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In Reply to: Tarantino's comeback.....Kill Bill posted by michael w on September 30, 2002 at 22:22:42:
Reservoir Dogs, True Romance and Pulp Fiction were all pretty amazing films, but Jackie Brown was barely tolerable and From Dusk til Dawn and Four Rooms were pathetic. Tarantino's best work is long behind him; I expect to see him turn up soon as a regular on Hollywood Squares or hawking Ab-Scam weight loss products on late-nite infomercials.
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From "Dusk Til Dawn" wasn't directed by Tarantino -- it was directed by Robert Rodriguez, a pretty accomplished filmmaker who made Desperado. Tarantino wrote it I agree, though, "Dusk" wasn't much.As for "Four Rooms," Tarantino only had a small part of that and it is not really representative of him.
True Romance was written by Tarantino, but directed by Tony Scott.
Don't agree with you on Jackie Brown -- thought it was exceptional.
That said, the three films he's really made -- Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Jackie Brown -- have all been exceedingly high caliber so I don't think that his best days are nearly behind him.
Doug Schneider
Agreed, and good points. I think Jackie Brown is most unlike his previous films, and is his best in many ways. It will be interesting to see how he continues as a director, but one just never knows anymore. I think I read here that he has something in the works.
I'm well aware that Tarantino wrote but did not direct "From Dusk 'Til Dawn" and "True Romance" and that he only acted in "Four Rooms" (if you can call his egomanicial posturing "acting" -- his performance should win the academy award for "single most self-indulgent piece of crap by a Hollywood Wunderkind"). Like many writers he had three good scripts in him -- with many elements recycled among them -- and he has now fallen into self-parody (I consider Jackie Brown to be a witless re-hash of the characters and violent situations he used in his earlier films to such good effect).Maybe "Kill Bill" will prove me wrong (although I doubt it - even the title is lacking in charm or wit) but I consider Tarantino a has-been who is more concerned with securing a fat paycheck, dating 19 year old hotties and getting his face in People Magazine than crafting another Pulp Fiction.
My understanding is that he actually directed one part of "Four Rooms."Tarantino is an awful actor, but is an outstanding writer and director. He's made three movies, all good, and is working on another -- hard to label him a has-been for that!
Doug Schneider
for setting the record straight on how many films the young master has directed. "Jackie Brown" was a masterwork which excelled as a love story, action, and suspense flick. One of the few movies in years that warranted a second or third viewing. If for nothing else than to be reminded of DeNiro's artistry, it was worth seeing.
He will have to really show some kind of depth in this one. Or else be relagated to the junkpile of recent directors who couldn't go the distance.
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