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The week in Tarantino: Smurfs, lawsuit, Weinstein documentary
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by: Dave Davis Mar. 11, 2010

Quentin Tarantino may not have won any Oscars for his last movie, and he may not have announced his next one yet, but there always seems to be something QT-related to discuss.

Alan Cumming is voicing one of the little blue bipeds in the SMURFS movie, and the actor (no stranger to the color thanks to X2) told MTV that Quentin Tarantino was providing his manic delivery to Papa Smurf's super-smart right-hand man Brainy. Alas, QT's "people" swiftly denied the rumor. Too bad there isn't a Smurf named Spastic.

Also raising the needle on the chuckle-meter is the TMZ report that some dude is suing Tarantino and the Weinsteins, claiming that they ripped off his ideas and implemented them in KILL BILL. Sure, makes sense.

And a NY Times article regarding an unauthorized biopic about notorious producer/shark Harvey Weinstein states that QT himself is "considering a competing project that would chronicle Mr. Weinstein’s professional life, which has ranged from work as a concert promoter in Buffalo, through the heyday of Miramax, which released hits like PULP FICTION and SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE and beyond."

Tarantino's PR human admitted that he was "unofficially kicking around the idea" of a Weinstein documentary. Along with a dozen or so other projects, of course.

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Extra Tidbit: We'll probably be back next week with more from the prolific talker and procrastinating filmmaker, since he'll almost certainly be at the SXSW Festival chatting up a frenzy.

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Big H
2:30PM on 03/15/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Weinstein documentary
He should do the Weinstein documentary and then have the Weinstein's pay for a lot advertising then just continue to delay the film time and time again until no one cares to see it.
He should do the Weinstein documentary and then have the Weinstein's pay for a lot advertising then just continue to delay the film time and time again until no one cares to see it.
 
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Grand_Marquis
11:42PM on 03/13/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
LOL, that dude suing QT needs a history lesson. Kill Bill is simply a laundry list of old bloody Japanese revenge movies, stitched together in an awesome way. Unless this dude patented "referencing aspects of every film in a particular fringe genre as a way of crafting a story" then he's out of luck. :p
LOL, that dude suing QT needs a history lesson. Kill Bill is simply a laundry list of old bloody Japanese revenge movies, stitched together in an awesome way. Unless this dude patented "referencing aspects of every film in a particular fringe genre as a way of crafting a story" then he's out of luck. :p
 
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Grand_Marquis
11:38PM on 03/13/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
LOL, that dude suing QT needs a history lesson. Kill Bill is simply a laundry list of old bloody Japanese revenge movies, stitched together in an awesome way. Unless this dude patented "referencing aspects of every film in a particular fringe genre as a way of crafting a story" then he's out of luck. :p
LOL, that dude suing QT needs a history lesson. Kill Bill is simply a laundry list of old bloody Japanese revenge movies, stitched together in an awesome way. Unless this dude patented "referencing aspects of every film in a particular fringe genre as a way of crafting a story" then he's out of luck. :p
 
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darkstrEam
8:27AM on 03/12/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
not that I'd go see a Smurfs movie, but Tarantino would have been good in the role. Oddly, I thought he should have been cast as Brains in the (unfortunately rubbish) Thunderbirds movie. Whack a pair of oversized glasses on him and he basically is that character already.

I'm a fan of Tarantino and the films he 'borrows' from - not too many directors I'll always be interested in seeing a...
not that I'd go see a Smurfs movie, but Tarantino would have been good in the role. Oddly, I thought he should have been cast as Brains in the (unfortunately rubbish) Thunderbirds movie. Whack a pair of oversized glasses on him and he basically is that character already.

I'm a fan of Tarantino and the films he 'borrows' from - not too many directors I'll always be interested in seeing a film by, but QT is always entertaining.
 
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Doktor Decker
2:54AM on 03/12/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Face the facts. QT has already stolen and he will continue to steal. No one cares anyways because they seem to turn out better than the originals. What I cannot stand is running into QT fanatics who still believe QT stuff is all original.

To those people, look at the facts:

"Reservoir Dogs" (1992)completely ripped off "City on Fire" (1987).

IMDB these movies.
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Face the facts. QT has already stolen and he will continue to steal. No one cares anyways because they seem to turn out better than the originals. What I cannot stand is running into QT fanatics who still believe QT stuff is all original.

To those people, look at the facts:

"Reservoir Dogs" (1992)completely ripped off "City on Fire" (1987).

IMDB these movies.

"KILL BILL" ripped off many aspects and concepts from "Lady Snowblood".

Also word in the industry is that writer "Roger Avery" had a lot to do with enhancing and making Pulp Fiction script better than what QT presented.

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Grand_Marquis
11:42PM on 03/13/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Don't forget the original, brilliant "Taking of Pelham 123"

And for Kill Bill, don't forget the Hitori Hanzo series. Hell, he used the exact same character. Double-hell, he used the exact same actor, PLAYING the exact same character!

The guy is the embodiment of "Ridiculous". Which is why he's awesome.
Don't forget the original, brilliant "Taking of Pelham 123"

And for Kill Bill, don't forget the Hitori Hanzo series. Hell, he used the exact same character. Double-hell, he used the exact same actor, PLAYING the exact same character!

The guy is the embodiment of "Ridiculous". Which is why he's awesome.
 
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randomhero24
12:54AM on 03/12/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
aint' stole shit.
if you mean "an unknown person/s idea for a revenge flick that they didnt write or produce", then yes. He totally stole it..





People are really fucked sometimes.
if you mean "an unknown person/s idea for a revenge flick that they didnt write or produce", then yes. He totally stole it..





People are really fucked sometimes.
 
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The_Soloist
12:32AM on 03/12/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
QT can do whatever he wants. I would love for him to be in The Smurfs movie
QT can do whatever he wants. I would love for him to be in The Smurfs movie
 
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Terminal_83
12:04AM on 03/12/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Good luck on that lawsuit man! Tarantino ripped off a lot of people's ideas in "Kill Bill." Granted I enjoy the movie but it is 98 percent ripped off material and two percent Tarantino's own creativity.
Good luck on that lawsuit man! Tarantino ripped off a lot of people's ideas in "Kill Bill." Granted I enjoy the movie but it is 98 percent ripped off material and two percent Tarantino's own creativity.
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Terminal_83
3:06AM on 03/12/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Excellence! I'll read that very soon. I have to see Lady Snowblood now.
Excellence! I'll read that very soon. I have to see Lady Snowblood now.
 
Doktor Decker
2:43AM on 03/12/2010 Add as a friend | MFC profile
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