Kubrick vs. Tarantino [Archive]

bowl of oranges

05/08/09, 02:31 PM

Whose movies do you prefer?

Stanley Kubrick (notable works)
Spartacus
Dr. Strangelove
2001: A Space Odyssey
A Clockwork Orange
The Shining
Full Metal Jacket

Quentin Tarantino (notable works)
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2
Grindhouse presents Death Proof
Inglourious Basterds (2009 planned release)

Justin_stacy

05/08/09, 02:36 PM

Prefer...? QT, with the exception of Kill Bill he's never made a movie i didn't like or at least grew on me. Kubrick was more talented though.

bowl of oranges

05/08/09, 02:41 PM

Yeah, prefer. I think most people will agree that Kubrick was more talented, it's just a question about which movies you like more.

heyzombiehitler

05/08/09, 05:13 PM

Both are very unique film makers. I dunno, Bro.

deanster321

05/08/09, 05:59 PM

It's hard to actually compare the two. Apples and oranges.

As for which I prefer, Kubrick I guess. I like stuff by both but neither are really among my absolute favourite directors.

a speedo model

05/08/09, 07:52 PM

I prefer Tarantino. Tough choice though.

starseed

05/08/09, 07:53 PM

Kubrick wins for me solely because of Strangelove, one of my favorite movies ever.

bowl of oranges

05/08/09, 07:55 PM

I picked Stan the man and I haven't even seen Dr. Strangelove, Lolita, Spartacus, or Eyes Wide Shut. They're on my to-do list.
However, 2001, Clockwork, Full Metal Jacket, and The Shining are some of my all-time favorite movies.

Thomas Balkcom

05/08/09, 08:12 PM

Kubrick without a doubt

tonighttonight0

05/08/09, 08:22 PM

Both are great, but I had to go with Tarantino. I enjoy Pulp Fiction more than any film that Kubrick put out. Kubrick was a better director though.

pshh

05/08/09, 08:25 PM

kubrick

Stephen Chamberlain

05/08/09, 08:58 PM

What a joke. Kubrick by miles. Of course Barry Lyndon isn't mentioned

The only Kubrick movie I was impressed by was the the first half of Full Metal Jacket.lolwhut

Ravenna

05/09/09, 01:02 AM

The only Kubrick movie I was impressed by was the the first half of Full Metal Jacket.
Lets just agree that your brain is made of poop and call it a day.

Stephen Chamberlain

05/09/09, 07:35 AM

Lets just agree that your brain is made of poop and call it a day.
:-d

screamoutmyname

05/09/09, 11:23 AM

definitely going with kubrick on this one.

i was considering a hitchcock v. kubrick thread awhile back... that would be a bit more of a difficult decision for me... i'd have to go with hitchcock i think

MIKEY_HORROR

05/09/09, 01:08 PM

although i really like Full Metal Jacket and A Clockwork Orange...and also enjoyed the Shining..

I am a gigantic Tarantino Nut-Hugger, and has to chose him.

MIKEY_HORROR

05/09/09, 01:10 PM

both could learn a thing or two from Uwe Boll though....not sure why he wasnt included.

bowl of oranges

05/09/09, 01:11 PM

It's not necessarily a best directors poll, I just picked two fairly popular yet controversial directors to make a poll about.

Ailite

05/09/09, 08:15 PM

Tarantino

starseed

05/09/09, 08:18 PM

both could learn a thing or two from Uwe Boll though....not sure why he wasnt included.

Uwe Boll is so visionary that not even hallucinogenic drugs can reproduce what he sees.

Ailite

05/09/09, 08:40 PM

Uwe Boll is so visionary that not even hallucinogenic drugs can reproduce what he sees.
lolololol

Rawrr

05/09/09, 08:43 PM

Tarantino is hands down my favorite filmmaker, but I have a shitty taste in everything so whatevz.

kaoskid

07/15/09, 07:59 PM

It's terribly hard, since the two are some of my favorite directors that are/were out there. But Kubrick wins for is terrifying use of "Singin' in the Rain" in A Clockwork Orange. And to quote someone on IMDB:
"2001 isn't just a film. It's a religious experience."

gilatron5000

07/15/09, 08:05 PM

I prefer to watch Tarantino, but I recognize that Kubrick is the better director, by far.

SmokieB.High

07/16/09, 07:14 AM

Kubrick movies are visual masterpieces and epic movies in thier scale, he changed the way movies are made with 2001

Tarantino is a great story teller with even better dialoge

Both are my favorite but right now I feel that Kubrick's body of work surpasses any director, while Tarantino still has some work to do

So, Kubrick

Mr. Ryan

07/16/09, 07:19 AM

Kubrick. Very hard decision for me though.

eraserhead

07/16/09, 07:29 AM

lol how is this is a competition. Kubrick by a landslide.

TJ Wells

07/16/09, 07:29 AM

Kubrick is probably my biggest director shame; I have yet to see Dr. Strangelove, Eyes Wide Shut, Barry Lyndon, Lolita, Spartacus OR Paths of Glory. However, even if I had, I'm 99% sure I still would've picked Tarantino, as he is my favorite director of all time. I have seen every one of his films at least five times, Death Proof and Pulp Fiction at least ten.

popdisaster00

07/16/09, 07:31 AM

Prefer...? QT, with the exception of Kill Bill he's never made a movie i didn't like or at least grew on me. Kubrick was more talented though.
Ill probably have to agree. I also have way more respect for Kubrick.

eraserhead

07/16/09, 07:34 AM

I like Tarantino generally, Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill are some of my favorite movies, but I don't see how either one of those films can hold a candle to Dr. Strangelove or even The Shining.

TJ Wells

07/16/09, 07:36 AM

I like Tarantino generally, Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill are some of my favorite movies, but I don't see how either one of those films can hold a candle to Dr. Strangelove or even The Shining.
Really? To be fair I've only seen four of his films (The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange and 2001) but I'd put the Shining last by a mile. I'd also put it behind Tarantino's weakest film, Jackie Brown.

xjulianx89

07/16/09, 07:39 AM

Is this a joke? Kubrick is on a whole 'nother level.

eraserhead

07/16/09, 08:06 AM

Really? To be fair I've only seen four of his films (The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange and 2001) but I'd put the Shining last by a mile. I'd also put it behind Tarantino's weakest film, Jackie Brown.
I'd agree with you about The Shining being ranked towards the bottom amongst Kubrick's films, but even then I find it to be more skillfully done than a lot of Tarantino's catalog. I just think Kubrick was a more talented director...not to sell QT short or anything, I mean the guy made Pulp Fiction, but I don't think he had the same mastery and finesse as Kubrick.

Thomas Balkcom

07/16/09, 08:18 AM

SmokieB.High

07/16/09, 08:25 AM

Really? To be fair I've only seen four of his films (The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange and 2001) but I'd put the Shining last by a mile. I'd also put it behind Tarantino's weakest film, Jackie Brown.
Eyes wide shut was awful I'd put the shining close to the top with his most under rated movie Barry Lyndon(my fav)

TJ Wells

07/16/09, 08:40 AM

love the avatar
I'm very depressed, I'm going to be in Chicago this weekend, but the Godard double feature (Made in U.S.A./2 or 3 Things I Know About Her) at the Siskel Film Center ends today :-(.

Thomas Balkcom

07/16/09, 08:47 AM

I'm very depressed, I'm going to be in Chicago this weekend, but the Godard double feature (Made in U.S.A./2 or 3 Things I Know About Her) at the Siskel Film Center ends today :-(.

That sucks, I wish we had stuff like that down here

TJ Wells

07/16/09, 08:49 AM

That sucks, I wish we had stuff like that down here
But you get Robin Meade!

Thomas Balkcom

07/16/09, 08:53 AM

But you get Robin Meade!

haha, fair enough

we do have this though

http://www.foxtheatre.org/cocacolafilmfest09/cocacolaFilmFest09.htm

so I will finally get to see Breakfast at Tiffany's and 2001 on the big screen

JunkBondTrader

07/16/09, 08:53 AM

kubrick not even close.

TJ Wells

07/16/09, 08:59 AM

haha, fair enough

we do have this though

http://www.foxtheatre.org/cocacolafilmfest09/cocacolaFilmFest09.htm

so I will finally get to see Breakfast at Tiffany's and 2001 on the big screen
Christ I would kill to see Tiffany's on the big screen. My favorite movie of all time.

narcoleptic953

07/16/09, 09:00 AM

Pulp Fiction is far better than any Kubrick film I've seen.

Thomas Balkcom

07/16/09, 09:10 AM

Christ I would kill to see Tiffany's on the big screen. My favorite movie of all time.

what an interesting favorite movie of all time, I haven't seen it in years

Stephen Chamberlain

07/16/09, 09:10 AM

Pulp Fiction is far better than any Kubrick film I've seen.
You must not have seen any Kubricks.
Really? To be fair I've only seen four of his films (The Shining, Full Metal Jacket, A Clockwork Orange and 2001) but I'd put the Shining last by a mile. I'd also put it behind Tarantino's weakest film, Jackie Brown.X-)

Nice avatar, though.

eraserhead

07/16/09, 09:23 AM

Pulp Fiction is far better than any Kubrick film I've seen.
Seriously?

bouttogetfancy

07/16/09, 09:29 AM

Stanley Kubrick

(ignore the avatar haha)

narcoleptic953

07/16/09, 09:51 AM

You must not have seen any Kubricks.
X-)

Nice avatar, though.

Nah, I just enjoyed Pulp Fiction a lot more.

Seriously?

Yes. Get over it.

FOBcareemo

07/16/09, 12:15 PM

Two of the greatest directors of all time, I prefer Tarantino, though.

Stephen Chamberlain

07/16/09, 12:19 PM

Two of the greatest directors of all time, I prefer Tarantino, though.
Kubrick yes, Tarantino hasn't been around nearly long enough to make that claim.

Vincewithouthee

07/16/09, 12:51 PM

Kubrick is brilliant but I'm sorry I can't watch his shit more than two or three times. I get bored with him once I see it. But I still love it. If that makes sense?

I love every Tarantino movie outside Jackie Brown. I've watched them all multiple times and are a few are some of my favorite movies. Replay value is key for me.

andrewshungry

07/17/09, 11:37 AM

tough, but i went with kubrick. you left out a lot of good shit too, including eyes wide shut. great movie, even if its not up to par with the others

WordzandDreamz

07/17/09, 12:19 PM

Kubrick yes, Tarantino hasn't been around nearly long enough to make that claim.

How long you've been around doesn't very much matter when the quality of your body of work is as high as his.

Hunt147

07/17/09, 12:55 PM