I'm sorry for the miscommunication but I thought we were comparing exploitation and porn. Tarantino was able to make very obviously, almost "cringely" exploitive movies like Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, Death Proof, Inglorious Basterds and somehow gained the title of one of the most influential directors ever. I understand that this is N=1 data -- and certainly Tarantino is an artistic genius -- but the fact that this single data is so worthwhile and that there is no porn director who even remotely came close to Tarantino, it seems to me exploitation films are not less regarded than porn.