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Originally posted by Vodstok
I get labeled an evil person for this all the time, but i think ol Qt is overrated. Granted, Pulp Fiction was a eork of genius, and i really Like True Romance, but most of his stuff is just over the top to me, to the point that i dont find it enjoyable.
I knwo a lot of people place a great deal of value on the dialogue in his movies, and i think that is why i am at odds with everyone else so much. i think dialogue should do it's best to push the plot foward, with no frame or word wasted. Qt does what a lot of indie film makers do:
Tons of dialogue that is completely extraneous to the plot. Did the "Like a virgin" conversation have any bearing on the rest of the movie in resevoir dogs? if it did, i missed that part.
i do appreciate that his love of pulp culture and use of it in his movies has ironically placed him in the same position of the people he admires, but that just means im giving credit where it is due. im sntill not much of a fan.
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I am all about the dialogue .. dialogue is the fastest way to build a character .. the more interesting the character, the more I care about them and that is my emotional buy in. Without it all you have is a dime a dozen action film.
Tarantino has a brilliant ear and knows how to duplicate the feel of dimestore novel cheezy dialogue and stand it on its ear.
My problem with Pulp fiction is that he did it too much too soon after Reseviour Dogs.
Thats what made Dogs brilliant ... the breakfast table meeting with gangsters discussing the credibility of Madonna ...
He used that same hook (gansters talking way above themselves)
with Pulp Fiction and it turned me off (the Mcdonalds in Paris conversation) - it seemed like he just wanted to repeat the formula. That bothered me plus I didnt like the choices in the actors at that time (Bruce Willis and the french girl) .
I got the feeling that he was aiming too high, too slick in that film.
He got back to basics with the solid JAckie Brown, then went completely balls out with the Kill Bills.
If anything, I think he's still underrated ... he's a very entheusiastic genius.
From what I've seen of him in interviews etc ... he'd drive me fucking nuts in person, but he's a brilliant craftsman with great vision