Tarantino, Talent or Luck?
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Topic: Tarantino, Talent or Luck?
Posted By: White o Light
Subject: Tarantino, Talent or Luck?
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 2:27am
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Me and my friend were talking about this one day and we came to the
conclusion that he is extremely lucky. As a director he does
nothing but make child like violent suggestions but some how comes out
with some of the best, and some of the most over rated movies out there. what do you think ------------- 
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Posted By: rockerdoode
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 2:27am
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A whole bunch of both. ------------- "According to Sue Johanson, theres nothing that can increase your manhood, trust me I've already looked into it for myself." -Zata |
Posted By: pb125
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 2:29am
| I think he sucks. |
Posted By: billya5
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 2:33am
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i aree with all you there just hella stupid and cheesy except for resavoir dogs that movie was baller ------------- Right know im fondling my.... Angel G7 blue dust 2 piece custom products barrel halo B 68/4500 crossfire l/p tank |
Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 2:33am
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Since I have been said to sometimes look like the guy and his movies greatly entertain me even without the hype hollywood gives him, I like him and his movies. Same with Kevin Smith, execpt I dont look like him. ------------- 
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Posted By: rockerdoode
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 2:40am
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I never said i didn't like his movies...i thought kill bill 2 was the <poop>. ------------- "According to Sue Johanson, theres nothing that can increase your manhood, trust me I've already looked into it for myself." -Zata |
Posted By: newport
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 2:41am
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No. Tarantino has a lot of talent. His dialogue, his set-ups, the great
timing...everything. There were people before him who made just "child
like violent suggestions" who didn't succeed, and there were people
after him who made the same types of films with the same results. I'm
thinking that shoots your idea down, but if you've any other
discrediting reasons, please let me know.
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Posted By: rockerdoode
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 2:41am
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nice. ------------- "According to Sue Johanson, theres nothing that can increase your manhood, trust me I've already looked into it for myself." -Zata |
newport wrote:
Posted By: sinisterNorth
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 8:38am
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Never really thought about. I'm not a huge fan of his movies. He does do a good job in dialogue, set-ups, and timing as newport said.. ------------- Pumpker'd; (V.) When a pump player runs up and shoots you at point blank range because you thought 20bps made you good. |
Posted By: reifidom
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 8:48am
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He entertains me. But then again a lot of things entertain me. ------------- 
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Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 8:57am
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As an Actor = Sux Director = Great Kill Bill Vol.1, and 2 were great ------------- 
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Posted By: Lawless
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 9:18am
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Hey! He just has his own style...just like different bands have there own style of making their kind of music...ie.rap, rock, county, etc... ------------- Name: Paul R. Warman II Location: The Boonies, MI Phone Number: (989)666-XXXX |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 9:36am
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Exactly Lawless. I don't think theres much luck in his success at all. His direction appeals to a certain audience, not all viewers. The way he does things borders on brilliant. "Child like violence" is something of a silly term. His style of direction is unique, with several people attempting to come near to the mark, but falling short. Has there ever been a set of movies exactly like Kill Bill? No. If you look at modern horror films, they're all so boring, redundant and predictable. Terrantino's films are vastly different than other directors' work. ------------- ? |
Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 9:43am
| I never liked the Kill Bill series, Kung fu is boring for me…. |
Posted By: Nickodemus
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 9:52am
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He did more then Kill Bill! Someone should list the movies... I don't know them all, but a few. I think he has a great style... you can tell it's one of his movies by watching it, without knowing before hand. I like his humor, and think he is very talented. Lucky? Luck is when preparedness meets oppertunity, so I would say he is lucky. ------------- Think and give them all you have from the beginning, and never weaken! |
Posted By: Linus
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 9:53am
| He did other movies yes, but I still find Kill Bill/Kung Fu very boring. |
Posted By: Tae Kwon Do
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 10:21am
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A little of both. Ive watched some of the stuff that people called brilliant and all that in Resivoir Dogs....then the same thing again in Pulp Fiction....then in Jackie Brown (Which BTW, not to sound like one of the people that always say this, but the book > the movie. Elmore Lenord trocks) As a director I think hes good. He knows how to shoot visiually exciting stuff. He knows how to film well. Writing on the other hand...ehhh.....The only thing on writing I will say I really liked was True Romance, which was awsome, but of course he didnt direct it, only wrote it... ------------- 
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Posted By: Koolit32
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 10:32am
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He worked in a video store for a good amount of time, and watched
pretty much every video they had. He just takes inspiration and cool
stuff from a bunch of movies and throws it into what he makes. The things I like about his movies are, awesome character development, and the way that violence usually is comical or just not a big deal. And Harvey Keitel of course. I think the best film that he just wrote was Natural Born Killers. My only dislike is that Oliver Stone turned it into a shrooms + acid trip rollercoaster thing. Kevin Smith is another story, his films might just be luck, but I like them anyways. He's already proven that him venturing out of his "New Jersey Trilogy" genre ends up badly. |
Posted By: Cedric
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 12:08pm
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Talent.
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Posted By: FireboM
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 12:45pm
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I think he's going bald. But if he gets to work with hot stars then he's doing something right....... EDIT: White o Light, you've been here for 2 days and you already have a strike?  ------------- "She's the one who keeps me all excited, she keeps me begging for more" Never Leave-Seether |
Posted By: cdacda13
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 3:20pm
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Talent Movies he made(in order) Resvoir dogs Pulp Fiction Jackie Brown Kill Bill vol.1 Kill Bill vol. 2. |
Posted By: Panda Man
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 3:22pm
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what about that one about Vampires... cant remember the name. That was a pretty cool movie...
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Posted By: Gatyr
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 3:23pm
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His movies dont apeal to me. It seems like the acting is either to over
the top, or to far below par. It might just be me, or his style, but I
dont like it.
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Posted By: Zesty
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 3:57pm
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It's all about the dialogue, and the path of the story that makes most of his movies killer.
Just the way one simple task can turn into a big-time ordeal, and how it ties together with a dozen other character's paths, makes the movies entertaining! I would have to say that Resorvoir Dogs is one of the best.....awesome dialogue! Just the humanity of the characters....hearing their racist jokes and stuff makes them really realistic. I'm almost positive Tarantino does mass amounts of cocaine to keep his brain super-active. He just seems like a big-old tweaker. But his movies are pretty good. Many of them classics. Res Dogs and Pulp Fiction are 2 of my faves |
Posted By: White o Light
Date Posted: 13 June 2005 at 4:02pm
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Well i do agree with you some, there must be SOME sort of talent
there. But i think there is also some credit due to the people he
hires like the cinematography(sp?) director in Revervoir Dogs and Pulp
Fiction. You notice that those are his two best films and he has
the same Cinema Director in each. Im not sure if this theory is
worth anything, just something i noticed.
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Posted By: Nickodemus
Date Posted: 14 June 2005 at 8:33am
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"From Dusk Till Dawn"... how could we forget that one... that was when I was a teen going to the movies. ------------- Think and give them all you have from the beginning, and never weaken! |