Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American filmmaker, actor, film programmer, and cinema owner.
His films are characterized by nonlinear storylines, satirical subject matter, aestheticization of violence, extended scenes of dialogue, ensemble casts, references to popular culture and a wide variety of other films, soundtracks primarily containing songs and score pieces from the 1960s to the 1980s, alternate history, and features of neo-noir film.
Quentin Tarantino Refuses to Watch Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ Movies Because ‘I Don’t Need to See That Story Again’: It’s One Remake After Another
variety.comZack Sharf Digital News Director Quentin Tarantino has not seen Denis Villeneuve‘s “Dune” movies and has no intention of changing that despite the rave reactions.
During an interview on “The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast” (the same interview where Tarantino defended “Joker: Folie à Deux”), the filmmaker was asked about whether or not “Dune: Part Two” was the best movie of the year as many have proclaimed.
He didn’t have an answer because he’s not going to watch it. “I saw [David Lynch’s] ‘Dune’ a couple of times. I don’t need to see that story again,” Tarantino said about his lack of interest in Villeneuve’s adaptations. “I don’t need to see spice worms.
I don’t need to see a movie that says the word ‘Spice’ so dramatically.” Tarantino has nothing against Villeneuve, he’s just not interested in watching a story he’s already familiar with due to have already invested time in the original source material. “It’s one after another of this remake and that remake,” Tarantino explained. “People ask have you seen ‘Dune’?
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