Tarantino says 50s and 80s were the worst decades for movies

[1924]

According to QT, the 1950's and the 1980's were the two worst decades for films.

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looks like he has a problem with the censorship of the 50s and the 80s having to make their protagonists too "likable"


thoughts?


not sure about the 50s. In the 80s there were definitely plenty of great genre films but it seemed there weren't that many "prestige" type pictures so if those are your thing I can see you finding the 80s a bit lacking. Though I don't think that is the point he brings up

[mwynn]

Who is going to turn on him first?

[stvn1974]

I can name 100 films from the 80's off the top of my head that are better than any of Tarantino's "homages".

[Dotpattern]

Originally Posted by stvn1974

I can name 100 films from the 80's off the top of my head that are better than any of Tarantino's "homages".

Which has nothing to do with the topic of how bad censorship was in the 50s and 80s

[Dotpattern]

[QUOTE=1924;19213023]According to QT, the 1950's and the 1980's were the two worst decades for films.


Your headline and the part I bolded are misleading. The way you have it worded implies he thinks those were the decades that produced the worst movies.

[CreasyBear]

He's right, especially about the 50's. The code era was so oppressive.

[HorrorBlu]

Too many actresses wore shoes in the 50s and 80s.

[levcore]

Well if Tarantino said it then it must be true.

[starsteam]

I suppose it should be 'worst decades for movie making', and not that the actual movies from those years are bad. The 50's and 80's produced many of my favorite films.

[Lee A Stewart]

The 1950s was a time for expermentation in Hollywood. They were dealing with extreme competition coming from the now affordable Television. There were lots of great movies made during the 1950's, many in the new widescreen format Cinemascope.

Q. Tarantino is talking through his a$$.

[Gacivory]

70’s is my favorite decade for movies.

But this should be pointed out. It seems like he is talking about American Film industry. Kurosawa, Kobayashi, Bergman made some straight up masterpieces in the 50’s.

[Foggy]

Most of the problems with contemporary cinema can be traced back to the practices seen in the 80’s. So there’s definitely weight to the argument.

But I find the 40’s worse for film’s that the 50’s.

[Gacivory]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Most of the problems with contemporary cinema can be traced back to the practices seen in the 80’s. So there’s definitely weight to the argument.

I feel like a lot of people like to ignore this.

[klauswhereareyou]

Genre films were excellent during the 1980's. It was kind of a weaker decade for dramas.

[SleazyForWeasley]

[Star Lord]

70s and 90s were way better, so he kind of has a point. But then again, 1981 had Raiders of the Lost Ark and Escape from New York which are two of my favorite movies.

[grahams76]

The last two decades are the worst. Easily. At least there was The Sopranos and the resultant flowering in TV.

[Bugg]

Originally Posted by klauswhereareyou

Genre films were excellent during the 1980's. It was kind of a weaker decade for dramas.

Agreed. 80's were a great decade for quality blockbusters and genre stuff like horror and action, but in terms of personal films and indie stuff it was a lot slower than the 70's. The 90's saw a surge in indie films finding mainstream success with filmmakers like Tarantino, Hughes Brothers, Campion, PTA, Kevin Smith, Solondz and Linklater. Plus established big names like Spielberg, Eastwood, Scorsese, Coen Brothers, Gilliam, and Oliver Stone were making some of their strongest films.

[Poya]

Guess Back to the Future is inferior to Mary Poppins. If he says it, it's canon.

[1924]

Originally Posted by grahams76

The last two decades are the worst. Easily. At least there was The Sopranos and the resultant flowering in TV.

2000-2009 is probably the weakest decade for Hollywood nostalgia aside. So many terrible films in this period