Feb '23
The past couple of weeks I've been rewatching his films which started by bumping into Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I thought it was good the 1st time I viewed it but appreciated it much more this 2nd time around. So I started digging out old DVDS and searching out what I didn't own, I even watched films he doesn't consider his but either co-wrote, co-directred or produced like Killing Zoe, Four Rooms and Dusk til Dawn. I didn't bother rewatching Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction cause I can practically recite them while watching, I've seen them so many times. After viewing just about his whole filmography I've come to this...The Hateful Eight is his most underrated film. We will never again see a film like this, not only for it's content but the way it's filmed. Not only was it not shot digitally but he filmed it in 70mm, something at the time not done for over a decade or 2. The panoramic widescreen is just unbelievable when and if noticed. Jennifer Jason Leigh was nominated for an Oscar even though those awards have been irrelevant since 2000 imo. You will never again see a performance like the one she gives simply cause it's not allowed anymore. Anyways, so if I think The Hateful Eight is his most underrated which of his films do I think is his most overrated?... IMO it's a coin toss between Death Proof and Inglorious Bastards. Debate me, leave your thoughts or ignore me...it's fine.
I think his weaker movies are Natural Born Killers and Jackie Brown. NBK was directed by Oliver Stone and feels a bit too weird. I could never get into it that much, but I do happen to love the "I Love Mallory" scene with Rodney Dangerfield. Jackie Brown is still a good flick, but it feels out of place, considering QT didn't write it. It doesn't have as many of his quirks in it since it's an adaption of a book instead of his own.
I can throw on any of his other movies and get sucked in quite easily. It's hard to pick a favorite since they're all great in their own ways. I usually default to Pulp Fiction as my favorite since I'm so typical.