I was reminded of the opinions/ buttholes correlation when, like many others, I saw an online list made by Quentin Tarantino. The iconic writer/ director gave his two cents on the "Top 20 Films of the 21st Century." The internet went bonkers. Most of the uproar was due to Tarantino taking shots at respected actors like Paul Dano and Matthew Lillard. Some questioned the films Tarantino included. I'm in that camp. I didn't exactly whine on the internet, but I did text a few friends about it, with comments like, "I thought The Devil's Rejects was awful" and "Jackass was entertaining but it doesn't belong on this list." My audacity is not to be taken lightly, folks.
I respect Tarantino's choice to exclude his own films, which he justifiably could have done, but ironically, his list sucked a lot more by eliminating his own conflict of interest. It was a humble move, yet somehow his ego still blew it all up.
As for my ego, it's about to detonate. I can't help it. It doesn't matter if you're on the Special Education Support Staff at a small-town school in Wisconsin or one of the best filmmakers alive. To be human is to have opinions and a butthole. Amen.
Just missed: Don't Look Up, Silver Linings Playbook, The Whale, Matchstick Men, Whiplash, Nope, Everything Everywhere All at Once, City of God, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Inglorious Basterds, It Follows, Team America: World Police, Lord of the Rings... There are a lot of great movies to watch. But The Devil's Rejects is not one of them. True story: I got to see that movie for free, late at night in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, because an old friend was pals with the restaurant manager. Five of us were treated to a private showing in an otherwise empty theater. And 20 minutes in, I still walked out on that awful piece of crap.
