True Romance - Who would've been the better director? Tony Scott or Tarantino?

In my opinion, Tony Scott did an amazing job directing True Romance. Personally, I consider it a classic that has so far stood the test of time. Scott directed it with a style that (I believe) made Tarantino proud. Tony Scott was faithful to the tone of the script.

You can tell within the first 15 minutes that the movie was written by Tarantino. The unique dialogue structure immediately gives that away. But, if one fails to recognize the Tarantino-esque dialogue from the opening scene in the bar, the Sicilian/Moor/Eggplant scene should be a dead give-a-way.

In my opinion, an unwitting person could mistake the movie as having been directed by Tarantino himself...and that's a good thing. There are very few directors who could take on a Tarantino script and be faithful to both Tarantino's style and their own style at the same time.

Tony Scott accomplished that because while the movie is faithful to Tarantino's flair, it has Tony Scott's style written all over it too.

A person familiar with Tony Scott films will immediately recognize his style: Neon lit love scene emphasizing dark silhouette of characters, music choice, over the top action sequences, large sunsets, etc.

It's not hard to imagine the Top Gun story taking place in the True Romance world. When Clarence and Alabama escape the final showdown where nearly everyone is shot and killed, the scene shifts from the hotel to the highway to show Alabama driving the car with Clarence resting his wounded head on her shoulder. They're attempting to make their way to Mexico.

It isn't a stretch to imagine that at any moment a fighter jet may fly over that highway (especially considering Coronado Island isn't far from this particular setting), the camera pan away from the car to film the jet swoop up into the sky framed by oversized sunset in the background just as Kenny Loggins music cues the credits.

Is there a certain cheese factor to consider with Tony Scott films? Sure. No doubt.

Regardless, are his films full of badassery? Absolutely.

And that is exactly why Tarantino would approve.