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But I love both Ghost in the Shell films, and Akira. The back-and-forth influence from Blade Runner to Akira and GitS and back to James Cameron is interesting.
Miyazaki had some nice films, Princess Mononoke, Naosica.
I think there are some brilliant works that time and again manage to take me into the strangest worlds. And there´s a lot of trash also.
However, I do hear that Japanese animation is world class and incredibly popular. I shall try to watch a couple of the animated films sometime during the next few months and I'll update you then.
The same way I feel about Antartica.
I know its there but I don't give a shytt.
Bebop is great no doubt, but boy, if you don't at least LOOK at Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood I will beat on your ass. :P
Seriously though Wes, try it. It's long, but truly excellent IMHO. :)>-
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Among my favorites are Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Akira, Cowboy Bebop, and Grave of the Fireflies.
Other excellent anime films I've seen and would recommend are Paprika, Perfect Blue, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, and Memories.
Of course Miyazaki's films are wonderful as well. I particularly like Princess Mononoke and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
And if you think you understood the explanations toward the end fully, try the second one ;-). It´s even more eye-candy-ish.
Is Pulp Fiction Tarantino's best movie in your opinion?</font>
I immediately set out to watch other QT stuff. Reservoir Dogs is good too, but I love PF slightly more. Jackie Brown was a bit of a let-down for me, though not as much as it clearly was for other people. Kill bill was pretty good; still not as good as PF IMO. Same for his later films, like Death Proof and Inglourious Bastards and Django Unchained. Great movies, especially IB, but none quite as good as PF, at least in my book.
Look, PF was fresh and new. It had a fantastic narrative structure but what made it truly unique was that even in its lengthy dialogues it never got boring. True, the same quality can be found in RD as well, but I think the dialogues in PF are stronger still. And how about that wonderful cast, with half its members playing against type! How about that great collection of songs that constitute its soundtrack. Tarantino accomplished something truly amazing with almost no money; PF leaves a lasting impression and is even today, over two decades later, still celebrated as one of the more inventive and unusual films of the modern times.
1. Pulp Fiction
2. Django Unchained
3. Kill Bill Vol. 1
4. Inglorious Basterds
5. Death Proof
6. Kill Bill Vol. 2
7. Reservoir Dogs
I would rank Kill Bill 2 over kill Bill 1 but back to the task at hand: yes, I guess PF is Tarantino's masterpiece.
It utilises best his strongest asset: making cool film scenes with cool dialogue.
It avoids Tarntino´s weakest asset: the telling of a soulful story from start to finish.
On QT himself: I'm in film school and his name is tossed around a lot here. I've never enjoyed somebody's work so much but at the same time, considered them a really horrible/cocky person. Just my opinion though.
Reservoir Dogs battles a close second for me. Despite blatantly ripping off City on Fire, the raw power of the performances and the now iconic way Tarantino worked music in the film make it a strong contender.
On a more personal note, Kill Bill, Vol. 1 may in fact be my favorite Tarantino film to watch. It's the definition of style over substance, but my, what style it has! Kill Bill, Vol. 1 was one of those rare theater-going experiences where I felt like I was experiencing something truly new, truly exciting, and truly original: the brutality and artistry of the fight sequences, the vibrancy of the soundtrack, the colorfulness of the picture, the way the film suddenly turns anime for O-Ren Ishii's backstory, that cliffhanger. Vol. 1 really had it all. Well, except substance.