Quentin Tarantino On "The Black Suits Of Armor" In His Films

Quentin Tarantino talks about the visual style of great filmmakers like Sergio Leone, Jean Pierre Melville and John Woo, and how he chose to make the style of his "suit of armor" a simple black suit.

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[lim11191]

AFI start putting the full interviews. i hate this shit when its all copped up

[hypnotic230]

Im first comment? Awesome.

I really respect Quentin Tarantino's work. Whether you love him or loathe him, you can't deny that the black suits are now associated with him.

He made them iconic.

And he's made a good point how all movies 'take' from other movies. That's not because people can't come up with something original. Instead, it's a showing respect by paying homage to these previous films.

Infact, Pulp Fiction has lots of clues that are 'taken' from classic movies.

[TheTomsterman]

@thegunclub123 I also thought ''the killer''was good,although I would have let the monkey out of the cage once in awhile.I mean seriously,can a hippo ride a unicycle?

[Proteus6684]

@roboticpunk No need to fuck them because of the ad. Just download adblocker plus and kiss all those annoying/bullshit advertisments goodbye. I did it years ago and its great.

[rebelshark1]

Melville was one of the greatest filmmakers, I'm glad Tarantino said that he was an influence.

[squidb8]

Ya know AFI... the beauty of video is you can show pictures that relate to what the interviewee in talking about. That way the audience can stay in the loop.

[roboticpunk]

fuck you for the ad at the start. Fuck you.

[paulwritesfights]

you could get 1000 copy cats but u'd still know the one by tarantino

[thegunclub123]

@murraymach3-Phew. Thanks! I would say that there isn't much to the story outline, yes, but the choreography, editing, acting, etc. aren't what I'd call method or rudimentary. Still, I get what you mean. The film gets my vote for favorite film (as said), one of my favorite lead acting performances and characters in Chow's Ah Jong, and my fave supporting male performance for the guy who played Sidney, Chu Kong. Thanks for your time!

[murraymach3]

@thegunclub123

I think it's great. It's nice and simple, explores the classic theme of the cop and criminal being one and the same, like a yin/yang thing. There's not much to it, but I don't think it pretends to be anything other than it is.

[WilsonPrimeChannel]

@TheDapperLad Oh, I see. 

[thegunclub123]

Hey, do any of you Tarantino fans out there enjoy John Woo's "The Killer". I feel like the only one. Everyone else disregards it as shlock, hackneyed, soap, rubbish, etc. And I must admit, it's my favorite film (Reservoir Dogs is in my top 10 as well). Am I just an idiot? Or is there really something great about the film that people can relate to, because it touches me very much.