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It's been done many times, but this QT thing  always reminds me of a scene that is very similar. To present a scene from different viewpoints was done so often that it is nearly a cliche, but  it is rare that three versions directly follow each other. Also the passing of the money seems to be important to the scene I remember.
I have do agree though that Quentin does it brilliantly.
About that convention with the long shot: That has been done brilliantly by Brian DePalma in Snake Eyes. That opening scene is fantastic, even though it consists of 8 shots, it looks like one.

I take DePalma over Hitchcock every day, Hitchvcock is quite dated, especially some stuff like the shower scene in Psycho.

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by opposition on 03/15/2010 03:51:17 AM EST

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Well...I'M quite dated, so... (none / 0)
I will never forget coming out of the theater as a 9 year old after watching The Birds and seeing what seemed like a thousand birds on the telephone lines overhead. Brrrr!

I wasn't trying to disparage DePalma; I can't remember any of his I haven't liked, just pointing out what his major detractors usually point to. If I had a complaint, it would be that he does too many remakes for my taste. I'd like to see more things springing from his well rather than another reinterpretation. 

I wasn't thinking so much of the sustained long view like the beginning of Goodfellas, more like the huge number of B movies who have a long shot of someone walking or driving that really doesn't advance the story or add anything other than running time.

I agree that the shower scene is dated, but it opened the door for so much since - it really was a watershed moment in getting movies back from the censor board. Remember, he wasn't known as the master of horror, rather the master of suspense. That's one thing dating doesn't remove when it's done right.

by MedfordTim on 03/15/2010 12:39:19 PM EST

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So we agree on DePalma (none / 0)
Hitchcock just doesn't appeal to me, because his suspence was once original, but he created so many standarts, that his movies seem like a collection of cliches (which they obviously aren't, it's not his fault that everybody ripped his ideas) and a little slow.

Plus, he is maybe too much of a pervert for me.
Ever seen The Pervert's Guide to Cinema?
When Zisek talked about flowers and David Lynch I had to laugh really hard.

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by opposition on 03/16/2010 01:56:17 AM EST

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