A good director by and large - I think he's a more talented and interesting film-maker than Tarantino (to make the obvious comparison) as the large difference in quality between their respective parts of Grindhouse attests quite plainly.
Not a huge fan of all of his films, don't think From Dusk Till Dawn stands up to repeated viewing s(though I enjoyed it the first time at the cinema) and Planet Terror wasn't that great (though it was mostly fun ), it was just so much better than Death Proof that you're fooled into thinking it's great if you watch Grindhouse as a single experience. I wasn't overly taken with The Faculty, but I can't remember it that well and would like to give it another chance.
The Mariachi films are sublime especially the under-rated Once Upon A Time In Mexico which I thought was a riotous triumph. Sin City is excellent and powerful, I loved Roadracers and thought Machete was a good laugh.
I haven't seen any of his kids' films, I'd like to give them a go.
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