No. 9 - The List: Top 10 Tarantino flicks ...
With the opening of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood this weekend, Quentin Tarantino is drawing rave reviews for what is supposed to be one of his best movies yet.
Inspired by this article over at The Ringer, I've put together my Top 10 Tarantino scenes from over the years. For some reason, the article did a list without numeric ordering. I'm going to go where they didn't quite go.
(All of this is very not safe for work)
10.
Pulp Fiction - The End Scene
I probably could have done a Top 10 list off of Pulp Fiction scenes alone. The bad mother wallet has inspired countless sports metaphors over the years from yours truly.
9. Inglorious Bastards - The Tavern Showdown
There are so many high points in this movie, but this World War II version of the Shootout at the OK Corral in a basement is near the top of the list.
8.
Reservoir Dogs - The Diner Scene
It's a sin that this scene is this low because it's basically perfect.
7.
Pulp Fiction - The Gold Watch
Christopher Walken gets the first of two mentions on this list.
6.
Kill Bill Volume I- The Bride vs. The Crazy 88s
As far as I'm concerned, it might be the best fight scene of any movie ever created.
5.
True Romance - The Sicilian
It's true that QT didn't direct this scene, but he did write it and it might just be the best scene in the careers of both Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walken, which is saying a hell of a lot.
4.
Reservoir Dogs - The Ear
You could make a case for this being No. 1, given that it's truly the scene that introduced us to the messed up upside that every QT movie that followed might have.
3.
Pulp Fiction - Mr. Wolfe
My second favorite Pulp Fiction scene
2.
Pulp Fiction - Apartment Scene
No actor does a QT scene better than Samuel L. Jackson and this is the scene that introduced us to the Samuel L. Jackson that we all know today.
1.
Inglorious Bastards - The Opening
There's never been anything quite like it. Easy selection as No. 1 for me.
No. 10 – And Finally ...
This weekend was the last weekend without football until February of next year.
We made it!