Comments on: Does ‘Basterds’ Screening In Competition Bode Well For Tarantino’s Campy WWII Epic?

By: Bori

Bori — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:36:00 +0000

Don’t get me wrong: I hope it will be good too. 🙂

By: rodrigoperez

rodrigoperez — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:47:00 +0000

"Who knows though, the French are known for their odd fascination with seemingly innocuous elements of American culture. And Cannes and devotees adore him so who knows..."

Yes, I know. I was just trying to have fun in this conversational post.

And it's part wishful thinking that Cannes accepting it in-competition means it'll be good, but i'm not banking on it.

By: Bori

Bori — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:27:00 +0000

Sorry, I was referring to this bit:

" Hopefully the fact that 'Basterds' is playing within regular festival competition means its better and less self-conscious and affected than we presume."

By: Bori

Bori — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:25:00 +0000

It doesn’t mean that at all. Tarantino is a fixture at Cannes, the film’s quality hardly has anything to do with the fact that it is chosen for the competition. It is chosen simply because Tarantino has made it. It’s the same as with other big name directors, a good case in point is Wim Wenders’ unbearable Palermo Shooting which was in competition last year.