab Jr]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

The Bruce Lee scene was my favorite of the whole movie.

Me too, very funnny

[rusnak]

I thought the best acting in the whole movie was the guy playing Bruce Lee and the little girl in the Western. Other than the weird Manson bit, I thought it was a very fun movie and interesting.

[sc_rufctr]

Minor issue with "the Bruce Lee scene".
IMO - There was way too much damage to the blue car's doors after he was thrown into them.

Other than that it was great. I think they did a really good job of capturing Bruce Lee's attitude and accent.

[astrochex]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

Minor issue with "the Bruce Lee scene".
IMO - There was way too much damage to the blue car's doors after he was thrown into them.

Other than that it was great. I think they did a really good job of capturing Bruce Lee's attitude and accent.

So you thought the fight itself was plausible? Um, ok...

[Shaun @ Tru6]

This is precious! Never lose that innocence Peter!

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

Minor issue with "the Bruce Lee scene".
IMO - There was way too much damage to the blue car's doors after he was thrown into them.

Other than that it was great. I think they did a really good job of capturing Bruce Lee's attitude and accent.

[JavaBrewer]

Originally Posted by rusnak

I thought the best acting in the whole movie was the guy playing Bruce Lee and the little girl in the Western. Other than the weird Manson bit, I thought it was a very fun movie and interesting.

Just an OK movie to me - too bad the movie ending was not reality. IMO that little girl actor was really good however, surprised that I am saying this about Leo, but he carried the movie IMO. Astounding that Pitt won an award (his acting is horrible) and Leo did not.

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by astrochex

So you thought the fight itself was plausible? Um, ok...

So you're OK with this level of damage? IRL Bruce would have a broken back but yeah you got me.

Originally Posted by Shaun @ Tru6

This is precious! Never lose that innocence Peter!

I'll try.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by JavaBrewer

Just an OK movie to me - too bad the movie ending was not reality. IMO that little girl actor was really good however, surprised that I am saying this about Leo, but he carried the movie IMO. Astounding that Pitt won an award (his acting is horrible) and Leo did not.

Pitt plays fun characters but they are caricatures, they are rarely plausible.
Like how he played that General in A'hole'stan

[astrochex]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

So you're OK with this level of damage? IRL Bruce would have a broken back but yeah you got me.

I'll try.

I thought the whole scene was a send up. I enjoyed it immensely.

[Steve Carlton]

^ totally agree. Not only was the damage excessive (which I perceived as exaggerated and funny), but I have serious doubts that the real Bruce Lee would have gotten spanked like that.

[speeder]

I've seen fatal t-bones that weren't much worse than that as far as collision damage. So yeah, totally cartoonish. I also enjoyed the scene.

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

^ totally agree. Not only was the damage excessive (which I perceived as exaggerated and funny), but I have serious doubts that the real Bruce Lee would have gotten spanked like that.

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by JavaBrewer

Just an OK movie to me - too bad the movie ending was not reality. IMO that little girl actor was really good however, surprised that I am saying this about Leo, but he carried the movie IMO. Astounding that Pitt won an award (his acting is horrible) and Leo did not.

No, not surprising. IMO DiCaprio is this generation's Jack Nicholson (from an acting ability point of view, so calm down you guys sheesh). He was great in The Revenant, Great Gatsby, and The Aviator. Unbelievably, he was co-staring Johnny Depp in What's Eating Gilbert Grape. You'd think Depp would have taken the movie, but DiCaprio totally stole the show. I hate him in his biggest blockbuster, Titanic. Also hated Wolf of Wall Street, which I feel he just hitchhiked his way through the script.

[rusnak]

Originally Posted by speeder

I've seen fatal t-bones that weren't much worse than that as far as collision damage. So yeah, totally cartoonish. I also enjoyed the scene.

The Bruce Lee scene was movie satire. It was SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY, not 'realistic'. Think of a Cheech and Chong bit. Like that.

[JeremyD]

I'm with you Greg - when I started recognizing names and locations - then in the end I was like - that's not the way that it was supposed to end.

It is what it is - but I'll never get those 2 hours and 40 minutes back

[Bill Douglas]

I went to enjoy the movie - which I did. Not spend the evening faulting it and pulling it apart. Nothing is promoted to be correct or factual.

[Matt Smith]

Well, lets see how it does at the Oscars. Can't be all that bad if it got nominated. Lots of Pelicans like to complain about art it seems....

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by Matt Smith

Well, lets see how it does at the Oscars. Can't be all that bad if it got nominated. Lots of Pelicans like to complain about art it seems....

[rusnak]

Just watched the featurette.

There is no script in this movie. DiCaprio really delivered some outstanding acting.

And I just realized that LUKE PERRY is in this movie as "Scott Lancer".

As far as it being a 'love letter' to movie making, no it is not. Just because the movie is set in the past from the time it was made, it is not historic in any way. It is not MEANT to be accurate, or in any way a documentary, or any kind of nostalgic celebration of any kind. It is a satirical op-ed piece. A biting, almost critical take on the types of people who participate in TV and movie production. The only happiness in the entire movie is portrayed by a shallow ingenue.