Originally Posted by kane

1. That other writer is a guy named Elmore Leonard who is one of the greatest mystery/thriller niche writers ever. I love Jackie Brown and you can see his influence in the movie, but he had some great source material. That said, I still think Tarantino is a great writer.

Overall I am a fan of Tarantino. I think his best work is Reservior Dogs then Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown third. I think all three of those movies are amazing and they are movies I can watch several times and not get tired of. But this new movie is a waste of time. Here is why I think that: First, The trailer leads you to believe you are going to watch Brad Pitt and the crew thrash their way through the Nazis and there are some great scenes, but that is only about 1/3rd of the movie. So they aren't even in about 2/3rds of the movie. The other plots are fine, but the problem is they are in subtitles and they are long winded. I understand that he drags the dialogue out so it slowly ratchets up the tension, but it doesn't really work because you are reading your ass off to keep up with the dialogue so you can't pay that much attention to what is going on in the movie itself.

Part of what makes a Tarantino movie great is his dialogue and getting to hear the actors say it. When it is subtitled, it loses some of that edge and electricity that makes it great. Had the movie been in English during those scenes, it might have been better. Or, had it been in subtitles, but been about an hour shorter it might have been better. When I left the theater I had Johnny Rotten's voice echoing in my head, "Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?"