The Thirst Games

The Tarantino Drinking Game

Quentin Tarantino is one of those household names, which is a rare feat for a director. He got that way due in part to the fact that his movies are wildly popular and have a very distinct flavor. That and the fact that he puts his lumpy mug in every movie he has ever made.  His movies are usually a blend of some of his favorite film genres including spaghetti westerns, revenge thrillers, French New Wave, Kung Fu, and gangster movies. But at his core, Tarantino is a gigantic movie nerd. He studied the greats working for a video rental place in Manhattan Beach, watching and discussing movies for at least 8 hours a day.

His style is deliciously violent and a tad bit whimsical with interesting characters you can really sink your teeth into and incredible integration of music into the tapestry of the story.  Look, you are never going to be surprised by what Tarantino brings to the table. You go to the theater or Redbox or whatever the hell, you purchase your ticket to a Tarantino flick and you know you are going to see something gory, dripping with blood, that you can’t take your 8-year-old nephew to see without seriously pissing off his mom, and you are going to have an awesome time. And when Tarantino’s ego stays out of the way, he makes a pretty decent flick. Yeah, I know, plenty of directors have egos that are out of control, but as long as it is limited to stories of backstage temper tantrums, it really doesn’t affect the art they are trying to produce. It’s when said ego bleeds through to the film that is bothersome. For example, remember at the end of Inglorious Basterds (OBVIOUS *Spoiler Alert) Brad Pitt looks directly into the camera and says, “I think this just might be my masterpiece” and then the god damn screen goes black with the text “Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino.” I felt a collective eye roll happen in the audience. That’s for us to decide, Quentin.  And get this, Tarantino was originally supposed to play Lt. Aldo Raine, so recast that scene in your head and try not to roll your eyes so hard they fly out of your head.

Ug. Anyhoodle here are your rules:

Take a Drink Each Time:

1. The point of view is from inside the trunk
2. Someone says “fuck” twice in one sentence
3. The characters are at a restaurant or bar
4. You see bare feet (Q.T apparently has a bit of a fetish)
5. There is a corpse point of view
6. Someone is smoking Red Apple cigarattes or eating Big Kahuna Burger
7. Chug during black-and-white scenes in movies that are mostly color
8. The camera takes a bird’s-eye view
9. Someone is being tortured
10. People are dancing
11. A character is looking in a mirror — drink twice if the character is in the bathroom