Who's Quentin? is a low-low-low-budget flick (5000 !!!) which impressed me nevertheless! The plot works fine, the actors were obviously having fun, dialoge is really original and funny and obviously inspired by Tarantino's style, the soundtrack kicks ass and directing is really impressive within the boundaries of a low-budget production! Of course the movie has the obvious low-budget problems (lighting is poor in some night scenes etc), but all in all it represents a nice demonstration of how to make a funny, original and stylish flick with no money but a lot of creative will power. I was at the movie's premiere which was sold out, and was happy to see that it got standing ovations at the end! Two thumbs up!
3 Reviews
Who s Quentin ? a critical view and explanation
Flickerfanatic18 March 2007
In Luxembourg, a small country in central Europe, many youngsters are dreaming of making films. Sacha Bachim and his friends are some of those eager young minds. But making a film is much more than taking daddy's handy cam and watching Pulp Fiction. "Who's Quentin?" is a mess...the editing is chaotic the plot...hey was there even a plot? I suggest that those youngsters should continue watching Tarantino movies but not start imitating him. That is why the movie is so poor, it lacks of imagination...of everything! Still amazing how this movie could be screened in a major cinema in Luxembourg. There are a lot of world class amateur films, mostly short films, but this movie in such a bad sound and visual quality(it is a low-budget movie of course and i doubt if there was even used separate microphones) is not worth watching. It is normal that many people left the cinema not amused because in Luxembourg a movie ticket costs around 7 Euro(9.5 US Dollar) and people want to see something for their money. This movie is definitely not worth watching, it reminds me of school-films and i don't think it has earned its place here at this Database.
Another waste of time
stevexxxx26 May 2007
Warning: Spoilers
I've seen this very amateurish movie 3 times and i still couldn't figure out the plot. Here some very heavy problems with the so called "story".
-At the end of the movie, when Kevin(the main guy with the painted cross on his forehead) takes Samson's mobile, the display shows QUENTIN. Kevin is then shot by Knaschti who mentions that he phoned Samson and he thought it would be Samson instead of Kevin. Now, in every 5% logic movie, Kevin would know that Knaschti is called Quentin. But a few moments later, Kevin says proudly the worst quote of any amateur movie:" Who the f*ck is Quentin?"
Apart from these biggest goofs ever, the whole movie lacks of any good story at all which can not be saved by some crappy copy paste of some excellent original Tarentino movies.A good amateur movie needs a good story, and exactly that's your problem. Moreover the acting is terrible (i can't get rid of the expression that one actress only got the main role because of the looking and not her acting skills which are more than terrible).
Sorry, but this movie has been the absolute low point of the Luxembourg's amateurs... The big pushes the movie got through sponsors and free movie tickets distributed in advance cannot deny the fact that the movie is not even a "try" for entertainment. It is simply overrated.
- When Knaschti dies, Samson talks about him as best friend. He mentions that Knaschti was a nice pal and that everybody called him "knaschti" and that no one(!) knows his real name. After some time, Samson's mobile rings and displays QUENTIN. Why did Samson save Knaschti's number under the name Quentin if he was not supposed to know his real name? (isn't this the BIGGEST most obvious mistake in a movie ever?)
-At the end of the movie, when Kevin(the main guy with the painted cross on his forehead) takes Samson's mobile, the display shows QUENTIN. Kevin is then shot by Knaschti who mentions that he phoned Samson and he thought it would be Samson instead of Kevin. Now, in every 5% logic movie, Kevin would know that Knaschti is called Quentin. But a few moments later, Kevin says proudly the worst quote of any amateur movie:" Who the f*ck is Quentin?"
Apart from these biggest goofs ever, the whole movie lacks of any good story at all which can not be saved by some crappy copy paste of some excellent original Tarentino movies.A good amateur movie needs a good story, and exactly that's your problem. Moreover the acting is terrible (i can't get rid of the expression that one actress only got the main role because of the looking and not her acting skills which are more than terrible).
Sorry, but this movie has been the absolute low point of the Luxembourg's amateurs... The big pushes the movie got through sponsors and free movie tickets distributed in advance cannot deny the fact that the movie is not even a "try" for entertainment. It is simply overrated.
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