I'd probably put TR pretty high just because of the Hopper/ Walken scene. That bit is perfect.

I think Pulp Fiction is by far and away his best film, and I think I like Reservoir Dogs second.

I think Jackie Brown is really dull. I don't get the one. Definitely my least favorite

Dogs is Tarantino's best, i'm a sucker for heist flicks, and this features the best cast of his movies, yes even over Pulp's cast. Roth/keitel/Madsen > Willis/Jackson/Travolta. The latter they somehow succeeded in getting the 3 most annoying "stars" of all time together while the former showcases an underdog and two up and comers who knocked it out of the park in 1992. The continuous shot of Blonde going out and back in the wharehouse is 90s zeitgeist.

There is no fucking way anyone in this thread should take the OP seriously with that post. Didn't like RD and thought PF was just "OK"? LMFAO.

The time you spend posting is better spent watching KILL BILL 1 & 2. I don't want to hear another word out of you until you've watched both of them in their entirety.

I can't exactly do that with my 12 year old daughter around...

I'll have to watch part 1 this weekend after my wife goes to bed, too (she couldn't believe that I bought the set - not her kind of thing).

I am very curious about KB, though, and have been for a while.

When my daughter was 14 she went to her first R-rated movie, accompanied by a friend the same age and nobody older, and it was John Woo's FACE/OFF. She loved it and I couldn't very well complain since I'd long had a shelf full of John Woo's Hong Kong movies on display at home. Like they say, the apple never falls far from the tree.

I took my 15-year-old nephew to see KILL BILL VOL. 1 when it came out and my sister protested at first, but I managed to prevail. This kid doesn't get fazed at anything and is not much of a movie buff. I asked what he thought of it and he said: "It was okay...I guess. It's a movie." He takes after his father, a Deadhead from rural Virginia.

15 is a tough age as it was cool to think everything was lame, especially in the late 90s/early 00s.

He's got to be around 25 by now, any changes in movie taste?

Not that I know of. He's in Virginia so I hardly see him. He's not a film buff like my other nephews, with whom I get into frequent arguments about films like SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE DARK KNIGHT, INCEPTION and UP. They're all Chris Nolan fanboys, like so many in their generation.

Hahah yeah, I can imagine there are some good arguments derived from that.

I'd actually would love to hear some audio out of an Ash vs. nephews movie discussion.

Next family gathering, I'll arrange for a recording.

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Answer your question about my inclination towards Kill Bill?

I feel that all of Tarantino's output pales in comparison to Jackie Brown; I saw it in theaters opening day and it's been one of my favorites ever since. He certainly lucked out when casting Pam Grier & Robert Forster, their chemistry was beyond electric.

I like the way they made it to look like the ETD poster.

I find KB #1 more of an entertaining and stylish action movie than anything else. It's one that I can pop in if I want some light entertainment. I think #2 is superior as a movie in terms of character and dialogue. They actually do work better as different movies IMO, as #1 is quite fast paced compared to #2. I also liked the anime bit.

Jackie Brown is a movie you have to see a few times. I think an article in EW put it best in that you had to get over the fact that it wasn't Pulp Fiction, which was kind of hard to do at the time of its release. I now think the dialogue is just about as good as Fiction.

True Romance is Tarantino's dialogue in someone else's movie. Natural Born Killers retained so little of what QT wrote that I wouldn't count it. His original script is worth a read though.

Death Proof is the only work of his I can truly say I don't care for. It has its moments, but I wanted more horror. Not a bunch of women talking and a guy who happens to be a killer. It was such a letdown after the fun ride that was Planet Terror.

Basterds is another I had to see twice. Waltz stood out both times, but I was looking for something more along the lines of Dirty Dozen. When I watched the movie knowing what it was (that it would go for close to an hour without even showing the Basterds), I liked it better.

What is your address? I need to go over to your abode and steal your poster.

OK, so tonight I was in a multi-car accident and kind of wound up. I needed to relax, so after my daughter went to bed I popped in Kill Bill Vol 1. That's relaxing, isn't it?

Well, actually, it is, in a way.

Damn, but that was a cool movie. It was totally what I expected, and completely different from what I expected. It wasn't unpleasant (like Reservoir Dogs was at times), it was fun - as much fun as you can have waching people have their limbs and/or heads cut off. It was also extremely stylish with a lot of great visual touches. Tarantino is definitely a talented filmmaker.

I was surprised by how much I liked Uma Thurman. She carried the part off well. The rest of the cast was good, too. Tarantino seems to have a way with actors, too.

The script wasn't over the top, it was well written for this kind of thing. The plot is ultra simple, and the character doesn't develop much, but that's not the point. This is an excercise in style, and on that count Tarantino scored.

It was nice seeing Sonny Chiba (I already knew he was in it, but it was nice to see him in the movie). I would have loved to see him in a fight scene, but just having him in the movie was cool.

Yeah, my initial feeling about Kill Bill was all wrong, and my suspicions lately (without having seen it yet) that I had completely misjudged the movie were correct.

Good movie. Very good.

Part 2 tomorrow night (if all goes according to plan - and I don't get run over by a bus or something).

I'm happy that you saw it and liked it. I just wish a car accident wasn't required to make it happen.

Oh, I would have watched it anyway (either last night or tonight). It was just the right movie at the right time...

Keep in mind Vol 2 is somewhat different but, IMO, in a good way. As you can see by the comments people can be split by both movies. I really liked both but many didn't care for the second one. Happy viewing and stay indoors!

Vol. 2 - definitely what I expected given the comments here.

It's good, very good in spots, but it does seem a little bloated, a little padded. It's a nice counterpoint to Vol. 1, but I think that there's probably 15 minutes or so that could have been trimmed. Still, I enjoyed it quite a bit. I'm definitely in the camp that likes Vol. 1 more than Vol. 2, but both are ejoyable.

I'm glad that I bought the set. Good stuff.

I've been holding out for a Kill Bill special edition or whatever....

Is that ever going to happen or should I just buy Vol 1 & 2 for cheap on BD?

Honestly after watching them again the other night back to back I don't really know how much I want to see The Whole Bloody Affair version. I thought the two films work really well each standing alone. They're really entirely different types of movies and I don't really see how putting them together would really make anything better. I like Volume 1 slightly more just because it's an all out nonstop action film and is just fun to watch.

Spoilered for the few who haven't watched it.