View Full Version : Tarantino Fans Holla at Me!!!
dagrinch
05-23-2004, 12:45 PM
My fellow Tarantino brothers, let me know your favorite movie by the master!! I'm still partial to Pulp Fiction, even though Kill Bill was off the hook, as well.
Grinch OUT!!!
c2000
05-26-2004, 09:56 AM
Have not seen Kill Bill but as far as my wife and I are concerned its a tie between Pulp fiction and Jackie Brown..... Did he make dusk to dawn.That was different but I did like it...
Jerry in Minnesota.
dagrinch
05-26-2004, 08:19 PM
I think ha helped write it and executive produced it with his good friend Robert Rodriguez, (Spy Kids, Desparado, Once Upon a Time in Mexico). Robert Rodriguez directed it.
Grinch OUT!!!
coppertop
05-28-2004, 10:33 AM
Yeah it was directed by Robert Rodriguez. I love Res. Dogs. Something about the chemestry between the main players in it. Plus I like Michael Madison (Mr.Blonde). Who I can't wait to see in KB vol2. Which I still need to see.
I also enjoy Pulp Fiction. I love they way he directed it. If you have ever watched any old John Woo movies you will see the Tarantino is/was highly influenced by Woo.
c2000
05-28-2004, 11:19 AM
Two favorite scenes in Pulp fiction were at Tarintinos house when comments were made about the gormet coffee by Jackson and later by Kietel. Its just a small deal but I always remember Kietel giving that little nod of approval after taking a sip of the coffee....
Jerry in Minnesota.
dagrinch
05-29-2004, 02:40 PM
"...AND YOU SHALL KNOW MY NAME IS THE LORD, AS I LAY MY VENGEANCE UPON THEE!!!!"
Grinch OUT!!!
relaxnsmoke
05-30-2004, 11:47 AM
Quentin is definately a twisted genius. These films are technically brilliant, the acting is over the top and the editing is genius. Even the dialogue sparkles. His obsession with violence and the dark side of human nature remind me of when I was a adolescent and would ride my bike for miles to see a fire or a car wreck! :r He never let go!!! My wife can't handle the dude, but I feel like I'm 15 years old watching those movies, that's a good thing. I hear he wants to redo a 007 movie, true to the book! He'd be great. He also said he wants to make the most violent movie ever. The guy is just completely out there!
Tarantino is truly a genious. I love all his movies. I think that resevior dogs is still my favorite. One that's not listed in the poll that I really liked is True Romance, what a great movie. I think the weakest one was Jackie Brown.
I can't wait for the next one.
horrorview
10-02-2005, 01:18 PM
My favorite is actually Jackie Brown. I love the soundtrack (second only to the Boogie Nights soundtrack as my favorite of all time), the cast, and think it's his most accomplished story as a whole. I also liked the fact that it was an homage to the "blaxploitation" flicks that I am a huge fan of.
This was also one of the few examples of a Tarantino film where I feel the dialogue isn't overly precious or pop-culture dependent; my main problem with Pulp Fiction and the Kill Bill films.
Reservoir Dogs is a very close second, though. It's not as ambitious as Jackie Brown, so it misses by the narrowest of margins.
Man, just thinking about that tracking shot during the opening credits of Jackie Brown, with Bobby Womack's "Across 110th Street" blaring in the background as Pam Grier runs for her plane gives me goosebumps. A great example of the combined powers of music and film.
MoTheMan
10-02-2005, 01:40 PM
Personally, I think Hero was a most excellent film.
Neuromancer
10-02-2005, 02:00 PM
Have not seen Kill Bill but as far as my wife and I are concerned its a tie between Pulp fiction and Jackie Brown..... Did he make dusk to dawn.That was different but I did like it...
Jerry in Minnesota.
See it...and if you rent you can get Vol 1 & 2 at the same time and watch them straight through...by far his best...
icehog3
10-02-2005, 04:46 PM
I like Pulp Fiction best, the dynamic between Jackson and Travolta was engaging. Along with great performances by Tim Roth, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Harvey Keitel and so many others, one of my favorites.
That being said, I truly enjoyed Resevoir Dogs, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill and True Romance...Quentin just knows how to write dialogue that appeals to the common folk.
DonWeb
10-02-2005, 06:29 PM
i woulda voted for "Four Rooms"... the movie about one night at a hotel.
the suspense of the lighter scene is pretty cool.
croatan
10-02-2005, 06:46 PM
It's hard for me to choose between Reservior Dogs and Pulp Fiction--they are both just such great films and are rife with quoting opportunities :)
horrorview
10-02-2005, 06:59 PM
i woulda voted for "Four Rooms"... the movie about one night at a hotel.
the suspense of the lighter scene is pretty cool.
Yeah, but that wasn't an original idea. It was based on "The Man from the South" by Roald Dahl (and was incidentally used in an episode of the 80's version of The Twilight Zone).
Actually Tarantine borrows quite a bit, as Reservoir Dogs' coolest elements were taken directly from the Hong Kong action flick "City on Fire" in which the characters were given names like Mr. White, Mr. Black, etc. and one of the members of the gang is a cop who bonds with one of the other gang members (played by Chow Yun Fat!). The stories are basically the same!! ;)
Tarantino is the first to admit this, however!!
WillyGT
10-02-2005, 07:53 PM
My favorite is Pulp FIction and I also like a lot Reseirvoir dogs. Havent seen Jackie Brown but i think im gonna look for it. Kill Bill 1&2 also are really good,
RumblePen
10-02-2005, 07:54 PM
I haven't seen City on Fire in 6 or 7 years, but I don't recall them having nicknames like Mr. White, Black, etc. That was The Taking of Pelham 123 (and when asked about it, QT said he'd never see Pelham 123, that it was just a coincidence and he almost gave them aliases named after comic book heroes, but decided against it for copyright reasons). But the core plot of City on Fire is pretty much the same, an undercover cop infiltrates a gang of jewel thiefs. But that's been done a million times before either movies.
But yeah, Ringo Lam and Chow Yun Fat got a dedication credit on the screenplay for Res. so it's obvious this one was a direct inspiration for Res.
horrorview
10-03-2005, 01:47 AM
I haven't seen City on Fire in 6 or 7 years, but I don't recall them having nicknames like Mr. White, Black, etc.
But yeah, Ringo Lam and Chow Yun Fat got a dedication credit on the screenplay for Res. so it's obvious this one was a direct inspiration for Res.
LOL! Yeh, I'm SURE Tarantino, a video store clerk, never saw Pelham!
I haven't watched City on Fire in awhile, but I am almost certain that the color names were used for the heist itself (not through the whole movie, as in Dogs).
ky toker
10-03-2005, 10:16 AM
My fellow Tarantino brothers, let me know your favorite movie by the master!! I'm still partial to Pulp Fiction, even though Kill Bill was off the hook, as well.
Grinch OUT!!!
I'm with you on this. I love the Kill Bill sequence, but I believe Pulp Fiction really took him to another level.
The Prince
10-11-2005, 01:42 PM
Pulp Fiction is the greatest movie he has made. It will probably always be like that, as it will be difficult to top it.
celticgent
10-11-2005, 01:44 PM
true romance, then dogs, then pulp, then jackie, then kill bills
Habsrule29
10-11-2005, 01:56 PM
Pulp Fiction is my fave movie of all time, not just of Tarantino's. I also highly recommend "Killing Zoe" which was written by the guy who co-wrote Pulp Fiction with Tarantino. It stars Eric Stoltz and Julie Delpys and it has some good dark humor in it, and there is also a small cameo appearance by Ron Jeremy (can you use the word small and Ron Jeremy in the same sentence?)
Roger Miller"
10-11-2005, 02:33 PM
Had to go with RD's. It has a raw visceral power that is absent in the other movies. The others, while entertaining, just do not have the primal, gut wrenching effect that RD has.
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celticgent
10-11-2005, 03:16 PM
hey, we're all forgetting about Destiny Turns on the Radio!! :r
what i REALLY meant to say was...
if he sticks to writing and stops 'acting' in movies, i think we'd all be a bit happier.
MikeZ
10-25-2005, 01:36 PM
Pulp was my fav for a long time. I saw it three times in the theater when it came out and couple more viewings on DVD since.
KBI&II would be a very close second. One of my favorite scenes was in Japan when they are driving into the city from the airport. You've got this crazy-incredible trumpet playing going on in the background with all the slick imagery. Impresses me every time I see it.
LasciviousXXX
10-25-2005, 01:45 PM
You've got this crazy-incredible trumpet playing going on
That would be the flight of the Bumble-Bee :D
That tune was also used in the short lived Bruce Lee TV show "The Green Hornet".
XXX
CigDaddy
10-28-2005, 07:59 PM
i woulda voted for "Four Rooms"... the movie about one night at a hotel.
the suspense of the lighter scene is pretty cool.
My favorite would be Pulp Fiction, but Four Rooms is very much worth seeing...Loved the dead whore inside the bed!!!! :r
steve12553
10-28-2005, 10:49 PM
Just rented and rewatched Reservior Dogs. Hadn't seen it in a while. That makes at least 4 or 5 of his films that are worth going back and rewatching every so often. Pulp Fiction, of course, and the Kill Bill movies and even some where he's either acted in or had a small contribution like Despardo, From Dusk til Dawn and Four Rooms.
colgate
10-30-2005, 08:01 AM
Great one time/first time movie watching experience. I can't watch his stuff more than once though. For a real one/time first time experience, it's hard to top either Res Dogs or Pulp Fiction. Seen the others and while full of wit, lacked the nasty grit of the earlier ones.
KraZieMaN55
11-07-2005, 03:22 AM
I really enjoyed Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. Didn't really care for Kill Bill vol. 1 & 2, and Jackie Brown was above average.
thomcad
11-07-2005, 04:00 AM
Pulp fiction is my #1 for sure, but i own Kill Bill 1 + 2 and love them both. Pulp fiction broke new ground for me, and will be tough to surpass. RDogs just didn't do it for me. The first time I couldn't watch the cop torture scene, (which never happened in any movie before or sense, and might be a compliment) and the second time through the whole movie left me wondering why I was watching this again. Of course I was watching it 'cause Q made it and I loved his other stuff. As for R. Rod and Q out and out collaborations, Sin City is my favorite by far. (Kind of hard to distinguish between what is his and what is the others, cause they cross dress alot)
From Dusk Till Dawn is better than any of those. :D
Reservoir Dogs for me. Keitel is the man. "He got shot in the gut!!"
gabebdog1
11-08-2005, 11:03 PM
Yeah, but that wasn't an original idea. It was based on "The Man from the South" by Roald Dahl (and was incidentally used in an episode of the 80's version of The Twilight Zone).
Actually Tarantine borrows quite a bit, as Reservoir Dogs' coolest elements were taken directly from the Hong Kong action flick "City on Fire" in which the characters were given names like Mr. White, Mr. Black, etc. and one of the members of the gang is a cop who bonds with one of the other gang members (played by Chow Yun Fat!). The stories are basically the same!! ;)
Tarantino is the first to admit this, however!!
city of fire cool where can I get it?
cameroncouch02
11-15-2005, 03:13 PM
Check out the big brains on BRAD!!!
Is there anything better than Pulp Fiction. I dont think so.