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ParanoidObsessive posted...

I won't necessarily argue that Tarantino is overrated, or that he's a terrible filmmaker, but I honestly never enjoy his movies as much as other people seem to.

I liked Reservoir Dogs, and Pulp Fiction definitely had its moments (and it was more enjoyable because I was in the college mindset at the time), but I honestly have trouble thinking of a single movie past those two that didn't leave me kind of cold at best and rolling my eyes hard at worst. It's just not even remotely my preferred style.

I think this says best how my opinion was and is now. I very much enjoyed Kill Bill and Inglorious Bastards and Django at the time, but I really feel like his films appeal to younger teenage / early 20's audiences. Thinking back, I'm sure my approach was more based on joining in on a popular trend because he Tarantino was all the rage in my age group back then. I found the films "fun" but I don't particularly remember growing attached to any of the characters or really understanding much of the plot. It was all just revenge porn. And a lot of scenes and quotes even then left me to cringe.

Also, I did try watching Sanjuro but found it very boring at the time. But maybe I didn't have the right perspective for older films then. I had the same feeling for Citizen Kane when I tried watching it. Tapped out after five minutes.