Quentin Tarantino's idiosyncratic list of the 20 best movies since 1992

[Swede]

i agree with some,some i haven't even heard of.


Anything Else (2003)
Audition (1999)
Battle Royale (2000)
The Blade (1995)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dogville (2003)
Fight Club (1999)
Friday (1995)
The Host (2006)
The Insider (1999)
Joint Security Area (2000)
Lost in Translation (2003)
The Matrix (1999)
Memories of Murder (2003)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Speed (1994)
Supercop (1992)
Team America: World Police (2004)
Unbreakable (2000)

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/theampersand/archive/2009/08/18/quentin-tarantino-s-idiosyncratic-list-of-the-20-best-movies-since-1992.aspx

[PVnRT]

1. Speed? Really?

I do agree that Unbreakable is a largely underrated film. Everyone wanted The Sixth Sense Part II and were pissed that they got something different.

[Orsino]

18. Tarantino is allowed to like trash, too.

And when Quentin Tarantino goes for trash, he aims low.

[LynneSin]

2. Unbreakable was horrible - proof that 'The Sixth Sense' was a fluke

I wasn't even keen on 'The Sixth Sense'

[moggie]

5. M. Night Shamwow is a hack n/t

[Fire Walk With Me]

8. I really wanted to like it and simply could not. It still leaves a sour taste...

[Tuesday Afternoon]

3. Dogville was an excellent experiment.

Quentin is a hoot.

[Monk06]

15. Dogville was not an experiment is was Von Trier doing Beckett

Just a minor clarification. It also happens to
be the best play/film since The Iceman Cometh IMO

[moggie]

4. Joint Security Area is really excellent

Not surprised that he enjoyed Battle Royale (and he picked the best actress from it for a small part in Kill Bill).

[Richardo]

6. I've only seen three of those: Speed, Unbreakable and Lost in Translation

I wouldn't put any of them on a "best" list. Lost in Translation would be the closest. :shrug:

[Forkboy]

7. The Host is one of the most overrated horror movies in years.

And I love monster movies, and have a lot of patience with them and can forgive a lot. But The Host was just dumb.

Great to see Supercop on there. I love that movie! Including the title song by Mark Mothersbaugh during the credits.

Battle Royale was actually really good. I wasn't sure I would like it because the book was fantastic, but the movie pulled it off, mostly.

[MrSlayer]

9. Of those, I've only seen World Police.

America! Fuck Yeah!

Tarantino makes great movies but his taste in movies sucks.

[moggie]

16. Wait, what?

If you haven't seen the others, how can you judge them?

[armyowalgreens]

10. I actually really liked unbreakable.

I think it's really underrated.

[Bucky]

11. The only thing I disagree with is letting Tarantino make the list

What narrow range of movie genres. Battle Royale, Boogie Nights, Shaun of the Dead.... I don't think Quinton Tarantino knows the differences between "best" and "cute."

[pokerfan]

12. I agree with most of the one's I've seen

Boogie Nights (1997)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Fight Club (1999)
Lost in Translation (2003)
The Matrix (1999)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Speed (1994) <------- except this POS
Supercop (1992)
Team America: World Police (2004)

[Curtland1015]

13. Battle Royale was overrated schlock.

Kids killing each other to teach a lesson about conformity!

...No thanks.

[City of Mills]

14. I didn't want to like Fight Club

But it was on TV the other night, and I found it to be actually pretty interesting, I'd like to see it again.

[jonnyblitz]

17. Audition by Takashi Miike is quite good if you like Japanese

horror.

[moggie]

20. He's an interesting director

He seems to like defying genres. "The Happiness of the Katakuris" is... really hard to describe. If you like deliberately cheesy musical numbers, dancing zombies (who doesn't?), unexpected claymation scenes, and dark humour, this is the film for you.

[Ohio Joe]

19. Anything Else?

Holy crap... Woody was never very good to begin with but... oh man, thats pretty much his worst movie, total shit.

[RebelOne]

21. I have only seen a few of them, but Speed was the best.

Lost In Translation was a bore. Could never understand what was so great about it.