Top 5 Time: Tarantino Knockoffs

[Flick James]

People have mixed feelings about Quentin Tarantino. I appreciate his work, but I know that members here range from loving him to despising him. Say what you will, the man generated a whole slew of knockoff films throughout the 90’s and even into the 2000’s, from people trying to create a Tarantino-esque flick. So much so that I have actually seen the word Tarantino-esque in reviews and blurbs. It’s practially a sub-genre.

This Top 5 is a little weird, I admit. I’m not so much after the best or worst of the Tarantino rip-offs, but really just your take on the most notable ones, regardless of whether or not you like the films.

Note: Entries can include films that Tarantino was involved with, such as Desperado or Killing Zoe, but cannot include films that he wrote the script for, such as True Romance or Natural Born Killers.

I'll start with:

The Usual Suspects (1995)
Boondock Saints (1999)
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
Smokin’ Aces (2006)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)

[zombie no.one]

HELL RIDE (2008)

absolutely love this film. captures the essence of Tarantino films better than any actual Tatantino directed films except for Pulp Fiction (IMO)

[Archivist]

Funny, as much as I enjoyed Kill Bill, From Dusk Til Dawn and Desperado, I can't say that I really like Tarantino movies.  In fact, I thought the much lauded Pulp Fiction was a dumb waste of time (heresy!).  So I've actively avoided movies with the 'Tarantino-esque' in the description.  I barely even know what a Tarantino-esque movie is.

Would Shoot 'Em Up (2007) count as a Tarantino-esque movie?

[zombie no.one]

Funny, as much as I enjoyed Kill Bill, From Dusk Til Dawn and Desperado

I don't class these 2 as tarantino movies because he didn't direct them

afaik these are the 'official' Tarantino Movies:

Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill 1+2
Death Proof
Inglorious Basterds

I know he also directed one story of the 'Four Rooms' film, so perhaps that counts...

[lester1/2jr]

Albino Alligator kind of was

[mymadhat]

hey anyone else remember  "american strays"...it was a huge knock off

[claws]

Faster (2010) had some Tarantino influence and wasn't too bad of a movie actually.

[RCMerchant]

I lik Tarintino's movies.
They are what they are.
Many folks forget TRUE ROMANCE,which he wrote.
My favorite is PULP FICTION.
And I reckon-of the knock offs-MACHETE-which is an insanley dumb movie-but so much fun.
How many movies do you see a guy get hung out a window with his own guts? 
Still need to see HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN.
Tarintino-say what ya want about him-gives cool actors a break-Pam Greir,Robert Forester,David Carradine,Lawrence Tierny-
guys who mainstream Hollywood had thrown under the tracks in favor of pretty faces. Dam god actors.

[zombie no.one]

IStill need to see HOBO WITH A SHOTGUN.

I was disappointed with this, found it loud and obnoxious but not in a good way. lot of people liked it though, it seems...nowhere near as good as Machete which I really enjoyed

I wish someone (even Tarantino himself) would do a full length film of the fake trailer 'ThanksGiving'

[Hammock Rider]

Suicide Kings
Smokin’ Aces
2 Days in the Valley
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Love and A .45

[Flick James]

Suicide Kings
Smokin’ Aces
2 Days in the Valley
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
Love and A .45

I kind of liked Suicide Kings. That one part where the cops come to the door and the nerdy guy answers the door and tries to distract them from what's going on in the house by screaming "What the f**k is that!?" and then stepping out and closing the door always cracked me up. As a result, my circle of friends in the Navy would sometimes just point away and scream "what the f**k is that!?" to jokingly change the subject or to liven up a dull conversation.

[skuts]

Tarantino knock-off? Isn't that an oxymoron since all his films are basically knock-offs and mash-ups?

[Flick James]

Tarantino knock-off? Isn't that an oxymoron since all his films are basically knock-offs and mash-ups?

Well, Tarantino is definitely one to take liberally from others. Many filmmakers make homage, he just does it more than most. He doesn't hide it, however. He's pretty obvious about it. What I was referring to when I started the thread was the undeniable truth that, like him or not, he created a sub-genre when he came on the scene, with many films trying to imitate the style, by adding comedy-tinged ultra-violence and cool pop-culture references.

[skuts]

I seem to remember a film, Albino Alligators, that was fairly Tarantinoesque.