Quentin Tarantino hates 3 of the greatest films of all time – including a horror milestone

Four years ago, Quentin Tarantino brought a great declaration of love to the world of filmmaking to the cinema with Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Even beyond that, he doesn’t stop talking about the films that have shaped him as a director and screenwriter. Tarantino’s love of films knows no bounds, you might think.

The truth is a little different. Tarantino doesn’t like some films either, including several great classics. We’ve picked three masterpieces that Tarantino has criticized in the past. Included is a horror milestone and the film that has long been considered the best film of all time.

Movies Quentin Tarantino Hates: Scream (1996)

Without Scream, current horror cinema would probably look very different. As early as 1996, Wes Craven was not at a loss for a meta comment and showed how ingeniously the horror film can deal with its own story. Scream is a really good slasher and a prophetic film for today’s pop culture. But one thing bothers Tarantino a lot, as he revealed to Vulture:

I didn’t warm to Wes Craven’s production at all. She felt like that iron chain on his ankle that held him to earth and prevented him from going to the moon.Movies Quentin Tarantino Hates: Vertigo (1958)

Before Jeanne Dielman was voted best film of all time in last year’s Sight & Sound poll, Vertigo topped the prestigious list, which is only made every ten years. In an interview with Bret Easton Ellis, Tarantino revealed that he doesn’t like Vertigo. In general, Alfred Hitchcock and the 1950s have a hard time with him.

I’m not a huge Hitchcock fan and I don’t really like Vertigo and his 1950’s movies – they have it Stink of the 50s, which resembles the stench of the 80s. Movies Quentin Tarantino Hates: A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Stanley Kubrick left a remarkable body of work. Movies like A Clockwork Orange regularly land on leaderboards. For Tarantino, the novel adaptation is not a big hit. He did reveal to the New Yorker that he spent the first 20 minutes “pretty perfect” finds. After that, however, it goes steeply downhill. He never became friends with Kubrick. A Clockwork Orange seems to be largely responsible for this.

I’ve always thought of Kubrick as a hypocrite because his party line was, ‘I’m not making a film about violence, I’m making a film against violence.’ And I just think that is nonsense.

Are Scream, Vertigo and A Clockwork Orange bad movies now? Don’t be put off by Tarantino’s words. Each of the films has earned its place in the history of moving images. Even if you don’t like them, there’s no harm in exploring them.

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