Author Topic: What's Tarantino's Best Film? (Read 7498 times)

Red Viper · « **Reply #80 on:** February 5, 2009, 02:29:24 am »

Quote from: SallyCinnamon on February 5, 2009, 02:25:48 am

I am biased though because i love the film i also think Jackie Brown is under-rated as it's a film that needs to be watched more than once .

Jackie Brown is definitely underrated. I mean its sill only his third best film after Dogs and Pulp but it's alot better than Kill Bill or Deathproof.

Another Red · « **Reply #81 on:** February 5, 2009, 03:05:08 am »

Pulp Fiction is one of my all time favourites. I first watched it at 13 and it changed the way I viewed films from then on. Brilliant performances, memorable soundtrack & so many great one liners - it is simply the coolest film of all time.

Reservoir Dogs and True Romance second and third respectively.

Jacky Brown and Kill Bill 1 & 2 are very good films too.

Sir Capon of Debaser · « **Reply #82 on:** February 5, 2009, 03:09:21 am »

Quote from: Killed by Death on February 5, 2009, 02:27:56 am

Who knows, he was broke at the time so he sold the True Romance & NBK screenplays, just so he'd have enough money to make Reservoir Dogs. A good move on his part in hindsight considering the notoriety RD earned him, but I can't help but think that the other two films would have been made better by the guy who wrote them than by a few washed-up/mediocre directors who didn't really understand or care to understand the point behind the stories.

Maybe with NBK mate,as i thought it was over the top bollocks.but as Sall pointed out,True Romance was a cracking film.. and IMO needs no one to touch it.

Im not a QT fan ,so my opinion means fuckall to someone like you anyway. you know more about him than i do

kopindian · « **Reply #83 on:** February 5, 2009, 04:43:09 am »

hassinator · « **Reply #84 on:** February 5, 2009, 01:52:39 pm »

Quote from: kopindian on February 5, 2009, 04:43:09 am

there's no question his best film so far is pulp ficiton but i can't wait for this.

my mate michael fassbender is the second lead which is nice...

Nice Guy Davey · « **Reply #85 on:** February 5, 2009, 03:14:59 pm »

Pulp Fiction, Resevoir Dogs and Jackie Brown in that order

gritsvanilla · « **Reply #86 on:** February 14, 2009, 01:04:57 am »

Quote from: Killed by Death on February 5, 2009, 01:50:29 am

Indeed, True Romance was still a good film. Probably would've been better had Tarantino made the film himself though. Apparently he HATED Natural Born Killers and thought Oliver Stone royally fucked up his screenplay.

He's spot on about Stone ruining NBK, why anyone would let that overrated hack anywhere near a directors chair after shite like Born On The 4th Of July, Talk Radio, The Doors, Heaven And Earth etc etc is beyond me, watching an Oliver Stone film is the equivalent of being patronized by a 7 year old child.

kopindian · « **Reply #87 on:** April 24, 2010, 06:42:20 am »

Watched Jackie Brown for the second time and its much better second time around.

jerseyhoya · « **Reply #88 on:** April 24, 2010, 06:56:02 am »

Inglorious Basterds>Pulp Fiction>Reservoir Dogs>Kill Bill

finchy1972 · « **Reply #89 on:** April 24, 2010, 09:59:07 am »

The cast in true romance is top quality , more people should see it . Drexel played by Gary Oldman is some class acting

Redcap · « **Reply #90 on:** April 24, 2010, 04:47:52 pm »

Quote from: gritsvanilla on February 14, 2009, 01:04:57 am

He's spot on about Stone ruining NBK, why anyone would let that overrated hack anywhere near a directors chair after shite like Born On The 4th Of July, Talk Radio, The Doors, Heaven And Earth etc etc is beyond me, watching an Oliver Stone film is the equivalent of being patronized by a 7 year old child.

What about Wall Street, Platoon and to a lesser extend, Any Given Sunday?

Anyway for me:

Inglourious Basterds>Reservoir Dogs>Pulp Ficton>Jackie Brown>Kill Bill>From Dusk Till Dawn. Enjoyed every one of them.

Haven't seen True Romance or that Grindhouse one.

Garstonite · « **Reply #91 on:** April 24, 2010, 04:49:48 pm »

I voted for Pulp Fiction, but my opinion varies. At the moment, it is Jackie Brown for sure.

Lucas21 · « **Reply #92 on:** April 24, 2010, 04:57:36 pm »

Reservoir Dogs - Everything about it, just pure class.

INABITSKI · « **Reply #93 on:** April 24, 2010, 07:00:09 pm »

Pulp > True Romance > Res. Dogs > Kill Bill > Inglorious > Jackie Brown > N Born Killers.

Seebab · « **Reply #94 on:** April 24, 2010, 10:57:48 pm »

Dogs>Pulp Fiction>Inglorious> Jackie Brown all very close.

True Romance was quite good too. Kill Bill part 1 was average for me. Part 2 was slightly better.

litliper · « **Reply #95 on:** April 24, 2010, 11:20:40 pm »

Pulp Fiction > Reservoir > Kill Bill Vol 1 > Kill Bill Vol 2 > Inglorious > Jackie Brown.

Love them all by the way...

zimmie'5555 · « **Reply #96 on:** April 25, 2010, 01:12:21 am »

Pulp Fiction by a long distance. Then probably True Romance (underrated) and Jackie Brown.

BER · « **Reply #97 on:** September 17, 2022, 11:02:57 pm »

After a first rewatch in a long while i'm pleased to confirm, on it's 25th anniversary, that Jackie Brown is still Tarantino's best film.

Max_powers · « **Reply #98 on:** September 17, 2022, 11:39:36 pm »

Quote from: BER on September 17, 2022, 11:02:57 pm

After a first rewatch in a long while i'm pleased to confirm, on it's 25th anniversary, that Jackie Brown is still Tarantino's best film.

Is correct. Its the only film of which in which the characters feel like they have real human emotions and are not just cartoon characters.

Pam Grier and Robert Foster acting and the love story takes it to the next level.

wampa1 · « **Reply #99 on:** September 17, 2022, 11:47:34 pm »

Quote from: BER on September 17, 2022, 11:02:57 pm

After a first rewatch in a long while i'm pleased to confirm, on it's 25th anniversary, that Jackie Brown is still Tarantino's best film.

Correct.

KillieRed · « **Reply #100 on:** September 18, 2022, 08:37:04 am »

I actually love Hollywood. It jumps into my top 3.

thejbs · « **Reply #101 on:** September 18, 2022, 08:42:10 am »

Quote from: BER on September 17, 2022, 11:02:57 pm

After a first rewatch in a long while i'm pleased to confirm, on it's 25th anniversary, that Jackie Brown is still Tarantino's best film.

First time watching since seeing it in the cinema. And yeah, completely reassessed it - it’s his best work.

gerrardisgod · « **Reply #102 on:** September 18, 2022, 08:49:21 am »

I loved The Hateful Eight, more grounded (until the inevitable gory end) than his other films, actually think it feels more of a stage play than a film. And having Goggins star is always a plus point.

ToneLa · « **Reply #103 on:** September 18, 2022, 10:23:21 am »

Jackie Brown I think. I like Pulp Fiction a hell of a lot but Jackie Brown is great. Rewatched it recently. Pulp Fiction is the better pop cultural artefact, the more fun time, the more iconic. Jackie Brown is a straight-up film and it just works, every piece of it

Can't really get into most of his stuff a second or third time around. Kill Bill is good but nah it's not the best. Maybe the best on a technical level

Basterds and Hollywood - I like the playing with history elements but it takes something away for me. Which is strange considering it's fiction but yknow. Maybe I am alone (whenever anybody says this, they are not alone haha)

Judge Red · « **Reply #104 on:** September 18, 2022, 10:34:26 am »

Pretty much enjoyed all his films but it has to be Pulp Fiction, a film that i could watch over and over without getting bored of it. In fact i watched it that many times when i read the screenplay version i got from film magazine, i could spot where the lines that were actually different in the film itself to the ones on the paper. I’d give anything to fee like i did when i came out of the pictures when i first watched it. Blew my mind. That soundtrack, those lines, the cast - unreal film.

BarryCrocker · « **Reply #105 on:** September 18, 2022, 10:46:20 am »

Pulp Fiction is one of the few movies that you can walk into at any stage and still feel like you get a whole story.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #106 on:** September 18, 2022, 10:50:41 am »

Kill Bill is one of the few movies you can walk out of at any moment and still feel like you left it too long to leave.

reddebs · « **Reply #107 on:** September 18, 2022, 10:55:06 am »

Pulp Fiction for me but I'll quite happily watch From Dusk till Dawn for a laugh.

I just don't get the real gory stuff like Hostel.

Kenny's Jacket · « **Reply #108 on:** September 18, 2022, 12:22:45 pm »

Django Unchained.

Lfc19ynwa · « **Reply #109 on:** September 18, 2022, 12:38:05 pm »

Pulp fiction followed by django then hateful 8 for me

Couldn’t get on with death proof

S · « **Reply #110 on:** September 18, 2022, 05:12:07 pm »

Pulp Fiction.

Loved OUATIH though.

Zlen · « **Reply #111 on:** September 18, 2022, 06:06:28 pm »

Always was Jackie Brown for me. It’s just so well made, understated and balanced. I love the lunacy of most his other movies but Jackie Brown is his peak in my opinion.

Ravishing Rick Dude · « **Reply #112 on:** September 18, 2022, 07:08:00 pm »

Quote from: Kenny's Jacket on September 18, 2022, 12:22:45 pm

Django Unchained.

Same.

Seebab · « **Reply #113 on:** September 18, 2022, 07:52:09 pm »

Love some Django and Bastards. The dialogue is great in both.

Sheer Magnetism · « **Reply #114 on:** September 18, 2022, 09:15:41 pm »

Pulp Fiction for me. It's a stylistic tour de force filled with memorable characters, great writing and amazing scenes. Jackrabbit Slim's twist contest, Bring Out the Gimp, Royale With Cheese: no one in American cinema had done anything like it before.

Jackie Brown is terrific too but it's more of a 9/10. I'm not sure it's even the best Elmore Leonard adaptation of that era, let alone one of the best films (though that's partly due to how good Out of Sight is).

gjr1 · « **Reply #115 on:** September 19, 2022, 12:55:30 am »

Hateful Eight for me.

Love the film.

Really like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction though.

GreatEx · « **Reply #116 on:** September 19, 2022, 03:49:04 am »

Quote from: gerrardisgod on September 18, 2022, 08:49:21 am

I loved The Hateful Eight, more grounded (until the inevitable gory end) than his other films, actually think it feels more of a stage play than a film. And having Goggins star is always a plus point.

Doesn't get any stageplay-ier than Dogs, though. That was a big part of its appeal to me, really felt like the first modern take on Shakespeare that didn't feel hackneyed.

I go back to Basterds the most of all his films, it's just such a rollicking good time. Pulp is still brilliant and possibly underrated these days because it feels like the obvious choice. Dogs, Jackie, Romance, all fantastic, and I really loved Hollywood, too. The rest are mostly decent but I probably wouldn't rewatch them.

Indomitable_Carp · « **Reply #117 on:** September 19, 2022, 12:06:26 pm »

I think Inglourious Basterds is my fav. Can watch that one on repeat and still be entertained. You can say it didn´t do anything new, but I feel it was just the perfect culmination of everything he does well. Dialogue, suspense, hilarity, cartoonish violence and great acting. The fact its a Second World War setting makes it an unapologetic pisstake as well.

Followed by the two Kill Bills and Pulp Fiction. Again watched them countless times. Some of the best films made when they first came along, and they haven´t lost anything with time.

Will have to watch Hateful Eight again, as the only time I´ve seen it was on a longhaul flight.

LovelyCushionedHeader · « **Reply #118 on:** September 19, 2022, 04:16:09 pm »

True Romance easily.

WhereAngelsPlay · « **Reply #119 on:** September 19, 2022, 04:21:00 pm »

Quote from: LovelyCushionedHeader on September 19, 2022, 04:16:09 pm

True Romance easily.

One of my all time favourites.

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Author Topic: What's Tarantino's Best Film? (Read 7498 times)