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What's the best song Tarantino hasn't used yet?

ictow — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:43:10 -0800

What's the best song Tarantino hasn't used yet? I'm directing a theater production that's going to be an improvised Tarantino movie. It's gonna be good, but it'll be even better if I can put together a really awesome soundtrack.

2 needs: before the show and between the scenes.

I'm thinking old school soul/funk and 50s/60s obscurish pop. The songs that are spurring this: I Gotcha - Joe Tex (from Reservoir Dogs), Misirlou - Dick Dale (Pulp Fiction) and Bang Bang - Nancy Sinatra (Kill Bill). Anything with a really strong opening is especially helpful for in-show.

Basically this is a chance to list the badassest song you know. Or the most goose-pimpley. Or, best, both.

Relatedly, any ideas for songs similar to Battle Without Honor or Humanity are appreciated. I've got RJD2's The Horror and that's it.

What films should I watch to better appreciate Kill Bill?

Grinder — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 07:31:32 -0800

What films should I watch to better appreciate Kill Bill? My girlfriend loves Kill Bill. I think it's good enough, but overlong. I think I would like it a lot better if I had seen the films that inspired Tarantino and Thurman, as I gather a lot of it is shot as a homage to earlier films.

So, what should we watch to get more into (or out of) Kill Bill?

How did Quentin Tarantino learn to write his trademark dialogue?

soiled cowboy — Sun, 09 Oct 2005 12:21:56 -0800

How did Quentin Tarantino learn to write his trademark dialogue? Who were his influences? I know of the many filmmakers who were influential for Tarantino in developing his directorial style, but where did he learn to write the stylized dialogue that is characteristic of his films? I would guess Elmore Leonard novels and David Mamet plays, and I even remember T. referring to Ernst Lubitsch on the Pulp Fiction DVD commentary. Anyone know of any other influences?

What happened to the special edition Kill Bill DVDs?

Capn — Thu, 30 Dec 2004 17:14:13 -0800

So early last year, we were informed that Miramax would be gouging fans as much as possible on Kill Bill DVD releases, and that a special fancy edition would come out for Christmas. For that reason, I held off buying it. Now here it is almost new year's eve and no fancy edition. What gives?

Kill Bill Vol. 2 question [spoilers inside]

rorycberger — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 12:34:49 -0800

Kill Bill Vol. 2 question [spoilers inside] In the scene where the Bride gets buried alive, how much disbelief do we have to suspend in order to believe she escapes? My gut instinct is that breaking through that board (not just cracking it with your fist, but getting your whole body through) with 6 feet of dirt on top of it is absolutely impossible. How much would all of that dirt weigh? Not to mention, once she made the hole with her fist, her box started to fill up with dirt pretty fast. How would she get through the rest of the board before drowning in dirt? Finally, anyone heard of this actually happenning in real life?