it is his worst film. I love his older works. At least when he paid homage as a fan with Pulp Fiction with was well written and driven with interesting characters and subtext. Death Proof was a boring one liner and Kill Bill was a near 4 hour love letter to his own inner child that no one else can relate to.
I get all the points that Mark makes. I actually really like him as a critic, listen to all his podcasts got his book etc etc. But the movie is no where as bad as he makes it out. I laughed, I love the sillyness of it, I love the coolness of it, I love the weird green/red lighting that a lot of those old horror (kind of) movies have and tbh I don't think it's possible for Tarantino to make a BAD film. I mean of course his films have varying degrees of quality but none of them are BAD. I liked it
Kermode's right; Jackie Brown is brilliant. But that's mainly down to Elmore Leonard's brilliant dialogue and plotting rather than Tarantino's direction.
Death Proof was shit. Planet Terror was shit. Grindhouse was a mistake. The Only good thing about Grindhouse was the fake trailers. The only good films tarantino can make are films like basterds and pulp fiction and the Kill Bill series.
Simon Mayo is really funny here. 'How many points are there?' 'I'm just plannin my afternoon.' Why does Mark always asume we have seen al the same films as him? Simon hasn't and he's a similar age!
Bang on the money about "everyone talking like Quentin Tarantino". It was painful to watch all these "different" characters (mostly young modern women) referencing obscure 70s film and TV shows in long monologues.
I think it's half the publics fault. Noone went to see Jackie Brown which is apparently a good film but everyone goes to see Death Proof. Well if the public actually went to see the better movie then he wouldn't have to make crap movies to make money!!!
@clemarochies Or he could have advertised Jackie Brown well and therefore remained consistently good. Isnt him wanting to make money just making him a Mickey Rourke directing!
@clemarochies Or he could have advertised Jackie Brown well and therefore remained consistently good. Isnt him wanting to make money just making him a Mickey Rourke director!
I bought the Kill Bills films recently but after watching them again I realised how vacuous they were.
Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs were great films of their time but it's been downhill for some time (can't remember anything about Jackie B). I doubt I'd watch Inglorious either unless it's on TV and I'm paralysed like Jean-Dominique Bauby form Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
for me, Pulp Fiction- Best film. Reservoir Dogs- Best screenplay. Jackie Brown-Best story. He really put a lot of work into the planning of that one I think.
Kill Bill 1 and 2 is good I think, and so is inglourious basterds- I think that that actually has one of the best scenes of all his films (the bar scene)
I also have no real problem with death proof, but with his other films, they stand up to repeated viewing- death proof doesn't.
death proof is a bit crap but Robert Rodriguez's Planet terror is fucking excellant, a dumb classic... pulp fiction,reservoir dogs, jackie brown, are classics, kill bill is ok , death proof is rubbish, but Tarantino recovered beautifully with inglorious basterds which is great............. and his soundtracks are always cool as fuck
Death Proof is the worst Tarantino film, I'm a Tarantino fan, but Death Proof is the most unwatchable of all his films, it's ok, but far too self indulgent to be properly engaging in the sleazy grindhousey way it wants to be (Ironically, Planet Terror does a far better job at being sleaze-for-thrills entertainment than Death Proof)
Usually I agree with Mark Kermode, but Death Proof is one of my favourite films from a pure entertainment point of view.
It was a rip off that they released it over here as two movies, but I was lucky enough to have a cinema nearby that showed the two films + the trailers as originally intended. Having said that, I think that Death Proof only works in it's extended format.
Kermode gets it spot on again! Tarantino's output has been generally poor, the 'killbill' films being particularly shit. Lets hope that someday soon he will stop producing such shite.
Look! I live in England! We hated Death Proof! But I loved it! And with all due respect, the only good thing about Jackie Brown was Pam Grier and not for her acting ability!
Very harsh review, but I can Tolerate a bad review of Death Proof. However, insinuating that Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs are bad movies, now that I cant abide. I want Mark Kermodes scalp!!!
I think he's saying the Jackie Brown is great, which I agree with. That Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs are good but not quite as good as Jackie Brown. But yeah.. definitely a bad review of Kill Bill, which I can tolerate.
fuck off you daft prick, you want to stop rambling about this, you are the worst reviewer, you just want to have a problem with everything different, this film is brilliant. Adolescent?! its a film to be made for men, we know he can do well plotted films with Jackie Brown etc. its just something different, it is a great film
The fact Jackie Brown was a complete flop at the box office but Kermode likes it... but Kill Bill was a hit yet Kermode hates it, proves he's knows less about film than Kermit!
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Kermode and almost every other critic I have heard (especially the British ones) seem to hate Tarantino because he won't "grow up" and seem to have the crazy idea that Dogs/Fiction were just "demonstrations" and somehow Jackie Brown is his true calling.
Critics like Kermode act out like this because they know he is good but are frustrated that Tarantino won't make the films they want.
Unfortunately for Kermode et al, Tarantino knows what his fans (like me) actually want.
I never said he was wrong and you can't have a "wrong" opinion anyway.
I just disagree with the guy and think he would enjoy Tarantino's films a lot more if he saw them for what they ARE rather than what he wants them to be i.e. the next Jackie Brown.
So true, Jackie Brown is his best film so far, an amazing cast and terrific direction. Not seen Bastards, but he should stick to hounest and interesting stories, not gimmicks.
Why does no one consider that even as good as Jackie Brown was, that both his fans and Tarantino himself don't want another subdued Jackie Brown movie?
What about Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction?
It's like asking Hitchcock to do romance movies, yes he can and he has but suspense was his bag.
Tarantino, well, what kind of movies do most people associate with him? He surely does those films for a reason and it has worked out well for him.
Death Proof has such a great concept, it's really rooted in that era. I agree with the script and acting of the females but Kurt Douglas is amazing in it.
Gotta say I totally agree with the good Dr. here... from Kill Bill onwards QT has shown what a shallow, infantile and self-obsessed "filmmaker" he really is...
Jackie Brown is GREAT by far his best movie, Pulp Fiction is pretty good, but in many ways I can't see it as a "proper film", and Reservoir Dogs was little better than average.
oh and coincedently I love Vanishing Point and Cruising too.
I watched the film in Liverpool, Tarantino was there in person and did a Q and A session after it, and i was so disappointed in the film and with him as a person, he showed what a egotistical coke head he is
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fuck me! kermodes got a serious problem with tarrentino !,because he thinks its shite?,everybody else should?, loved death proof,all the girls were fantastic!, kurt russell properly scary and funny , scripts dont need to be "complicated" to be entertaining!,soundtrack was superb!, get a fuckin life kermode!!
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Predict what 'Dr.' Commode will say about Inglourious Basterds. I can bet he'll trash it, and has already decided to trash it even before he's even seen it. That's how 'objective' Commode is - probably the worst film 'critic' working today (and that's saying something). In fact, he is not a critic, but a shrieking prima donna, and his reviews are good for comedy value only. He's right about Death Proof being tedious crap, but his manner is vomit-inducing.
Death Proof is my favourite Tarantino film. I think it's his most spontaneous work and also contains some of the funniest stuff he has done. However, I get the feeling I might be in the minority with this one... It puzzles me why so many people hate it. So many polarised opinions such as 'Pulp Fiction was a masterpiece but Death Proof is utter crap'. If you want to see a truly horrific film check out 'Dancer In The Dark'. Now, that is utter crap.
This film is atrocious. I was so annoyed after watching the film that if Quentin would have been in front of me at the cinema, I would have been sorely tempted to punch him in the face.
Jungle Julia & chums were the most annoying characters in movie history. Very pleased when they were killed. There was no plot and I didn't give a shit about any of the characters. No character development.
The whole thing's a fucking mess. No offence, but anyone who likes this has an IQ of less than 26.
I tried to watch Deathproof, I really tried. But it was so boring with so much dialogue, I just had to switch it off. If I wanna hear a group of women natter non-stop I'll go to the Bingo thank you very much.
Regarding Tarantino: give me Resevoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown and maybe Kill Bill Part II. The rest can fuck off. Does anyone know if he wrote True Romance? If he did, gimmie that as well...but the rest can fuck off! :D
Tarantino must go back to that video store before the it dies (as per dinosaurs). For that's the only way he'll retire comfortably cos the M.F. can't make original and entertaining movies!
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Kermode lilves in a total bubble. Correction - 'Planet Terror' was the first film when the two films were together, Mickey Rourke pulled out due to ill health. Point Three, Kim Newman, not you Mark, talked about 'Grindhouse' in 'Empire' magazine in 1994 - an American term. They were either 'B' pics here or 'Video Nasties'. Never 'Grindhouse' in the UK! Do. Some. Research.
saw the movie today. good, not great. i agree the talking between the women is far from inspiring and takes up over half the movie. however Kurt Russell is EXCELLENT - very entertaining and when he is on screen it is never dull. great ending too. 7/10
deathproof is a brilliant film. i get what he means about jackie brown and that is my favourite QT film, and yes i spose he is a sell out, but deathproof is SO good!
Spot On Mr. Kermode. I saw Death Proof today and was thoroughly bored by it all. In the extras Taratino wanted to make the ultimate chase movie. Piss off. If The French Connection and Bullitt are the Rolls Royce of chase movies than Death Proof is a clamped out Ford Fiesta. It had a good one hour of four woman talking pointless shit and then they all die...what ???. What was the point in that ? Kermode has nailed his film perfectly
Kermode is absolutely right. Death Proof is one of the most boring, self indulgent films I've seen in a very long time. The girls talked shit all the way through the movie and I just wasn't interested. When the action came it was ok but nothing more than ok. Kill Bill was awful for exactly the same reasons. Jackie Brown is Tarantino's best movie because it's a movie with characters you care for (Grier, Forster) and characters that grab your attention (Jackson). A movie with feeling and depth.
Usually like Kermode but I quite enjoyed Deathproof- it had Chutzpah- No people don't talk like Tarantino that but no 16 year old girl talks like the girl in Juno which everyone loves.
No, he does it badly and he rips people off. He also rips of the ticket holder who bought in to his his new shitty film. He has done was great films, but now as time goes on he seems to be less and less the master of new cinema everyone thought he was.
struggle is good for the soul. anything that comes easy is almost always unfulfilling. like comparing a big mac to a full on steak and chips made at home. im a film maker, and i like the struggle, nah fuck that, i LOVE the struggle. and as im now working on a feature i expect to struggle. bring it on lol.
Tarantino's first 3 films are absolute masterpieces, but after Jackie Brown he stopped making films where he loved the story and the characters and started making films where he loves the films he's ripping off. KB and to a leser extent Death Proof are fun in their own way, but there's just something completely missing which used to be there. He's a man who's seen too many films and doesn't know what he wants to do. It's a shame.
tarantino was great when he was hungry for success ie. Res Dogs but now hes way too rich, way too self conscious and has way too many famous friends. think of it like this. if tarantino was some kid off the street who walked into columbia studos with DEATHPROOF the script, would he have got the film made. no fucking chance. film makers should always act like evry film is thier first. not rely on friends and ego to finance shit for the rest of thier sad careers.
agreed, jaws was untouched for 10 years in terms of style. i think tarantino will disappear in 5 years to be honest. if he doesnt give up he will stop getting financing because they wont stand for £30million straight to vid films. its interesting that david lynch, alex cox and shane meadows struggle to get finance and still make great films all these years after they started out. and big shot hollywood directors have lots of backing but very little in the way of originality.
Tarantino should go back to making postmodern crime films, Kill Bill and Deathproof stunk badly. Whereas Pulp Fiction was great, maybe He should remake True Romance.
the film is FUCKING SHIT and that is an understement CRAP, SHIT, absolute BOLLOX dumb yank bitches talking shit! biggest pile of rectum juice ever, so so crap, just a fucking gay ass film
he will tell it like it is . or how he thinks it is. you may not agree but he will not suck up to the film producers if he thinks the film is crap.+ his rants on 5 live on friday afternoons are stuff of legend
I'm glad someone else understands Jackie Brown is Tarantino's BEST film. The man is a wasted talent. There were fun moments in Kill Bill, but the big picture was massively underwhelming. I was confused by how we're meant to see the Bride as having abandoned a life of crime (a theme around which part II's climax centres) when she has been out on a mass-killing rampage in order to locate the titular victim. The sentimental ending was all the more jarring.
Personally I enjoyed Deathproof, I liked the dialogue and I though Kurt was pretty good. It helped that there's loads of fitties. Oddly though, I disliked Jackie Brown. Intensely.
While his reasoning behind point 4 seems sound and I don't agree or disagree with it it's still all speculation. Also Kermode's appraisal is obviously coloured by his immense dislike of Tarantino.
You use the word oddly Rob, but I'd be willing to bet that anyone who likes Deathproof, dislikes Jackie Brown - or any crime drama that takes its time to develop the characters for that matter.
planet terror, if not worse? what a dick. oh and the only reason he is banging on about jackie brown is because that is his leat known film. this man knows nothing of film. "oh ill be controversial-ill say pulp fiction isnt that good". wanker. so much more of a plot too
Yea, causer you'd purposefully look for controversy with a man with so many fans. Jackie Brown is NOT his least known film. It was his least financially successful, but theres a few films that he's swept under the rug.
I am so glad to hear someone say what I thought of Kill Bill. Oh ha ha Quentin, you've made it look like a 70's movie, har-de-har, those lo-fi production values were so funny. No! Old martial arts movies have charm because of their low production values - the scratchy print, the dodgy sound effects - but that's mainly because it was unintentionally amusing. When you actually aim for it and do it deliberately it's not funny anymore, it's just self-satisfied and annoying.
Why are you so glad to hear someone else reiterate what you thought? Can you not think for yourself? You need Kermode to reassure you? Please tell me your favourite 'martial arts movie'?
Funny clip, but I think Kermode is sounding increasingly 'bitter and twisted' regarding Tarantino. What's his problem? It's totally disingenuous to criticise a lack of plot (*YAWN*) - it's a slasher/chase movie for chrissakes! And calling him a sellout is, frankly, complete bullsh*t and he knows it.
kermode is so right on this one, the film was mostly unwatchable. Good when Kurt Russell turned up and the crashes were cool but the BORING and BULLSHIT chatitng between those irritating bitches was ungodly dull. And then a fucking monotone voiced Kiwi turned up, hahaha.
I agree. I remeber seeing Death Proof in the cinema and all i can remember was girls talking about.... well shit haha. The only good bits were with Kurt Russell! Haha.
I also happen to agree with Mark Kermode for criticising Tarantino as an artistic failure beyond Jackie Brown. It was his most mature work and it really pisses me off the way he's dissapeared up his own arse with post-modern 'fan' crap since.
Speednik I've go to agree with that. Even though I can understand the arguement for making films you like and not listening to people who criticise that, this isn't a relevant case.
Critics establish a ground for intelligent discussion and remind us that Cinema can be defined by the audience.
Regardless of whether I agree or not, I can't fault an impassioned argument.
Kermode has barely ever given a good review to a film I like, but I still enjoy watching him in action.
You take from it what you can - I'd take that review to say, if you like Kill Bill you'll probably like Death Proof. Simple as. If one were only to enjoy critics when praising films you like then there'd be no point watching or reading reviews.
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This guys talking serious shit. To be honest, all critics live a sad life of coming up with reasons to bash films just cause they get more publicity doing so. I don't care if Tarantino's movies are good or not, he at least does what he wants.Looking for reasons slash films is a simply a sad way of life.
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did that puffed up windbag of a boreing old ranting twat just diss pulp fiction!? seriously mark just fuck right off! you dont enjoy anything, you have only ever watched one episode of the fucking simpsons! i must say sometimes im quite amused by your rantings but quite frankly your opinion counts for shit. Ive got to say, i dont even know why the fucker ever goes to the cinema.
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What a total nob end! He's so envious and pathetic. Tarantino is a genius and this idiotic excuse for an opinionist is just constipated. Death Proof and Planet Terror are instant classics that only real film connoiseurs can ever appreciate.
Q.T has spent an entire career making garbage on the pretense of being "postmodern" (meaning, you never apologise). The Grindhouse double is just gash, mysoginist, voyeristic... "Oh but we're being postmodern!"
Oh o.k then, 5 stars!
Oh and he brought japanese cinema to the west! No, he brough "Japanese cinema according to Tarantino" and according to Tarantino, it's porn.
you bunch of idiots. You wouldn't know what's postmodern even if it crawled up your backsides! Tarantino is a genius full stop. The quality of his films have varied. So what? All directors have the same experience. No one said anything about his films being postmodern; you just use that word, like all the other twats who lack style and taste, to anyone successful these days.
you bunch of idiots. You wouldn't know what's postmodern even if it crawled up your backsides! Tarantino is a genius full stop. The quality of his films have varied. So what? All directors have the same experience. No one said anything about his films being postmodern; you just use that word, like all the other twats who lack style and taste, to anyone successful these days. You're like Kermode, full of envy.
Make just one film better than Tarantino, and then someone might listen to you. What's he got to apologize for you pillock? He makes films. You bandy words around like "misogynist" and "voyeuristic" without any thought. The women in his films are always empowered, but you probably don't like that since you're obviously a misogynist yourself.
it is his worst film. I love his older works. At least when he paid homage as a fan with Pulp Fiction with was well written and driven with interesting characters and subtext. Death Proof was a boring one liner and Kill Bill was a near 4 hour love letter to his own inner child that no one else can relate to.
LucasW180 3 months ago
I get all the points that Mark makes. I actually really like him as a critic, listen to all his podcasts got his book etc etc. But the movie is no where as bad as he makes it out. I laughed, I love the sillyness of it, I love the coolness of it, I love the weird green/red lighting that a lot of those old horror (kind of) movies have and tbh I don't think it's possible for Tarantino to make a BAD film. I mean of course his films have varying degrees of quality but none of them are BAD. I liked it
vontrier1 3 months ago
lol I agree about everyone talking like qt in his movies, it's really obvious!
RichardG3RE 3 months ago
This isn't a review, it's Kermode slagging off QT for the same reasons he always does. Kermode can be just as self indulgent as Tarantino.
PompamooseMagique 5 months ago
And on the plus side?...
:D
Octavius0 5 months ago
the only part i liked about this film is the last twenty minutes with the car chase. the rest i wanted to turn it off and watch something else
Dylan20121 6 months ago
"le festival du cannes, un film d'quentin tarantino"
LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
8alih 9 months ago
with most commentators, or just polling the general public, slagging tarantino off is next to denying the holocaust
whereszorro 9 months ago
Kermode's right; Jackie Brown is brilliant. But that's mainly down to Elmore Leonard's brilliant dialogue and plotting rather than Tarantino's direction.
destructivedandy 10 months ago
Death Proof was shit. Planet Terror was shit. Grindhouse was a mistake. The Only good thing about Grindhouse was the fake trailers. The only good films tarantino can make are films like basterds and pulp fiction and the Kill Bill series.
henman09 11 months ago
Simon Mayo is really funny here. 'How many points are there?' 'I'm just plannin my afternoon.' Why does Mark always asume we have seen al the same films as him? Simon hasn't and he's a similar age!
lolaarcana 11 months ago
really wish he'd make another film of the quality of 'Jackie Brown' but I don't hold out much hope.
edobriensgrin 1 year ago
Bang on the money about "everyone talking like Quentin Tarantino". It was painful to watch all these "different" characters (mostly young modern women) referencing obscure 70s film and TV shows in long monologues.
He really lost the plot.
MrVinushka 1 year ago
Death Proof is all over the place but you can't deny how impressive the final chase scene is. Mark needs to give the credit where its due.
gibbi8 1 year ago
I think it's half the publics fault. Noone went to see Jackie Brown which is apparently a good film but everyone goes to see Death Proof. Well if the public actually went to see the better movie then he wouldn't have to make crap movies to make money!!!
clemarochies 1 year ago
@clemarochies Or he could have advertised Jackie Brown well and therefore remained consistently good. Isnt him wanting to make money just making him a Mickey Rourke directing!
merton8181 1 year ago
@merton8181 Well i'm sure people who like Tarantinos work and love movies would have heard of Jackie Brown but people just chose to ignore the movie.
clemarochies 1 year ago
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@clemarochies Or he could have advertised Jackie Brown well and therefore remained consistently good. Isnt him wanting to make money just making him a Mickey Rourke director!
merton8181 1 year ago
I bought the Kill Bills films recently but after watching them again I realised how vacuous they were.
Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs were great films of their time but it's been downhill for some time (can't remember anything about Jackie B). I doubt I'd watch Inglorious either unless it's on TV and I'm paralysed like Jean-Dominique Bauby form Diving Bell and the Butterfly.
simozonelayer 1 year ago
for me, Pulp Fiction- Best film. Reservoir Dogs- Best screenplay. Jackie Brown-Best story. He really put a lot of work into the planning of that one I think.
Kill Bill 1 and 2 is good I think, and so is inglourious basterds- I think that that actually has one of the best scenes of all his films (the bar scene)
I also have no real problem with death proof, but with his other films, they stand up to repeated viewing- death proof doesn't.
evesapple 1 year ago
death proof is a bit crap but Robert Rodriguez's Planet terror is fucking excellant, a dumb classic... pulp fiction,reservoir dogs, jackie brown, are classics, kill bill is ok , death proof is rubbish, but Tarantino recovered beautifully with inglorious basterds which is great............. and his soundtracks are always cool as fuck
TheHappydead 1 year ago
Death Proof is the worst Tarantino film, I'm a Tarantino fan, but Death Proof is the most unwatchable of all his films, it's ok, but far too self indulgent to be properly engaging in the sleazy grindhousey way it wants to be (Ironically, Planet Terror does a far better job at being sleaze-for-thrills entertainment than Death Proof)
PompamooseMagique 1 year ago
i actually quite enjoyed Deathproof. the banter with the second group of girls is enjoyable and i love the soundtrack too.
KristieHerself 1 year ago
Pulp Fiction is Tarantino's best film.
Jackie Brown is great but Pulp Fiction is a classic of World Cinema and will stand the test of time.
TakovskyPoetOfCinema 1 year ago
Sorry Dr Kermode but your wrong on this.......
grindhouse74 1 year ago
This guy needs to get his head out of his arse.
THGhost 1 year ago
krevno Well, I like the theme from Cruising... But I like it in Cruising. :)
krevno 1 year ago
Well, I like the theme in Cruising... But I like it in Cruising. :)
krevno 1 year ago
Jackie Brown marked a progression, a development in Tarantino's career. Instead of getting more mature, he got more childish.
TheDensley7 2 years ago 4
Usually I agree with Mark Kermode, but Death Proof is one of my favourite films from a pure entertainment point of view.
It was a rip off that they released it over here as two movies, but I was lucky enough to have a cinema nearby that showed the two films + the trailers as originally intended. Having said that, I think that Death Proof only works in it's extended format.
And Jackie Brown is criminally under-rated.
theredtinkerbell 2 years ago
Kermode gets it spot on again! Tarantino's output has been generally poor, the 'killbill' films being particularly shit. Lets hope that someday soon he will stop producing such shite.
belasco1 2 years ago
spot on review, i hated deathproof
66633 2 years ago
Look! I live in England! We hated Death Proof! But I loved it! And with all due respect, the only good thing about Jackie Brown was Pam Grier and not for her acting ability!
TheMuffinMan365 2 years ago
Very harsh review, but I can Tolerate a bad review of Death Proof. However, insinuating that Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs are bad movies, now that I cant abide. I want Mark Kermodes scalp!!!
GrubbyGremlin 2 years ago
I think he's saying the Jackie Brown is great, which I agree with. That Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs are good but not quite as good as Jackie Brown. But yeah.. definitely a bad review of Kill Bill, which I can tolerate.
NeonBlueAlex 2 years ago
terrible 'film'
youandiaredominoes 2 years ago
fuck off you daft prick, you want to stop rambling about this, you are the worst reviewer, you just want to have a problem with everything different, this film is brilliant. Adolescent?! its a film to be made for men, we know he can do well plotted films with Jackie Brown etc. its just something different, it is a great film
joemaserclarke 2 years ago
Why don't you tell him instead of us?
soyunpreditor50 2 years ago
mayos fierce sarcastic
DeckyStrikesBack 2 years ago
The fact Jackie Brown was a complete flop at the box office but Kermode likes it... but Kill Bill was a hit yet Kermode hates it, proves he's knows less about film than Kermit!
TheMuffinMan365 2 years ago
His criticism isn't to do with how much his films took at the Box Office, but about how they lack proper structure and an original voice.
soyunpreditor50 2 years ago
fair do's but he is rather negative of an alright film! and Jackie Brown WAS a shit film :)
TheMuffinMan365 2 years ago
Jackie Brown is Tarantino's best movie.
TheDensley7 2 years ago
mark is overly negitive even for a critic
naraicks 2 years ago 2
The last three seconds of this video are the best Simon Mayo sets it up perfectly.
davestints 2 years ago 2
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Kermode and almost every other critic I have heard (especially the British ones) seem to hate Tarantino because he won't "grow up" and seem to have the crazy idea that Dogs/Fiction were just "demonstrations" and somehow Jackie Brown is his true calling.
Critics like Kermode act out like this because they know he is good but are frustrated that Tarantino won't make the films they want.
Unfortunately for Kermode et al, Tarantino knows what his fans (like me) actually want.
Treblaine 2 years ago
mark kermode is always right
miutifuille 2 years ago
I never said he was wrong and you can't have a "wrong" opinion anyway.
I just disagree with the guy and think he would enjoy Tarantino's films a lot more if he saw them for what they ARE rather than what he wants them to be i.e. the next Jackie Brown.
Treblaine 2 years ago
maybe what they AREis not that good
and you can have a wrong opinion. it's called YOUR opinion.
miutifuille 2 years ago
stop trolling
Treblaine 2 years ago
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fuck off, that film is brilliant, and i think you are an idiot not to respect it
joemaserclarke 2 years ago
no, no, and i would be an idiot to respect something so rubbish.
miutifuille 2 years ago 2
Death Proof is just a very expensive foot fetish movie.
thejohnsmith 2 years ago 2
That's a complete lie... Death Proof was very low budget
: )
Treblaine 2 years ago
LOL
thejohnsmith 2 years ago
So true, Jackie Brown is his best film so far, an amazing cast and terrific direction. Not seen Bastards, but he should stick to hounest and interesting stories, not gimmicks.
projectcyclops 2 years ago 3
Why does no one consider that even as good as Jackie Brown was, that both his fans and Tarantino himself don't want another subdued Jackie Brown movie?
What about Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction?
It's like asking Hitchcock to do romance movies, yes he can and he has but suspense was his bag.
Tarantino, well, what kind of movies do most people associate with him? He surely does those films for a reason and it has worked out well for him.
Treblaine 2 years ago
People associate him with his early work so they don't have to insult him.
davestints 2 years ago
i love it when mayo asked how many points there are left.
mynameiskatethegreat 2 years ago
Death Proof has such a great concept, it's really rooted in that era. I agree with the script and acting of the females but Kurt Douglas is amazing in it.
jazz4 2 years ago
Gotta say I totally agree with the good Dr. here... from Kill Bill onwards QT has shown what a shallow, infantile and self-obsessed "filmmaker" he really is...
Jackie Brown is GREAT by far his best movie, Pulp Fiction is pretty good, but in many ways I can't see it as a "proper film", and Reservoir Dogs was little better than average.
oh and coincedently I love Vanishing Point and Cruising too.
kwisnothere 2 years ago
This film was very good.
The dialog was great and the car chasses were fantastic.
This guy needs to chill out and enjoy the film, because I found it very enjoyable.
mr1mills 2 years ago
I like Jackie Brown more and more each time i see it. I manages to retain the QT vibe but be mature as well.
RobohX360 2 years ago
I watched the film in Liverpool, Tarantino was there in person and did a Q and A session after it, and i was so disappointed in the film and with him as a person, he showed what a egotistical coke head he is
bluth78 2 years ago 2
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fuck me! kermodes got a serious problem with tarrentino !,because he thinks its shite?,everybody else should?, loved death proof,all the girls were fantastic!, kurt russell properly scary and funny , scripts dont need to be "complicated" to be entertaining!,soundtrack was superb!, get a fuckin life kermode!!
biznizboy 2 years ago
he is going to kill inglourious basterds
henman09 2 years ago
oh my god . couldnt have said it better myself. Jackie Brown is brill though
J0nst 2 years ago
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Predict what 'Dr.' Commode will say about Inglourious Basterds. I can bet he'll trash it, and has already decided to trash it even before he's even seen it. That's how 'objective' Commode is - probably the worst film 'critic' working today (and that's saying something). In fact, he is not a critic, but a shrieking prima donna, and his reviews are good for comedy value only. He's right about Death Proof being tedious crap, but his manner is vomit-inducing.
gingerbreadface 2 years ago
Hello Inglourious Basterd, I am more than one of you, lol...
InglouriousBasterds 2 years ago
Death Proof is my favourite Tarantino film. I think it's his most spontaneous work and also contains some of the funniest stuff he has done. However, I get the feeling I might be in the minority with this one... It puzzles me why so many people hate it. So many polarised opinions such as 'Pulp Fiction was a masterpiece but Death Proof is utter crap'. If you want to see a truly horrific film check out 'Dancer In The Dark'. Now, that is utter crap.
InglouriousBasterd 2 years ago
i physically could not agree more...jackie brown is his only proper film...this is frankly just embarassing
kingeric77 2 years ago
According to Rotten Tomatoes:
Reservoir Dogs - 95%
Pulp Fiction - 97%
Kill Bill Vol.1 - 85%
Kill Bill Vol. 2 - 85%
Excuse me if I hesitate to respect your critical eye.
godlessKnowledge 2 years ago
This film is atrocious. I was so annoyed after watching the film that if Quentin would have been in front of me at the cinema, I would have been sorely tempted to punch him in the face.
Jungle Julia & chums were the most annoying characters in movie history. Very pleased when they were killed. There was no plot and I didn't give a shit about any of the characters. No character development.
The whole thing's a fucking mess. No offence, but anyone who likes this has an IQ of less than 26.
Jimbo8012 2 years ago
I tried to watch Deathproof, I really tried. But it was so boring with so much dialogue, I just had to switch it off. If I wanna hear a group of women natter non-stop I'll go to the Bingo thank you very much.
Kousaburo 2 years ago
I love it. Mark Kermode is one funny sunovabitch, man. And YES! I wholeheartedly agree about that overrated, freeloading, rip-off artist, Tarantino.
scrubbychicken 2 years ago
Kermode sums Tarantino up to a tee ;-)
I loved Pulp Fiction to an extent, moreso Jackie Brown, but the rest iof his offerings are all sh!te.
Tarantino should make you cringe, and if he doesn't, you should be worried!
LurkingCrassZero 2 years ago
they all get so hyped up!
fukwitt666 2 years ago
On top of that, outside of his job he acts like a prick!
tommylogik2 2 years ago
Death Proof is the most smug, arrogant and self loving piece of bullshit ive ever seen!! Hate that movie! No one loves Tarantino more than Tarantino
MrEddyH 3 years ago 12
Kermode= Genius
KShacklebolt 3 years ago 3
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kermode = legend. mayo = cock.
tipyourbartender 3 years ago
Kermode=God
friedgold69 3 years ago 2
Jackie Brown made triple its budget domestically alone, so no, it didn't flop. This hack has no idea what he's talking about.
BigBoss7777777 3 years ago
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Kermode is a douche with horrible taste in films. The fact that he prefers Jackie Brown to Pulp Fiction says it all.
BigBoss7777777 3 years ago
I didn't used to like Mark Kermode but searching through his reviews he is, 90% of the time at least, spot on.
Capriquillo 3 years ago 4
he makes some very good points about tarrentino, even thoe i like tarrentinio
iveywebb44 3 years ago 3
Regarding Tarantino: give me Resevoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown and maybe Kill Bill Part II. The rest can fuck off. Does anyone know if he wrote True Romance? If he did, gimmie that as well...but the rest can fuck off! :D
Quinnpie 3 years ago
Tarantino must go back to that video store before the it dies (as per dinosaurs). For that's the only way he'll retire comfortably cos the M.F. can't make original and entertaining movies!
sid1662 3 years ago
I desagree about quenten tarenteeno cant direct, but i do agree that this film was awfull
Kubrick08 3 years ago
I just saw Death Proof on sky, it is irredeemably crass, stupid and boring.
Kermode is spot on
6000mphx 3 years ago 6
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Kermode lilves in a total bubble. Correction - 'Planet Terror' was the first film when the two films were together, Mickey Rourke pulled out due to ill health. Point Three, Kim Newman, not you Mark, talked about 'Grindhouse' in 'Empire' magazine in 1994 - an American term. They were either 'B' pics here or 'Video Nasties'. Never 'Grindhouse' in the UK! Do. Some. Research.
lavverlylad 3 years ago
lavverlylad: Who cares, they're both crap movies and Tarantino is pure sickly sweet Hollywood dross...
sid1662 3 years ago
Jackie Brown was fantastic, Death Proff is such a fall from grace.
JudasJames 3 years ago 11
*Proof LOL
JudasJames 3 years ago
whats he got against reservoir dogs and pulp fiction. THere great films you elvis haircut bastard
oliscapeproductions 3 years ago
3.07 LOL
sparkyinbath 3 years ago
Amen to that!
survivestyle5 3 years ago
HOW THE HELL IS PULP FICTION CRAP?
JAMFREAK06 3 years ago 2
He likes Pulp Fiction.
He says so in the Review of Kill Bill on Newsnight. When does he say he dislikes Pulp Fiction?
rherrick123 3 years ago
BEST RANT EVER!!,but have to say,pulp fiction was one of the best movies of the 90s.
dizzyjedi 3 years ago 4
He likes Pulp Fiction.
He says so in the Review of Kill Bill on Newsnight. When does he say he dislikes Pulp Fiction?
rherrick123 3 years ago
saw the movie today. good, not great. i agree the talking between the women is far from inspiring and takes up over half the movie. however Kurt Russell is EXCELLENT - very entertaining and when he is on screen it is never dull. great ending too. 7/10
maxfrasier 3 years ago
I do somewhat agree but can't help but love Pulp and Jackie.
dimabbq 3 years ago
Very well said! This film was the low point of a very long film night for me. Once again Tarantino has demonstrated just how over-rated he is.
GreenFoxUK 3 years ago 2
absolutely. this film was awful.
billdeal 3 years ago 3
I applaud you for this review.
Synchronization259 3 years ago 4
Kermode is right the film was crap.
saqibakascarface786 3 years ago 3
deathproof is a brilliant film. i get what he means about jackie brown and that is my favourite QT film, and yes i spose he is a sell out, but deathproof is SO good!
yeoman2k1 3 years ago
Spot On Mr. Kermode. I saw Death Proof today and was thoroughly bored by it all. In the extras Taratino wanted to make the ultimate chase movie. Piss off. If The French Connection and Bullitt are the Rolls Royce of chase movies than Death Proof is a clamped out Ford Fiesta. It had a good one hour of four woman talking pointless shit and then they all die...what ???. What was the point in that ? Kermode has nailed his film perfectly
AchtungEnglander 3 years ago 5
go on mark
j3parrots 3 years ago 4
Kermode is absolutely right. Death Proof is one of the most boring, self indulgent films I've seen in a very long time. The girls talked shit all the way through the movie and I just wasn't interested. When the action came it was ok but nothing more than ok. Kill Bill was awful for exactly the same reasons. Jackie Brown is Tarantino's best movie because it's a movie with characters you care for (Grier, Forster) and characters that grab your attention (Jackson). A movie with feeling and depth.
sltr00per 3 years ago 5
And it took someone elses story to give him that one success. The bits in that he did write stick out like a sore thumb as well.
surelythisnameworks 3 years ago
Most boring film i have ever seen. I skipped 1/2 hour of it and i know i didn't miss anything. And i like dialougue driven movies
jonnyhboy94 3 years ago 3
What? Why did my comments 'reply' the posts I'd 'replied' to?
MrTeatime 3 years ago
Haha! Right on the money.
moeezS 3 years ago
Usually like Kermode but I quite enjoyed Deathproof- it had Chutzpah- No people don't talk like Tarantino that but no 16 year old girl talks like the girl in Juno which everyone loves.
BaronVerulam1618 3 years ago
Lol. I fucking hate Juno. And Deathproof.
MrTeatime 3 years ago 3
Kermode is spot on. Death Proof is one of the worst films I've seen in a long time.
B1ggu5 4 years ago 4
it's so funny, it's actually refreshing for a film not to have a cod-psycological, philosophical undertone.
it's a fucking bad ass "feel-good" film. it's a bit of fun mark, you just want to cry because it isn't a horror.
merleswhat 4 years ago
actually i love jackie brown and deathproof,lol
joemetali 4 years ago
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Mark Kermode is a sad mother fucker lol
who the fuck is he,WHO?
he's a sad mother fucker that's who he is.
Tarantino is the master, sensless destruction,ya gotta love it and Tarantino does it best
joemetali 4 years ago
No, he does it badly and he rips people off. He also rips of the ticket holder who bought in to his his new shitty film. He has done was great films, but now as time goes on he seems to be less and less the master of new cinema everyone thought he was.
newaccountforfilms 3 years ago 2
struggle is good for the soul. anything that comes easy is almost always unfulfilling. like comparing a big mac to a full on steak and chips made at home. im a film maker, and i like the struggle, nah fuck that, i LOVE the struggle. and as im now working on a feature i expect to struggle. bring it on lol.
ohgoshdirector 4 years ago
Tarantino's first 3 films are absolute masterpieces, but after Jackie Brown he stopped making films where he loved the story and the characters and started making films where he loves the films he's ripping off. KB and to a leser extent Death Proof are fun in their own way, but there's just something completely missing which used to be there. He's a man who's seen too many films and doesn't know what he wants to do. It's a shame.
josh3xq 4 years ago 2
tarantino was great when he was hungry for success ie. Res Dogs but now hes way too rich, way too self conscious and has way too many famous friends. think of it like this. if tarantino was some kid off the street who walked into columbia studos with DEATHPROOF the script, would he have got the film made. no fucking chance. film makers should always act like evry film is thier first. not rely on friends and ego to finance shit for the rest of thier sad careers.
ohgoshdirector 4 years ago 4
yeah, like its their first film always. good point. i think spielberg fell into that trap too at some point in time.
nogginzinc 4 years ago
agreed, jaws was untouched for 10 years in terms of style. i think tarantino will disappear in 5 years to be honest. if he doesnt give up he will stop getting financing because they wont stand for £30million straight to vid films. its interesting that david lynch, alex cox and shane meadows struggle to get finance and still make great films all these years after they started out. and big shot hollywood directors have lots of backing but very little in the way of originality.
ohgoshdirector 4 years ago
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thought it was the yanks who didn't understand irony, kermode is a pretentious twat
LAFF99 4 years ago
Tarantino should go back to making postmodern crime films, Kill Bill and Deathproof stunk badly. Whereas Pulp Fiction was great, maybe He should remake True Romance.
sh1tmonk 4 years ago
Dunno about the remake idea, remakes nowadays are shit but Kill Bill and Deathproof were shit too. You're half right.
ephilion 4 years ago 2
exactly a group of women talking like quentin tarrantino, enough said
m579064 4 years ago
the film is FUCKING SHIT and that is an understement CRAP, SHIT, absolute BOLLOX dumb yank bitches talking shit! biggest pile of rectum juice ever, so so crap, just a fucking gay ass film
m579064 4 years ago
AWESOME, best review ive ever ever ever herd needed to be said tarrantino is SHIT
klaos9999 4 years ago 6
mark is the best film reviewer in the business
he will tell it like it is . or how he thinks it is. you may not agree but he will not suck up to the film producers if he thinks the film is crap.+ his rants on 5 live on friday afternoons are stuff of legend
maddogmadox 4 years ago 4
I'm glad someone else understands Jackie Brown is Tarantino's BEST film. The man is a wasted talent. There were fun moments in Kill Bill, but the big picture was massively underwhelming. I was confused by how we're meant to see the Bride as having abandoned a life of crime (a theme around which part II's climax centres) when she has been out on a mass-killing rampage in order to locate the titular victim. The sentimental ending was all the more jarring.
NotHomelessAnymore 4 years ago 2
Personally I enjoyed Deathproof, I liked the dialogue and I though Kurt was pretty good. It helped that there's loads of fitties. Oddly though, I disliked Jackie Brown. Intensely.
While his reasoning behind point 4 seems sound and I don't agree or disagree with it it's still all speculation. Also Kermode's appraisal is obviously coloured by his immense dislike of Tarantino.
Robandall 4 years ago
your retarded to like the film death proof, the dialogue was gay as fuck
m579064 4 years ago
Thank you for that. Attention span of an epileptic gibbon?
Robandall 4 years ago 3
You use the word oddly Rob, but I'd be willing to bet that anyone who likes Deathproof, dislikes Jackie Brown - or any crime drama that takes its time to develop the characters for that matter.
TheConciseStatement 4 years ago
what a prick. planet terror was first. he has gotten so many facts wrong. dumbass
billtambo 4 years ago
planet terror, if not worse? what a dick. oh and the only reason he is banging on about jackie brown is because that is his leat known film. this man knows nothing of film. "oh ill be controversial-ill say pulp fiction isnt that good". wanker. so much more of a plot too
billtambo 4 years ago
Yea, causer you'd purposefully look for controversy with a man with so many fans. Jackie Brown is NOT his least known film. It was his least financially successful, but theres a few films that he's swept under the rug.
MrTeatime 3 years ago
I am so glad to hear someone say what I thought of Kill Bill. Oh ha ha Quentin, you've made it look like a 70's movie, har-de-har, those lo-fi production values were so funny. No! Old martial arts movies have charm because of their low production values - the scratchy print, the dodgy sound effects - but that's mainly because it was unintentionally amusing. When you actually aim for it and do it deliberately it's not funny anymore, it's just self-satisfied and annoying.
aliquidcow 4 years ago 5
Why are you so glad to hear someone else reiterate what you thought? Can you not think for yourself? You need Kermode to reassure you? Please tell me your favourite 'martial arts movie'?
ArchStantonLives 4 years ago
Fantastic. You really hit the nail on the head there.
MrTeatime 4 years ago 5
Funny clip, but I think Kermode is sounding increasingly 'bitter and twisted' regarding Tarantino. What's his problem? It's totally disingenuous to criticise a lack of plot (*YAWN*) - it's a slasher/chase movie for chrissakes! And calling him a sellout is, frankly, complete bullsh*t and he knows it.
ArchStantonLives 4 years ago
No, Tarantino is most over rated director of the last twenty years. Making "ironic" rubbish in the style of others, is no excuse for making rubbish.
numpty1972 4 years ago
Most overrated? I've got three words for that - M. Night Shyamalan.
ArchStantonLives 4 years ago 3
...Well I like the theme from cruising..
machieaveli 4 years ago
My brother was very glad to see this attack on the film, as it was one of the very few films he actually stopped watching half way through.
numpty1972 4 years ago
kermode is so right on this one, the film was mostly unwatchable. Good when Kurt Russell turned up and the crashes were cool but the BORING and BULLSHIT chatitng between those irritating bitches was ungodly dull. And then a fucking monotone voiced Kiwi turned up, hahaha.
dubzy81 4 years ago
I agree. I remeber seeing Death Proof in the cinema and all i can remember was girls talking about.... well shit haha. The only good bits were with Kurt Russell! Haha.
funkyliciousfunk89 4 years ago
you saw it in the cinema? you sit through it all?
dubzy81 4 years ago
I also happen to agree with Mark Kermode for criticising Tarantino as an artistic failure beyond Jackie Brown. It was his most mature work and it really pisses me off the way he's dissapeared up his own arse with post-modern 'fan' crap since.
owenop 4 years ago 5
Speednik I've go to agree with that. Even though I can understand the arguement for making films you like and not listening to people who criticise that, this isn't a relevant case.
Critics establish a ground for intelligent discussion and remind us that Cinema can be defined by the audience.
owenop 4 years ago
Hang on - this is a YouTube comments page - shouldn't it have turned into an unreasoned UK vs US argument by now like all the others do?
Speednik 4 years ago
Regardless of whether I agree or not, I can't fault an impassioned argument.
Kermode has barely ever given a good review to a film I like, but I still enjoy watching him in action.
You take from it what you can - I'd take that review to say, if you like Kill Bill you'll probably like Death Proof. Simple as. If one were only to enjoy critics when praising films you like then there'd be no point watching or reading reviews.
Speednik 4 years ago 3
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This guys talking serious shit. To be honest, all critics live a sad life of coming up with reasons to bash films just cause they get more publicity doing so. I don't care if Tarantino's movies are good or not, he at least does what he wants.Looking for reasons slash films is a simply a sad way of life.
oh4shoo 4 years ago
Do people actually know what the word genius means??? if Genius all of a sudden means ego-centric, coke head, then yes Tarantino is a Genius.
bluth78 4 years ago
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did that puffed up windbag of a boreing old ranting twat just diss pulp fiction!? seriously mark just fuck right off! you dont enjoy anything, you have only ever watched one episode of the fucking simpsons! i must say sometimes im quite amused by your rantings but quite frankly your opinion counts for shit. Ive got to say, i dont even know why the fucker ever goes to the cinema.
murphfiddily 4 years ago
lol, wot a flid you are, i think he knows a little more about celluloid than you ever will you moron.
DaveyH123 4 years ago
Not everyone has to be an insufferable social cliche like you. I don't particularly like Pulp Fiction either.
NotHomelessAnymore 4 years ago
Tarantino a genius?? He's a crap film-maker and Kermode has got it spot on.
Kermode rocks.
KShacklebolt 4 years ago
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What a total nob end! He's so envious and pathetic. Tarantino is a genius and this idiotic excuse for an opinionist is just constipated. Death Proof and Planet Terror are instant classics that only real film connoiseurs can ever appreciate.
metallicon3 4 years ago
Erm, no.
Q.T has spent an entire career making garbage on the pretense of being "postmodern" (meaning, you never apologise). The Grindhouse double is just gash, mysoginist, voyeristic... "Oh but we're being postmodern!"
Oh o.k then, 5 stars!
Oh and he brought japanese cinema to the west! No, he brough "Japanese cinema according to Tarantino" and according to Tarantino, it's porn.
Sorry, taste the backlash foo!
HOuseZoMBIEE 4 years ago
you bunch of idiots. You wouldn't know what's postmodern even if it crawled up your backsides! Tarantino is a genius full stop. The quality of his films have varied. So what? All directors have the same experience. No one said anything about his films being postmodern; you just use that word, like all the other twats who lack style and taste, to anyone successful these days.
metallicon3 4 years ago
you bunch of idiots. You wouldn't know what's postmodern even if it crawled up your backsides! Tarantino is a genius full stop. The quality of his films have varied. So what? All directors have the same experience. No one said anything about his films being postmodern; you just use that word, like all the other twats who lack style and taste, to anyone successful these days. You're like Kermode, full of envy.
metallicon3 4 years ago
Make just one film better than Tarantino, and then someone might listen to you. What's he got to apologize for you pillock? He makes films. You bandy words around like "misogynist" and "voyeuristic" without any thought. The women in his films are always empowered, but you probably don't like that since you're obviously a misogynist yourself.
metallicon3 4 years ago