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dude,
here is the point: king is a good writer in his own “write fast as hell, sell as much as I can mediocre writer” kind of way and class and yeah hes probably as good as dickens, but nowhere near guys like nietsche, schopenhauer, marcel proust, shakespeare, vladimir nabokov, etc this is the top class of writing, king is mos def below this class…
And QT is mos def in the top class of the movie shit…
there is no class above the one that tarantino is in…
if critics are writing that as the world turns is the best soap opera around and you can compare it to the bold and the beautiful that doesnt mean that there isnt a higher form of television! just like comparing king to dickens doesnt mean there isnt a higher form of writing…
and my opinion in movie industry there isnt a class above the class QT is in…
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You make some good points, but you seem to forget one crucial one. King is a horror novelist; so comparing him to Shakespare is quite unfair in my opinion. (the other writers you mentioned I’ve never read their work, so I’m totally ignorant in this respect). Comparing King to Shakespare is like comparing John Carpenter to Kurosawa; you just can’t do it. King’s books are written to scare the hell out of you; no more no less. Mention another horror writer of the past 20 or so years who writes as well as King does. Apart from this, King has a great talent of developing his characters throughout his chapters. That’s why most of his films fail I think; cause the characters aren’t given the opportunity to develop as in the book.
And this King-Tarantino comparison doesn’t really make much sense either; they’re two artists in two compeletely different spheres.
tarantin_is_god, being a writer myself, I have a great amount of respect for Stephen King.  He is a phenomenal writer, his work is brilliance.  I’m sorry, but no Joe off the street can do what he has done.
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scarface and deliveryman, you re both right.
King is a good writer in his own class!
My problem is that he shouldn’t be judging QT work, cause its not on his level of expertise. It’s like a plummer telling you how to fix your car, or a painter telling you how to pay your taxes. It’s like QT judging King’s work. It’s not valid.
King should stick to reviewing books, thats the field he should be playing ball. And let the movie critics judge QT.
I think King may be a little jealous of QT because he can see QT is a brilliant writer who can also direct like a motherfucker.
Ive enjoyed most of Kings work and alot of his movie adaptations. But even he just doesnt have the same kinds of talents as QT as a writer.
Propably this not fits in this topic, but German Viva text wrote that S King is in a hospital cuz he has a pneumonia.
That’s a very good point tarantino_is_god, and I agree with you to a certain extent.  You’re right on the fact that “painters shouldn’t tell you how to do your taxes,” etc.  However, I wouldn’t necessarily agree that he shouldn’t be judging Quentin Tarantino, just because he’s not a director.  Using that logic, neither you nor I or anyone else on this board should be allowed to judge Quentin Tarantino’s work either, even though we think it’s brilliant.  What makes your or my opinion anymore valid than King’s, just because we like his work, and he doesn’t?  Thus, if we’re not allowed to judge, then theoritically we shouldn’t be fans, should we? He is entitled to his opinion, and it is just as valid as anyone else’s.
[quote]That’s a very good point tarantino_is_god, and I agree with you to a certain extent.  You’re right on the fact that “painters shouldn’t tell you how to do your taxes,” etc.  However, I wouldn’t necessarily agree that he shouldn’t be judging Quentin Tarantino, just because he’s not a director.  Using that logic, neither you nor I or anyone else on this board should be allowed to judge Quentin Tarantino’s work either, even though we think it’s brilliant.  What makes your or my opinion anymore valid than King’s, just because we like his work, and he doesn’t?  Thus, if we’re not allowed to judge, then theoritically we shouldn’t be fans, should we?  He is entitled to his opinion, and it is just as valid as anyone else’s.
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I dont think that our opinions are valid either, but we're just a bunch of fans, if we say something about QT it doesnt have any impact. But King does have impact on a lot of people cause they take him serieusly! And they oughta want a decent opinion from an expert on the field. Which opinion is more valid: the baseball coach saying the yankees are great or the soccer coach saying the yankees suck? Which one you take serieus? And this is an easy one to chose from, but most people see King as somebody who can have a valid opinion on QT's movies. I dont except that! cause he plays a different sport. aint no fucking ballpark, it aint even the same sport!
Tarantino did write the screenplay for KILL BILL.
Stephen King is also a writer.
that is what puts them in one ballpark category.
maybe what King looks for in a film is the writing. personally i thought the script was a hell of a read but they fouled it up with the flash backs , the excessive gore and not enough character development! HMM HERES AN ORIGINAL IDEA QUENTIN MAYBE IF YOU HAD OPENED THE FREAKIN MOVIE AT THE CHAPEL MASSACARE AND DELETED THE HOSPITAL SEQUENCE i might have liked it
[quote]Tarantino did write the screenplay for KILL BILL.
Stephen King is also a writer.
that is what puts them in one ballpark category.
maybe what King looks for in a film is the writing. personally i thought the script was a hell of a read but they fouled it up with the flash backs , the excessive gore and not enough character development! HMM HERES AN ORIGINAL IDEA QUENTIN MAYBE IF YOU HAD OPENED THE FREAKIN MOVIE AT THE CHAPEL MASSACARE AND DELETED THE HOSPITAL SEQUENCE i might have liked it[/quote]
If you don’t like kill bill then stay out of the kill bill area. Thats pretty simple…
Bullet i liked the screenplay
so how about you stay out ;D
But you rag on the movie so much now you say you like the screenplay. YOU COULD HAVE TOLD ME THAT EARILER!!! 
my bad 
Ok can I ask why you didn’t like the hospital scene :-/
[quote]Ok can I ask why you didn’t like the hospital scene  :-/[/quote]
The funniest thing is that the hospital scene was actually in the initial draft in much more detail than what was filmed for the actual movie. Lol.
Yeah I read that. I thought the whole hospital thing was fine we got to see ellie 
I wonder why he changed the “eye’s wide open coma” I guess it’s hard too keep your eyes open that long
people what is cool about selling coma patient’s bodies?
NOTHING!
IT IS SICK! there has to be a line of good taste that directors keep in the back of their heads
Can you shut up about that scene already it was COOL if you can’t live with that then don’t talk about it PLEASE. Me and more people for one have seen ten times worse.
[quote]Tarantino did write the screenplay for KILL BILL.
Stephen King is also a writer.
that is what puts them in one ballpark category.
maybe what King looks for in a film is the writing. personally i thought the script was a hell of a read but they fouled it up with the flash backs , the excessive gore and not enough character development! HMM HERES AN ORIGINAL IDEA QUENTIN MAYBE IF YOU HAD OPENED THE FREAKIN MOVIE AT THE CHAPEL MASSACARE AND DELETED THE HOSPITAL SEQUENCE i might have liked it[/quote]
dude,
movie and book…not same ballpark…
QT can make a movie, King cannot…King judges the movie…he shouldnt…cause he isnt an expert on the case…