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That’s exactly my point. His first three movies were all part of the crime genre. What was the time-span between these three films? 3 films in 5 years, which is quite an accomplishment. After Jackie Brown came out (which has VERY LITTLE in common with Pulp and Dogs, but it’s still a crime film), he felt he wanted to do something different. He felt he proved his worth in the crime genre, it was time to move on. Kill Bill and his next two movies seem all distinctively different from each other, which I like. If that means I have to wait longer, then so be it. I’d rather watch Inglorious Bastards in five years time then the Vega Bros. next year. And let’s be totally fair with the Q. Kill Bill, as is Inglorious Bastards, was a MASSIVE script. It takes time to write a 222 page script and go on to direct two distinct voulmes. Add to that the fact that Uma’s pregnancy delayed the project even further. Now it seems only yesterday that Vol. 2 came outand Grindhouse is coming out in 9 months time, so it’s not that bad. I know the feeling though. I used to think like you, always impatiently waiting for QT’s next project as if my life depended on it. But I come to realise now that quality should precide over quantity.
Gotta disagree with that. If you’re gonna compare dialogue, compare it within the same genre. You can compare the dialogue of Pulp with that of Dogs and say it is better or worse. But Kill Bill is a different story. You can’t say the Kill Bill dialogue was worse because it felt corny. That’s what it was supposed to be in the first place. You can say something like “I prefer Pulp’s dialogue to Kill Bill because the Pulp dialogue dealt with real people in real-life situations and I’m not a big fan of campy situations and conversations like the ones found in Kill Bill”. But to say “Pulp’s dialogue is BETTER”, well that’s an objective statement which sounds quite pretentious to say the least.
I agree about the Coens though. I regard them as innovators the way Quentin is. Even though I think Intolerable Cruelty was quite average (don’t flame me for it 
) It felt quite impersonal, like someone else other than Joel had directed it. But that’s just me.
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Kill Bill and his next two movies do seem to be distinctively different from each other, this is very promising indeed andhopefully will shut up some of the haters. The other thing is, I agree that I would be willing to wait for his next epic but I don’t like the idea of making something smaller first. I mean the idea of Grind House is not exactly my cup of tea. I’d much rather he do his OWN thing, and make his OWN movie, namely Inglorious Bastards. What I don’t want is for him to get involved in other, lesser pieces of work. To be fair he has written 3 scripts, and that means he has done shit loads of writing. However, I think it is pointless to then put that aside and work on Grind House, he should stick with it. Maybe it’s a case of him not ‘feeling’ it yet. Afterall, he has said that he has to feel 100% dedicated to his films, he has to fall in love with it and marry it, so-to-speak. Maybe he feels he doesn’t feel strongly enough for IB at the moment.
No doubt, I’d watch any movie before the Vega Brothers one. I think it is a stupid idea and like any other masterpieces, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir dogs should be left to stand by themselves.
The other thing is, I don’t take too kindly to you ASSUMING that my life depends on QT’s next big film. I myself CAN wait for his films, but it is the idea of him going around doing other shitty stuff before his next big film that bothers me. No other director it seems, seems to do that. Furthermore, as he has said he will only keep making movies for another 15 years, well that would only mean another 3 films, you cannot make so few films and expect to be with the big boys of film.
No where did I say his dialogue was in Kill Bill was corny. But the idea of only having the right to compare two pieces only if they part of the same genre is quite idiotic. Also, there are crime aspects in Kill Bill, does that mean it’s ok for us to compare the dialogue which are from the crime aspects of Kill Bill to the dialogue in Pulp Fiction? For instance, by your logic, it is right to compare the dialogue in the Wedding Chapel scene and the O-Ren gaining power scenes with the dialogue from Pulp Fiction/Reservoir Dogs/The Godfather etc.
I have absolutely no problem in you thinking Intolerable Cruelty was average, my beef is with those that say it’s shit. It is pretty average when you take into accound the quality that preceeded that film from the Coen’s. Maybe why you felt it was impersonal (and why I also did) was because they tried to make a mainstream film, using mainstream actors. It clearly didn’t work as well as they had hoped but at least they are trying to go somewhere they hadn’t been (a feat you are quite fond of)