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Originally Posted by demonrail666
Fair enough. I just think that was the moment where he kind of stopped evolving. Jackie Brown seemed to me like the point where he was really maturing. Able to make a film about actual people, rather than mere quoters of Tarantino-speak. I wouldn't call it a flop, I just think he bottled it because it didn't do as well as expected and he's played it safe (in terms of audience expectation) ever since. Compare the comfort zone he works in with someone like PT Anderson, who could've just as easily settled on churning out box-office and fan friendly variations on Boogie Nights but has instead chosen to take some real risks. Kill Bill for me is just the start of Tarantino becoming a brand rather than a filmmaker. And an increasingly tired brand, at that.
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Can't like the highlighted bit enough. These days, I tend to look at "Reservoir Dogs" with the eye of someone who's subsequentely discovered all the stuff QT's "borrowed" from for this ("The Taking Of Pelham 1-2-3", the original "Django", various Poliziotteschi efforts etc). Still have some time for "Pulp Ficton", admittedly, but for me, "Jackie Brown" is easily the best thing he's put together.