It was not well received. It only did $39 million at the box office (on the other hand, it only cost $12 mil). I first saw it at an art house with a bunch of Taratino fan boys who hated it because it wasn't "Pulp Fiction 2." What it is is another Leonard Elmore book to film adaptation, more in line with "Get Shorty" and "Be Cool" than "Pulp Fiction." "Jackie Brown" is full of great performances from the likes of Robert DeNiro (hilariously dim-witted), Samuel L. Jackson (who slowly morphs into Mephistopheles), Bridget Fonda, Michael Keaton, Robert Forster and, last but not least, Pam Grier. Tarantino's showcase homage for blaxploitation queen Grier is chase and respectful - which, alas, may have something to do with the tepid box office.
~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote: > > Is "Jackie Brown" not a good movie, or not that well received? I've never > seen it. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ravenadal" <ravena...@...> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 7:23:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong > > > > > > > I love Tarantino. "Pulp Fiction" is still my favorite movie of all-time. I > have seen everything Tarantino has made. I even liked "Jackie Brown." I can't > wait to see "Inglourious Basterds." I was going to go last night, but I > decided to go to see "District 9" instead. > > ~rave! > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Keith Johnson <KeithBJohnson@> wrote: > > > > After watching Tarentino's one hour manic interview with Charlie Rose, I'm > > more interested in seeing "Basterds". Guy is very smart, very well read, > > very well versed in history. His movies can be a bit overblown, but that's > > not it. I can see myself seeing it on cable. I hear it's actually much more > > of a "talky" than the grossout violence fest we seem to keep getting fed by > > the trailers. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tracey de Morsella" <tdlists@> > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 1:36:19 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds > > Strong > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I canââ¬â¢t get up any enthusiasm to see bastards either. Donââ¬â¢t > > know why. Iââ¬â¢m not even sure I will pursue it on cable. It seems like > > it is some sort of Dirty Dozen tribute and I loved that, but Iââ¬â¢m not > > feeling it. > > > > > > > > Gotta get a baby sitter so we can go see District 9 > > > > > > > > > > > > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com ] On > > Behalf Of Keith Johnson > > Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 9:06 PM > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > Subject: [scifinoir2] Basterds" Take Box Office,"District 9" Holds Strong > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > No surprise about Tarantino's flick. I'm not really motivated to see it > > though. Anyone seen or heard of the Korean vampire flick "Thirst"? I've > > heard some good things about it. > > I saw "District 9" yesterday and loved it. Had two issues: the shaky camera > > in the first 20 minutes or so, which darn near had me throwing up, and the > > negative portrayal of the Nigerians (though to be fair, no human in the > > movie was portrayed well). The Nigerian thing was a major issue, but > > overall I really enjoyed the flick. Hope to drop a full review soon... > > > > ***************************************************** > > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i91e05ffd5e045bf1badc73eee3940fce > > > > > > Quentin Tarantino's World War II actioner "Inglourious Basterds," a pivotal > > Weinstein Co. release starring Brad Pitt, debuted gloriously during the > > weekend with an estimated $37.6 million in chart-topping boxoffice. > > > > "Basterds" is touted by some as a make-or-break film for the recently > > struggling indie, even though Universal is distributing the film > > internationally and will share evenly in any worldwide profit. Sony's > > sci-fi thriller "District 9" finished second after falling just 49% in its > > sophomore session to $18.9 million and a 10-day cume of $73.5 million. > > > > The weekend's other three wide openers bowed softly. Robert Rodriguez's > > PG-rated family fantasy "Shorts" from Warner Bros. rung up $6.6 million for > > sixth place; Fox Searchlight's comedy "Post Grad" registered $2.8 million > > in 10th, and Disney's sports documentary "X Games 3D: The Movie" -- slotted > > for one week only in 1,399 extra-dimensional venues -- fetched just > > $800,000. > > > > Among other second-frame holdovers, Warners' literary adaptation "The Time > > Traveler's Wife" fell a modest 46% to $10 million in fourth place for a > > $37.4 million cume, while further down the rankings Paramount Vantage's > > comedy "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard" slid 53% to $2.7 million and a > > $11.2 million cume. Disney's "Ponyo" dipped 32% to $2.4 million with an > > $8.1 million cume, and Summit Entertainment's youth musical "Bandslam" > > dropped 60% to $890,000 and a $4.5 million cume. > > > > The weekend top 10 films collected $108 million, or 31% more than the top > > performers over the same frame last year, according to Nielsen EDI. That > > marked a third straight year-over-year weekend uptick. > > > > In a limited bow, Paramount Vantage unspooled comedy "The Mark Pease > > Experience," starring Ben Stiller and Jason Schwartzman, in 10 theaters and > > grossed $3,000, or just $300 per venue. > > > > Freestyle Releasing opened the comedy "My One and Only," starring Renee > > Zellweger and Kevin Bacon, with two playdates in New York and two in L.A. > > and grossed $60,708. -- a promising $15,177 per engagement. > > > > IFC Films debuted the crime thriller "Five Minutes of Heaven," starring > > Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt, in a single New York location and fetched a > > sturdy $5,200. > > > > Elsewhere in the specialty market, Samuel Goldwyn/IDP's Paul Giamatti > > starrer "Cold Souls" added 32 theaters for a total 53 and grossed $133,295, > > or a so-so $2,515 per venue, as cume climbed to $340,068. > > > > Focus Features' Korean vampire pic "Thirst" added three playdates for a > > total 17 and grossed $31,400, or a thin $1,047 per engagement, with a $1.8 > > million cume. > > >
