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I'd watch Pulp Fiction first. Then True Romance, followed by Jackie Brown, Inglourious Basterds, Reservoir Dogs and then finish it off with Kill Bill 1 and 2. That way you get eased into watching Kill Bill. Jackie Brown takes a while for the story to develop and Reservoig Dogs is dialog driven. The other ones move a little faster.
I hear pulp fiction has alot of pop culture references.. Kind of sucks being so young and not being to understand some of them.
If I was to dive into any director's filmography I would do it chronologically... That way you can see how a filmmaker progresses from each picture to picture and how they differentiate from their early works to present...
Neither. I personally think he's overrated but he's no hack. I think Pulp Fiction is great, Reservoir Dogs is very good and I really liked the segment he directed from Four Rooms. I really didn't like Death Proof much at all. Everything else I've seen (which admittedly isn't everything) is simply OK to me. Fun to watch once but probably nothing I'd revisit or watch multiple times.
WTF? True Romance sucked balls. I wanted to see what the hype was all about and I was incredibly disappointed. The lead guy sucks at acting and the story was so crap. THe cinematography was awful too.
If you are going to watch his work, do it in chronology. I know he says he does not plan to make more than 3-4 movies but I do not buy it. He eats, drinks and sleeps movies... No way he walks away for long. True Romance and Natural Born Killers are very well written movies by QT. Reservoir Dogs and Inglorious Bastards are both very good movies that will stick with you. Kill Bill, From Dusk Till Dawn and Jackie Brown are worth your time but a step below his best. Pulp Fiction is one of the 5-10 best movies ever made. The writing, directing, casting and cinematography are literally flawless.
I vote that he's mostly a sadistic hack who never had an original idea. (He "adapts" other work liberally, to say the least.) But to each his/her own. Positive comments: * He has a decent ear for dialogue, as long as you believe that everyone is a badass ultraviolent person without a soul. * I did enjoy most of True Romance * Other than Brad Pitt's turrrible accent, I enjoyed that recent WWII movie too.
Tarantino did not direct True Romance, but with his script and that cast, I suppose directing it was foolproof.
Pulp Fiction. Then Reservoir Dogs. Both are absolute masterpieces that you can watch over and over. Pulp Fiction is one of the most quotable movies you'll ever see. #1 on my list of favorite flicks. I didn't appreciate Jackie Brown that much initially, but after repeated viewings it also grew to become a favorite of mine. It deserves to be mentioned right up there with PF and RD. Without hesitation I would start with those 3 first. While his other movies are good and worth watching, I think these clearly stand out on their own.
People can think he's overrated, but in no way is he a hack. Pulp Fiction alone is one of the best movies I've ever seen.
I wouldn't say he's a genius, but he's closer to genius than he is to hack. I really like Reservior Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill 1 & 2, and Inglorious Basterds. At this point, I'll see any Tarantino movie. The Django trailers have been very underwhelming thus far. And I heard that Leonardo will only be in the film for a couple minutes. But I'll still be seeing it in the theater.
I'm a big QT fanboy, pretty much since I saw Reservior Dogs back in high school. I've personally loved each of his films, it took me a while to warm to Jackie Brown but I've really come to appreciate it. I was one of the few who thought Death Proof was the better overall film of the Grindhouse flicks and showed the big difference in quality between him and his BFF Rodriguez.
He's a great writer and a good director. He's a pompous nerd, which is a horrible combination and makes him abrasive in interviews. If he was as smooth as say, his buddy George Clooney, we wouldn't be having this conversation.
