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Tarantino: Best to wor...still pretty damn good

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1. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

I'm not listing "volume 1" and "volume 2" separately on this list because Miramax wanted Kill Bill split into 2 halves. Tarantino intended for it to be an epic, and so I view it as such, lumping both "volumes" into one film (which is also the way I've watched them since they've been on DVD). I already think that, as a whole, Kill Bill is a masterpiece, and odds are once I finally am able to watch the entire film as it was intended (AKA "The Whole Bloody Affair", which recently screened in California) my belief will be even further reinforced.

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2. Pulp Fiction (1994)

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3. Reservoir Dogs (1992)

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4. Inglourious Basterds (2009)

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5. True Romance (1993)

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6. Grindhouse (2007)

NOTE: Death Proof by itself I rate a 9/10. Had I listed it as such it would fall between Django Unchained and Four Rooms. The extended cut, however, I'd rate an 8/10 & it'd sit at the bottom of this list. Grindhouse as a whole, however, is perfection.

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7. Natural Born Killers (1994)

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8. Jackie Brown (1997)

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9. Django Unchained (2012)

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10. Four Rooms (1995)

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11. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

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Quentin Tarantino has been my favorite writer and director ever since the one-two punch of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. His stories and dialogue never cease to amaze and entertain me, and I've often found myself quoting from his films. I also love the way that he has spent his entire career paying homage to the films that have influenced him, and the way he puts fresh spins on tired ideas.

Because I love his stories & dialogue, I've therefore included everything he's had a hand in writing in addition to the films he's directed. I feel those films are as much a part of his oeuvre as the rest. On the other hand, I've left out Sin City because he only directed one scene and had no part in the writing.

So, here's how I rank his films more or less.

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Xanadon't

Posted: 2 years, 1 month ago at Apr 23 5:20

Nicely done! I'd put Jackie Brown a bit higher.. at least I think I would. Been a while so I plan on watching it again soon now that it's available to watch instant on NF.

Happy Vader

Posted: 2 years, 1 month ago at Apr 23 14:14

Honestly i like Reservoir Dogs better than Pulp Fiction but anyhow, a great list!

SadEye

Posted: 2 years, 1 month ago at Apr 23 23:30

I still like Pulp Fiction best. Then R. Dogs. Then Kill Bill, part 1, then Inglorious Basterds, then Kill Bill 2, then True Romance...

I don't think Kill Bill 1 & 2 would work together. They're very different in mood and pace. K.B. 1 is excellent while part 2 is weighed down with heavy heavy dialog. I still like it but I'll watch Part 1 over Part 2 any day. ;)

SadEye

Posted: 2 years, 1 month ago at Apr 23 23:36

Oops, I need to add, that a lot of dialogue slows down the pace. I'm reminded of a novel I read recently called "Permanent Obscurity" ... anyhow, it has a lot of realistic dialogue and the scenes play out well ... only the dialogue makes it the kind of book you need to put down and pick up again. Great book and funny, the author Richard Perez can write well. But a lot dialogue does have its draw back. Grindhouse and Jackie Brown have the very most dialoque and both those films are hard to watch repeatedly. I love Tarantino's work though, for being edgy and funny.

the giraffe

Posted: 2 years, 1 month ago at Apr 24 1:12

I more or less like all of the first 7 films listed here equally, so my preferences are only by small degrees. As for this idea that some of his films are too weighed down by dialogue or that the dialogue doesn't work for any of them has never held water for me. I realize that in the cases of Death Proof & the latter half of Kill Bill I'm in the minority on this. So be it.

I've always found his dialogue to be fresh, engaging and authentic/honest, and when any scene from any of the above films is rife with dialogue I hang on every word. But then I'm a lover of language, so I never get enough of it when it's well executed (as I always find to be the case in QT's films).

Suphiah

Posted: 2 years, 1 month ago at May 15 13:24

Another great list :)
Great taste in movies and movie director, I might add ;)
I love Tarantino and can't possibly pick from best to worse...Really liked True Romance, I think 4 Rooms was one of the first Tarantino (even though only partialy) movies I saw, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir are obvious classics.
Dialogue wisw, Tarantino's actually one of my favorites. In most of his movies he makes the dialogues natural, interesting, funny as hell!
Gotta love Tarantino!

Mr. Lays

Posted: 2 years ago at May 30 15:37

I too am a Tarantino fanatic, but something about Deathproof didn't win me over. Overall great list!

classical_hero

Posted: 1 year, 11 months ago at Jun 28 11:30

Pulp Fiction is the most quotable movie of all time.

portlander

Posted: 8 months, 4 weeks ago at Sep 23 20:47

Loved the Kill Bill movies, Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction - I would put Pulp Fiction first, in fact having his other movies to compare it to now, I'd have to place it very high on my favorite movies of all time list - I just finished watching Reservoir Dogs, so I may watch Pulp Fiction again now :)