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Is this anyone else's favorite Tarrantino film?


I don't know why, but I've always considered this one my favorite. Pulp Fiction is a VERY close second, but this one will always be on the top for me.

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Good movie. But for me "Inglorious Basterds" is as close to a perfect movie as it gets. Even alot of the second and third tier parts; from the opening scene with the French father, to both of the officers playing the card game in the basement..And if anyone EVER deserved the Supporting Role Oscar that they won, it was Christoph Waltz.

"Pulp" 2nd, "Django" 3rd. I'd say it's his 4th best.

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Yup, this is the only QT movie with a really strong emotional center (well, Res Dogs, with Tim Roth and Harvey Keitel is something in that direction also) as well as complex, nuanced characters that aren't merely cinematic constructs or cooler-than-thou apparitions. And with all that, QT effortlessly retains his signature style and vibes and humor - only now it's more grounded and given a more weighty context. As outrageously entertaining as Pulp Fiction is, Jackie Brown is easily his most accomplished work - and will probably remain so, even though The Hateful Eight was a rather unexpected return to form after many years.



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I love it. Pulp fiction is still top for me.. but Jackie is close second.

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It is a damn good one, that's for sure. One of the top three. I will have to rewatch those and get back to you.

(Someone in another thread complained that it was too long, and I could see that complaint if you had to sit in a movie theater and watch it. But that's why I prefer watching long movies with a pause button available.)

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1) Reservoir Dogs
2) Pulp Fiction
3) Jackie Brown

Don't care about the rest.

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It’s on more than Friends reruns lately. I like it very much. Probably second after PF, no lower that third.

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Yep, along with Kill Bills. Pulp Fiction was crap, I almost walked out on that one.

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Jackie Brown is more mature than the films that he did afterwards.

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