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Movie Playlist: Quentin Tarantino’s 20 Movies and Posters You’ve Gotta See

Posted on Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta

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Yesterday we posted a video of Quentin Tarantino talking about the top 20 films that have been released since he became a filmmaker. Today we offer a follow-up, thanks to Entertainment Weekly, in which Tarantino lists 20 movies, and posters, that you’ve got to see.

It’s a weird list, as there isn’t an exact explanation of what he’s rating - the films or the posters. One thing is for sure, he likes the movies, he loves the posters, and chances are, you haven’t seen ‘em (which gives you a good excuse to seek them out). Of course, some classics are included, like It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and Vanishing Point.

But for the most part, the list consists mostly of 1960’s and 1970’s horror and blaxploitation films. EW lists the movies, along with the posters, in one of those annoying one movie per page slideshows. I’ve compiled a list of the films Tarantino talks about after the jump, but you’ll have to click your way through the EW slideshow to read his thoughts on each film.

Coffy (1973)

Rolling Thunder (1977)

Where Eagles Dare (1968)

Eyeball (1975)

Dark of the Sun (1968)

They Call Her One Eye (1974)

The Inglorious Bastards (1978)

The Savage Seven (1968)

It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)

Vanishing Point (1971)

The Blood Splattered Bride (1972)

Twisted Nerve (1968)

Policewomen (1974)

The Girl from Starship Venus (1975)

Autopsy (1975)

Pretty Maids All in a Row (1971)

Machine Gun McCain (1969)

Chinese Hercules (1973)

Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976)

The Sell-Out (1976)

via: Collider

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  • wow, a glimpse to see where he stole all the ideas for his current movies
  • Dr. Quasius
    Stole? So making homages to the films that you admire is stealing now?
  • Tarantino has reached beyond the point of paying homages. Seriously, the guy is a competent filmmaker, but definitely not original, as clearly shown in every film he makes.
  • capawesome
    Definitely not original? So he lifts the writing and filming style too? Give me a fucking break.
  • No, you made that conclusion yourself. His lack of originality stems from his frequent "borrowing" of plot, story, and characters from genres of movies he clearly loves. That's okay to a certain degree, but when it's pretty much the basis of the filmmaker's career, then it becomes questionable.

    Tarantino does write interesting dialogue and has his own style. But his stories are not original. His vision is not original, but rather based on previous works. His directing is based on the same. When talking to actors he directs them in relation to movies he's already seen and relates that to the actor to get a performance.

    Its sort of like a radio remix of a song you might hear. If an artist only does remixes, then what does that say about the artist? Tarantino is a huge movie buff and has some directing skills... and his skill for writing great dialogue is definitely there, and his films are well cast... but being original... HELL NO.
  • zebrat
    so, basically, QT does what every other artist does? shocking! seriously, yr argument with regards to originality is irrelevant. there is simply no such thing as originality. everything has already been done. the only thing that matters is an artist's enthusiasm and skill and QT has got more than most.
  • This is a common complaint about Tarantino, and it's pretty ridiculous. You only notice it because he "borrows" in a much more inventive style than other directors. Find me an original movie. You can't do it, because it doesn't exist. There are a limited number of plots and a limited number of narrative devices. Anyone who practices a narrative art "steals". Please, give us an example of something original, which stole nothing.
  • yea...alright buddy.
  • existenz
    And of course most of them aren't available on Netflix. Luckily I have Rocket Video here in L.A., I'm sure they have copies of most of these.

    I've seen Vanishing Point, it's one of those plot-deficient yet sometimes hypnotic car chase movies of the 60s/70s, ala Two Lane Blacktop. Rolling Thunder is an awesome film, one of the best by Tommy Lee Jones. And Mad Mad World is a good comic adventure with a legendary cast. If only we could make that kind of movie today.
  • Colonel_Kurtz
    The one's I've seen....

    Where Eagles Dare - awesome movie, but I'd forgotten all about it until I saw the poster.

    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - one of my favorite '60s comedies.

    The Savage Seven - If it's the movie I think it is, it was good. Not top 20 good, but good.

    I'm sure I've seen at least a couple of the 'sploitation flicks, but those tend to all meld into 1 big 'sploitation for me. I may or may not have seen Vanishing Point and Rolling Thunder...they sound familiar, but they also sound a lot like a couple of other movies I know I've seen. A refresher couldn't hurt.
  • freemachine
    What? No 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'?
  • Harlequin
    I've been on a quest to view all the films that QT has shown in his film festivals, so I've already got a few of these flicks covered. Of this list I've only managed to see Coffy, Rolling Thunder and The Blood Splattered Bride, but I highly recommend all of them -- especially the former two.
  • He should remake They Call Her One Eye. Since it was the basis for his character in Kill Bill (the assassin, not the Bride). It's a sick little film and if QT could get over the ratings board with it, it might be worth seeing...
  • I actually picked up a dvd copy of Pretty Maids all in a Row thanks to a need to see Angie Dickenson as naked as much as possible. A hilarious sex farce/dark comedy where you will find out exactly how good of an actor Rock Hudson could be as he becomes the swingingest football coach ever to plow a bunch of cheerleaders...and good god I don't blame him.

    BTW, Angie Dickenson....hot teacher seduced by student and lying oh so gloriously naked on the bed.. It ought to be the meaning for the word "unf", its so gorgeous looking.
  • Octoberist
    what sucks is that Rolling Thunder, amongst others, aren't on DVD yet..I don't get why.
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