Haneke called his film “Funny Games” an “anti-Tarantino film,” meaning that he was trying to show shocking violence while QT was just getting off on it. He also said he watches Tarantino’s movies mainly to study their technique.
By the way, just found praise from an unlikely source: eightysomething Hungarian director Miklos Jancso was asked who he likes, and Tarantino’s name came up among others.
