Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

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Pre-orders are up on HMV, Zavvi and Zoom.



Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - Blu-ray



Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 4K - Blu-ray 4K



Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 4K Steelbook (HMV Exclusive) - Blu-ray 4K

[Strangerbyday]

Weirdly Amazon have the standard Blu-ray up for preorder for 14.99 but the picture shows the 4K.

[IanSchultz23]

Saw it at the earliest I could today and it's his best since Jackie Brown, GOD DAMN it was good.

[Agent Kay]

Originally Posted by IanSchultz23

Saw it at the earliest I could today and it's his best since Jackie Brown, GOD DAMN it was good.

Since I think that's by far his best, that is praise indeed.

[CavebobSpongeman]

Originally Posted by IanSchultz23

Saw it at the earliest I could today and it's his best since Jackie Brown, GOD DAMN it was good.

Fair play. I actually rate it my least favourite since like KB2, although I have only seen this once tbf. I think if it wasn't for the Manson stuff (especially the end scenes) it would probably be my least favourite of all his films.

[Darby1985]

I've got the steelbooks for every Tarantino (OK, except Four Rooms!) so I'll be getting the steel - I'm sure there will be one for this!

[Blu Lemmy]

Originally Posted by CavebobSpongeman

Fair play. I actually rate it my least favourite since like KB2, although I have only seen this once tbf.) it would probably be my least favourite of all his films.

Spoilers?

[IanSchultz23]

It’s not really a spoiler at all

[Gerby]

I loved it, i would rate it as my 3rd favourite of his after Kill Bill Vol 2 & Pulp Fiction.

[IanSchultz23]

Jackie Brown > Once Upon A Time in Hollywood > Pulp Fiction > Django Unchained > Inglorious Basterds > Kill Bill Vol 1. > Reservoir Dogs > The Hateful Eight > Kill Bill Vol. 2 > Death Proof > Four Rooms if that even counts.

[ptb2010]

Like all Tarantino movies it is far too long and self indulgent. However it does boast the charismatic duo of Leo and Brad. But the miscasting of Margot Robbie as the luminous beauty Sharon Tate, then using the real Sharon Tate in clips from the film the character goes to see at a theatre, is one of many mistakes. It also makes you think, with date and location titles and a deep and sonorous voice over, the movie is leading up to the murder of Tate, which [spoiler]

[Show spoiler]it fortunately does not.

But of course without a violent and bloody scene it wouldn't be a Tarantino movie would it, so faithful ones, you do get one, though not the one you have been led to expect. Thank goodness! The Bruce Lee scene is very funny, and the visit of Brad to the Manson family village duly creepy, but there is no need to see so much of Bard Pitt just driving around Hollywood. I looked at my watch an hour in, not a good sign, and thought 'oh no still an hour and twenty minutes to go!'
I don't know anymore why I go to see his movies. The Hateful 8 was because of the 70mm and Ennio Morricone, but hated it. All his movies imo desperately need an editor, even dare I say it all you fans, Pulp Fiction! His self indulgence goes on and on.

[Dougling]

Originally Posted by ptb2010

Like all Tarantino movies it is far too long and self indulgent. However it does boast the charismatic duo of Leo and Brad. But the miscasting of Margot Robbie as the luminous beauty Sharon Tate,

[Show spoiler]then using the real Sharon Tate in clips from the film the character goes to see at a theatre,

is one of many mistakes.

[Show spoiler]It also makes you think, with date and location titles and a deep and sonorous voice over, the movie is leading up to the murder of Tate, which it fortunately does not. But of course without a violent and bloody scene it wouldn't be a Tarantino movie would it, so faithful ones, you do get one, though not the one you have been led to expect.

Thank goodness! The Bruce Lee scene is very funny, and

[Show spoiler]the visit of Brad to the Manson family village duly creepy

, but there is no need to see so much of Bard Pitt just driving around Hollywood. I looked at my watch an hour in, not a good sign, and thought 'oh no still an hour and twenty minutes to go!'

You might want to use the actual spoiler function to hide bits of this (see above). Luckily, I've already seen (and loved) it, but other people might have the film ruined by reading this.

For the record, my Tarantino rankings:

1. Jackie Brown
2. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
3. Pulp Fiction
4. Reservoir Dogs
5. Django Unchained
6. Kill Bill Vol. 1
7. Kill Bill Vol. 2
8. Inglourious Basterds
9. Death Proof

(I haven't seen The Hateful Eight yet)

[Spiderwalk]

Originally Posted by ptb2010

But the miscasting of Margot Robbie as the luminous beauty Sharon Tate, then using the real Sharon Tate in clips from the film the character goes to see at a theatre, is one of many mistakes.

Casting aside, I'm pretty sure Tarantino left the Sharon Tate clips untouched out of a genuine respect for her and her family. It would have been pretty easy to CGI Robbie into those scenes or recreate them from scratch. It certainly wasn't a mistake! He did it with

[Show spoiler]The Great Escape

scene.

[rossbirks]

I've seen this three times now and absolutely love it. I've made peace with all Tarantino's indulgence long ago and it's just become part of the unique experience of his movies. For me all the extended sequences of Pitt and others driving round 60s Hollywood with the radio blaring - ads, jingles and DJ chatter included - just filled me with so much joy. But then again I'm a big fan of laid back hangout movies that are content to just spend time with their characters. Sure it has its problems and I can see why more casual viewers will get frustrated with many aspects, but this is as idiosyncratic and entertaining as any film QT has made. It's shot beautifully and has a real analogue, old-school movie-star sheen you don't see that much of nowadays. Really felt like a movie from another age, but one only Tarantino could whisk up. It's also surprisingly warm and touching, which is even more unexpected following the especially nasty Hateful Eight. I'll be grabbing the 4K day one!

[gZa]

Seen this twice so far. It certainly plays better on second viewing, when you know were it's heading. Which can be said for most character (as opposed to plot) driven movies.

Also the long driving scenes not only do a good job of establishing the geography of the place but they also give space for the soundtrack to breathe. I don't think I've seen a film since American Graffiti to use the local radio to invoke a time period so well. Well worth airing the OST between viewings as well.

It really reminds me of Leone's Once Upon A Time In The West on second viewing. i.e. One long set piece after another interspersed with flashbacks revealing the characters past. Characters of which, that have ran out of time during the changing of the old Hollywood/West to the new. Not to mention the many on the nose homages in certain shots. Maybe this is why he deliberately avoided using any Morricone tracks. Is this the first time since Kill Bill there's been none?!

[ptb2010]

Originally Posted by Spiderwalk

Casting aside, I'm pretty sure Tarantino left the Sharon Tate clips untouched out of a genuine respect for her and her family. It would have been pretty easy to CGI Robbie into those scenes or recreate them from scratch. It certainly wasn't a mistake! He did it with

[Show spoiler]The Great Escape

scene.

So no respect for Steve McQueen's family, but respect for Sharon Stone's?

[gZa]

Originally Posted by ptb2010

So no respect for Steve McQueen's family, but respect for Sharon Stone's?

[drush9999]

Originally Posted by ptb2010

So no respect for Steve McQueen's family, but respect for Sharon Stone's?

[Spiderwalk]

Originally Posted by ptb2010

So no respect for Steve McQueen's family, but respect for Sharon Stone's? Tate's?

Steve McQueen wasn't brutally murdered, so I think it's a little bit different, don't you?

Anyway, the scene I was referring to was Rick Dalton's audition for

[Show spoiler]The Great Escape.

It certainly doesn't show any lack of respect for him or his family.

[Darby1985]

The film "disrespects" only the scumbag Manson murderers. Not Bruce Lee, not Steve McQueen, not even Polanski when it would have been very easy to take a pot shot at him about his....tastes.

The Bruce Lee scene is not to disrespect Lee, surely, but to show just how tough Cliff is and set up his character. Lee was quite arrogant about his talents - and rightly so, he was a machine - but depicting that shouldn't cause the kind of controversy his daughter is trying and I think failing to cause.

As for disrespecting McQueen? Nonsense post above.