I'm not a true Tarantino fan, but I can definitely appreciate all of his movies for what they're worth. Your line about the subtleties is what sparked me to post actually...he has a way of using the obvious/traditional plot devices from movies past as a mechanism to keep it simultaneously lighthearted and shocking. I sat right behind him at a showing of American Gangster when that first came out; and through all of the gritty, gruesome parts he was laughing his head off. It was almost obnoxious, but it gave me an insight as to how he sees movies - predictably funny, I guess.
Am I the only one that liked Grindhouse? It was freaking hilarious to me. I actually enjoyed both parts(actually liked Planet Terror better than Deathproof though).
I enjoyed Grindhouse quite a bit, I'm one of those few people, along with the wife, who like Deathproof more than Planet Terror but I liked the entire thing.
And I would reccomend to stay away from dark blue. ****ty movie, imo. And I'm a Kurt Russell fan. Personally, I like like all Tarantino's movies, to varying degrees. Grindhouse was enjoyable, but I didn't think it was great. I'll probly check this one out as a rental. I'm not really a fan of Pitt's acting either, despite him being in some damn good movies.
they're not garbage in comparison to pulp, they're just garbage. I'm sorry, killbill is not cute, jackie brown average at best, dusk till dawn wtf? most overrated director eva, post pulp but to each his own
he didn't direct dusk till dawn. killbill wasn't supposed to be cute. and i'd argue that he's far from overrated since many seem to have the same opinion as you. i certainly don't think that killbill was a classic by any means, but it was better than most crap out there. jackie brown would've been considered a great movie had that come out before pulp fiction or had it been directed by someone not named tarantino. but yeah, to each his own
i guess for me i just like sometimes over the top/strange/weird stuff in movies. its not like your watching oscar stuff its just usually a little different.
I appreciate Kill Bill more now than when I first watched it. But the gratuitous violence is still too much. He dabbled in the crazy asian exploitation theme there but he didnt outsmart or out-hip anyone doing that I dont think. Was enough to turn me away from watching Grindhouse and Death Proof. Jackie Brown was too slow moving & middle aged but I liked it for what it was. I had a HUGE crush on Bridget Fonda after that one. Maybe I'll check this newer flick out and catch up on the Tarantino filmography later
Tarantino didn't direct From Dusk Til Dawn, but he wrote the screenplay. He also wrote True Romance and Natural born Killers... which are pretty ****ed up. Kill Bill is a fun movie to watch, isn't that why most of you go to the theaters?
I've watched the fight scene between The Bride and Gogo millions of times, one of my favorite scenes. The guy loves violence and dialogue is key to his movies. I'm a fan but not a die-hard. Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs are classics, so many memorable lines in those movies. I liked Jackie Brown, underrated IMO. I'm not as gung ho of his collaborations with Robert Rodriguez.
I just think QT has lost his edge since the 90's.We are so accustomed to violence on screen, I feel like he needs to overcompensate now with even more gratuitous violence. and I stand pat on Kill Bill 2, moes. it wasn't fun for me at all. it was slow, painstaking, and laborious. the dialogue isn't interesting or even witty like the older films he directed and the ones you mentioned he wrote. I can quote NBK, Jackie Brown, Pulp Fiction, or Reservoir Dogs; True Romance is a work of genius, but I am just not feeling his latest efforts are sincere. when I watch his movies now, it is transparent. I can't let go in my mind the thought of QT sitting at his typewriter laughing to himself how smart his screenplay is. I can no longer suspend disbelief.
Didn't he direct the scene in Sin City between Clive Owen's and Del Toro's characters when Clive is driving to get rid of Del Toro's body and he imagines the corpse talking to hiim? That was a pretty cool bit.
http://www.riskybusinessblog.com/2009/05/brad-pitt-and-quentin-tarantino-basterds.html Tarantino's Basterds make their first public appearance By Steven Zeitchik The early word on Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" is that it's a talkie movie -- much talkier than the action-heavy trailer would have you believe (and which squares with Tarantino's claim to us in our sitdown with him earlier this week, among other things, that this is as much "Pulp Fiction" as "Kill Bill.") We're catching the pic at the public premiere tonight that will be the lovefest for Cannes' favorite fils. The press conference this morning was mostly devoid of any major shenanigans, though Pitt did his usual press conference swagger that makes him seem a little above it all, while Tarantino trotted out his intense, slightly dorky passion. There were a lot of jokes about Canada and Canadian media (with native Mike Myers getting in on the act). Some other notable quotes QT: Artistically Brad and I have been sniffing around each other for a long time...longing glances across the room. Pitt (on the recent diversity of his roles): More than anything, it's about the company I keep and how do you want to spend your time because it takes you away from your family, being away for months at a time." Eli Roth (on whether this was a Jewish revenge-fantasy): "I'm Jewish, and this is like kosher p*rn. It's something I've fantasized about it since I was a little kid. QT: I'm not an American filmmaker. I make movies for the planet Earth." QT (on the odd spelling of the title): When you do an artistic flourish like that and then explain it is to take the piss out of it and invalidate the stroke. Basquiat takes the L off his hotel door and puts it in a painting. And if he explained why he did it he may as well have not done it at all."
Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill 1 are his prizes Everything is was subpar R.Dawgs was pretty useless Rocket River
I won't go see this in theaters, but at some point I will give in and see it, maybe if it comes on HBO, and I have nothing else to do. I just can't justify spending $8.50 to go see a Tarantino flick.
Even though I didnt like Death Proof at all, I will still always be there opening night to see a new Tarantino flick.
