Tarantino Vs. Tarantino

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In your own individual, personal opinions, which Tarantino film would you say is his magnum opus so far?

I'm talking about films he has directed: Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Vol. 1, Kill Bill Vol. 2, Death Proof, Inglorious Basterds, Django Unchained.

Get critical and down-right dirty if needed.

The man is a motherfawking artist, no denying that. But the Mona Lisa of them all? I've heard such different opinions, and thought different opinions myself (changes with the seasons), but what sort of consensus can you guys think of for what it would be?
 
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Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction are pretty even. Both are pure gold. To me I got into pulp fiction a little more but theyre so even i think it could go either way for most people.

I also love his new movies. I love all the movies he makes lol
 
Haven't seen anything of his beyond Kill Bill 2. :blush:

Just seemed to be stuck in a rut, and lost interest. Kinda like Tim Burton. Extremely talented filmmakers, the both of them, but too content to stick with familiar territory over & over.

That said - Pulp Fiction. :cool:
 
I haven't seen his new one yet, but I'd say Inglourious Basterds. I felt it was more dramatic and also more amusing than his previous works.
 
My opinion...

Reservoir Dogs was a great introduction to the man, a nice little taster of what was to come. Pulp Fiction is a masterpiece, hands-down his best work. Jackie Brown was reasonable, a nice homage to Blaxploitation. When Kill Bill was First released, I was very much in the “Vol.1 was good, but Vol.2 sucked” camp, but now, having watched them both a few more times, I love the whole thing (Vol.2 is probably my favourite part now!) and would love to see a director’s cut – “The Whole Bloody Affair”. I thought the long, pointless dialogues of Death Proof made the film a tedious watch, which worked much better as part of Grindhouse (the rest of which I thought was brilliant) rather than as a stand-alone film. Inglorious Basterds was, for me, his best work since Pulp Fiction, mainly due to Christoph Waltz’ performance, as well as the fact that it seemed to prove that Tarantino can do whatever the hell he likes…

Finally, as I live in the UK, I’ve got to wait a whole two weeks before I get to see Django Unchained… :cry:
 
Zensteve said:
Haven't seen anything of his beyond Kill Bill 2. :blush:

Just seemed to be stuck in a rut, and lost interest. Kinda like Tim Burton. Extremely talented filmmakers, the both of them, but too content to stick with familiar territory over & over.

That said - Pulp Fiction. :cool:
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It's interesting that you say that. I've actually thought that Tarantino has changed considerably over his career. From the gritty crime of Reservoir, to the slick/cool Pulp, to the bloodbath and fury of Kill Bills.

Death Proof, let's be honest, that was a mistake. Even Tarantino said (somewhere) that he had way too much time on his hands.

Inglorious Basterds was just a hell of a lot of fun. Who gives a damn that 70% was in subtitles? It was pure fun. Waltz had to be one of the best villains. Just the type of guy that would be perfect to have a beer with. Or milk with, perhaps :lol:

Honestly, in my own opinion, I'd say Pulp Fiction is the best one so far, but that Reservoir Dogs is a close runner. When a filmmaker makes such damn great movies, why would we want them to change anyway, hey? :D

Django Unchained looks fabulous, though. Can't wait to see it. Small-town communities need more theaters, petition time.
 
I really liked reservoir dogs. Pulp fiction is amazing as well. Personally I am going to vote for reservoir dogs. Something about it I just like it the best.
 
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Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction are pretty even. Both are pure gold. To me I got into pulp fiction a little more but theyre so even i think it could go either way for most people.

I also love his new movies. I love all the movies he makes lol
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You're speaking my language, brother.
 
Zensteve said:
Just seemed to be stuck in a rut, and lost interest. Kinda like Tim Burton. Extremely talented filmmakers, the both of them, but too content to stick with familiar territory over & over.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw

Oh, wow. Steve, you're my boy, so like the person who is responsible for letting you know your fly is down, I gotta let you know that you just pooped out of your mouth. :P

I could see how someone could think QT was covering the same territory, if only examining Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Jackie Brown (and we'll throw in True Romance, as well). Each of those movies takes place in the seedy underbelly fictional world of gangsters, thugs and lowlifes.

He's been all over the map ever since then, and in my opinion, every new effort has been better than the one before it. In the last decade, no director has proven to be more versatile, and Django Unchained is his opus.

Django is a rawkus crowd-pleaser, and arguably his best film. Of course Pulp Fiction is the other side of that argument.

QT is in his prime, and I can't wait to see what he has in store next! :yes:
 
Cracker Funk said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw

Oh, wow. Steve, you're my boy, so like the person who is responsible for letting you know your fly is down, I gotta let you know that you just pooped out of your mouth. :P

I could see how someone could think QT was covering the same territory, if only examining Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Jackie Brown (and we'll throw in True Romance, as well). Each of those movies takes place in the seedy underbelly fictional world of gangsters, thugs and lowlifes.

He's been all over the map ever since then, and in my opinion, every new effort has been better than the one before it. In the last decade, no director has proven to be more versatile, and Django Unchained is his opus.

Django is a rawkus crowd-pleaser, and arguably his best film. Of course Pulp Fiction is the other side of that argument.

QT is in his prime, and I can't wait to see what he has in store next! :yes:
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You've seen Django Unchained? I've been dying to see it. Small town communities like mine have a terrible choice in movies that they play. And people wonder why we illegally download movies *I didn't just say that, but I did*
 
Zensteve said:
Haven't seen anything of his beyond Kill Bill 2. :blush:

Just seemed to be stuck in a rut, and lost interest. Kinda like Tim Burton. Extremely talented filmmakers, the both of them, but too content to stick with familiar territory over & over.

That said - Pulp Fiction. :cool:
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I don't know how you can say that.

I wish he could go BACK to gangsters, that's what he does best. RD, PF and KB are his best. Unglorious Basterds really wasn't that interesting except for two characters (instead of all of them in his previous stuff) which would be Chris Waltz and Brad Pitt. But the story was boring, the discontinuity that helped make Pulp Fiction what is it is absent and the dialogue was way too fucking serious except for a few blessed moments I don't need to point out.

I just fear Django Unchained goes the same way.

And for Rambo, Death Proof was not a mistake and is a great movie, it's just not for everyone. And he never said anything that bad about it - except it's his worst film and that's he's happy that his worst film is actually not that bad.
 
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I'm rather lukewarm on Tarantino. I really didn't care for his films until I saw Kill Bill. When I saw Kill Bill, well, I fell in love. I was like, this man is a genius. Consequently, I reconsidered Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, and I like and appreciate them more than I did. I haven't seen Jackie Brown, or Django Unchained, or Death Proof yet. J.B. has been on my to-see list for a long time. I want to see D.U., but I'm not finding myself all that enthused about it. I guess that's largely because while I loved components of Unglorious Basterds, and think those bits are brilliant, I didn't care for it much overall.

I still think Kill Bill is brilliant, so Kill Bill is the easy answer for me. It's far and away his best...like, worlds above the others.

And let's not forget that Roger Avary had something to do with creating Pulp Fiction.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkA3AoD-0oQ&feature=player_embedded

I'm quite fond of Killing Zoe. ;)
 
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Cracker Funk said:
I could see how someone could think QT was covering the same territory, if only examining Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Jackie Brown (and we'll throw in True Romance, as well). Each of those movies takes place in the seedy underbelly fictional world of gangsters, thugs and lowlifes.

He's been all over the map ever since then,
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He might well have been all over the map since then, but after watching everything up through KB2 there really didn't seem to be much indication that he was about to change tracks... so I stopped going to see his films. There's only so many films one can see in a year.

I never got around to seeing Revenge of the Sith, in much the same way. Episodes I & II told me what I could expect in a followup film - I read the writing on the wall and skipped it. Apparently it was better than everyone thought. Oh well. Still not interested in catching up.
 
Let's raise the stakes. Rank 'em! :D

8. Resevoir Dogs
7. vol. II
6. Jackie Brown
5. Death Proof
4. vol. I
3. Inglorious Basterds
2. Pulp Fiction
1. Django Unchained

On a side-note, Zensteve, I hope I didn't offend with my previous comments. I was just messin' around of course, but it occurred to me that some newer indietalkers might not be aware of the fact that you're on the very short list of my favorite indietalkers. :)
 
Zensteve said:
He might well have been all over the map since then, but after watching everything up through KB2 there really didn't seem to be much indication that he was about to change tracks... so I stopped going to see his films. There's only so many films one can see in a year.

I never got around to seeing Revenge of the Sith, in much the same way. Episodes I & II told me what I could expect in a followup film - I read the writing on the wall and skipped it. Apparently it was better than everyone thought. Oh well. Still not interested in catching up.
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Heh, we were typing at the same time.

He's changed tracks in the content, but not the delivery. Each new film has had that very distinct Tarantino stamp -- the same types of dialog, funky camera, etc.
 
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