I agree. Although they each have their own cinematic styles, there are similarities which are quite evident. For example, I watched the opening of Gangs of New York the other day, and the way the camera zooms into Bill the Butcher’s eye (in long steps) equalled with the sound effect that plays, it’s very similar to the way the camera zooms in on Sophie Fatale whilst she’s on the phone in her car waiting at the red light. It’s funny because that whole opening to GoNY takes a lot from Leone (the duster-type clothing they wear, the eventual presentation of Bill’s gang members (from being largerly hidden), the wide angle shot, etc.). I love their styles a lot, and that’s why those three filmmakers are my favourites.
It’s interesting how QT doesn’t praise Scorsese as much as he does other filmmakers. Sometimes it almost seems like he doesn’t like Scorsese that much. It’s also funny how as Pete mentioned about the pop music, that Scorsese used the track “Nobody But Me” in the scene where Leo Dicaprio beats on those two dudes in the shop in The Departed, which of course was also used in another violent scene in Tarantino’s Kill Bill. Whilst QT has been influenced by Scorsese, it’s also the case - and especially with The Departed - that Scorsese is influenced by Tarantino.
