Quentin Tarantino or Christopher Nolan ?

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#1  Edited By indzman
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Quentin Tarantino or Christopher Nolan, who is better director OT ? Ummm Nolan rocked at Batman trilogy but each and every of his other movies as memento, inception fall flat compared to Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards, Django Unchained. I'm not even mentioning pulp fiction,reservoir dogs or kill bill :P. I'll go with Quentin Tarantino.

who you prefer OT ?

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#2 SaintLeonidas
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Tarantino has made the better films of the two, but in regards to their entire filmography as a whole, I think Nolan's is stronger.

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I like Tarantino more. Way more consistent and his highs are higher than Nolan's. I don't even think QT has made an actual "bad" film.

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#4  Edited By Master_Live
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Nolan.

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#5 bob_toeback
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I don't really 'like' either... I appreciate Tarantino more, and certainly more than I used to. Maybe that's a lie, I guess I do like Tarantino, but the thing is, there are just so many other film-makers I prefer more *shrug*

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#6 chessmaster1989
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Tarantino definitely

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#7 destroyerman455
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I like both of these directors but I kinda don't see them as that easily comparable. Both have their own unique styles, especially Tarantino, so comparing him alone to anyone else is difficult.

But if I had to pick the best out of the two in my own opinion, probably Nolan due to his overall filmography.

They both have their own strong points and are amazing directors, but like I said, comparing them is a challenge.

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#8  Edited By lamprey263
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Nolan's first two Batman films were good, the last one sucked though. People only pretend it's good because it would be a bigger shame if all those people got shot at a shitty film.

I like Tarantino a lot more.

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#9 xdude85
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Tarantino, because he actually makes movies I want to see again.

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#10 MrGeezer
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I actually like both of them quite a bit, but I've gotta easily go with Tarantino.

And that's without even seeing his recent movies. Last Tarantino movie I watched was Kill Bill, which I thought was mostly self-indulgent crap that just happened to be pretty fun. I know that Basterds and Django have been really critically acclaimed, but I just could never get around to watching them due to my recent distaste for that whole "revenge fantasy" thing. But that's probably less Tarantino's fault than it is the fault of the marketing. Basterds trailers played up the "killing Nazis" angle, Django trailers played to the "killing slave owners angle", and I just don't want to see that presented in a glorified manner. Despite these movies garnering HUGE critical acclaim, I'm just not at a point where that kind of thing appeals to me. I'm sure they're great movies, though.

But yeah, even without seeing his two most recent masterpieces, I'd still EASILY place Tarantino over Nolan.

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#11 indzman
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@MrGeezer said:

I actually like both of them quite a bit, but I've gotta easily go with Tarantino.

And that's without even seeing his recent movies. Last Tarantino movie I watched was Kill Bill, which I thought was mostly self-indulgent crap that just happened to be pretty fun. I know that Basterds and Django have been really critically acclaimed, but I just could never get around to watching them due to my recent distaste for that whole "revenge fantasy" thing. But that's probably less Tarantino's fault than it is the fault of the marketing. Basterds trailers played up the "killing Nazis" angle, Django trailers played to the "killing slave owners angle", and I just don't want to see that presented in a glorified manner. Despite these movies garnering HUGE critical acclaim, I'm just not at a point where that kind of thing appeals to me. I'm sure they're great movies, though.

But yeah, even without seeing his two most recent masterpieces, I'd still EASILY place Tarantino over Nolan.

omg, since you tarantino fan you need to check out bastards and unchained asap, i really mean asap =P

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#12 chaplainDMK
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Memento is a masterpiece, Nolan's Batman trilogy are by far the best superhero movies I've ever seen and Inception is pretty well rated even though I havne't watched it.

While I adore basically everything Tarantino put out, so by sheer strength of numbers, Tarantino

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I'm not sure if Memento was good or bad because it's the only movie I've ever seen that put me to sleep. I've tried watching it a few times but can't seem to stay awake. I liked the Batman trilogy though.

I saw Inglorious Basterds once, and I didn't thing it was that great, but I also didn't think it was terrible. Don't know much about QT other than that, so I'll just say Nolan.

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#14  Edited By GreySeal9
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@lamprey263 said:

Nolan's first two Batman films were good, the last one sucked though. People only pretend it's good because it would be a bigger shame if all those people got shot at a shitty film.

I like Tarantino a lot more.

Very stupid joke.

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#15 sukraj
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QT

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#16 PernicioEnigma
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I find Christopher Nolan's films unwatchable, so Tarantino wins by default.

Though I did think Django Unchained was kinda sh*t.

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#17 ShadowsDemon
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It's close, but nothing Nolan has made has ever bored or annoyed me. Tarantino has.

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#18 AvatarMan96
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Haven't seen enough of QT's filmography to properly judge, but Nolan hasn't missed yet. If I were to take an average score from the Nolan movies I've seen (the three Batman movies and Inception), it'd be a 9.75/10. I'm sure QT will put up a good fight once I see more of his movies, like Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs

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#19 Truf89
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Tarantino. His movies are a lot of fun to watch. Nolan is good too. Love his films as well.

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#20 sammyjenkis898
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Both are past their prime. Tarantino's best (Jackie Brown) is better than Nolan's best (Memento), so..

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#21 hippiesanta
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I like both .... but sometimes to much comedy in tarantino make the movie seems unrealistic

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#22  Edited By SheBites
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Tarantino... Loved the Kill Bill movies

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#23 Braun_Roid_Rage
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@Aljosa23 said:

I like Tarantino more. Way more consistent and his highs are higher than Nolan's. I don't even think QT has made an actual "bad" film.

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#24 Master_Live
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@sammyjenkis898 said:

Both are past their prime. Tarantino's best (Jackie Brown) is better than Nolan's best (Memento), so..

You heard it here first. Nolan made a short film and then peaked with his first featured film Memento (2000). All down hill from there.

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Both are great directors but I like Tarantino more.

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#26 DanishSnow
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Quentin Tarantino by far.

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Tarantino. No contest

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#28  Edited By branketra
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I am going to go with Christopher Nolan because I have had enough of hearing the n-word in the majority of Tarantino's films I have watched.

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Tarantino all the way.

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#30 jim_shorts
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They're both quality directors but I prefer Nolan. He's more consistent. Tarantino has made some stinkers (Kill Bill comes to mind).

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#31 one_plum
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Apples and oranges imo

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#32 Praisedasun
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I have only seen one Tarantino movie,kill bill.

Which,in my opinion,was a piece of garbage.It was mildly funny,but everything else about the movie sucked.

So Nolan wins.

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#33 mjorh
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It depends on ur taste n what kinda movies u like , both are outstanding directors n i'd personally go with Nolan.

Nolan : The Dark Knight , Inception

Tarantino : Pulp Fiction , Inglorious Bastards.

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#34  Edited By SirSlimyScott
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@Praisedasun:

u wot m8

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#35  Edited By DharmaMember77
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I got into both directors at a young age and Pulp Fiction affected me alot more than Memento did so I'll go with QT.

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#36  Edited By Sparty_basic
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Apples and Oranges...you would choose whichever director makes the style of movie that appeals to you more. So it's not a debate as to the better director, it's a debate as to the personal appeal of either director.

That being said, Nolan for me. The entire filmography appeals to me more than Tarantino. I enjoy them both very much, however, so it's a win-win situation.

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#37 Serraph105
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Nolan, I still find Tarentino movies to be very overrated. Very much style over substance with Tarentino.

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#38 Serraph105
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To follow up on my previous statement about Tarentino movies, if a character dies in a Tarentino movie I rarely, if ever, have an emotional reaction towards it.