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Quentin Tarantino ranks this as 11th on his best movies of 2011

posted 12 years ago by rex-reyesiii
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:D

You guys agree? People didn't get why this is included while, for example Drive was in the "Nice Try" list. :D

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/quentin-tarantino-gives-drive-rampart-meeks-cutoff-slots-on-his-worst-nice-try-2011-film-lists

Quentin Tarantino’s official Top 11 of 2011

1. Midnight in Paris
2. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
3. Moneyball
4. The Skin I Live In
5. X-Men: First Class
6. Young Adult
7. Attack the Block
8. Red State
9. Warrior
10. The Artist / Our Idiot Brother (tie)
11. The Three Musketeers

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[–] ghostgate2001 12 years ago

skisis said "Why would anyone care about his top 10 list?"

Ummmm, well, I'm no Tarantino worshipper, but maybe because the man has seen more films than most of us have had hot dinners, and as a result has an encyclopaedic knowledge of films with a particular appreciation for cult / B-movies. He's also a filmmaker himself, not just some "critic" who has never had to put his own work up for consideration, which further legitimises his opinion of other people's films. And, as his own work "borrows" liberally from films he has seen and enjoyed, chances are that if you have any liking of Tarantino's films then you will also like many of the films he likes. Hence, his opinion on films is of greater interest than that of the average Joe.

It's not too difficult to see why "The Three Musketeers" made his list - it's a gleefully preposterous B-movie that knows exactly what it is and achieves exactly what it set out to do.

What's not so understandable is why some people would think Tarantino's taste in films is invalidated simply because they don't happen to agree with one or more of his choices. Taste is personal, after all - you have yours, and Tarantino has his. The difference is that Tarantino's tastes are considered worthy of publication because he has "done stuff" and yours aren't because you haven't.

[–] Thadeeus 12 years ago

Great reply ghostgate2001, I couldn't agree more.

[–] z_dude_here 11 years ago

This is old, but I want to write, "I fully agree."

[–] alerasoul 12 years ago

Quentin Tarantino is a stupid man.

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[–] VBeretta 12 years ago

It is easy to see why Tarantino liked this movie. It is full of cinematic references (300, The Wrath of Khan, Barry Lyndon...). More importantly, Paul Anderson show a mastery of the respective cinematic languaes without falling in plagiarism or involuntary self-parody.

And the small details were fantastic, from the surreal Death figuerhead on the "evil" airship to the flagpole hitting on the head the unlucky guard when the musketeers' airship crashes down.

Not to mention the faces made by the characters even when not involved in a conversation - something easy to miss since the watcher's attention is usually fixed on the main action/dialogue. Seeing, for example, Christopher Waltz's expression turn on a dime according to what happened arount him almost made me piss myself.

[For a similar cinematic approach, just rewatch the "Italian" scene in Inglorious Basterds, and concentrate on the faces Diane Krueger makes on the side: they are almost a movie by themselves].

The Milla "acts badly". IT IS THE WHOLE POINT OF HER CHARACTER. Milady is such a compulsive schemer that she, basically, lost her identity. Notice how everybody around her considers a given that she will scheme - no one is ever surprised, except at the beginning. She is actually outmaneuvered over and over and over - which is one of the funniest parts of the movie. If anything, she was almost a female version of Wily E. Coyote. Look at her under this assumption, and you will see how her performance is actually very controlled.

I really don't understand all the hate for Paul Anderson. It is true that he made some dire movies in the past (AvP, cough), but, IMHO, when on the top of his form he shows a mastery of cinematic language unheard of in other B-Movie directors. I really can understand why Tarantino liked this movie so much.

[–] dougla_1 12 years ago

This is not my kind of movie (I am not hating.) There are tons of guilty pleasure moments. I actually just viewed this movie to get a bead on some possible reasons why Tarantino would show some love for it. I do believe you NAILED some plausible reasons! :)

[–] MtnMan13 12 years ago

More evidence that Tarantino is an overrated hack.

[–] brianholder 12 years ago

Maybe he only had time to watch 11 films in 2011. That would correctly position this as 11th out of 11.

[–] filmbuff1974 12 years ago

Quentin Tarantino has lost his mojo. When he makes lists like this it shows that he is a Hollywood insider who is just scratching the backs of his peers and probably expects a reciprocal action for his lame movies.

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[–] rekcusdoo 12 years ago

Just because someone likes a movie doesn't make the movie good.

**Now for the crazies to start with the illogical arguements to my post.**

[–] springz_nineeleven 12 years ago

Tarantino made a movie about WWII where Hitler is machine gunned to death by some american jews. Three musketeers has flying ships in 17th century france. This is why Tarantino likes it.

[–] mjburrage 11 years ago

The film is absurd, but it fully embraces its absurdity. If the viewer can do so as well, the film becomes a romp.

My own opinion of the film sank early on as the approach was not one I was expecting, and the early sequences seemed over the top for a serious interpretation of the story.

By the time the French airship appears with Constance strapped to the bow, I had gotten over my initial impressions. By the end, my critique was not that the film was too absurd, but rather that it did not get there soon enough for me to know it was intentional early on.

As for it production status, a B movie is a professional film which is low-budget, but not art-house or pornographic. The definition has nothing to do with actual quality of the film. This film—regardless of your opinion of it—was not low budget, hence not a B movie.