The trailer looks really good, though the part about the "family secret" pertaining to the recipe the guy shared was a little too close to the Pesci/Liotta "How am I funny?" scene from Goodfellas.

That said, I'm in. If you're going to ape a scene, do it from a classic.

I know that's from Swingers, Matches, but I'm at a loss. Please explain.

Prior to that shot, they're all sitting around going on Goodfellas and Scorcese. Someone brings up Tarantino and they proceed to rip on him saying all he does is rip off Scorcese. Cut to the scene above where they're doing a recreation of the Reservoir Dogs famous intro credits.

Thank you.

No problema hermano.

And to answer the thread title's question, for me Depp's greatest role is anything pre Charlie and The Chocolate Factory with the exception of "Public Enemies." His first turn as Jack Sparrow was great. And his early work is outstanding. Edward Scissorhands, Gilbert Grape, Ed Wood, Fear & Loathing etc... The guy was golden back then. Unfortunately, he's just playing Johnny Depp now.

did we really need two movies about whitey bulger?

I thought one was a documentary and the other is the Depp flick.

I think he is referring to The Depaaaaahted.

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CAWSTELLO A RAT? IMPAWSIBLE!

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i agree about depp but this happens a lot with aging actors. it's very rare that a major actor post 50 still pushes the envelope. they don't need to anymore. they're just playing dress up and picking up a paycheck. marlon brando once told a young johnny depp, "if you're going to do shakespeare, do it young." he was onto something. i want to believe depp still has a few left in him because from about 1990-2003, he was one of our finest actors. extremely versatile and charismatic, with a lot of depth. depp. depth.

You're right about that. Sadly, one only has to point to Deniro. Who knows, maybe he needs the money, but man does he need someone in his life that will read these scripts and just say no. Pacino at least hasn't been in everything. Neeson, I always figured once his wife died he just threw himself into to work to cope.

My hope is that Gary Oldman doesn't go the same route. Loved him in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Then again I love Oldman in just about anything he's ever done. Haven't seen him in the "Robocop" remake yet so I don't know if that was just a cash grab. I feared that's what "Rise of The Planet of The Apes" was going to be, but I thoroughly enjoyed that flick.

Agreed on TTSS. That movie was great, and a more recent le Carre movie with PSH, A Most Wanted Man, was freaking excellent too. Think it's on Netflix. Watch it.

Depp's greatest role is Eddie from "Into the Great Wide Open"

I think he is referring to The Depaaaaahted.

CAWSTELLO IS AN EFF BEE EYE INFAWMANT!

CAWSTELLO A RAT? IMPAWSIBLE!

YER NO FUCKING KAWP!

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

Agreed on TTSS. That movie was great, and a more recent le Carre movie with PSH, A Most Wanted Man, was freaking excellent too. Think it's on Netflix. Watch it.

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

I wasn't aware people thought Tarentino was a Scorsese hack. His two best flix are Jackie Brown n True Romance...neither have a Scorsese vibe IMO.

tarantino didn't direct "true romance". i think tarantino's most well rounded and thoroughly interesting film is "inglourious basterds". only one i've ever been torn on is "django unchained". half of me wanted to love it and the other half was cringing.

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

that's a shame you feel that way about it. it's about much more than that. i agree about waltz though. he was outstanding in it.

Many that is true, but an incomplete statement.

Congrats on being better than me, Psycory.

It wasn't about more than that. It was a revenge flick.

There’s something I want to contrast, and it’s a bit pretentious, but it involves food. Take the “strudel” scene in “Inglourious Basterds”. And take the “white cake” scene in “Django Unchained”. The strudel represents something–Germany. In it, Shosanna must put on a happy face and…well, EAT Germany. She is forced to enjoy something sweet that makes her sick. It in itself is torture, representing everything she hates. That is good writing. That has substance. The white cake in “Django Unchained” simply serves as a device for a violent shootout. I have no doubt Tarantino meant something with making it “white cake”–but that is exactly all this film really is. And Tarantino can do a lot better than white cake.