Due to the release of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood I decided to sit down and rewatch every Quentin Tarantino film. Here is my ranking of all 9 of his films (counting Kill Bill as 1 movie) from best to worst. If there are any future rankings I should make let me know on twitter @BP_MovieReviews
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#9-Death Proof

​Universally this is considered Quentin Tarantino's worst movie which is a statement I agree with but even with that being said it is far from bad. The most talked aspect of this movie is Kurt Russell and his amazing performance as Stuntman Mike McKay which easily is one of the best Tarantino villains. From the time he is introduced on I was hooked with some really thrilling scenes making me extremely interested in what Tarantino would do in a horror movie. All the women were really fun and enjoyable and the physicality of the action was really enjoyable. Sadly though the plot is pretty basic and lacks the depth to be super engaging. The first 40 minutes of the film also feel really wasted and boring, though once you get through that the film does pick up and overall works. For being a worst film in someones filmography it is pretty impressive.

#8-Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

​I went into Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with a high level of interest and curiosity in simply what this film was considering it was balancing so much. From this era in Hollywood to the over the top actor Rick Dalton to the Manson murders. It seemed like this film was biting off a lot and sadly it wasn't able to pull it all together. Where the film wasn't bad and specifically really worked with it's performances and the final 20 minutes it did drop the ball a bit with how it handled its large story with some really terrible choices with the pacing and editing of the film. It ended up feeling bloated and lacked a strong resolution to any of the narratives and conversations it started. Still though it has its moments of being really fun and the atmosphere and environment is one of the best across all of Tarantino films.

#7-Kill Bill

Being a pretty ambitious project from Tarantino splitting one story of revenge into this grand 2 feature length film set easily could of disappointed but it comes together extremely well. Held together by an iconic performance by Uma Thurman and some of the best over the top bloody action scenes ever filmed this movie tries to be a fun over the top samurai-ish film and succeeds fully with it. I always have fun revisiting this film especially with it's first volume yet in the second we explore the characters deeper and see that there is a deeper side with it. The only thing that gets in the way for me with this movie is the length. This is where Tarantino decided to try and add as much as possible to his scripts to make these larger grand runtimes and so much of the detail we learn about this world and it's characters feel really unneeded and like distractions. It focuses on details the audience (or at least myself) didn't really care about so it felt like bland filler to spread out the awesome badass fight scenes.

#6-Reservoir Dogs

Tarantino's first film started him off strong, following a group of criminals after a bank heist went horribly wrong this is a great look at the quality character work and screenplay of Quintin Tarantino. The dynamics between these criminals are really interesting and all the actors have an incredible amount of chemistry. The violence in this movie is also really well done, unlike Kill Bill which tries to make every bloody moment huge and over the top this film has a wonderful grittiness to it that we don't often see from Tarantino. Where the filmmaking is great and the story does have some interesting twists and turns I must say that the only thing this movie lacks is a ton of depth. When compared to the other movies higher on the list it does feel much smaller and basic which is the reason it is towards the bottom the list. Still though this is the point on the list where I would say every film from here on out is something really special that should be checked out.

#5-Pulp Fiction

Easily being the biggest and most iconic film in Tarantino's filmography Pulp Fiction has reached god level praise becoming a true classic. Personally I came to Pulp Fiction pretty late in my life so I didn't grow up with the film like so many others did so where I think it is pretty damn good. Similar to other Tarantino this is a pretty big plot with a good amount of characters and side plots that are all interesting and good in their own right. The thing that made this movie work really well though for me and stand out was how Tarantino then brought all these stories together and made a complete and satisfying narrative which is something Tarantino has struggled with previously. This film is a brilliant puzzle that comes together quite nicely.

#4-The Hateful Eight

​When it first got released back in 2015 I was originally pretty cold on The Hateful Eight and hadn't check it out since my trip to the theater nearly 4 years ago. Finally sitting down to see this film again I was amazed with how much I loved what I was seeing and really didn't understand how my first opinion was formed. Right from the start with the opening shots the visuals blew my mind in the film, where normally playing around with the aspect ratio feels more like a gimmick this movie inspired me and made me fall in love with Ultra Panavision 70 easily becoming the best visual Tarantino film. I had such a strong reaction to how they showed this environment and I think it is just marvelous. The story and script is also one of the best Tarantino has ever produced, its profound and deep while being entertaining as hell. The characters are all fun and I love how literally everyone could be lying, it allows the audience to think for themselves and create their own views on these characters as far as who they trust and who they don't. This is a movie I really love and man do I wish I could go back and see it on the big screen again.

#3-Inglourious Basterds

Following a group of Nazi killers during the final days of WWII Inglourious Basterds is easily one of Tarantino's most artistic and well crafted movies. From the first tense and drawn out scene the filmmaking from Tarantino has never been stronger as he brings out the emotions and drama of every single scene while also bringing his traditional violence and Tarantino style. I also find the stories and characters in this film to be truly captivating, sure it helps that they are fighting Nazis who are objectively terrible but these are really wonderful characters and seeing them finally get their revenge and closure is so satisfying. Sure sometimes the structure of switching between our two main perspectives feels a bit off but overall that is very minor and this film does really work and showcase some of the best quality filmmaking from Tarantino's entire career.

#2-Jackie Brown

Jackie Brown is one of the less talked about Tarantino films which is something I can't understand considering it is easily one of his most interesting and well made films. Following a woman named Jackie Brown who gets busted while helping arms dealer Ordell Robbie bring money into the United States the police offers to help her not get in trouble if she sets up Ordell. A game of cat and mouse begins as alliances are formed and plans are made, it is unclear at times who is on what side creating an extremely engaging plot that keeps you guessing and interested in how things will turn out. Easily this is one of Samuel L. Jackson performances I have seen and Pam Grier kills it as Jackie. With this big and interesting plot Tarantino was able to avoid the need for filler and create a strong focused crime movie, it feels like this is what he has gone for in the past with films like Reservoir Dogs but failed to find the right plot to match what he was going for, with Jackie Brown he found that plot and created an all around great movie.

#1-Django Unchained

In my opinion this is Tarantino's one true masterpiece. Every single element of Django Unchained is handled to such a high level, there is not a single piece of this movie that I can really fault. The acting is incredible with Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, and Leonardo DiCaprio all giving career high award worthy performances. The cinematography from Tarantino regular Robert Richardson is absolutely perfect finding the perfect mix of being quirky and unique while also beautiful and far from distracting. The script is smart and tells an amazing story of revenge that feels worthy of the films nearly 3 hour runtime. Everything in this movie comes together and is such high quality, where normally Tarantino has at least one thing that doesn't quite work in each of his films this doesn't. This film is basically perfect and is in my opinion easily Quentin Tarantino's best film.

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