[jimdgoulding]

The Tom Waits of cinema.  True Romance.  A feast of brilliant writing.  Pulp Fiction.  Nothing ever like it.  So what has happened to this genius?  Starving artist makes good and then his inspiration dries up?  Looked at True Romance again last night.  The details in this are amazing*.  I suspect that he had his pick of actors wanting to be in this.  He didn't direct, only wrote it, but he is the movie.  In that scene in the trailer, once Dennis Hopper realizes that he is not going to survive that interview, he cleverly orchestrates and hastens his own demise without having to give up the information he surely would have otherwise.  He tells this story that forces the Don to do what he wants him to do.  And what a story!  And that is Tarantino.  I suppose we can forgive his lack of genius since Jackie Brown, which is only fair based on what preceded it.  I guess a guy can have only so many masterpieces in his life.  But, what a brilliant mind this guy has (had?).  You miss him?  Or, do you think I am missing something with Kill Bill?  My daughter's friends think this is great stuff.  I think he was just cashing in some chips (and indulging himself).

*i.e. feathers flying around the hotel room after the shootout like snowflakes at the end of a fairytale ("True Romance", after all) and where did they get that little marimba music thruout?  Freakin note perfect movie. 

[mcullinan]

rocks!
Kill Bill was great (playing off the classic 70s action flicks) and he just did Death Proof... which was pretty good. Pulp is a classic though. Reservoir dogs!
Mike

[ajzepp]

True Romance and Pulp Fiction are w/out question his best films, but I'm with Mike...I loved the Kill Bill films and was thoroughly entertained by Death Proof....Quentin RULES!

[satfrat]

#1 in today's action suspense movie classics imho. And let's not forget From Dusk To Dawn, another movie that had Tarantino's signature written over each suspenseful scene.

Cheers,
Robin

[Hicks]

Huge fan of all the classic QT films myself, and even though I was initially disappointed by Jackie Brown on repeated viewings I really enjoyed the performances. 

But Death Proof is probably one of the worst movies I've seen in recent memory and I really think it goes back to the writing, the dialog was just pedestrian and not engaging IMO.  That was the coolest thing about his best work, they were so much more than action films because of the hilariously witty lines being delivered by the most unlikely characters.  I mean in the opening scene of Reservoir Dogs along you have two brilliant pieces of dialog, the Like a Virgin riff and Buscemi's "tipping is for the birds" speech.  Hopefully he can start to write like that again for his next movie. 

[Whitese]

I thought Kill Bills sucked both..he is good at casting, and I think that carries the flicks further than they should go on their own merit.

Pulp Fiction I liked quite a bit...the rest seem blah.

[ajzepp]

Anyone know if Pulp Fiction is out on BD yet? It's high time for another viewing, and I'd love to pick it up on BD. This was one of the very few films I re-watched within an hour or so of watching it the first time...awesome flick!

[jimdgoulding]

You got it, Hicks.  It's the writing that's sadly missing in his later works. 

[ZLS]

    I disagree; I thoroughly enjoyed Kill Bill I &II.  The best dialogue in both was what was not spoken, but had to be inferred.  The outfit the Bride wore was identical to that Bruce Lee wore in his last movie.  The fact that the Brides name was revealed by Bill early on , but you never realized it. 
    One of my absolute favorite scenes of all time, and this is a spoiler if you have not seen the movie; is when the Bride plucks out Elle Driver's remaining eye, and then steps on the eyeball on her way out of the trailer.  The best part is again not stated and left to the imagination.  What happens when Elle Driver stops screaming and realizes the Black Mamba snake is still in the trailer with her?  It is one of the both funniest and most evil scenes ever.  The Bride was one cold and scary bitch. 
    Just my 2 cents, but I thought both movies were a lot of fun.  YMMV

[ajzepp]

    I disagree; I thoroughly enjoyed Kill Bill I &II.  The best dialogue in both was what was not spoken, but had to be inferred.  The outfit the Bride wore was identical to that Bruce Lee wore in his last movie.  The fact that the Brides name was revealed by Bill early on , but you never realized it. 
    One of my absolute favorite scenes of all time, and this is a spoiler if you have not seen the movie; is when the Bride plucks out Elle Driver's remaining eye, and then steps on the eyeball on her way out of the trailer.  The best part is again not stated and left to the imagination.  What happens when Elle Driver stops screaming and realizes the Black Mamba snake is still in the trailer with her?  It is one of the both funniest and most evil scenes ever.  The Bride was one cold and scary bitch. 
    Just my 2 cents, but I thought both movies were a lot of fun.  YMMV

That reminds me of another great thing about QT...he's got excellent taste in the ladies

[jimdgoulding]

ZLS-  Zack, can't buy into Kill Bill but, as always, I sure dig your signature.

[anthony a.]

i like his earlier stuff a lot better, up to kill bill 1.  the last one, deathproof and the other one imo, were totally cheesy.  the whole blood squirting thing is getting passe now, and its just not funny anymore.  sorry, not my thing anymore.

[droht]

Huge fan of all the classic QT films myself, and even though I was initially disappointed by Jackie Brown on repeated viewings I really enjoyed the performances. 

But Death Proof is probably one of the worst movies I've seen in recent memory and I really think it goes back to the writing, the dialog was just pedestrian and not engaging IMO.  That was the coolest thing about his best work, they were so much more than action films because of the hilariously witty lines being delivered by the most unlikely characters.  I mean in the opening scene of Reservoir Dogs along you have two brilliant pieces of dialog, the Like a Virgin riff and Buscemi's "tipping is for the birds" speech.  Hopefully he can start to write like that again for his next movie. 

I don't know, I think the dialogue is what elevates Deathproof.  I could watch and listen to 90 minutes of those characters with no action sequences. 

I agree that Pulp and Dogs are his masterpieces, but KB is a great piece in it's own right.  If that existed without his previous work it would seem even better.  QT is ultimately "cursed" by having everything he does compared to movies that are close to perfect. 

[Levi]

I love Kill Bill specially effects.  Correct me if I'm wrong, QT always have blood in movies.