Essentially, there are two absolute must-buys hitting DVD this week. We’re talking maybe the two best films of the summer as The Hangover and Inglorious Basterds roll onto virtual shelves.
With those two DVDs, what else do you really need? Oh, how about a Mel Brooks DVD boxed set? That should work. Right?
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It’s always the bloggers fault. So, you know all that talk about Quentin Tarantino having to cut his WWII epic Inglorious Basterds because Harvery Weinstein told him to? Apparently, it was all bullshit. Either that or Weinstein is now just spewing bullshit in his recent interview with GQ in order to promote his upcoming film. Either way, as of now (could change tomorrow) Weinstein is a huge supporter of the film, thinks there should be even more of it, and would love to see a sequel to the film.
So did he ask Tarantino to cut the film?
Those stories are all untrue. There’s no fucking way. Here, read my lips: That is nuts. Please don’t even write that, it’s insanity. There’s not even a question of that. Whatever you’re reading, it’s like some insane blogger… There’s no truth to any of this. He’s not gonna cut. What he’s doing is just reorganizing some scenes. I mean, the guy had six weeks to cut his movie [for Cannes]; most guys take six months. Most guys take a year.
After Quentin Tarantino‘s Inglourious Basterds premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, Universal decided that the film needed some adjustments and sent Tarantino back into the editing room.
According to The Wrap, The Weistein Company (Inglourious Basterds production company) wants Tarantino to cut 40 full minutes from the film. The question is, are they trying to cut it short so that appeals to more people and they can make more cash? After all, they can always release the Director’s cut later on. Maybe, maybe not, but one thing is for sure; a film with a running time of 2’40” is too long, especially for American audiences. Although as we have discussed many of Tarrantino’s past films have had long run times. Continue Reading
