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**PhillipHer** · 08-27-2008, 06:47 PM

Well... yes, I saw an interview with him a long time ago... yes, he certainly seems to have a lot of passion for film-making... but that doesn't make him a great director...

Sure doesn't. I was only objecting to the choice of the word "pretender".

I'm surprised you rate Reservoir Dogs at the bottom of your list... it's the only film by Tarantino that I liked... ...when I watch a film, I look for a plot that keeps me engrossed... Reservoir Dogs had such a plot...

Quite boring for me. I couldn't get interested in he heist, it going wrong, what happened to the colourful characters....when that is the case the gore sticks out like a sore thumb...or ear in this case.

I guess it's a matter of varying tastes...

..which brings me to Kill Bill 1.Which IMO is one of the finest films made.

I watched it in a lonesome balcony in Regal Cinema: South Bombay. (weekday afternoons are for grad students). Recommended by a classmate who was shocked I dind't know the name Tarantino.

It was a ride from the word go. From the epigraph to punchline.
The close-up shot of the bride being shot in mid-sentence is peerless in its abruptness. Great scene after great scene packed with great line after great line. I grew restless about the fact that I was a two hour commute away from starting a conversation about the film with my recommender.

The music, the pacing, the execution of stunt sequences apart, it was easy to be interested in the characters (mind you the film keeps you under wraps on what is it that she is avenging, or to be be precise what is it that led to the assault, which she is avenging).

The craft aspects, the chapterization, the distinct look,feel (pacing) of each of the chapters all apart, what I enjoyed was the nonchalance in terms of plot. (I guess this is what put lot of people off). A notepad and ticking off people is throwing the "what-next" of plot based storytelling at the viewer

The dialogues are not showy (as style over substance detractors imply) but really flesh things out. Eg. the conversations with Hattori Hanzo present so many shades of his personality. And some that just gasp at the inexplicability of it all "what she lacked in age, she made up for in madness".

Every subsequent viewing has not been about discovering new things. It has been about reliving the thrill of the intial viewing. It heads the list.

08-27-2008, 06:47 PM	#22
PhillipHer Join Date Jun 2008 Age 58 Posts 4,481 Senior Member	Well... yes, I saw an interview with him a long time ago... yes, he certainly seems to have a lot of passion for film-making... but that doesn't make him a great director... Sure doesn't. I was only objecting to the choice of the word "pretender". I'm surprised you rate Reservoir Dogs at the bottom of your list... it's the only film by Tarantino that I liked... ...when I watch a film, I look for a plot that keeps me engrossed... Reservoir Dogs had such a plot... Quite boring for me. I couldn't get interested in he heist, it going wrong, what happened to the colourful characters....when that is the case the gore sticks out like a sore thumb...or ear in this case. I guess it's a matter of varying tastes... ..which brings me to Kill Bill 1.Which IMO is one of the finest films made. I watched it in a lonesome balcony in Regal Cinema: South Bombay. (weekday afternoons are for grad students). Recommended by a classmate who was shocked I dind't know the name Tarantino. It was a ride from the word go. From the epigraph to punchline. The close-up shot of the bride being shot in mid-sentence is peerless in its abruptness. Great scene after great scene packed with great line after great line. I grew restless about the fact that I was a two hour commute away from starting a conversation about the film with my recommender. The music, the pacing, the execution of stunt sequences apart, it was easy to be interested in the characters (mind you the film keeps you under wraps on what is it that she is avenging, or to be be precise what is it that led to the assault, which she is avenging). The craft aspects, the chapterization, the distinct look,feel (pacing) of each of the chapters all apart, what I enjoyed was the nonchalance in terms of plot. (I guess this is what put lot of people off). A notepad and ticking off people is throwing the "what-next" of plot based storytelling at the viewer The dialogues are not showy (as style over substance detractors imply) but really flesh things out. Eg. the conversations with Hattori Hanzo present so many shades of his personality. And some that just gasp at the inexplicability of it all "what she lacked in age, she made up for in madness". Every subsequent viewing has not been about discovering new things. It has been about reliving the thrill of the intial viewing. It heads the list.
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