Tarantino = Overrated??

[J. J. Hunsecker]

Originally Posted by Elvis

You keep saying that...and you keep taking it to literally! The bottom line is this: Almost all of his films are of the same type. Also I think he has used one actor maybe more than anyone in history! Not 100% sure on that though. Maybe John Ford used Wayne more? In any case I never said I did not like him as a director, I said he has spent most of his time on that one horse! Is he overrated? Can he be overrated? Can QT?

oh and what did Lucas say about using Ford too much? He said he didnt want him to become his Bobby DeNiro! So there is some validity there don't you think?

There's nothing wrong with a director sticking to a particular genre, or working with the same actor again. Hitchcock, Ford, Preston Sturges, Frank Capra, etc, all did that. That's not what makes a director "overrated". What makes them overrated is getting effusive praise that far out weighs their actual accomplishments.