Need checkboxes rather than radio buttons. Quentin is both - genius and hack. At the end of the day, Tarrantino's films are all genre pieces, with a twist. The twists are genius painted on the canvas of Hollywood / Hong Kong hack jobs.
If someone was molested . .and you know they were molested and then you tell them about this greatest movie of all time . .and they HAVE TO WATCH IT . . . and the movie . . . is about molestation and the molestor gets away with it .. . . . I would have to say that you were a little less than sensative. . . . Rocket River
Your analogy doesn't make much sense. If somebody says a word and that word isn't directed toward you, you can choose to not be offended by it. If somebody sticks their dick in you against your will, you probably have to deal with it. If your Korean friend told you Reservior Dogs was awesome, and there was a Korean guy in the movie using the N-word, would you be just as offended? Probably not. Yes, some white people use that word. Some people use it in a hateful manner, some just say it because its taboo and they like using obscenities. Maybe if the word wasn't so ingrained in the African-American lexicon, it would disappear sooner than later. BTW - I have heard that Tarantino only dates black chicks.
Uma Thurman? Doesnt matter . . . for years I had a standing Mission that if I ever met him . . . I would punch him in the face for Reservoir Dogs alas I have mellowed in my old Age as for the analogy . . . . it holds because. . . showing a movie about molestation and raving about how great it is . .. to someone that was molested would be insensative. Rocket River
Actually it does not hold at all. You are incorrect. Molestation and racial abuse are both deplorable moral actions, but with molestation the intent is pretty obvious upon the victim, whereas a derogatory term uttered in a movie with no intent to harm the offended person is a completely different matter. If you cannot see that, then I don't know what to tell you. You have painted your friends with a broad brush by assuming that they got some sort of sick pleasure by seeing white people use the N-word in a movie. You are projecting your own pain upon exterior forces that had no intention of harming you. You have basically created a stereotype in response to the hurtful stereotypes you have encountered. Your angst is misdirected and you have only turned into what you hate. Combating injustice with more injustice perpetuates hatred and leaves you a bitter, unhappy person.
moes, go to school, get certification and become a therapist. You seem to know what drives people and can type all this on the interwebs for free, but you can get paid for it. ANYWAY... what the F was in that briefcase, anyway!?!?!?!!?
He's been involved in some very good movies -- especially Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction -- and you can see his talents shine through in others, but there's a lot of self-indulgent, tiresome junk and uninspired mediocrity in there too. It seems to me that after he made it big, he stopped trying so hard and was to willing or able to indulge in his baser immature interests and excusing it as homage. As much as I like his first couple of things, I've seen his newer stuff only reluctantly because I'm not expecting he'll stay focused long enough to produce another Pulp Fiction. I want Django to be good, but I kinda don't expect it to be.
Kinda wish you had given more poll options. So I had to choose genius even though he isn't one. But given the other choice, he's definitely way more leaning towards genius.
Oh wow, someone called you an n-word before you watched it, & your so called "friends" knew that, & still made you watch it? Okay i can see how that is a little messed up. They were obviously trying to hurt your feelings. But as someone else pointed out here, talking about a hypothetical "dead 'brotha' storage" sign wouldn't be nearly as funny. I can completely see how it isn't as funny if you are one though lol!
Well that quote was actually from pulp fiction, but I'm sure that one was equally as offensive to you too.
Genius...easy. Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Inglorious Bas*ards? His attention to detail is top notch and he gives us his easter eggs that appear in every movie. The opening scene of IB was enough to give it the best picture had it not been for wanting to give it to Cameron's ex-wife for that snooze fest of an Iraq movie. Tarantino, Nolan and Fincher.
Tarantino seems to be infatuated with the N-word in many of his movies such as Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, True Romance, Inglourious Bastards. It's almost like he takes out all of his frustration and anger towards blacks and puts it into his films? Maybe he likes saying the N-word? The scene in true romance with christopher walken killing that guy comes to mind. Also, the scene in Pulp fiction when Terentino's character is angry that he has a dead black guy in his house.
His genius lies in the way he's able to write a script, and turn it into a believable dialogue. He is one of the most talented writers in the history of cinematography.
Man, I love Deathproof..Very underrated in my opinion, not as good as his others but it's a very entertaining film..So many hilarious moments in this movie..!!
In True Romance it was probably the most insulting thing to say to a Sicilian, who are known to be extremely biased against dark skinned folk. It was just a badass moment in which a man faces death and spits in his killers face before he gets it.
Didn't wanna start a new thread with this so I'll put it in here. THR does these every year arounnd award season time. QT gives great interviews. <object id="flashObj" width="560" height="315" classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=1993267902001&playerID=1257205077001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAC3bNtw~,c0hgCOyLwy4Lde_FJ6Ombu5W_uQUkX83&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1993267902001&playerID=1257205077001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAC3bNtw~,c0hgCOyLwy4Lde_FJ6Ombu5W_uQUkX83&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="560" height="315" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object>
I just can't GET Pulp Fiction. I mean I like it but I never considered it one of the best of "all-time". Maybe it's because I watched it only until recently? Maybe watching all of Bruce Willis's, John Travolta's, Samuel L Jackson's movies after Pulp Fiction ruined the movie for me because this was supposed to be their first great movie? What do you guys think? Did the sequence ruin this movie for me, because I simply don't understand what makes Pulp Fiction GREAT-GREAT.
After having said that, I do think Inglorious Basterds is one of the best movies of all-time. Now THAT movie was awesome. In my top 15 of all-time.
