You top 10 mobster movies

**Beanflicker** · 08-30-2013 04:47 PM

Originally Posted by Stickgrappler

Originally Posted by Beanflicker

10. Tokyo Drifter (Japanese)

this is on my to watch list as well as a few others from Seijun Suzuki

The Criterion Blu ray released of Tokyo Drifter and Branded to Kill are AWESOME.

**Stickgrappler** · 08-30-2013 04:49 PM

cool -- looking forward to them!

**Beanflicker** · 08-30-2013 04:49 PM

Originally Posted by Stickgrappler

QT probably was also inspired by Stanley Kubrick's The Killing starring Sterling Hayden (non-chronological storytelling about a racetrack heist). Where The Killing is different than RD, was that TK followed each character from beginning to end and then going on to the next character from beginning to end and repeat.

QT takes from everything it seems haha. I think Mystery Train was also a big influence on his work (especially for Pulp Fiction).