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didn't appreciate it before, note how compelling the intertwined stories are (first of all, it's fun to try and put the time puzzle together!).
Next, the quality of the performances: not just Travolta, but Roth and Thurman---and yes, Bruce---is excellent (even the college kid with the hamburger).
Outside of the directorial genius, two qualites jump out: the brilliant dialogue (the "whoppers in Amsterdam; footrub technique; post-fight taxicab dialogue); the accelerating action, most often unexpected (the scenes in the pawn shop...).
Tarantino raised the bar for gangster/action films---and elevated his to art.

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To me, not worth watching a second time. - grantv 13:21:00 07/11/04 (11)
I just did a search of his filmography, and of the ones I've seen....
Pulp Fiction (yes, intertwining stories, puzzles, bla bla bla; maybe a 1 star movie to me), Reservoir dogs (couldn't even watch the whole thing), Natural born killers (watched it once, never again), Jackie Brown (ditto).
I just don't "get" why his films are as popular as they are.
- You are right... but look at the popularity of LOTR - Victor Khomenko 18:16:10 07/14/04 (5)
  I would not want to watch any of his films again either... OK, OK, the dance from the Fiction and perhaps the basement scene - just once again.
  I have been saying all along that Tarantino is a wasted talent, the poet of garbage, and he will be soon forgotten.
  - Try this prism - Vedric 20:19:33 07/18/04 (0)
    Courage in the face of insurmountable evil.
    Diverse beings working within their racial traits and strenghts to overcome desperate odds together.
    A historical and cultural understanding of each race and character in LoTR is neccessary. It's a fantasy world and needs to be understood in full context to gain everything there is to gain from the film.
    Try the books starting with The Hobbit then move on to LoTR.
  - I'm probably one of very few people here.... - grantv 20:13:26 07/14/04 (3)
    ....who has never seen a LOTR movie. Maybe one day, but the trailers don't exactly excite me. As for Tarantino being forgotten, I think he is somewhat of a long lasting fad. Weren't Stephen King movies very popular as a whole only a few years back? Fad directors are probably no different than fad actors. No?
    - I think we will grow out of current fascination with scum, and then Tarantino's fame will fizzle - Victor Khomenko 20:32:03 07/14/04 (2)
      It might take longer than a few years, but I don't believe the anti-humanist "art" has staying power.
      LOTR? I forced myself to watch about twenty minutes of it.
      - Re:I lasted - rico 07:49:52 07/15/04 (1)
        
        In Reply to: I think we will grow out of current fascination with scum, and then Tarantino's fame will fizzle posted by Victor Khomenko on July 14, 2004 at 20:32:03:
        
        only ten minutes.
        
        You get my respect then (nt) - Victor Khomenko 14:08:49 07/15/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re:I lasted posted by rico on July 15, 2004 at 07:49:52:
        
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- Natural Born Killers? Uh, not a Tarantino film. - tinear 10:21:54 07/12/04 (3)
  The Kill Bills are his 4th.
  - Strange. - grantv 12:01:16 07/12/04 (2)
    I simply did a search in google using "Quentin Tarantino filmography" and it pulled up a list of movies including Natural Born Killers under his name. Oops.
    - Re: Strange. - rico 07:53:25 07/13/04 (1)
      He has directed four but has written others.
      - Killing Zoe is another script by Tarantino - grinagog 21:32:43 07/13/04 (0)
        
        In Reply to: Re: Strange. posted by rico on July 13, 2004 at 07:53:25:
        
        but directed by Roger Avery
        Grins
- I even went to the trouble of boycotting all four. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:03:24 07/12/04 (0)
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(Tarantino...genius)...you apparently believe the media hype...IMHO he has... - TWB 17:55:31 07/10/04 (3)
been canonized by the media and unjustly...an average director at best....
- So, any director respected by the evil media/critics - tinear 11:08:52 07/11/04 (2)
  are overrated? You aren't asking us to take your ranking as being necessarily higher than SCORES of critics and film appreciators, are you?
  I have seen all his films, and believe, as much as is possible in print, convey WHY "Pulp Fiction" is worthy of the title "classic."
  But, you really don't wish a dialogue---hey, a flip insult is exhausting enough, eh?
  - You want a dialogue....here it is... - TWB 11:22:34 07/11/04 (1)
    as I said, in my opinion the media has crowned him King and primarily on the basis of one film....please! If you look at his body of work (which is very small) it is limited in scope...He hasn't tackled various genres, yes Pulp Fiction is a good movie but it is not earth shattering...Apparently I offended you, sorry about that...I'm just not a fan of his....
    - No offense taken. The sheer complexity of PF is revolutionary. nt - tinear 10:23:55 07/12/04 (0)
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