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John Singleton on Django Unchained/Quentin Tarantino
Posted on 2/16/13 at 11:29 pm
Posted on 2/16/13 at 11:29 pm
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Posted on 2/17/13 at 12:39 am to Rittdog
quote:
Carson on John Singleton
Boyz N Tha Hood was his only good movie
Man, that interview just about sums up singleton. He has such an overinflated view of himself adn acts like he's this transcendent black filmmaker. Give me a break. He does have some good thoughts and insight on Django though
Posted on 2/17/13 at 12:57 am to Carson123987
Rosewood was actually "solid"
Four Brothers was actually entertaining.
Higher Learning was a very interesting "Racial/College Experience" movie.
The character of Remy was tragic.
Four Brothers was actually entertaining.
Higher Learning was a very interesting "Racial/College Experience" movie.
The character of Remy was tragic.
Posted on 2/17/13 at 12:59 am to Rittdog
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Four Brothers
Just an awful movie.
Posted on 2/17/13 at 2:23 am to Rittdog
MS ; DR
Made Shaft; Didn't Read
Made Shaft; Didn't Read
Posted on 2/17/13 at 6:49 am to Rittdog
Good lawd the asshurt in that dude
Thats one of the few times you'll hear the black equivalent of "i have a friend who's black" before qualifying a negative comment
Obviously being a millionaire black film director is not nearly enough progress in the last 50 years for some people. But I'm grateful to know now that django wasn't a serious film at least
Thats one of the few times you'll hear the black equivalent of "i have a friend who's black" before qualifying a negative comment
Obviously being a millionaire black film director is not nearly enough progress in the last 50 years for some people. But I'm grateful to know now that django wasn't a serious film at least
Posted on 2/17/13 at 9:09 am to Rittdog
I can't say I disagree a whole lot with anything he said.
Posted on 2/17/13 at 9:14 am to Rittdog
Four Bros. was lame.
Higher Learning is like some joke.
He's an average filmmaker - who got a gig/huge break right out of film school because he had a script for a story that Hollywood was into exploiting at that time with gangsta rap music booming on the scene and following up on the hit of Colors. It was the perfect story for the late 80's/early 90's. He's like an author who writes one good book that hits the right note for its time and then publishes crap thereafter.
Higher Learning is like some joke.
He's an average filmmaker - who got a gig/huge break right out of film school because he had a script for a story that Hollywood was into exploiting at that time with gangsta rap music booming on the scene and following up on the hit of Colors. It was the perfect story for the late 80's/early 90's. He's like an author who writes one good book that hits the right note for its time and then publishes crap thereafter.
Posted on 2/17/13 at 9:54 am to Zamoro10
pretty much
at least the hughes brothers have american pimp and the book of eli
at least the hughes brothers have american pimp and the book of eli
Posted on 2/17/13 at 10:32 am to Rittdog
He screwed up the Pulp Fiction quote. It's not, "You know what they call a Big Mac in Amsterdam?". . . It's, "You know what they call a quarter pounder with cheese in Paris?"
Posted on 2/17/13 at 10:42 am to Rittdog
quote:
I can prolly do a sci fi movie better than anybody else because...I've investigated it
John frickin Singleton
Posted on 2/17/13 at 11:25 am to Patrick_Bateman
No, JS, they wouldnt give you $100 mil to make a slave movie because it would suck.
I love how he intimates how QT stole his idea when it was completely different than what he did.
I love how he intimates how QT stole his idea when it was completely different than what he did.
Posted on 2/17/13 at 11:38 am to Rittdog
Singleton movies are almost always guilty pleasures of mine.
Posted on 2/17/13 at 11:38 am to Dr. 3
well the damn hughes brothers got $80M to do book of eli, so i don't know what he's talking about
spike lee got $33M in 1992 to do Malcolm X
singleton got $46M to do shaft in 2000 and $76M to do 2Fast2Furious
and fwiw, QT didn't start having really big budgets until inglorious basterds...and (1) he's been a LOT more commercially successful than singleton and (2) he's been harvey weinsteins bitch/bff for like 15 years
spike lee got $33M in 1992 to do Malcolm X
singleton got $46M to do shaft in 2000 and $76M to do 2Fast2Furious
and fwiw, QT didn't start having really big budgets until inglorious basterds...and (1) he's been a LOT more commercially successful than singleton and (2) he's been harvey weinsteins bitch/bff for like 15 years
Posted on 2/17/13 at 11:44 am to SlowFlowPro
yeah Singleton acting like he's not allowed to make big budget movies is ridiculous. He definitely comes off as a dbag in this interview.
This post was edited on 2/17/13 at 11:47 am
Posted on 2/17/13 at 11:48 am to beaverfever
he wasn't just talking about himself. he was talking about black directors in general 
singleton is just a bitter director who tries to make movies in a niche market and then blames outside forces for his failures. i love how he keeps bringing up rosewood in that article when it was pretty average-bad
singleton's biggest problem is that he makes bad movies, which is a problem since he's a director
singleton is just a bitter director who tries to make movies in a niche market and then blames outside forces for his failures. i love how he keeps bringing up rosewood in that article when it was pretty average-bad
singleton's biggest problem is that he makes bad movies, which is a problem since he's a director
Posted on 2/17/13 at 11:49 am to DelU249
I didn't think four brothers was all THAT bad
Posted on 2/17/13 at 11:54 am to Rittdog
just admit it John, Quentin did something you couldn't do, and much better.
Posted on 2/17/13 at 11:54 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:Yeah does he really think studios are racist because they're not lining up to bankroll movies like Baby Boy. The idea is to make money.
singleton is just a bitter director who tries to make movies in a niche market and then blames outside forces for his failures.
Posted on 2/17/13 at 11:55 am to Melvin
quote:I was entertained. JS movies usually entertain me.
I didn't think four brothers was all THAT bad
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