[quote]Didn’t he say that he wasn’t like directors such as Miike, not Allen? I could have sworn I read that somewhere. And even if Tarantino doesn’t hit the bong or go looking for pussy all the time, IB will most likely take years to film anyway because of its length. So any projects right now will slow down an already lagging pace.[/quote]
Exactly. He’s slow enough as it is. Why bog himself down anymore? Just so we can see him act? I think we’ve all seen that before, and it is not a pretty sight.
Exactly.  He’s slow enough as it is.  Why bog himself down anymore?  Just so we can see him act?  I think we’ve all seen that before, and it is not a pretty sight.[/quote]
I wish QT could act half as good as he writes, then we’d have something on our hands.
QT doesn’t do a bad job when he’s just acting like his regular self, like the beginning scene in Reservoir Dogs. He did such a horrible job in FDTD because he was acting out of character and supposed to be playing the part of someone with a different type personality. I think if QT ever made a documentary type film (maybe a mockumentary), like Jarmusch’s Coffee and Cigarettes, he may have something on his hands.
He acts about as well as any bum you pick off the street so long as you send that bum to acting classes first. Sometimes he can be passable, particularly in character bits, but lets put it this way: he has a career as an actor only because he’s a famous director. Not the other way around. This shit can fly for directors like Clint Eastwood or Tim Robbins who are just as entertaining when they are doing somebody else’s movies as when they are doing their own, but Tarantino is just the opposite. I find him abysmal when in cameos and costarring spots in movies other than his own.
Actually I do like when QT takes on rolls, because even if he’s not the best actor, every character he plays is signature Tarantino. You never see characters like the ones he plays pop up in other movies, he’s a unique bird. Besides who can deliver the writing exactly how he wants it besides himself. Just imagine is some one else asked about dead nigger storage or who the fuck opened this bottle of crystal. Besides there is actually a little ground to his acting, I was watching his Trio special week long thing, and he played a movie that the main character was like a James Dean type character. And I swear to god he acted exactly like QT does normally, same mannerisms and dialogue delivery. I’m positive that character was a huge influence on a young white trash QT. If anyone knows the name of the film I’m talking about it stared the sheriff from vol 1 like filmed in the 50s.
Acting wise, FDTD was Tarantino at his best. Otherwise, he’s just too fucking obvious to blend into a character and act. He’s nice to watch and all that, for me at least. But sometimes it’s like a train wreck. Damn I hate to say this, but it’s true. But hey, if you can get the gigs, why not do them. And he seems to be able to get them, despite it all.
