"The Usual Suspects" is the most overrated movie of all time. A movie built around a gimmick ending like Rob said, where the director sacrifices everything you've learned about the antagonist to pull off a cheap twist that makes no sense. A "classic" I hate even more than the almost equally execrable "Fight Club".RobVarak wrote:I'll forgive your mistaken opinion about "Reservoir Dogs," but I cannot let this stand. "The Usual Suspects" is a gimmick picture, pure and simple. "Pulp Fiction" is one of the best movies of all time. Those harsh winters are clearly taking their toll on your critical capacities.pk500 wrote:
It's a moot point, anyways, because "The Usual Suspects" is far superior to anything Tarantino ever has done!
I liked "Reservoir Dogs" and "True Romance" a lot when I first saw them, but they didn't age well for me, especially after I saw the Hong King film "City on Fire" that Tarantino pretty much copied for "Reservoir Dogs." I think "True Romance" suffers from some bad acting by Slater and Arquette, although the supporting players are excellent.
"Pulp Fiction," on the other hand, is my favorite movie of all time and I think the greatest film of the last 20-30 years. Every time I see it I find something I missed or some new angle that keeps it fresh. Great acting, great story, great dialog, and a movie that respects the intelligence of the audience instead of feeling the need to spell everything out.
"Kill Bill" is my anti-Reservoir Dogs, a movie that I didn't like when I saw Vol. 1 but wound up appreciating a lot after seeing the second film. I still think Vol. 1 is too much of a mish-mash of styles, and I find the battle with the Crazy 88 tedious, but together they form a pretty epic film.