Quentin Tarantino has proved himself as one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of all time. His filmography includes several films that transcended entertainment and fully ingrained themselves within the zeitgeist.In the latest news involving the iconic director, Quentin Tarantino appeared on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast where he named the first 10 entries on his list of the 20 greatest movies of the 21st century to date. Interestingly, Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story was credited by Tarantino as the 20th entry on the list. Quentin argues that the film “revitalized” Spielberg’s hunger and drive as a filmmaker, while also making note of another legendary director who has not evolved to the same extent in his estimation:“This is the one where Steven shows he still has it. I don’t think Scorsese has made a film this exciting [this century].”Quentin Tarantino slams Hunger GamesDuring his appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Quentin Tarantino also made a point to highlight Kinji Fukasaku’s Battle Royale, which claims the 11th spot and is based on Koushun Takami’s novel, which shares the same name. Tarantino has lauded the film several times in the past, but the director took it a step further by alleging that the Hunger Games series of films and movies is a blatant copy of Koushun Takami’s original work:“I do not understand how the Japanese writer didn’t sue Suzanne Collins for every f*cking thing she owns. They just ripped off the f*cking book! Stupid book critics are not going to go watch a Japanese movie called ‘Battle Royale,’ so the stupid book critics never called her out on it. They talked about how it was the most original thing they’d ever f*cking read. As soon as the film critics saw the film they said, ‘What the f*ck! This is just “Battle Royale” except PG!'”Quentin Tarantino then shared that the first time he watched Fukasaku’s Battle Royale was in Japan, when the director invited him to a special screening. At the time, Tarantino was blown away:“I had no idea what the f*ck I was about to see. And holy f*cking shit! I don’t even know what I saw. It was so wild… three months later I was at the Seattle Film Festival. They were going to be showing ‘Battle Royale’ at midnight. Nobody had seen this in America yet. I got to the midnight screening and that was one of the most exciting screenings as I waited for the movie to start. I knew what they were going to see. This is going to deliver more than they even know! They are not prepared for how this is going to deliver. To have that knowledge was power.”It is clear that Quentin Tarantino is passionate about his work, and with that comes strong opinions about the art form. It is widely expected that he will divulge the top 10 films on his list on the next episode of The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast.