Inglourious Basterds currently edges Kill Bill: Vol. 1 54–46
Tension edges velocity.
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The Verdict Director's Cut
Waltz’s Hans Landa drinks milk, eats strudel, speaks four languages, and makes every polite gesture feel like the preamble to violence. It’s the single best performance in Tarantino’s filmography, and the twenty-minute farmhouse opening that introduces it is the director proving he can generate more dread from a conversation about dairy farming than most films generate from their entire runtime. Kill Bill Vol. 1’s Crazy 88 is Tarantino at peak velocity. the conversation is edging the carnage. In a Tarantino bracket, the director who can make you hold your breath is narrowly beating the one who won’t let you.
The Numbers
| Kill Bill: Vol. 1 | Inglourious Basterds | |
|---|---|---|
| Head-to-Head | 46% | 54% |
| Overall Win Rate | 36% | 60% |
| Championships | 11 | 37 |
| Avg Decision | 4.0s | 3.1s |
| Budget | $30M | $70M |
| Box Office | $181M | $321M |
Where This Matchup Sits
Among 56 films from the 2000s on BingeBracket, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 languishing near the bottom and Inglourious Basterds is in the top quarter.
In Quentin Tarantino's filmography on BingeBracket, Inglourious Basterds ranks #1 and Kill Bill: Vol. 1 ranks #8 out of 8.
Elsewhere on the platform, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood reveals where they differ: Inglourious Basterds wins that matchup easily, while Kill Bill: Vol. 1 struggles with it.
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