| Posted by: Preston_79 at July 10, 2008, 1:26 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | The racist dialog doesn't bother me. I don't think for even a second that QT is a racist. I know he's dated black women. I thought his character in Pulp Fiction said nigger too much. Granted there was dead dude in his garage his was tripping about, but how many times are you going to let your friend disrespect you before you whoop his ass. Sam Jackson would have eventually pistol whipped him and told that nigga to chill. He wouldn't have been able to finish his dead nigger storage rant. I'd already busted his teeth out. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Rapture27 at July 9, 2008, 4:32 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Max Cady That doesnt compare to how bad he degrades the African-American community in movies like Resivoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. The amount of racism in Resivoir dogs is pathetic, it gets to the point where you just shut it off its so bad. Yeah but u keep watchin don't u? U like your guilty pleasure......u like. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: LordSimen at July 9, 2008, 1:31 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Max Cady That doesnt compare to how bad he degrades the African-American community in movies like Resivoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. The amount of racism in Resivoir dogs is pathetic, it gets to the point where you just shut it off its so bad. You do realize that writers write characters, and characters sometimes think and say things that others might find offensive? And what a character tthat someone writes thinks may not actually reference the original director's thoughts and opinions? Sorry. A racist wouldn't fill his films with multicultural casts and a racist wouldn't portray multiple ethnic and cultural backgrounds on equal footing with one another as much as Tarantino does. This argument has about as much merit as the argument I had with someone some time ago who claimed that Tarantino was sexist because of his lack of women in Resevoir Dogs and his portrayal of women in Pulp Fiction. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Max Cady at July 8, 2008, 3:56 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | i doubt it theres no need to write obnoxiously racist dialouge in every movie he makes for no reason if he does not feel that way. Sure he cast black actors but that doesnt mean hes not a racist. Just like Denzel Washington, I believe this guy is a racist and until he proves otherwise, I will continue to. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at July 8, 2008, 2:30 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Its true, it is racist. But I doubt he is a racist himself since he is a fan of blaxploitation cinema and loves actors like Samuel L. Jackson and Ving Rhames whom he used in Pulp Fiction, and actresses like Pam Grier who he used in Jackie Brown, shes the main actress for christ sake. More then likely he is just writing characters who are racist. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Max Cady at July 8, 2008, 1:29 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey My guess is, his trying to make the dialog more realistic. But he is also anti-racist in his films. I seem to remember a particular scene in Kill Bill, in which someone gets their head chopped off for making a particularly racist remark. "The price for bringing up either my chinese or american heritage is: I COLLECT YOUR FUCKING HEAD!" That doesnt compare to how bad he degrades the African-American community in movies like Resivoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. The amount of racism in Resivoir dogs is pathetic, it gets to the point where you just shut it off its so bad. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at July 8, 2008, 9:07 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Max Cady Way too much pointless racism I for one, cannot support a racist, which is why I stop watchin Matin Scorsesse movies also. Tarintino takes it 10 steps further and just use racist remarks for no damn reason. My guess is, his trying to make the dialog more realistic. But he is also anti-racist in his films. I seem to remember a particular scene in Kill Bill, in which someone gets their head chopped off for making a particularly racist remark. "The price for bringing up either my chinese or american heritage is: I COLLECT YOUR FUCKING HEAD!" | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Max Cady at July 8, 2008, 8:49 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | overrated Way too much pointless racism I for one, cannot support a racist, which is why I stop watchin Matin Scorsesse movies also. Tarintino takes it 10 steps further and just use racist remarks for no damn reason. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at July 7, 2008, 11:06 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey Being a good director does not mean you have to have the most groundbreaking special effects in your movie. That doesnt make you a good director, that just means you have a good effects team. You can have great effects, and still have a crappy movie. If you can tell a good story without the use of overtly flashy special effects that call attention onto themselves more then the story, then you can say your a good director. Exactly. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at July 7, 2008, 9:49 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Bourne101 On the visual point, Tarantino doesn't try to be the flashiest motherfucker on the planet with bullet time, slow mo, bright colors, improbable looking situations, and silly little crap just to spice things up. He captures whatever set he's in, whether it's Los Angeles, Japan, China, Mexico, and makes it absolutely stunning. Maybe if you haven't been to those places, you won't appreciate how bloody well he captures the essence of those places. Tarantino is an astounding director who doesn't need to be ultra flashy in order to make the movie look great and get people to enjoy the movie. Being a good director does not mean you have to have the most groundbreaking special effects in your movie. That doesnt make you a good director, that just means you have a good effects team. You can have great effects, and still have a crappy movie. If you can tell a good story without the use of overtly flashy special effects that call attention onto themselves more then the story, then y... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at July 7, 2008, 9:09 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | On the visual point, Tarantino doesn't try to be the flashiest motherfucker on the planet with bullet time, slow mo, bright colors, improbable looking situations, and silly little crap just to spice things up. He captures whatever set he's in, whether it's Los Angeles, Japan, China, Mexico, and makes it absolutely stunning. Maybe if you haven't been to those places, you won't appreciate how bloody well he captures the essence of those places. Tarantino is an astounding director who doesn't need to be ultra flashy in order to make the movie look great and get people to enjoy the movie. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at July 7, 2008, 8:48 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by max314 Well, it was Bourne who brought up watching Pulp Fiction with the sound off. I'm just entertaining his notion. Yeah, but you entertained Bourne101s notion, to support your own thoughts on the matter by saying: "Indeed. And I've said that the Butch storyline is an example of when Pulp Fiction hits its narrative stride. But could you imagine watching scenes like the restaurant scene between Vincent and Mia with the sound off? A narrative nightmare." Theres no reasons to watch any movies with their sounds off, unless their silent films. Maybe its a narrative nightmare from your point of view, but for me thats some fun dialog between Vincent and Mia, demonstrating that theres a tension there, that they are trying to break the ice, that there just might be a level of dangerous attraction between them...that will undoubtedly bring some trouble with it as the movie goes along. That scene is an ominous scene in many ways. You can see these two characters toying around wit... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: max314 at July 4, 2008, 10:06 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by X-Nightcrawler He's a twat. Hehe...no comment Though I will say click here and watch how Tarantino dips into a club, and dips out with a couple of hotties. What do you think his chat up line was? "Hey babe, wanna be in a Quentin Tarantino movie?" "Um...okay. But I'm not wearing that stupid yellow Bruce Lee outfit." "Deal. Now let's fuck." I kid of course. I actually really dug that outfit | | Static Link |
| Posted by: max314 at July 4, 2008, 9:58 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by fever55 Not really a fan of his. The highest of is I rate is Jackie Brown at an 8/10. Pulp, IMO, is very overrated. I can see why people like it, but to me it's barely average. Yeah, same here. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: max314 at July 4, 2008, 5:13 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey Oh ok, Ill answer it then. Why would you want to watch a movie with the sound off? Dialog is an essential part of any movie. You watch it with volume down your obviously going to miss out on an essential part of the movie watching experience, listening to dialog. But apart from that, his films are beautifuly shot, many of his scenes dont have that much dialog, your simply meant to enjoy the visuals. Just watch the last half of Kill Bill Vol. 1 where The Bride kicks ass on the House of Blue Leaves....let me know if you need dialog to understand that. His just a good visual storyteller. His movies look beautiful, theres no denying that. Well, it was Bourne who brought up watching Pulp Fiction with the sound off. I'm just entertaining his notion. I think his point was that Pulp Fiction's narrative sustains itself even without dialogue. Which it does at some points (e.g. the Butch storyline), but not at most others. And no, Tarantino's visuals are generally pretty lame. It... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: max314 at July 4, 2008, 4:31 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Scrolling down the first page at superfast speed, I stopped when I saw the word "indulgences"... Quote: Originally Posted by Scarface98.9 One reason I never got into the whole Tarantino craze is because of how his movies, to me, aren't something I can fully watch and like. Like there are some great scenes and even majorities of it that I love but there'll always be some scenes that just kill the movie for me or act to slow it down to a snail's pace. It makes for frustrated viewings since I can't fully get into it. He has some great dialogue in there every so often and great ideas but his love for his own dialogue and indulgences take the movie down. Reservoir Dogs is an example. He does a lot with very little and had me going. But the Mr. Orange subplot does nothing for me and just sinks the movie for me. Considering a lot of it is based on stuff that doesn't happen or advance the plot in any way (hence my dislike for flashbacks), it deflates my opinion on it highly. Pulp Fiction suffers the same f... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at July 3, 2008, 7:14 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by max314 But the general impression I'm getting from critical reviews and people I interact with is that Tarantino's shallow but entertaining material is being seen for what it really is. Again, that's just a handful of people. Certainly no indication of the truth. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: axel2k8 at July 3, 2008, 6:34 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Reservoir Dogs - 9/10 Pulp Fiction - 9/10 Jackie Brown - 8/10 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 - 8/10 Kill Bill: Vol. 2 - 9/10 Death Proof - 6/10 (should've ended with the first slayings) written by: True Romance - 8/10 From Dusk Til Dawn - 8/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: echo_bravo at July 3, 2008, 6:33 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | I have been a bit annoyed with QT as of late. Death Proof was pretty awful but no ones perfect. With Kill Bill Vol 1, I have never had such a 180 degree turn on a film before until I saw that for a second time. THe first time I was literally pissed off at it and thought it was garbage (I even made a rant about it) Then I rewatched like a year and a half later and loved it! Everything from the soundtrack, to the art direction, to the action and plot etc. I think the reason I hated it the first time I saw it was because I was expecting something totally different. With that said here is my ratings for his films R. Dogs 8/10 Pulp Fiction 9/10 Jackie Brown 8/10 Kill Bill Vol 1 9/10 Kill Bill Vol 2 7/10 Death Proof 2/10 | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at July 3, 2008, 6:05 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by max314 But could you imagine watching scenes like the restaurant scene between Vincent and Mia with the sound off? A narrative nightmare. So you're saying that all films that have a lengthy conversation in them are narrative nightmares? I'm sorry, but that's absurd. Since you're a huge fan of The Matrix, I think that is being a bit hypocritical because in The Matrix Reloaded there are several scenes of lengthy dialouge. Are you saying that that's a narrative nightmare? Is the brutally long conversation between The Architect and Neo part of a narrative nightmare? With the sound off that would be the most boring scene in the history of cinema. I think not, and I don't think that you think that either. My point earlier wasn't that Tarantino's films always work without dialouge, but rather that Tarantino can create scenes that are great because of their dialouge, or that they are great because of the storytelling ability of Quentin Tarantino. The scene between Vincent and Mia at the r... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at July 3, 2008, 4:22 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by max314 Except Bourne said Tarantino's films were "groundbreaking" without their dialogue. My question to him was why he thought so. Oh ok, Ill answer it then. Why would you want to watch a movie with the sound off? Dialog is an essential part of any movie. You watch it with volume down your obviously going to miss out on an essential part of the movie watching experience, listening to dialog. But apart from that, his films are beautifuly shot, many of his scenes dont have that much dialog, your simply meant to enjoy the visuals. Just watch the last half of Kill Bill Vol. 1 where The Bride kicks ass on the House of Blue Leaves....let me know if you need dialog to understand that. His just a good visual storyteller. His movies look beautiful, theres no denying that. Quote: Originally Posted by max314 Well, I can't speak for all film buffs out there, but I personally think that Tarantino's films are shallow but fun endeavors. And I get the impression people are beginning to... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: max314 at July 3, 2008, 3:27 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey Well, they are extremely entertaining, thats groundbreaking for me in todays film world. Not a lot of movie genuinly entertain with their dialog, and Tarantino dialog does just that. Its fun to hear his characters talking. Id rather have that then some formulaic step by step dialog. Except Bourne said Tarantino's films were "groundbreaking" without their dialogue. My question to him was why he thought so. Quote: Originally Posted by Bourne101 Just the way he tells the story is simply amazing. For example, if I were watching it without sound, the scene where Butch and Marcellus end up at the pawn shop would still be astounding. You see them end up at the pawn shop, and then obviously there's some other crazy shit going down there. Marcellus gets taken out back to get raped, and Butch escapes. Then Butch takes into consideration the consequences, and puts himself on the other end of the stick. He then goes back and saves Marcellus. The way it is done, the way i... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: DaMovieMan at July 3, 2008, 12:46 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Tarantino was never known for the depth and symbolism of his films, I don't understand why points are taken off because he isn't deep enough. The guy is just an entertaining director, that's it. You shouldn't belittle Tarantino if a critic decides to over-analyze his work. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at July 3, 2008, 12:35 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by max314 "Groundbreaking"? How exactly? Just the way he tells the story is simply amazing. For example, if I were watching it without sound, the scene where Butch and Marcellus end up at the pawn shop would still be astounding. You see them end up at the pawn shop, and then obviously there's some other crazy shit going down there. Marcellus gets taken out back to get raped, and Butch escapes. Then Butch takes into consideration the consequences, and puts himself on the other end of the stick. He then goes back and saves Marcellus. The way it is done, the way it is shot, the way it is acted is simply brilliant. It is one of the greatest scenes of all-time, dialogue or no dialogue. Quote: Originally Posted by max314 I think Tarantino's fresh, confident style in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction won him a lot of good faith from audiences and critics alike. But as evidenced by later reactions towards Jackie Brown (which I actually like), Kill Bill, and Death Proof, it seems the ... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: spacemonkey at July 3, 2008, 12:26 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by max314 "Groundbreaking"? How exactly? Well, they are extremely entertaining, thats groundbreaking for me in todays film world. Not a lot of movie genuinly entertain with their dialog, and Tarantino dialog does just that. Its fun to hear his characters talking. Id rather have that then some formulaic step by step dialog. Quote: Originally Posted by max314 I think Tarantino's fresh, confident style in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction won him a lot of good faith from audiences and critics alike. But as evidenced by later reactions towards Jackie Brown (which I actually like), Kill Bill, and Death Proof, it seems the "wow" factor associated with Quentin has begun to wear off somewhat.. Yeah right. Tarantino continues to be high on any film buffs cool-o-meter. The Kill Bill films have more then won their cult status, its garanteed to be around for ever. And excuse me all to hell, but Kill Bill did wow many a movie audience. His films do wow people, Im sorry but the f... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: max314 at July 3, 2008, 12:02 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | Quote: Originally Posted by LordSimen So Cartoons don't have actual characters? You've officially lost me. When I say "cartoon", I'm not literally saying "animation". I'm saying "exaggerated one-dimensionality". There are actually animated works out there far more mature than Tarantino's work. Quote: And mature writing is overrated. It's also a lot harder to do and a lot more rewarding if done right. Tarantino's writing is inherently chlidish. I'm not saying that's a "bad" thing necessarily - it's obviously who he is. He's a man child. It's clear from his interviews that that's the kind of person he is, and those are the kinds of movies he enjoys to watch and enjoys to make. That's fine. I like watching those kinds of films, too. But it's not "great cinema". It's just "fun cinema". PS
On the man child comment, I remember Tarantino saying that he thinks kids should go watch Kill Bill. And that kind of says it all. His films are really just kid's... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: max314 at July 3, 2008, 11:57 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by Bourne101 Eccentric dialogue covering up creative deficiencies? I could watch a Tarantino film with the sound off and it would still be groundbreaking. His storytelling ability is simply outstanding. "Groundbreaking"? How exactly? Quote: Considering mainstream audiences have loved all of his movies, I don't think anything is becoming evident other than mainstream audiences love his movies, as do critics. I think Tarantino's fresh, confident style in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction won him a lot of good faith from audiences and critics alike. But as evidenced by later reactions towards Jackie Brown (which I actually like), Kill Bill, and Death Proof, it seems the "wow" factor associated with Quentin has begun to wear off somewhat. The problem is that there's very little substance or maturity to his work. His characters are caricatures, and his increasingly self-conscious dialogue usurps screentime to the detriment of the narrative. And as time goes on and Quent... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: LordSimen at July 3, 2008, 11:48 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by max314 Nothing really. Unless you want to see actual characters and mature writing. So Cartoons don't have actual characters? You've officially lost me. And mature writing is overrated. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: max314 at July 3, 2008, 11:44 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by LordSimen What's wrong with that? Nothing really. Unless you want to see actual characters and mature writing. Don't get me wrong. I watch Tarantino movies for fun all the time. Especially in his earlier work, you really get a sense that he's having fun writing his stuff. It's just that certain commentators mistake the quirky dialogue and wacky plot turns for some form of New Age cinematic depth. Which it isn't. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: max314 at July 3, 2008, 10:23 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by LordSimen Nothing you just said about Quentin Tarantino sounds like a "creative deficiency." In fact, they are all positive things. The guy researches movies instead of real life. That's a good thing. Because he researches how to do the subject differently than they did it while still homaging the past works. You say his eccentric dialogue is there to cover up his faults. However, that dialogue is where the characters lie. Characters who he, himself, creates from front to back. He takes characters, such as the bride, who on paper could have been a "Elektra" (movie not comic), and turned her into a fully developed, well rounded character who people cared about. Sure, he puts them in familiar situations, but the situations are all put together with unique twists and turns that others did not include. There's nothing wrong with what Tarantino does. Gotta say, I never found myself caring about the Bride. I got pretty darn close in Vol.2, but by the time the third a... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at July 3, 2008, 10:16 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by LordSimen Nothing you just said about Quentin Tarantino sounds like a "creative deficiency." In fact, they are all positive things. The guy researches movies instead of real life. That's a good thing. Because he researches how to do the subject differently than they did it while still homaging the past works. You say his eccentric dialogue is there to cover up his faults. However, that dialogue is where the characters lie. Characters who he, himself, creates from front to back. He takes characters, such as the bride, who on paper could have been a "Elektra" (movie not comic), and turned her into a fully developed, well rounded character who people cared about. Sure, he puts them in familiar situations, but the situations are all put together with unique twists and turns that others did not include. There's nothing wrong with what Tarantino does. Right on the money! | | Static Link |
| Posted by: Bourne101 at July 3, 2008, 10:14 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | Quote: Originally Posted by max314 He attempts to hoodwink the audience into thinking he is doing something creatively unique by coming up with eccentric dialogue to cover up his creative deficiencies, but I think his pseudo-creativity is becoming more and more evident to mainstream audiences as time goes on.
. Eccentric dialogue covering up creative deficiencies? I could watch a Tarantino film with the sound off and it would still be groundbreaking. His storytelling ability is simply outstanding. Considering mainstream audiences have loved all of his movies, I don't think anything is becoming evident other than mainstream audiences love his movies, as do critics. | | Static Link |
| Posted by: LordSimen at July 3, 2008, 7:04 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by max314 Yeah, I think that's exactly what it does. His "research" for his films is just other films. For example, if he's writing a war film (e.g. the upcoming Inglorious Bastards), then instead of researching actual past wars, his "research" is constituted of watching war movies. If he's writing crime movies, then instead of researching actual criminality, his "research" is constituted of watching crime movies. And so on. I believe I mentioned in another thread how Tarantino's films are simply reinterpretations of other films. A copy of a copy. He attempts to hoodwink the audience into thinking he is doing something creatively unique by coming up with eccentric dialogue to cover up his creative deficiencies, but I think his pseudo-creativity is becoming more and more evident to mainstream audiences as time goes on. PS If you want to know which film Pulp Fiction is largely based on, then I suggest you add Chungking Express to your list. Nothing you jus... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: max314 at July 3, 2008, 6:09 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey My opinion on his movies is that they are very derivative of other films, but in a good way. I spent some time renting and watching all these movies that influenced Quentin Tarantino. Movies like Lady Snowblood, They Call Her One Eye (aka Thriller a Cruel Picture), Vanishing Point, Dirty Marie Crazy Larry and after having seen all of them, I can clearly see what he does with his movies. He watches them all one night...then he comes up with his own version of those movies. Often times improving on them. Yeah, I think that's exactly what it does. His "research" for his films is just other films. For example, if he's writing a war film (e.g. the upcoming Inglorious Bastards), then instead of researching actual past wars, his "research" is constituted of watching war movies. If he's writing crime movies, then instead of researching actual criminality, his "research" is constituted of watching crime movies. And so on. I believe I mentioned in a... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: mr. b_dvd at July 3, 2008, 1:05 am | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Quote: Originally Posted by spacemonkey My opinion on his movies is that they are very derivative of other films, but in a good way. I spent some time renting and watching all these movies that influenced Quentin Tarantino. Movies like Lady Snowblood, They Call Her One Eye (aka Thriller a Cruel Picture), Vanishing Point, Dirty Marie Crazy Larry and after having seen all of them, I can clearly see what he does with his movies. He watches them all one night...then he comes up with his own version of those movies. Often times improving on them. This is what I like about Tarantino. I mean, you know just by watching his films that he loves movies. I am a die hard Tarantino fan. I'd rank them from my favorite to least favorite: Pulp Fiction Kill Bill (1 and 2) Reservoir Dogs Jackie Brown Death Proof Tarantino takes a genre he loves, and he makes something that is uniquely his own. Pulp Fiction was just pure genius to me, and when you hear Tarantino talk about the movie, you understand why he did it the way he did.... | | Read Entire Entry |
| Posted by: Dirtyfrog at July 2, 2008, 11:50 pm | | Topic: Your opinions on Quentin Tarantino's movies. Forum: JoBlo | | Reservoir Dogs : 9/10 Pulp Fiction : 10/10 Jackie Brown : 8/10 Kill Bill 1 : 7/10 Kill Bill 2 : 6/10 Death Proof : 4/10 CSI : Grave Danger 7/10 (not technically a movie but if you put the 2 episodes together it almost is ) | | Static Link |
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