I have friends that love his movies. I _tried_ but I just
   couldn't get into them. I *could* appreciate the wry humor in
   the "inglorious bastards" but would've preferred it less bloody
   and sarcastic but that's his style. So, I could tolerate that
   one, given the pretext.

   But the others I tried watching.. they just... I dunno... seemed
   dumb to me. "Hi I'm clever, aren't I?" was in every scene. I
   never got lost in it.

   Too much winking at the audience, and not in a Monty Python good
   natured ribbing sort of way.

   Yeah. Not surprised he said this, although I hoped he was a
   little smarter than that. I was mistaken.

   I may have leftist leanings on a number of issues and rightist
   leanings in some others, but free speech, civility and diplomacy
   tops all of them.