Special Movie Debate: Quentin Tarantino

[Reed Rothchild | 9,817]

[Reed Rothchild | 9,817]

(I obviously did not include Natural Born Killers, or other films where the screenwriting credit is a bit more murky)

[Link | 2,856]

Psst Poll 1 is radio buttons, should be checkboxes. 

OUATIHW has the wrong year.

[WalterWhiteJr. | 1,197]

Jackie Brown is my favorite. Also one of my favorite soundtracks. 

[TDIRunner | 2,841]

I went with Inglourious Bastards as my favorite, but both Kill Bill movies are a very close second.  

[doner24 | 1,212]

I’ve seen everything except for Four Rooms. As cliche as it might be, I picked Pulp Fiction for my favorite. It’s pretty much a perfect film. I might find Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, True Romance and Inglourious Basterds a close or even a little more fun to watch, but everything about Pulp Fiction is great. 

[Gloves | 12,078]

For the longest time I'd have gone with Reservoir Dogs, but honestly Hateful Eight and Django Unchained are just such masterpieces I have to give it to one of them. I went with H8 as it's one of my favorite types of movies, and it just works so insanely well.

[doner24 | 1,212]

2 minutes ago, Gloves said:

For the longest time I'd have gone with Reservoir Dogs, but honestly Hateful Eight and Django Unchained are just such masterpieces I have to give it to one of them. I went with H8 as it's one of my favorite types of movies, and it just works so insanely well.

Lol, of course Gloves comes through with arguably his worst film (which is crazy because it’s still good). 

[Gloves | 12,078]

Just now, doner24 said:

Lol, of course Gloves comes through with arguably his worst film (which is crazy because it’s still good). 

I dunno what it is man but I really really like it a lot lol.

[doner24 | 1,212]

Just now, Gloves said:

I dunno what it is man but I really really like it a lot lol.

I actually like it a lot too, but it’s usually last or second to last on his film lists with Death Proof. It definitely has some big flaws, number 1 being the running time. Could’ve trimmed the fat no problem and not lost anything. 

[Gloves | 12,078]

Just now, doner24 said:

I actually like it a lot too, but it’s usually last or second to last on his film lists with Death Proof. It definitely has some big flaws, number 1 being the running time. Could’ve trimmed the fat no problem and not lost anything. 

I really like how plodding it is lol. The atmosphere alone is one of my favorite things.

[fcgamer | 4,866]

Never saw any of these!

[nrslam | 485]

Inglourious Basterds for me, as it's the only one I watched twice. The others I've seen are good, but I've missed a bunch as the Mrs doesn't really like his style.

[Mega Tank | 1,024]

[Link | 2,856]

I've seen everything except Four Rooms and Once Upon a Time. Pulp Fiction is the only one I've watched multiple times to speak of but that's just because I bought it on tape in high school. It's a cinematic classic but I'm also over it by now. I threw another vote on Basterds. Fuck up some Nazis. 

[DefaultGen | 5,668]

Only one vote still with me on Reservoir Dogs. We're supposed to be fucking professionals.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,817]

Part of me wanted to vote for True Romance, Kill Bill, or Bastards.

But I'd be lying if I said anything other than Pulp Fiction.

[DoctorEncore | 3,691]

I wouldn't put him on my favorite directors list, although I have seen every movie he's directed. Inglourious Bastards is my favorite and I think it's the pinnacle of his particular style. It's a perfect mixture of the clever dialog, absurd morality, and over-the-top violence that define his other films. His other movies range from terrible (Death Proof) to excellent (Pulp Fiction) for me.

QT Tier List:

• Great: Inglourious Bastards, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs
• Good: Kill Bill Vol 2, Jackie Brown
• Okay: Django Unchained, Kill Bill Vol 1
• Bad: Hateful Eight, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
• Terrible: Death Proof

[DoctorEncore | 3,691]

15 hours ago, Gloves said:

For the longest time I'd have gone with Reservoir Dogs, but honestly Hateful Eight and Django Unchained are just such masterpieces I have to give it to one of them. I went with H8 as it's one of my favorite types of movies, and it just works so insanely well.

 

15 hours ago, doner24 said:

I actually like it a lot too, but it’s usually last or second to last on his film lists with Death Proof. It definitely has some big flaws, number 1 being the running time. Could’ve trimmed the fat no problem and not lost anything. 

Hateful Eight could've been a great film, but it absolutely died in the editing room. Whoever decided that every little aspect of the story needed to be explained in the flashback chapter really fucked up. I don't know if they were trying to make it more palatable for the general audience or just really liked what they had on film, but that really destroyed the pacing and killed the movie for me. I'd be willing to watch a tighter edit that was closer to two hours, but I'd never even consider the longer Roadshow version or Netflix adapted series.

[Mega Tank | 1,024]

It's Basterds

[Reed Rothchild | 9,817]

3 minutes ago, Mega Tank said:

It's Basterds

Well if he wanted me to remember it correctly so badly, he should have come up with his own title

[Mega Tank | 1,024]

Just now, Reed Rothchild said:

Well if he wanted me to remember it correctly so badly, he should have come up with his own title

https://screenrant.com/inglourious-basterds-tarantino-movie-title-spelling-wrong-reason/

[Brickman | 4,138]

Seen them all but Kill Bill 1 takes my number 1 spot with Pulp Fiction very close behind. I also really enjoyed once upon a time in Hollywood even though a lot seemed to not like it very much.

Death Proof is probably the only movie of his I can say I didn’t enjoy. H8 was also a bit of a slog but was ok. I’d never watch it again though.

I know he said he’ll only do another two or so movies but I hope he just keeps going, we need directors like him.

[Link | 2,856]

1 hour ago, Mega Tank said:

https://screenrant.com/inglourious-basterds-tarantino-movie-title-spelling-wrong-reason/

"his rifle shows “Inglourious Basterds” carved into it – which is most likely just an in-movie nod to the title." 

I'd say it's the other way around. 

[a3quit4s | 4,219]

I had a total brain fart and voted for Django, which is a great movie, but if I took a minute longer I would have voted for pulp fiction. Although it is really close and everything that Tarantino has done is excellent that I have seen.