I've commented on one of his movies so far at length, but what about the entire body of work?
Well, let's see. I think this is mostly it.
Love Birds in Bondage
Never heard of it before I saw it in the CV.
My Best Friend's Birthday
Also never heard of it before looking up the list.
Reservoir Dogs
I've seen this one. I just remember that it wasn't particularly interesting. I couldn't tell you anything except I guess some guy in a chair gets his ear cut or something.
Pulp Fiction
A lot of this I do remember, the only thing that stands out is that they killed poor Phil Lamar. Now, Tarantino is pretty good as the car cleaner murder guy I must say. Maybe that's sad it's the bright point. There was a shiny suitcase too. And some stupid dancing with Uma. Well, that's about it.
Four Rooms
Another unknown to me.
Jackie Brown
I heard this way okay, but haven't seen it. So I don't know.
Kill Bill 1
Saw it. Has Uma ever done anything good to great or above. As far as the lack of noteworthiness of The Bride... I guess it she was alright in it. Maybe it's rather pitful that I think she was good in some chick flick, as far as romantic comedies go. Wait, this is about KB1. It had David Caradine in it too. I think. Bad guy gangster, pluck the stone from the hand and such. Anyway. Rather forgettable. Given that I've forgotten it. Was an entire movie needed for setup? I don't know, probably not. Maybe QT was experimenting for later with Basterds. Maybe that's all he knows how to do, and how many times can you do it before you get tired and lazy and sloppy?
Kill Bill 2
Heard it was way better than the first one, but if it takes an entire movie to set up the action, maybe it's better I haven't seen it. I still remember that other overly long setup with too little in the way of results he did later in Basterds, so whatever about this one, maybe it's as aggravating.
Sin City
Dunno. Haven't seen it. Dark comic or something, everyone dies or something. Great idea? I guess. It isn't really all his movie right? Well if it's anything like Pulp Fiction, no big loss.
Grindhouse / Death Proof
His part of this was pretty good at, but rather senseless and meandering overall much of the time. I don't know what to say about the first part (slow than surprising maybe?) of it but the second part is... Odd. Rather like the Jackson/Travolta parts of Pulp Fiction in the way it felt. I don't know that entire movie (the other half not by him too) is just strange. Nothing I'd want to watch again though. Death Proof is probably entirely saved by Kurt Russell, that might be the answer to the question of how good or bad it is.
Inglourious Basterds
As far as I'm concerned, it's one of the worst movies ever made. You can read the first blog post if you want more.
Django Unchained
I heard this was pretty good, but so far nothing's made me get out and chance it. It has Jamie Foxx in it, and as good as he was in Ray, maybe that saves it (if the rest is anything like Inglrious Basterds.) Or maybe it's just an excuse to say nigger a lot in context about how fucked up slavery was and is. Either way, I'm rather partial to Dave Chappelle's version with the time-traveling pimp exacting revenge. No, I have no idea why I'm mixing a movie I haven't seen with a short sketch on a comedy show either.
The Hateful Eight
Will this break the pattern? I don't know. Will I see it? Maybe some day. Will it be like the rest of his movies so far? God, I hope not, or will hope not if I see it. Well, if it opens with a 45 minute scene about a gay psycho Nazi that already knows he's going to shoot everyone but one under the floorboards, it won't be a long watching I tell you what.
Now to some movies not by him or whatever.
Natural Born Killers
I don't know if I've heard anything, but it feels as though it really can't be much good. Maybe I'm wrong. Harrelson was good in Cheers sometimes.
From Dusk to Dawn
I liked this movie, and he plays a good psycho. Maybe he should stick to acting.
Of all the ones I've seen, this is the best film. Perhaps the only good one on the list. Given how I felt about Grindhouse itself, I can't really given credit all to Rodriguez, but maybe that one was an off day. Or maybe zombies and chicks with machinegun legs don't do anything for me. But kudos to the both of them (and of course Clooney and Chong and Keitel and Lewis)
True Romance
If only all his standoff scenes could be as good as this. Maybe I'm just misremembering it, or maybe I'm just somewhat of a fan of Christian Slater. I think QT also wrote the parts with Brad Pitt, but I don't remember anything much about the scene but that it was rather underwhelming even as a cameo or whatever it was supposed to be.
There you go.
If you like all these and more and any I've missed, that's fine. There are certain things some people like, no doubt of that. I just happen to feel the opposite way, and that's just as fine too.
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