Dammit, now we're losing by two ... :/
More Nolan votes folks !
Quentin Tarantino
Christopher Nolan
Dammit, now we're losing by two ... :/
More Nolan votes folks !
I don't know what to do...I think Tarantino was such an innovator, but I just watched Memento and Batman Begins and I really like Nolan's subtlety in the former and his humanity in the latter...
Nolan is great. I just haven't seen enough by him to agreee he's better than Tarantino.
brb, shipping my entire Nolan collection to Brice
I'm with Brice, except that I've seen all of Nolan's films with the exception of Insomnia. And while I agree that he's a really great director, he just doesn't even come close to Tarantino in my opinion.
Only the gentle are ever really strong.
this I can agree with
not even close
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Close to Tarantino in what regard ? Nolan is a much better story teller, and a much more versatile visual artist than Tarantino, IMHO.
Nolan. Nolan. Nolan.
I went with Tarantino, for the impact his films had on cinema.
Oh, please!
You mean legitimizing old junk and lowering the bar on content?
Do what?
Nolan feauture directing credits:
Seven:
1. Following
2. Memento
3. Insomnia
4. Batman Begins
5. The Prestige
6. The Dark Knight
7. Inception
Tarantino feauture directing credits:
About Six and a Half:
1. Reservoir Dogs
2. Pulp Fiction
2¼. Four Rooms
3¼. Jackie Brown
4¾. Kill Bill
4⅞. Sin City
5⅜. Death Proof
6¼. Inglourious Basterds
(Not that I'm wishing that QT had been more productive.)
Oh no. I've just heard something horrible! Tarantino has just stated that he's not making any more films as a cause of the overwhelming cross-country Nolan love!
Source: secret.
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Tarantino is far too formulaic. Toss in an underworld element, some cool dialogue, hip music and non-linear story-telling. If it wasn't for his awesome dialogue he wouldn't be nearly as famous as he is. Think of Pulp Fiction without his dialogue.
Inglorious Basterds is the only movie I truly give him a lot of credit for his directing.
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I saw Pulp Fiction at the cinema three times - I don't do that sort of thing generally but I was asked to go with different groups of friends each time and it had intrigued me so much, (that switching between story pov was very unheard of then remember) that I was happy to watch it again.
He was just such a breath of fresh air to cinema at that point in time and started a whole new genre, I think he deserves credit for that.
I would love to see Tarantino make a movie without switching timelines, characters or implementing chapters like in Kill Bill and Inglorious Basterds. Is it so hard Quentin?
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grrrr Tarantino is leading now
Ask not what bears can do for you, but what you can do for bears. (razz)
When one is in agreement with bears one is always correct. (mae)
bears are back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've always felt Nolan is great at using intermitent humour. Like in Memento..."Who is this guy? I guess I'm chasing him." *gunshot* "No, he's chasing me." Nolan's unseriousness just comes through the characters usually instead of the visuals, where most unseriousness shows through a la Machete or Kill Bill.
Nolan...another superior director losing to who is cooler. :'(
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I don't think it's a case of who's cooler - I have probably have ten years plus on you age wise, so to me Nolan is the cooler or more hipster choice. I just have the benefit of experiencing Tarantino at his debut into the directing world because of my age and that's what sways me.