Nato – Quentin Tarantino
For those of you shouting “but he directed Death Proof!” – that’s not horror. Kurt Russell driving around trying to kill women may be sick, but Tarantino’s Grindhouse segment is straight thriller material, as Robert Rodriguez stuck with the horror feature. Oh, and no, I didn’t forget about From Dusk Till Dawn either – because he only penned the script. Robert Rodriguez was the man behind the camera filming every bit of vampire stripper goodness – but Tarantino’s writing obviously shows that he’s down with the horror genre.
Enough is enough Mr. Tarantino. You need a new project after the whole Hateful Eight fiasco and you haven’t taken a visual stab at horror yet – time to pen some absolutely absurd slasher film filled with hilarious pop-culture references, plenty of exploitation, and that over-the-top violence you love so much. Why not bring that raw gratuity to a genre begging for your influence?
I can see Quentin absolutely nailing the whole sleepaway camp slasher film vibe. Look back on all this films and you’ll already notice his kill scenes are memorable, and his dialogue is typically flawless. What are slasher films featuring a bunch of hip teens usually full of? Rivers of blood, inventive death scenes, hilariously awesome dialogue, and unbounded creativity that’s necessary to avoid becoming just another genre copycat.
Tarantino has proven time and time that again he’s one of the most outlandish visionaries our cinematic generation has to offer, and it’s about time he took his talents to my favorite genre. I mean, how can you not get excited just thinking about the soundtrack he’d put together?!
