Quentin Tarantino or the Coen Brothers?

[QUOTE="wrfade82"]Tarantino by far has the most entertaining movies. I thought burn after reading was pretty stupid. It seemed like a snobby person's seth rogan movie. Man, was that actress butt-ugly too...Film-Guy

A snobby seth rogan movie? What does that even mean? I think im one of the few who loved Burn After Reading, the idea of it was so ridiculous but the actors executed it perfectly. I love how the whole thing was pretty much about the main girl wanting surgery. She may not be a looker, but Frances Mcdormand is a fantastic actress.

sorry mate, but pulp fiction is my favorite movie.

The Coen Brothers have more talent than Tarantino, I can admit that, but I have more of a liking towards QT's stuff. The Coen brothers did make The Big Lebowski which is one of my favourite films but the last film of theirs I watched was Fargo which I thought was pretty awful. The rest of the Coen's catalogue I haven't seen or just though was "ok." Plus Pulp Fiction is high on my top 10 and Reservoir Dogs is a favourite of mine along with Inglourious Basterds so I will have to say Tarantino on this one.

Coen Brothers are the MASTERS of Dark Comedy

I LOVE Raising Arizona, The Ladykillers, Big Lebowski, No Country For Old Men, Burn After Reading, and one of my favorite movie of all time: O, Brother Where Art Thou?

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Quentin Tarantino is the MASTER of memorable dialog/characters

Kill Bill, Pulp Fiction, True Romance(he wrote that), and Reservoir Dogs are all on the top shelf of my DVD tower(where all my favs are)

BUT I'd have to go with the Coen Brothers for story and Quentin for style. (I voted Coen Bros., but love 'em both equally)

AtlanticRock

The Ladykillers is their only film I didnt like much, the original was much better and I didnt think Tom Hanks was cast well.

Well, the only movie I've seen by the Coen Brothers was No Country for Old Men, and that was an absolutely horrible movie.

Guppy507

[spoiler] I felt that was appropriate under the circumstances. :P [/spoiler]

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Well, the only movie I've seen by the Coen Brothers was No Country for Old Men, and that was an absolutely horrible movie.

chessmaster1989

I felt that was appropriate under the circumstances. :P

I honestly can't think of any good things to say about No Country for Old Men. The air compressor thing was kinda cool the first time... What did you see in it?

Tarantino for me. I didnt like No country for old geezers.

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[QUOTE="Guppy507"]

Well, the only movie I've seen by the Coen Brothers was No Country for Old Men, and that was an absolutely horrible movie.

Guppy507

I felt that was appropriate under the circumstances. :P

I honestly can't think of any good things to say about No Country for Old Men. The air compressor thing was kinda cool the first time... What did you see in it?

Part of it is that I read and loved the book, and I do think it is easier to appreciate the film after reading the book. The film also left out a good deal of the Sheriff Bell story, which I found disappointing.

I personally loved the plot and characters (particularly the characters of Chigurh (Bardem) and Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones)). I thought the movie was very well directed and had excellent cinematography.

Part of the thing about No Country for Old Men was it was meant to be dark and depressing; I know the ending is what turned a lot of people off, since there's no real closure. That said, there is not meant to be any real closure, neither in the book nor the movie. Bell's speech at the end is the conclusion, although unfortunately (most likely as to not bore the audience) a good deal of the speech was cut, which I think does make it less significant. Still, it offers some great insights into Sheriff Bell (which, again, I think are more significant in the book, with the additional backstory).

In truth, though, I think the main thing is that it is more of a literary movie than an entertainment movie.

Part of it is that I read and loved the book, and I do think it is easier to appreciate the film after reading the book. The film also left out a good deal of the Sheriff Bell story, which I found disappointing.

I personally loved the plot and characters (particularly the characters of Chigurh (Bardem) and Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones)). I thought the movie was very well directed and had excellent cinematography.

Part of the thing about No Country for Old Men was it was meant to be dark and depressing; I know the ending is what turned a lot of people off, since there's no real closure. That said, there is not meant to be any real closure, neither in the book nor the movie. Bell's speech at the end is the conclusion, although unfortunately (most likely as to not bore the audience) a good deal of the speech was cut, which I think does make it less significant. Still, it offers some great insights into Sheriff Bell (which, again, I think are more significant in the book, with the additional backstory).

In truth, though, I think the main thing is that it is more of a literary movie than an entertainment movie.

chessmaster1989

The ending isn't what really ruined it for me. Personally, I was happy when it ended. I was bored through the whole thing. Maybe the book was better, but the movie seemed like there wasn't any plot at all. I summed up the plot in like 2 short sentences. :P

The Coens.

Tarantino.

I watch a wide variety of movies but i've seen way more Tarantino films and i've enjoyed them all. I've enjoyed the Coen Bros films that i've seen, but something about Tarantino films motivates me to go out and watch them more than than Coen ones.

Oooof thats a tough, tough call.

For pure entertainment, Tarantino

For mental stimulation, Coen brothers. Burn After Reading really really tipped me more in their favor though.

mrbojangles25

Tarantino rules

easily quentin tarentino. he has so many wonderful movies and is obviously better

They're pretty incomparable but I personally prefer the Coen Brothers. By quite a bit :P They're responsible for some of my all-time favourite films.

Tarantino is incredibly overrated in my opinion. Pulp Fiction is a good film (overrated as hell, but good), Reservoir Dogs is OK but everything else is poor. I happened to catch Kill Bill Vol.1 on BBC2 last night and that film is so much worse than I remembered it being! I mean, what the hell? Why is it considered a good film? It's awful.

The Coen Brothers.

The dude is disappointedof this forum, really people here think Quentin Tarantino is better than the Coen Bros.

Quentin Tarantino ftw! Pulp Fiction is one of the best movie I've ever seen, and the new inglorious bastards was also a fun movie to watch!

The Coen Brothers.

The dude is disappointedof this forum, really people here think Quentin Tarantino is better than the Coen Bros.

Don't ask me to choose. Tarantino has the best individual title, Pulp Fiction, but the Coen Brothers have a more extensive production (they make a movie per year, for christ's sake). I'll stick with both are great, and I can't define which is better.

Wow, way to put two of my top four directors in there, I honestly have no idea.

[QUOTE="JustPlainLucas"]Taratino makes more entertaining movies. Coen brothers make more interesting movies. So, it depends on what mood I am to be honest.matisrock

This. I can't even place a vote because each does their own thing so well.

2 against 1 ? Well that's not exactly a fair fight.

Coens are way better, but I still enjoy QT.

Also Coen's made what is probably my favourite movie of all time so ya. (Big Lebowski.)

What kind of question is this? Coen brothers are easily better writers and directors.Jazz_Fan

...No Country for Old Men, and that was an absolutely horrible movie...

Guppy507

The Coen brothers are definitely the better directors, I loved the Big Lebowski and Miller's Crossing. Quentin Tarantino is incredibly overrated IMO, I never saw the appeal of his films or his stupid, obscure reference filled dialogue.

I love Pulp Fiction, but not a huge fan of Tarantino in general, so Coen.Mr_Alexander

Taratino makes more entertaining movies. Coen brothers make more interesting movies. So, it depends on what mood I am to be honest.JustPlainLucas

When the Coen Brothers make any movie near as good as Pulp Fiction I might think about it.