The Personal Reviews Of The Films Directed By Quentin Taratino.

NOTE: I am not including the films he had only written (True Romance, From Dusk Till Dawn, Natural Born Killers), producded (Hostle, Hostle Part 2, Grindhouse: Planet Terror), are only directed part of (Four Rooms, Sin City). For the purpose of this review, I am combining Kill Bill Part one and two as one film and I am going to be talking about the Japanese print.



Reservoir Dogs:
Every film maker has his start, and that does not mean that the film is always bad. At times it can be very good. But this film does have the sense of amateur status but mixed with a certain kick. The main thing in this film that makes all the difference is the opening discussion of the song “Like A Virgin” by Madonna and the “ear cutting off” scene that has “Stuck In The Middle With You” by Stealers Wheel. Overall, this film being the first major film by Quentin Taratino does show fantastic potential, but that amateurish quality is what holds it back. Some of the wrongs have to deal with some boring and overly exaggerated scenes that could have been cut a little bit for pacing value.



Pulp Fiction:
When this film was first shown, this was like an electric current of improvement and originality that was shocked threw everyone. From beginning to end, this film not only captivates you, but selfishly refuses to let you go until you sit threw all two and a half hours of this Masterpiece. But, the people that steal this film are John Travolta (who plays a gangster that got back from Amsterdam), Samuel L Jackson (Travolta’s Partner), and Uma Thurman (Travolta and Jackson’s Boss’s wife). In terms of how great this film is, it is Perfect. Absolutely everything about it is perfect. No questions asked.



Jackie Brown:
Face it: out of all the films Taratino has done, this will be the black sheep in the lot. Why? Because unlike the previous films, Jackie Brown is not an original work but instead based off of the novel Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard. Now, does this mean that this is a bad adaptation? No. It does not. This film works very well on it’s own and, unlike most novel adaptations, does not require the need of knowledge of the novel to understand the film. The main thing in this movie that makes it worth watching is just to listen to that ear candy of dialogue. Oh, my God. Taratino can write such magnificent dialogue that you wish that the actors could just record the film with just the words and listen to it all day long.



Kill Bill:
If R.D. was Taratino’s tribute to Gangster films and J.B. is for Blaxploitation films, this is Taratino’s Epic tribute to the days of the old Shaw Brother’s Hong Kong films. This epic four hour film is, without a doubt, one that is so well written that it could be Taratino’s work that he should be remembered by. This film has drama, action, gore, juicy dialogue (an easy trademark of Taratino’s), and a hell of a performance by main actress Uma Thurman who plays the distraught Bride. If you decide to watch this film, be prepared to give yourself over to watching the last great Epic film of our time.



Grindhouse Presents: Death Proof:
As you can tell, Taratino is a fan boy for old, seventies exploitation films and this is his ultimate tribute to that long lost genre and, in a way, a tribute to the slasher film genre. This film is dark, gritty, and recreates the “bad-ass” acting career of Kurt Russle who plays the psychotic stuntman. This films highlights is the dialogue, the actors, and the thirty minute car chase scene at the end of this film. If you watch this film, remember that there was no CGI used to create the effects of the car’s destruction.



Inglorious Basterds:
If Taratino was a musician, this will be his greatest hits category. This film take the absolute best of his films and combines them with a wonderful “What If” plot for World War II. From start to finish, this film transports you into a realm of a reversed World War II were you have Jewish American soldiers that scalp Nazi’s, a central theme of all the characters is the history of cinema (even one of the Nazi commanders is a film director), and you have David Bowie’s Cat People (Putting Out The Fire) during a montage scene near the climax of the film. The main thing to watch for is Christoph Waltz’s performance as Hans Landa Of The S.S. The ultimate Nazi ever. I mean, when you hear him speak English, Italian, German, and French perfectly, you will know with that knowledge that he is Taratino’s greatest villain.