Quentin Tarantino

Yes! Stick this in your eye, over-analytical movie critics: Quentin Tarantino has named his favourite 20 movies of his directing career, and it’s a laundry list of pop shtick including Speed, The Matrix, Fight Club, and Team America - World Police, while the closest it gets to a Semillon Sauvignon Blanc is the palatable Lost in Translation

To my fellow trashy-movie-loving Philistines who have been hiding in the closet: it’s time to celebrate. Liking movies with bad guys and guns is OK. Quentin Tarantino, one of the finest directors of his generation, says so.

The list includes some off-the-wall Japanese and Korean martial arts and monster flicks - which I haven’t seen and probably won’t, ever - but the rest help make up one of the most quotable lists you’ll see this year.

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  • Andrew says:

    12:07pm | 24/08/09

    Ditto to John’s second comment. Memories of Murder is fantastic and in its own understated way showed why Korean cinema is rated so highly by those in the know. Read more »

  • John says:

    08:54am | 22/08/09

    I want to highlight two of Tarantino’s picks that hasn’t been talked about: Memories of Murder Joint Security Area Two of the most amazing movies I’ve ever seen.  They are both from Korea.  If you get a chance PLEASE PLEASE check them out.  The endings will leave you speechless. Read more »

 

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