Quentin Tarantino talks with CNN's Chris Wallace about how he created his brand of filmmaking by examining scenes from "Resevoir Dogs" and "Pulp Fiction". #whostalking #chriswallace #cnn
I've rewatched what has been deemed his worst movie (by him and the general public) "Death Proof", many more times than I've rewatched "Reservoir Dogs". I love this man's whole discography from head to toe, truly one of the best to do it.
This is because they are his movies. He writes them and they are his 'babies' as he likes to say. I don't think he'd be half the director he is if he was directing other people's work. Death Proof is the only film of his I have only watched the one time. I just never felt compelled to re-watch it as it was just an okay movie.
@@solskjaer1195 Jackie Brown is based on a novel yet I think it's his best film. Granted, he wrote the screenplay and altered a few things but it's pretty much someone else's story and characters.
I like how everyone seems so boggled by Tarantino's style and 'where he got it from' when pretty much everyone who's a real moviegoer knows that's obviously how movies should be. He's just actualizing what every real true movie fan has always wanted to see and that's interesting characters, compelling situations and authentic but memorable dialogue.
I'm always amazed by how stupid journalists' questions are to him, even after all this time. The questions always seem like they come from someone who's never seen a single movie in their life before. "How did you come up with the idea of stylized violence"? "Stylized violence" has existed in cinema since the 1930's. lol
@@4Everlast Like the dialogue? or the violence? I assume you mean the stylized violence but I'm pretty sure he started the whole 'authentic dialogue' aspect with Reservoir Dogs and True Romance while further refining it in Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown. But I was saying real moviegoers have I think always wanted that is what I'm saying, but I'd say he's still technically the inventor of it or the first to really do it. Even Scorsese didn't quite have that.
@@Ryan88881 He didn't say he steals from the best for no reason. Direct quote. But he is a special director, from nobody to some of the best that ever did it ain't a small task. I was talking about editing, frantic violence, stylized coherent mess let's say so, all came long before, in anime form, he just translated it to the big screen in a good way with his dialogue that's more of a literature peace then realistic talk but that's not a negative let's be clear.
@@4Everlast I'm sure he was just saying that to be modest and probably talking about the other aspects besides dialogue. On JRE he explained how people view his unique approach to casual dialogue among the films' characters which he did seem to have in fact invented (meaning he was merely the first to do it). I'm just saying that it's not a crazy thing to come up with and I'm sure most cinema heads were just thinking "finally" when he actually did it.
What? wtf😂🤦♂️😅Cinema died in the 50s with the end of the golden era, but there is nothing more dumb and pathetic that a Tarantino film - it is BORING!!! Garbage like the rest of today's Garbage! Boring f**** garbage 🤣👉🇺🇲🧟♂️🍔🍟
Some of the dialogue in Inglorious Basterds were the greatest and most memorable scenes in the movie and has stuck with me many years later, the opening scene in particular was outstanding.
No one builds tension like Quentin. He can make you interested n care about who's on the beach while showing you a tide closing in for their imminent death. He lights small, medium n large flames within 1 scene while maintaining your attention on something subtle and unexpected. Suddenly you're like a ball in a pinball machine. Getting ricochet by multiple plot points, character deaths, one liners n imagery you will NEVER FORGET.(like throwing a can into someone's face or seeing woman pluck someone's eyes out mid combat). Quentin without question is one of the greatest directors of all time.
that's what i like about him. he doesn't 'discriminate' movies. he can watch a movie that a lot of people consider crap and appreciate what it has to offer.
So cool you got to meet him, same here! A couple of times actually. Once he answered a question about filmmaking at SD Comic Con and more recently, my buddy and I saw him chillin at his theatre the New Beverly Cinema while watching "Once Upon a Time". We told him what a masterpiece it was, he shook our hands and was a very kind guy. He clearly respects and cherishes his fans and fellow filmmakers. Cheers to whatever his grand finale may be!
I like how the style of acting goes. How the table toss for example in Pulp Fiction wasnt in the script and they just went with it and it worked beautifully in the "say what" scene
Stuck in the middle with you. Is the perfect part of the lyrics for the audience to be there. 0:30 Also how it waited for it to show the person sitting there right after saying stuck in the middle with you. Leaving two interpretations open till the last moment. That's if you're only looking at that one scene. Also how the music just cuts out. Leaving the scene just looking at what's about to happen. Then there's also I just scared of all my chairs. Bringing attention to the person being in a chair. By drawing attention to the opposite of what you're hearing.
The enthusiasm in QT in this interview is enough to make any one want to watch his movies. He is like one of them nerds in school who you think is actually quite cool, and respect him for not following the crowd and being different. The guys a genius when it comes to cinema let's be honest.
this is a true story. my grandfather passed away, unexpectedly, on 3/10/94. my grandmother, while still in good health and finances, decided soon thereafter to move to my hometown of valdosta, ga to be closer to her daughter, my pops, my older brother and i. (there was the messy business of my parents divorce that summer but that's a tale for another time.) so mimi and i become thick as thieves soon after her arrival; out on the town we were - dinners, shopping, movies. rummy and late night with dave letterman. through all the turbulence, we had a each other and it was a genuine, solid connection. i'll never forget the day she picked me up from school and said, "looks like we we're headed to see john travolta's dancing comeback this weekend." i was nine years old. my john travolta connection was look who's talking - not saturday night fever, grease, urban cowboy, or whatever else he'd done up to that point. needless to say, i responded with, "oh, ok." mimi wanted to leave the the theatre about 30 minutes into pulp fiction. she went so far as stand up and tug on my arm to do so. i'm glad i stood my ground, telling her no. from october of 1994 through may of 2000 we screened every movie we could together at ashley cinemas, or the valdosta mall. honey bunny, pumpkin, jules, vincent, brett, lance, marcellus, mia, (lance again, with jody and trudy and vincent's incredulous, "i gotta stab her three times?"), captain koons, butch, esmerelda, fabienne, maynard, zed, and well, shit. . . i forget the rest. shout out to the gimp, jimmy, and the wolf. so yeah - godspeed to mr. travolta and his dance moves.
It really is amazing how no matter how many years go by, Tarantino ends up getting the same stupid questions in interviews as if he hasn't answered them 1,000 times already.
Well every good has a negative response equally, just like if a bomb girl post nudes she might like the job but now she cant become a librarian at a school, she capitalized on sex, tarentino did the same but with violence, when you capitalize on relatively taboo topics then people tend to wanna ask about it since its more rare, it’s a byproduct he has to accept and seems to have since he’s gotten older,
But yea its definitely lazy interviewing but the news are just trying to capitalize too, and everyone knows news outlets only thrive based on how much they talk about negativity
I hadn't thought about it til you said that, but I guess that explains why he didn't actually answer many of his questions, and just went off to another (probably more interesting) tangent
Interesting and somewhat paradoxical interview - Wallace's questions are very obvious and quite thin, but Tarantino's responses are incredible - almost as if he's being asked different questions. Tarantino's generosity is at at the fore here.
If you really do want to write as good as this guy it's actually easy. You can see and hear the "secret" tool he has. If you look at the monotone and bland attitude towards questions asked ABOUT the scenes versus the way Quentin describes how he established it you can easily see that PASSION is the secret. If you are intently passionate about the story you want to share it will be an amazing story. You just need to write a few if you desire his level of influence and stature in the field. That doesn't mean that the story you are doubting can't be that "first great script" people will be talking about 25 years from now.
I agree with Quentin 100%. You let the characters speak. It can't be the author speaking, it must be the character. If we listen to people, our friends and even strangers we may overhear, we'll recognize how each one thinks, speaks, reacts.
He's just so humble talking about his own movies. Just a genius could write something like that. I love all the movies and the man himself. He's the one who gives my life a light on the horizon, every single day. Thank you Quentin! And finally, see you next year in London. A dream come true.
What I like in his films are what I call "The Tarantino moments", situations where if you didn't know who made the film, you would know after you saw that part. The best example is Butch going back in to save Marsellus Wallace. Another good one is in Basterds when British spy's cover is blown and there is a few moments of chit-chat, but you know all hell is going to break loose. I hope he changes his mind and doesn't stop at 10 films.
I’m 23, I’ve been watching Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, and True Romance for the past decade if not a little longer. I’ve watched them all recently this year again, and ALL still hold up! From Dusk Till Dawn isn’t talked about enough, another all-time favorite and QT KILLED his role with Clooney
Exactly. I recently watched the Samuel Jackson/Chris Tucker scene in Jackie Brown again and forgot how good and memorable just that scene alone was. Also the cinematography in the opening sequence of the restaurant scene in Pulp Fiction is really something when you go back and view it with a 'cinematographic mindset'.
I appreciate QT's enthusiasm in all his interviews! I notice no one seems to ask an obvious question: Is it your intention or coincidence that you resurrect so-called 'has been' actors' careers? Although this may be obvious, it would be great to hear his answer to this.
He has answered that in another interview though, he basically said that he doesnt set out to "resurrect" anyone's career, but he doesnt worry about if the actors are popular at the moment or not, he picks them according to who's right for the part, sometimes it coincides with actors who are box office magnets, and sometimes it doesnt
Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, Kill Bill. Name it, Mr. Tarantino is the 🐐 of storytelling. Marvel Directors should take notes from this guy
@@southlondon86 You must not have seen a lot of Marvel movies or DC movies. If you think everything is about Quentin drama movies then I feel sorry for you.
in filmmaking, anything that can garner a strong emotional reaction at all from the audience is a valuable commodity, and depicting violence is a very straightforward means to do so
Tarantino scored high with our people when he made The Inglorious B. Every Jewish-minded person loves this movie. It's actually a WW2 dark comedy with over-the-top violent scenes. That was always Quentin's unique film style, as I describe it.
It's no wonder mainstream reporters are always baffled by his films and their inspirations because they were inspired (among others) by everything outside the mainstream - cult, exploitation, grindhouse, arthouse, dime store novels, slashers, kung fu movies, and the general milieu of the 60's and 70's.
Violence can be aesthetically beautiful which no one wants to admit. This isn't to say i am pro-violence in real life. i am pro-violence in a fictional setting. Real violence causes suffering and i am against suffering.
Clever of Wallace to ask the tired old questions (violence, dialogue, revived actors) in forms QT was happy to address - mostly, where did that come from?, rather than questioning QT's right/taste in doing so.
Tarantino has just taken ideas from the past and remade it in his one style. Tarantino is good, but directors like Kubrick, Fellini, Fincher, or Lynch are more innovative in my opinion.
Hello Mr. Tarantino. I just bought Kill Bill Vol 1&2, again, with Comcast Xfinity. My volume 1 is in HD, and volume 2 is in SD. I paid the same price for both. Is there any way you can help me upgrade volume 2 to HD, please? I have a 4k TV. I would actually prefer both copies in 4k. But, I will except any hospitality you can give. Later.
Definitly one of the all time greats: Stanley Kubrick, Oliver Stone, Martin Scorcese, Quentin Tarantino, Alejandro Innaritu, David Lynch, a few more can't think of at the moment
