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trog-oz — 9 years ago(December 22, 2016 02:48 PM)

I have no idea how Tarantino managed to pad out so little story to 2 1/2 hours.
It would be a much improved film if the following cuts were made:

  • the entire stuff about Beaumont Livingston
  • the entire Loius Gara sub-plot - De Niro is a great actor but his part was not required
  • with Gara gone, we could lose Simone too
  • with Gara gone, we could lose Chicks Who Love Guns
    I reckon the film would run a much more sensible 80 minutes. Don't get me wrong, I like long films, but there has to be a substantial story to warrant length.
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I have no idea how Tarantino managed to pad out so little story to 2 1/2 hours.
Characterization.

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Some films are about story, some are about characters & script.

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