Sunday
24Aug2008
If You Don't Count Tarantino, This 'Sukiyaki Western Django' Trailer Kicks Serious Ass
Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 2:10AM 
While the world anxiously awaits the 2009 arrival of
Quentin Tarantino's next film as a director,
the bloody World War II epic
Inglorious Bastards, his most recent work in
front of the camera will pop up in exactly one U.S. theater next Friday.
Sukiyaki Western Django is an anachronistic
Japanese film about rival gangs in the 1100s, fighting over a town called Yuda
at the end of the Genpei Wars. Directed by
Takashi Miike, Django is told using
Western archetypes - hats, accents, gunfights - but because Miike has already
broken the clock here, there are elements that are much more contemporary than
Westerns, too, like Rambo-style firearms and explosions.
But forgive me; it seems I have buried the lead: Jesus, Quentin Tarantino is a
shitty actor. Just lousy. He must have taken master classes from Melanie
Griffith.
Outside of that, this trailer (courtesy of
IGN) really rocks. It's very
impressive. One of my favorite new trailers in a while. I'm amazed that something with this kind of cinematography and
production design could come in at under $4 million. If nothing else, Miike has
done a great job creating a visually compelling world for his story. Dig it:
Colin Boyd | Permalink | in Foreign Film, QT, Trailers, Westerns | Print Article | Email Article | 2 Comments | Share Article
Reader Comments (2)
It's definitely a fun watch!
Wow, this is intense, but WTF is QT doing?