Quentin Tarantino's favorite shot in movie history appears in 97% Prime Video film
It's a classic move that Quentin Tarantino cannot get enough of
Quentin Tarantino's favorite shot in any movie appears in a film that has a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score.
From Pulp Fiction to Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood, Tarantino's projects are known for their references to pop culture and having a dark sense of humor, which fans seem to love.
But just because the famed director has an impressive resume to get you through a weekend full of binging, the Hollywood legend has a list of films he was not involved in that he absolutely loves.
Starring the likes of Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach, one of Tarantino's favorties is regarded as one of the greatest Spaghetti Westerns of all time.
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I am of course speaking about The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, a classic 1968 movie directed by Sergio Leone and a spectacular score done by Ennio Morricone.
Tarantino credits Leone as one of the reasons for wanting to become a director, while there is one particular shot from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly that the famed director cannot get enough of.
He told Empire Magazine: "That’s easy. During the three-way bullring showdown at the end, the music builds to the giant orchestra crescendo, and when it gets to the first big explosion of the theme there’s a wide shot of the bullring.
"After you’ve seen all the little shots of the guys getting into position, you suddenly see the whole wideness of the bullring and all the graves around them. It’s my favourite shot in the movie, but I’ll even say it’s my favourite cut in the history of movies."
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, which is available to stream on Prime, has a 97 percent Rotten Tomatoes score.
Ed Potton, for the The Times penned in a recent review: "Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack is widely regarded as the best of his career, with the moody, two-note flute melody... an instantly recognisable refrain that is folksy and avant-garde at the same time."
The London Evening Standard's review stated: "It still looks a treat and a bold and largely successful attempt to recast the traditions of the genre in a new, sometimes critical, almost operatic way."
While Empire Magazine said of the classic movie: "Amid the endless homages and the sheer adoration meted out to Sergio Leone's ambitious, pricier finale to his Spaghetti Western trilogy, it's easy to forget just how damn good the film is."
Topics: Quentin Tarantino, Film and TV
Callum Jones