Some fun facts: 1. Quentin once told in an interview that Madonna wanted to meet him because she had enjoyed the movie. Madonna said, that Tarantino was wrong about the meaning of the song (from the opening dialogue) and sent him a signed copy of her “Erotica” album along with the message:” To Quentin. It’s about love. Not di**s. Madonna.” 2. Mr. Blue had been a bank robber in real life. 3. Because of the low budget of only $1.5 million some of the actors wore their own clothes and the yellow Cadillac belonged to Michael Madsen (Mr. Blonde). 4. Tim Roth (Mr. Orange) had to lay for hours in the puddle of fake blood and, because of the heat, at the end of the day he would be stuck to the floor and crew members had to prise him up.
@@innercircle341 Some times we just enjoy hearing ourselves and don't care if we are right or wrong. Or we want to see if any one cares enough to call us out on our bs haha
Another fun fact is that because of the low budget they weren't able to close the street, because of that, the scene when Mr. Pink is running with the diamonds they only recorded it when the traffic light was green
Also Mr Blonde is the Brother of John Tavolta's character in Pulp Fiction. They were the Vega Brothers who Tarantino wanted to make a prequel movie about but it never came to fruition.
This is easily one of the best reactors out their, no over reaction, actual commentary, and insight towards the technicalities towards the movie. Truly amazing.
Yeah, it feels like most reaction video channels treat their audience like babies -- over-the-top behavior to keep us giggling. Not this guy. He likes framing and stuff.
@@Mr_Bob_A_Feet Hateful 8 is by far his most underappreciated movie. It's like he perfected the style he used in Pulp Fiction and added an actual plot to the film. Brandon is right about Pulp Fiction. It is one of my top 5 movies of all time, but there really isn't a solid main plot. It's just a series of random events that end up coinciding with each other.
Steve Buscemi didn't escape with the diamonds. If you listen to the background audio, as soon as Buscemi exited the building, the cops were waiting outside to arrest him. Its very subtle, but that's what I love about this movie. Not everything is told explicitly. Just how we never see the actual bank robbery.
It's like in Pulp Fiction where most people think Mia and Vincent won the dance contest, but if you hear closely there is a radio broadcast mentioning the trophy being stolen from the dance contest.
Shay Thompson he leaves in his car, gets stopped by police, a quick gunfight ensues in which he gets hit, & then he gets arrested. You can hear most of it (tires screech then stop, gunfire & then authoritative shouting) EDIT: you can even hear mr pink shout “don’t shoot I’ve been hit goddamnit”
And the Alabama Mr White speaks to joe about is Alabama from “true romance”, Tarantino first feature screenplay I think, Directed by Tony Scott. (RIP) Such an amazing film.
At one point Tarantino was going to do a movie focused on the Vega Brothers... which would have been really cool. But sadly the actors are much too old now.
The actor who played the tortured cop ad libbed the line about being a father, and it caught Michael Madsen (Mr. Blonde) off guard, causing him to have stop the scene.
Tarantino is a fan of movies he calls “hang-out movies.” He says that as he’s writing he likes to hang out with the characters. It’s how he wrote Jules and Vincent. It’s like he interviewed them first.
When Steve Buscemi and Harvey Keitel are talking in the other room, the white and pink bottles in the background are separate from the orange bottles. Great foreshadowing
Madsen, Keitel, Buscemi and Roth were incredible in this film Please react to: The deer hunter Apocalypse now (same director from the godfather trilogy) Fargo (same directors from no country for old men) Once upon a time in america (4 hour version) Full metal jacket Shutter island Goodfellas Raging Bull The master Boggie Nights
Off the top of my head, there's a few foreign films that I think it would good to see him react to-- City of God Parasite Almost any Kurosawa, but especially High and Low, Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, or Ikiru Leone's Dollars Trilogy or Once Upon a Time in the West. Corbucci's Django, too, while we're on the subject of spaghetti westerns. Audition-- assuming the extreme violence can be handled. Otherwise, perhaps First Love or Sukiyaki Western Django to start with Miike Seventh Seal Tetsuo I also think Alien and The Thing should be pretty high on the list of films to watch, as well.
The opening diner scene is significant because it shows each characters personality through the dialogue. Mr pink doesn’t tip, showing he’s only cares about himself. Mr white explains the importance of tipping, showing he has a heart. Mr orange is the one to fess up that pink didn’t tip, showing that he is the rat.
IMO Tarantino has 2 real strengths for all his movies. He creates amazing characters and drives the story with them. He expects you to pay attention and doesn't spoon feed you the story. He treats you like an intelligent person capable of keeping up. There are some good breakdowns on the opening diner conversation. In short, he basically tells you about each character then and there.
I mean if you’re going that route you need to start at the beginning of it all, Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo, and Sanjuro. A Fistful of Dollars was a direct rip-off of Yojimbo, but still great on its own.
@@anti0918 i watched the dollar trilogy before akira kurosawa movies (watched 9 akira movies) and it works just as fine, hell I even started from gbu to fafmd to ffod
My favourite has always been Jackie Brown. Tarantino says that people who like that one the most are probably not Tarantino fans, but I disagree with him on that.
Inglorious Basterds is literally a perfect movie. Not saying it's top 10 of all time or anything, but it's just flawless. It's in my top 5 favourite movies however
Tarantino always says that he won’t make a movie until you can sit down and enjoy the script like it’s a novel. He’s a truly unique filmmaker. Now you gotta watch his masterpiece, Inglorious Basterds.
Great reaction. That was Tarantino's first movie. Now, on to his third movie "Jackie Brown." It's brilliant and complicated like his first two. Then, you might take a look at his latest, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
I recommend you to put Four Rooms on your list, it is not officially in Tarantino's filmography, but the movie is divided into 4 acts and he directed one of them. Crazy movie.
The first room feels very out of place and the second room has its issues but it's worth it for the last 2 rooms. Just keep in mind it's an anthology movie.
“glen garry glen ross”.. written by david mamet, is another dialogue driven film that takes place in basically 2 sets.. but its so action packed, al pacino, alec baldwin, jack lemmon, and alan arkin give stellar performances
Mr. Pink: "What you don't do is start killing everybody." Brandon: "Good advice for every situation." Brandon is NOT a psychopathic mass murderer CONFIRMED! +10 good person points edit: whoopsy
Mr blondes characters name was Vic Vega. John Travoltas character in pulp fiction was named Vincent Vega. Tarantino’s original plan was to make a prequel movie called double V Vega that would have both characters together, but he never got around to it.
In addition to Death to Smoochy... if you have not seen. Layer Cake: Daniel Craig's previous role before James Bond. Excellent crime film, underrated. Guy Richie Films: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Snatch (Kind of equivalent in a way to Reservoir Dogs>Pulp Fiction but British) Mr. Nobody: Jared Leto, pretty long and kind of strange with an emotional plot. Donnie Darko
@@Polum824545201 i think Smoochy works better today than its original time. Dark comedies weren't very appreciated until more recently. Movies like The Cable Guy and Smoochy were a tad ahead of their time.
Funny little side note: When I rewatched this movie 2 months ago or so, I was SURE that there is a scene inside where the robbery takes place, so that we actually SEE Mr. Blonde shoot people. But there isn´t. My mind made that up thanks to the fascinating way Tarantino tells his stories. :) Tarantino is a genius. You can basically watch any of his movies. I would suggest Kill Bill next. :)
Yep Tarantino movies are not made for you to puzzle over them and trying to figure out the plot or other things. They are more like jump in his car and he is gonna drive you through it. Doesn't mean they don't make you think about topics. Unlike Shutter island, Memento, the Prestige that make you trying to figure things out.
Trivia: 1. The deleted scenes give you pretty much all the backstory on Mr. White, whose name is Lawrence Dimmick. He's not a good guy at all. 2. The bank robbery was supposed to be seen, but they didn't have the budget for it, so they decided to film around it and pass it off as a stylistic choice. 3. Mr. Blue was originally shot in the head as he was leaving the jewelry store. It was supposed to be a single slo-motion shot but they didn't even have time to shoot that. 4. The woman Mr. Orange shoots is actually Tim Roth's dialect coach. He tends to struggle with accents so he took some delight in shooting that scene because it was a way he could get some payback for how hard she grilled him. 5. Easter egg: if you look at the shot where Mr. Pink crashes into the windshield, you can see a real police officer blocking traffic in the corner of the screen. You can see how fake the movie cops uniforms are in comparison to his.
@@BrandonLikesMovies Yes early Tarantino scripts often re-use character names, because one of his first projects was a sprawling and unfinished screenplay called THE OPEN ROAD. He carved chunks out of it and expanded them into separate scripts, this movie, TRUE ROMANCE (directed by Tony Scott) and NATURAL BORN KILLERS (directed by Oliver Stone), also a little bit of it sprinkled into PULP FICTION.
@@BrandonLikesMovies Just a heads up about True Romance. Quentin lobbied director Tony Scott to shoot it as the script was laid out in similar disjointed style but Scott didn't get it and shot the film chronologically. After you see that movie there is a vid on youtube easily found by search that details how the film would have been presented if Quentin had be able to direct it. I love the movie as is but would love to find even an indie cut of the film the way Tarantino envisioned it.
16:10 I feel it's like a father instinct. He's a relative rookie, whom he saved and carried to safety whilst he's bleeding out, shared personal info AGAINST POLICY and reassured to him everything's gonna be fine.
this tactic is a same effect to asking "where are you" "what is your wife and kids names" calming them down and trying to distract them from the situation at hand
Mr. blonde’s real name is Victor Vega, and he’s supposed to be Vincent Vega’s brother. Tarantino had planned to make a crossover movie (a prequel of course) called Double V Vega but it never ended up happening.
Apparently they both looked to old to play younger versions of themselves, so he had to abandon the idea. It could work now tho with deep fake imagery, but I don’t think that’s his style.
You are the best live movie reviewer on this platform. You interject at the best parts, your perception is accurate, and you have interesting insights. It's obvious you have passion. Keep it up, man!
I had to check to see if Lawrence Tierney was the actor who played Elaine Benes' dad in Seinfeld-- it is! Fun fact I just discovered: during the filming of this, Tierney shot his nephew and went to jail for it (he had an alcohol problem) and as a result Tarantino never worked with him again. There is interviews of Seinfeld cast saying how he was a real wacko and that is why they never had him back on the show.
Brandon Likes Movies yeah, he had a knife from the Seinfeld set in his pocket and everybody knew, so Jerry just went straight up and confronted him. Weird story. Here’s the video from the Seinfeld DVDs: th-cam.com/video/W9T7En0N2bg/w-d-xo.htmlm11s
Lawrence Tierney was drunk at a Hollywood party once and acting like a loud douchebag, swearing and talking shit. Also at the party was the most decorated soldier in the history of the US Army, Audie Murphy, who became an accomplished actor after the war. Murphy was annoyed that Tierney swore in front of his girlfriend, and despite being only 5'5 and about 140 pounds, he convinced Tierney to leave the party without putting hands on him or raising his voice. A lot of Hollywood stuntmen and tough guys saw the little guy with a chestful of medals and tried starting shit just to get their asses handed to them. Murphy didn't get the medals for being adorable, he got them for killing 300 men in Africa, Italy and France. Maybe you should watch To Hell and Back. Murphy plays himself, and his real-life exploits had to be toned down for the screen because he didn't think audiences would believe it.
He always writes the most intriging dialogs. So casual, natural and still suspensfull. He is one of very few that can shoot a movie basicly only inside of a warehouse and make it work.
- Mr. Pink didn't survive. You can hear him getting shot right before the cops come in. Most people miss it because Mr. Orange is confessing to Mr. White at the time. Everyone dies. - In the beginning bathroom scene (in the safe house), there is a shelve of beverages in the background. When Mr. White and Pink are 1st talking about the heist. The juice / milk is arranged by color in the kill order of the movie. - Mr Orange and his cop buddy who gives him the script are eating in the same dinner as the Pulp Fiction dinner robbery. I believe Tim Roth is even sitting in the same table / seat in both films? - Mr Orange describes the mob boss as "The Thing." The shot before where he's rehearsing the story in his house, there is a Silver Surfer poster on his wall, who is a main Fantastic 4 character.
Inglorious Bastards, Django Unchained, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Hateful Eight... you got a lot of great films ahead of you! Look forward to your reactions
When you watch it again you need to pay close attention to the last scene. Mr. Pink didn't quite ride off into the sunset as the cops were outside sooner than was evident to us in the warehouse. That and in the beginning he was railing on leaving tips, Quentin then went on to put a nod to that conversation in Pulp Fiction by recasting Steve Buscemi as a waiter.
I wondered what your reaction to when Mr. [REDACTED] shoots Mr. [REDACTED] would be... I was this in the cinema when it first came out, at a midnight viewing - and my reaction was pretty much the same as yours. I was blown away [pun intended] by the turn that the film took. An incredible visceral moment, and then I love his whole backstory - for me it's the best part of the film.
I watched this with some friends when I was in college when it first came out, they all walked out halfway through. A lot of people walked out of Pulp Fiction too. Some people just want to watch a straight forward movie but those of us who can appreciate different filmmaking made Tarantino the legend he is today. Going down that rabbit hole will take you to weird places but it's a fun ride. On the other side of this type of filmmaking is someone like Richard Linklater who creates straight forward but realistic movies that you really relate to. You should check out "Everybody Wants Some", one of my favorites from him.
The commentary you give over the end credits perfectly sums up what makes QT movies distinctly unique. In a QT movie, dialogue is king. That's his cake. The violence is the icing on top of that cake. Definitely would watch a video of how you'd rate his films. That's a fun little game that many of us have played, some have even MADE videos of just such a list. But it'd be really neat to get that perspective from someone who's "new" to his movies, instead of long-time veteran fans. Great reaction! Looking forward to more!
i love Steven Wright as K-Billy with the super sounds of the 70s... i'm a little surprised you didn't mention it or the music really. Jackie Brown is good, another crime type movie... other recommendations: Amadeus, 12 Monkeys, Brazil, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Full Metal Jacket, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Donnie Darko, Rushmore, Juno, Moon, Inside Man...
When you eventually make it around to Kill Bill I recommend watching both films in one sitting because even though they were released separately Tarantino has it as one film, but has yet to release Kill Bill the Whole Bloody Affair. Hopefully soon it will be released and not just seen at film festivals! Also you could say that his first ventures were his take on a heist film, Jackie Brown is Blaxploitation, and Kill Bill 70’s Kung Fu style films. There is two ways to watch the Tarantino/Rodreguiz films of Death Proof/Planet Terror the first is how they were originally seen under the title Grindhouse and the second way is separately with each one having an unrated cut.
Kill Bill is really a unique experience. You can feel KB was one big story, but because QT released as two movies he was able to give each film a distinct flavor & tone. It doesn't feel like one big film to me, despite the story flowing together flawlessly from Vol I to Vol II. I think you could watch them either way. I saw them in the theatre but if watching Vol I for the first time I don't know how you wouldn't want to put Vol II on immediately!
@@faz6877 I also watched Kill Bill in the theater and that ending of Vol 1, without having Vol 2 readily available, it was an amazing feeling! One of the best movie endings ever. I remember walking out feeling so satisfied with that movie and so frustrated that I couldn't watch the second part immediately, simultaneously 😂
A couple of Tarantino flicks that he wrote, but didn't direct that are worth checking out: True Romance (dir. Tony Scott) and From Dusk Till Dawn (dir. Robert Rodriguez) A Tarantino-written flick that is *not* worth checking out: Natural Born Killers (dir. Oliver Stone).
Also Reservoir Dog was heavily inspired by a Hong Kong movie City on Fire starring Chow Yun-fat. The basic plot is similar but Tarantino has his flare of dialogs and his choice of music and editing to make his movie more interesting. Both movie has the Mexican standoff as the finale too.
I haven't seen anyone mention it but the beginning diner scene is basically foreshadowing about the characters and says a lot about them. Mr. Pink talks about how he doesn't tip which makes him selfish and really only motive was money (the diamonds). Mr. orange gives up Mr pink for not tipping right away meaning hes the snitch. Mr Blonde talks about killing since hes the psychopath. Mr. White says that waitresses need tip because they work hard meaning he is caring. Mr. Blue and Mr. brown dont have important dialogue as theyre side characters. Tarantino has a lot of purpose in every single scene. Sometimes it seems like its random but he gives lots of important information even though it may not seem that way.
QT and Roger Avery originally wrote one script called Open Road. Out of that original script were made the movies, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, True Romance and Natural Born Killers. That's why there is so much overlap in characters in those movies. The Vega brothers, Alabama Worley, Seymour Scagnetti...Would love to read that first script.
Fun fact. Mr Blonde and Vincent from Pulp Fiction my brothers. I mean the films exist in a shared universe and those two characters are related, not that the actors are brothers
A recommendation for some heavy Quentin dialog is the often overlooked movie movie "Four Rooms". It has a star studded cast (Tim Roth, Madonna, Antionio Banderas, Bruce Willis, Marisa Tomei, Kathy Griffin, a Salma Hayek cameo, and more). It's 4 separate stories tied together by Tim Roth's character. A bellhop on his first night running the hotel. Each story has a different director, Quentin stars and direct the last one.
The way I heard it, Mr. Blonde's character name is Vic Vega, and he is (probably) the brother of Vince Vega (Travolta in Pulp Fiction). Tarantino mentioned that he had wanted to do a movie with the two of them together, but could never get the project to come together in time before the actors got too old to play a prequel.
At the near end of the first scene while Lawrence is asking mr. Pink to tip, you can see Tarantino almost forgetting that he is in the shot. He almost calls cut from within the scene and then finally remembers. So all the reaction we get from him is also as a director.
18:42 A rewrite, not an original script, was called Past Midnight, a cool Whodonit’ with a satisfying twist. True Romance was produced after Reservoir Dogs.
Fun fact: Mr. Blonde is actually Vincent Vega's brother, the character John Travolta played in Pulp Fiction. Originally Tarantino wanted to make a movie about them, called the Vega Brothers.
Tarantino has a huge love for movies and movie making and i love the guy for it. He believes that even small scenes deserve a spot which is why a lot of dialog scenes are in there. I really respect the guy with how he tells a story. Very unique.
The warehouse takes place in highland park, California. My old hometown. The train tracks were practically abandoned till they used them for the metro gold line. The more you know 🌠
Actually fist pumped when I saw this on the schedule. IMO one of the best films ever made: for the budget, style, set use, and story. This was the first Tarantino movie shown to the masses and it is where he introduced his own style of story progression. So good. Loved the reaction
Fun Fact : Apparently there is a connection to every Tarantino movie, character wise. There's at least two in this film... Vick Vega (Mr. Blonde) is the brother of Vincent Vega from PULP FICTION. Another is when Mr. White is having a discussion with Joe in the past and referred to a character named ALABAMA. Alabama is a character from a script that Tarantino wrote from a film called TRUE ROMANCE . Although he did not direct, Tarantino apparently used the funds that he made from writing the screenplay to make RESERVOIR DOGS.
Now that you are watching all of Quintin's movies, be sure to check out "True Romance". He wrote it, and sold the script to make money to fund "Reservoir Dogs". "True Romance" is an amazing movie, and has a star-studded cast.
Tarantino culled his style from many directors - and genres. He immersed himself by working in a video rental store in the South Bay, a suburban collection of beach cities outside Los Angeles . I used to rent videos from him for my mom. He ALWAYS had cool old movies playing- sometimes I’d go there just to hang out. That’s why I lot of his films have that 70’s vibe.. music, martial arts.. Check out his early background, you’ll enjoy the movies more I think! Cheers!
If you listen real close at the end when Mr. Pink leaves, you can hear the commotion between him and the cops and most likely Mr. Pink died in the shootout. So no one lived haha
Some fun facts:
1. Quentin once told in an interview that Madonna wanted to meet him because she had enjoyed the movie. Madonna said, that Tarantino was wrong about the meaning of the song (from the opening dialogue) and sent him a signed copy of her “Erotica” album along with the message:” To Quentin. It’s about love. Not di**s. Madonna.”
2. Mr. Blue had been a bank robber in real life.
3. Because of the low budget of only $1.5 million some of the actors wore their own clothes and the yellow Cadillac belonged to Michael Madsen (Mr. Blonde).
4. Tim Roth (Mr. Orange) had to lay for hours in the puddle of fake blood and, because of the heat, at the end of the day he would be stuck to the floor and crew members had to prise him up.
Haha these are awesome, thanks for sharing these!
@@innercircle341 Some times we just enjoy hearing ourselves and don't care if we are right or wrong. Or we want to see if any one cares enough to call us out on our bs haha
Another fun fact is that because of the low budget they weren't able to close the street, because of that, the scene when Mr. Pink is running with the diamonds they only recorded it when the traffic light was green
Also Mr Blonde is the Brother of John Tavolta's character in Pulp Fiction. They were the Vega Brothers who Tarantino wanted to make a prequel movie about but it never came to fruition.
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I thought that Mr White shot both of them while simultaneously being shot by Eddie.
This is easily one of the best reactors out their, no over reaction, actual commentary, and insight towards the technicalities towards the movie. Truly amazing.
Thanks so much for the kind words!
I agree he’s easily my favorite reactor on TH-cam
Definitely. I can’t stand the over the top obviously fake for the camera reactions. This guy seems really genuine.
Yeah, it feels like most reaction video channels treat their audience like babies -- over-the-top behavior to keep us giggling. Not this guy. He likes framing and stuff.
@@BrandonLikesMovies mr. pink got arrested..he did not get away....
The hateful eight and once upon a time in Hollywood really show how far he's come with cinematography.
Hateful Eight is probably his strongest film as far as camera work goes.
Can't wait for those!
@@BrandonLikesMovies just don't eat, when chapter four starts. You'll see.
@@Mr_Bob_A_Feet Hateful 8 is by far his most underappreciated movie. It's like he perfected the style he used in Pulp Fiction and added an actual plot to the film. Brandon is right about Pulp Fiction. It is one of my top 5 movies of all time, but there really isn't a solid main plot. It's just a series of random events that end up coinciding with each other.
Robert Richardson FTW!!!
Reservoir Dogs isnt like Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction IS LIKE Reservoir Dogs.
Steve Buscemi didn't escape with the diamonds. If you listen to the background audio, as soon as Buscemi exited the building, the cops were waiting outside to arrest him. Its very subtle, but that's what I love about this movie. Not everything is told explicitly. Just how we never see the actual bank robbery.
I was about to make the same comment, but you beat me to it! :)
Supposedly Tarantino has said that Pink did manage to get away.
It's like in Pulp Fiction where most people think Mia and Vincent won the dance contest, but if you hear closely there is a radio broadcast mentioning the trophy being stolen from the dance contest.
Shay Thompson he leaves in his car, gets stopped by police, a quick gunfight ensues in which he gets hit, & then he gets arrested. You can hear most of it (tires screech then stop, gunfire & then authoritative shouting)
EDIT: you can even hear mr pink shout “don’t shoot I’ve been hit goddamnit”
Axel Wahlberg hey, can you tell me more about that radio broadcast, where abouts is it?
In the Tarantino-verse Mr. Blonde is Vincent Vega’s (John Travolta) brother.
Oh shoot!!
Brandon Likes Movies also if you want to see what he can do with someone else’s material I recommend Jackie Brown.
@@BrandonLikesMovies Mr. Blonde's real name is Vic Vega.
And the Alabama Mr White speaks to joe about is Alabama from “true romance”, Tarantino first feature screenplay I think, Directed by Tony Scott. (RIP) Such an amazing film.
At one point Tarantino was going to do a movie focused on the Vega Brothers... which would have been really cool. But sadly the actors are much too old now.
The actor who played the tortured cop ad libbed the line about being a father, and it caught Michael Madsen (Mr. Blonde) off guard, causing him to have stop the scene.
Tarantino is a fan of movies he calls “hang-out movies.”
He says that as he’s writing he likes to hang out with the characters. It’s how he wrote Jules and Vincent. It’s like he interviewed them first.
Boba Fett He’s even named Dazed and Confused as one of his all time favorites for that “hang out” style.
Yea man I feel like I’m hanging out with the characters when I watch a Tarantino movie. I just love the dialogue, there’s nothing else like it.
When Steve Buscemi and Harvey Keitel are talking in the other room, the white and pink bottles in the background are separate from the orange bottles.
Great foreshadowing
Can't wait for the Jackie Brown reaction, people sleep on it because its his most "normal" film but its just as great.
Yeah it's very underrated compared to his other movies but I think it's just as solid as the rest
Love Jackie Brown! :D
Jackie Brown and True Romance are my two favorite Tarantino connected films
@@mattcanich4287 True Romance is amazing too, he's really been involved in a lot of captivating films.
I still play Natural high by bloodstone and everytime I think of Jackie leaving prison while max cherry waits for her and immediately falls in love
Madsen, Keitel, Buscemi and Roth were incredible in this film
Please react to:
The deer hunter
Apocalypse now (same director from the godfather trilogy)
Fargo (same directors from no country for old men)
Once upon a time in america (4 hour version)
Full metal jacket
Shutter island
Goodfellas
Raging Bull
The master
Boggie Nights
Amazing list
Yes goodfellas
@Luuk Hulsman the conversation is such an underrated film, Cazale and Hackman were great in this movie
Coppolla is a Genius
@Luuk Hulsman Hackman is such a legend bro
The same with Cazale, one of the most talented secundary actors of all time
Off the top of my head, there's a few foreign films that I think it would good to see him react to--
City of God
Parasite
Almost any Kurosawa, but especially High and Low, Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, or Ikiru
Leone's Dollars Trilogy or Once Upon a Time in the West. Corbucci's Django, too, while we're on the subject of spaghetti westerns.
Audition-- assuming the extreme violence can be handled. Otherwise, perhaps First Love or Sukiyaki Western Django to start with Miike
Seventh Seal
Tetsuo
I also think Alien and The Thing should be pretty high on the list of films to watch, as well.
The opening diner scene is significant because it shows each characters personality through the dialogue. Mr pink doesn’t tip, showing he’s only cares about himself. Mr white explains the importance of tipping, showing he has a heart. Mr orange is the one to fess up that pink didn’t tip, showing that he is the rat.
IMO Tarantino has 2 real strengths for all his movies. He creates amazing characters and drives the story with them. He expects you to pay attention and doesn't spoon feed you the story. He treats you like an intelligent person capable of keeping up. There are some good breakdowns on the opening diner conversation. In short, he basically tells you about each character then and there.
If you haven’t seen “the good ,the bad and the ugly “ do that one is a classic
And it’s on Netflix 😉
He should do the entire dollar trilogy. They're all really good
I mean if you’re going that route you need to start at the beginning of it all, Akira Kurosawa’s Yojimbo, and Sanjuro. A Fistful of Dollars was a direct rip-off of Yojimbo, but still great on its own.
@@anti0918 i watched the dollar trilogy before akira kurosawa movies (watched 9 akira movies) and it works just as fine, hell I even started from gbu to fafmd to ffod
The end scene with the mexican stand off is a homage to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Tarantino makes some of the most entertaining films. My favorite’s Inglourious Basterds.
his best film
I'm looking forward to that one!
My favourite has always been Jackie Brown. Tarantino says that people who like that one the most are probably not Tarantino fans, but I disagree with him on that.
Inglorious Basterds is literally a perfect movie. Not saying it's top 10 of all time or anything, but it's just flawless. It's in my top 5 favourite movies however
shoe programme really wow, a perfect movie, flawless? I thought it was pretty good but that’s it
Tarantino always says that he won’t make a movie until you can sit down and enjoy the script like it’s a novel. He’s a truly unique filmmaker. Now you gotta watch his masterpiece, Inglorious Basterds.
This movie has the best deleted scenes. The only time I ever thought a movie could have used the deleted scenes. Worth checking out.
I know the story. But I can watch Reservoir Dogs over and over...and still be entertained.
'Why am I Mr. Pink?!' 'It's because you're a f****t allright!'
I love this movie
Great reaction. That was Tarantino's first movie. Now, on to his third movie "Jackie Brown." It's brilliant and complicated like his first two. Then, you might take a look at his latest, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood."
I recommend you to put Four Rooms on your list, it is not officially in Tarantino's filmography, but the movie is divided into 4 acts and he directed one of them. Crazy movie.
I'll add that to my list!
Tim Roth was awesome in that movie!
Four Rooms sucks
The first room feels very out of place and the second room has its issues but it's worth it for the last 2 rooms. Just keep in mind it's an anthology movie.
“glen garry glen ross”.. written by david mamet, is another dialogue driven film that takes place in basically 2 sets.. but its so action packed, al pacino, alec baldwin, jack lemmon, and alan arkin give stellar performances
Mr. Pink: "What you don't do is start killing everybody."
Brandon: "Good advice for every situation."
Brandon is NOT a psychopathic mass murderer CONFIRMED! +10 good person points
edit: whoopsy
Only 10 for not being a deranged killer? Damn, what does tipping a waitress get you?
Mr Pink said that
@@darrenhutcheon9323 yeah, my bad, was typing quick on my phone i think
@@notmee2388 lol
Inglorious Basterds is his best film. Every single scene is entertaining.
Mr blondes characters name was Vic Vega. John Travoltas character in pulp fiction was named Vincent Vega. Tarantino’s original plan was to make a prequel movie called double V Vega that would have both characters together, but he never got around to it.
*laying in a bloody puddle on the floor*
"Is it bad?"
😂 no he's doing terrific.
Since the 90's when i saw this movie the first time Stuck in the Middle with you brings the scene to mind...
Everyone was so kind to each other in this movie. Inspiring film of human dignity and compassion.
All im hearing now is:
"Djangooooooo....Djangooooooo"
Another great review on the best chanel of youtube! Thanks!
In addition to Death to Smoochy... if you have not seen.
Layer Cake: Daniel Craig's previous role before James Bond. Excellent crime film, underrated.
Guy Richie Films:
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Snatch
(Kind of equivalent in a way to Reservoir Dogs>Pulp Fiction but British)
Mr. Nobody: Jared Leto, pretty long and kind of strange with an emotional plot.
Donnie Darko
Death To Smoochy is not for everyone, but it's one of my very favs and i make all my friends watch it lol
@@Polum824545201 i think Smoochy works better today than its original time. Dark comedies weren't very appreciated until more recently. Movies like The Cable Guy and Smoochy were a tad ahead of their time.
Funny little side note: When I rewatched this movie 2 months ago or so, I was SURE that there is a scene inside where the robbery takes place, so that we actually SEE Mr. Blonde shoot people. But there isn´t. My mind made that up thanks to the fascinating way Tarantino tells his stories. :)
Tarantino is a genius. You can basically watch any of his movies. I would suggest Kill Bill next. :)
9:33 This scene always comes to mind with I hear "Stuck in The Middle With You" on the radio.
We have Sally Menke to thank for this.
Yep Tarantino movies are not made for you to puzzle over them and trying to figure out the plot or other things. They are more like jump in his car and he is gonna drive you through it. Doesn't mean they don't make you think about topics. Unlike Shutter island, Memento, the Prestige that make you trying to figure things out.
Trivia:
1. The deleted scenes give you pretty much all the backstory on Mr. White, whose name is Lawrence Dimmick. He's not a good guy at all.
2. The bank robbery was supposed to be seen, but they didn't have the budget for it, so they decided to film around it and pass it off as a stylistic choice.
3. Mr. Blue was originally shot in the head as he was leaving the jewelry store. It was supposed to be a single slo-motion shot but they didn't even have time to shoot that.
4. The woman Mr. Orange shoots is actually Tim Roth's dialect coach. He tends to struggle with accents so he took some delight in shooting that scene because it was a way he could get some payback for how hard she grilled him.
5. Easter egg: if you look at the shot where Mr. Pink crashes into the windshield, you can see a real police officer blocking traffic in the corner of the screen. You can see how fake the movie cops uniforms are in comparison to his.
Just gotta say I love your editing and insights (especially into the cinematography). Cant wait to see what else you end up watching.
That means a lot! Thank you!
Well, said @jgarcia9899
Since Alabama was mentioned in this one, maybe react to True Romance next.
That one is on my watch list 😁
@@BrandonLikesMovies Yes early Tarantino scripts often re-use character names, because one of his first projects was a sprawling and unfinished screenplay called THE OPEN ROAD. He carved chunks out of it and expanded them into separate scripts, this movie, TRUE ROMANCE (directed by Tony Scott) and NATURAL BORN KILLERS (directed by Oliver Stone), also a little bit of it sprinkled into PULP FICTION.
@@BrandonLikesMovies Just a heads up about True Romance. Quentin lobbied director Tony Scott to shoot it as the script was laid out in similar disjointed style but Scott didn't get it and shot the film chronologically. After you see that movie there is a vid on youtube easily found by search that details how the film would have been presented if Quentin had be able to direct it. I love the movie as is but would love to find even an indie cut of the film the way Tarantino envisioned it.
MF SMUG One of my favorite movies, so many great scenes.
@@leonelpardo7493 Definitely one of my favs as well.
Mr. White "You killed someone?"
Mr. Pink "Yea, couple of cops"
Mr. White "No real people"
16:10 I feel it's like a father instinct. He's a relative rookie, whom he saved and carried to safety whilst he's bleeding out, shared personal info AGAINST POLICY and reassured to him everything's gonna be fine.
this tactic is a same effect to asking "where are you" "what is your wife and kids names" calming them down and trying to distract them from the situation at hand
Mr. blonde’s real name is Victor Vega, and he’s supposed to be Vincent Vega’s brother. Tarantino had planned to make a crossover movie (a prequel of course) called Double V Vega but it never ended up happening.
From dusk til dawn i stead?
and even that was a retcon as Michael Madson was the original choice for Vincent in Pulp Fiction but wasn't available.
Exactly!
Apparently they both looked to old to play younger versions of themselves, so he had to abandon the idea. It could work now tho with deep fake imagery, but I don’t think that’s his style.
Richard Williams I think Tarantino has said he wouldn’t use any sort of technology like that. He’s very old school.
You are the best live movie reviewer on this platform. You interject at the best parts, your perception is accurate, and you have interesting insights. It's obvious you have passion. Keep it up, man!
I had to check to see if Lawrence Tierney was the actor who played Elaine Benes' dad in Seinfeld-- it is! Fun fact I just discovered: during the filming of this, Tierney shot his nephew and went to jail for it (he had an alcohol problem) and as a result Tarantino never worked with him again. There is interviews of Seinfeld cast saying how he was a real wacko and that is why they never had him back on the show.
Oh yikes that's not good!
Brandon Likes Movies yeah, he had a knife from the Seinfeld set in his pocket and everybody knew, so Jerry just went straight up and confronted him. Weird story. Here’s the video from the Seinfeld DVDs: th-cam.com/video/W9T7En0N2bg/w-d-xo.htmlm11s
Lawrence Tierney was drunk at a Hollywood party once and acting like a loud douchebag, swearing and talking shit. Also at the party was the most decorated soldier in the history of the US Army, Audie Murphy, who became an accomplished actor after the war. Murphy was annoyed that Tierney swore in front of his girlfriend, and despite being only 5'5 and about 140 pounds, he convinced Tierney to leave the party without putting hands on him or raising his voice.
A lot of Hollywood stuntmen and tough guys saw the little guy with a chestful of medals and tried starting shit just to get their asses handed to them. Murphy didn't get the medals for being adorable, he got them for killing 300 men in Africa, Italy and France.
Maybe you should watch To Hell and Back. Murphy plays himself, and his real-life exploits had to be toned down for the screen because he didn't think audiences would believe it.
He always writes the most intriging dialogs. So casual, natural and still suspensfull. He is one of very few that can shoot a movie basicly only inside of a warehouse and make it work.
Jackie Brown should DEFINITELY be your next watch.
- Mr. Pink didn't survive. You can hear him getting shot right before the cops come in. Most people miss it because Mr. Orange is confessing to Mr. White at the time. Everyone dies.
- In the beginning bathroom scene (in the safe house), there is a shelve of beverages in the background. When Mr. White and Pink are 1st talking about the heist. The juice / milk is arranged by color in the kill order of the movie.
- Mr Orange and his cop buddy who gives him the script are eating in the same dinner as the Pulp Fiction dinner robbery. I believe Tim Roth is even sitting in the same table / seat in both films?
- Mr Orange describes the mob boss as "The Thing." The shot before where he's rehearsing the story in his house, there is a Silver Surfer poster on his wall, who is a main Fantastic 4 character.
Inglorious Bastards, Django Unchained, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Hateful Eight... you got a lot of great films ahead of you! Look forward to your reactions
When you watch it again you need to pay close attention to the last scene. Mr. Pink didn't quite ride off into the sunset as the cops were outside sooner than was evident to us in the warehouse. That and in the beginning he was railing on leaving tips, Quentin then went on to put a nod to that conversation in Pulp Fiction by recasting Steve Buscemi as a waiter.
That's actually hilarious he's a waiter in Pulp 😂
I wondered what your reaction to when Mr. [REDACTED] shoots Mr. [REDACTED] would be... I was this in the cinema when it first came out, at a midnight viewing - and my reaction was pretty much the same as yours. I was blown away [pun intended] by the turn that the film took. An incredible visceral moment, and then I love his whole backstory - for me it's the best part of the film.
The scene where Tim Roth is telling the story about how he rehearsed to go undercover is one of my favorite movie scenes of all time.
I watched this with some friends when I was in college when it first came out, they all walked out halfway through. A lot of people walked out of Pulp Fiction too. Some people just want to watch a straight forward movie but those of us who can appreciate different filmmaking made Tarantino the legend he is today. Going down that rabbit hole will take you to weird places but it's a fun ride. On the other side of this type of filmmaking is someone like Richard Linklater who creates straight forward but realistic movies that you really relate to. You should check out "Everybody Wants Some", one of my favorites from him.
The commentary you give over the end credits perfectly sums up what makes QT movies distinctly unique. In a QT movie, dialogue is king. That's his cake. The violence is the icing on top of that cake. Definitely would watch a video of how you'd rate his films. That's a fun little game that many of us have played, some have even MADE videos of just such a list. But it'd be really neat to get that perspective from someone who's "new" to his movies, instead of long-time veteran fans. Great reaction! Looking forward to more!
This movie is perfection
Notice how Mr. Orange was quick to point out that Mr. Pink didn't tip
Since you’ve seen There Will Be Blood, I recommend The Master. It’s a very odd movie with beautiful cinematography and music. Love the channel
His first movie and my favorite Quentin movie! Almost entirely takes place at one location, brilliant!
i love Steven Wright as K-Billy with the super sounds of the 70s... i'm a little surprised you didn't mention it or the music really. Jackie Brown is good, another crime type movie... other recommendations: Amadeus, 12 Monkeys, Brazil, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Full Metal Jacket, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Donnie Darko, Rushmore, Juno, Moon, Inside Man...
This has quickly become one of those channels that I just hit the like button before watching because I know I'm going to enjoy it. Keep it up man !
Brandon you're a gem. awesome vids, keep it up.
Thank you Sam!
Brandon's like, the kind of dude I'd just sit down, crack a few cold ones, and just binge movies with. Love the videos.
It's called a non-linear narrative or non-linear storytelling.
Another fun fact! The writer of breaking bad named some of the characters after the ones in this film : walter WHITE, jesse PINKman, Skyler (sky blue)
When you eventually make it around to Kill Bill I recommend watching both films in one sitting because even though they were released separately Tarantino has it as one film, but has yet to release Kill Bill the Whole Bloody Affair. Hopefully soon it will be released and not just seen at film festivals!
Also you could say that his first ventures were his take on a heist film, Jackie Brown is Blaxploitation, and Kill Bill 70’s Kung Fu style films.
There is two ways to watch the Tarantino/Rodreguiz films of Death Proof/Planet Terror the first is how they were originally seen under the title Grindhouse and the second way is separately with each one having an unrated cut.
Kill Bill is really a unique experience. You can feel KB was one big story, but because QT released as two movies he was able to give each film a distinct flavor & tone. It doesn't feel like one big film to me, despite the story flowing together flawlessly from Vol I to Vol II.
I think you could watch them either way. I saw them in the theatre but if watching Vol I for the first time I don't know how you wouldn't want to put Vol II on immediately!
@@faz6877 I also watched Kill Bill in the theater and that ending of Vol 1, without having Vol 2 readily available, it was an amazing feeling! One of the best movie endings ever. I remember walking out feeling so satisfied with that movie and so frustrated that I couldn't watch the second part immediately, simultaneously 😂
I got so excited when I saw that you were reacting to my favorite film of all time!
Hope you enjoy the video 😁
A couple of Tarantino flicks that he wrote, but didn't direct that are worth checking out: True Romance (dir. Tony Scott) and From Dusk Till Dawn (dir. Robert Rodriguez)
A Tarantino-written flick that is *not* worth checking out: Natural Born Killers (dir. Oliver Stone).
Crimson tide too!
Reservoir Dogs is one of my favorite movies of all time and my personal favorite Tarantino movie.
Dude. True romance is the best. Tarantinos first script. There's like 10 super movie stars in it before they got big. Check it out homie.
Definitely down to check that one out!
@@BrandonLikesMovies I'll definitely be looking forward to that. Absolutely fantastic movie.
yes!!
The dialogue scene of sicilian blood's is one of better in history.
True Romance reaction would be amazing, Tarantino's best writing, directed by Tony Scott
Fun Fact: Steve Buscemi's character as the waiter in Pulp Fiction, is really just Mr. Pink, but laying low.
react to the departed, its a martin scorcese film
Or watch the original Hong Kong film upon which it was based - "Infernal Affairs."
@@hanng1242 Yes I think thats the better choise!
Tim Roth snitching on Mr. Pink at the beginning is brilliant forshadowing
Great movie. Can you watch “The Thing” some time?!
I can’t tell you how happy I am that you’re watching the Tarantino movies. Him and Edgar Wright are my favorite film directions of all time
That's the most abrupt ending I've ever seen to a movie.
This is my favorite movie of all time. I am so glad I found this channel. I love your commentary and insight, it is genuine
Hahha your face at the ending. Pink didn't manage to escape, you can hear police arriving as he leaves. Tarantino is a genious
I always wondered whether or not he’d actually gotten away, it seems unlikely. Great profile picture by the way.
Also Reservoir Dog was heavily inspired by a Hong Kong movie City on Fire starring Chow Yun-fat. The basic plot is similar but Tarantino has his flare of dialogs and his choice of music and editing to make his movie more interesting. Both movie has the Mexican standoff as the finale too.
I haven't seen anyone mention it but the beginning diner scene is basically foreshadowing about the characters and says a lot about them. Mr. Pink talks about how he doesn't tip which makes him selfish and really only motive was money (the diamonds). Mr. orange gives up Mr pink for not tipping right away meaning hes the snitch. Mr Blonde talks about killing since hes the psychopath. Mr. White says that waitresses need tip because they work hard meaning he is caring. Mr. Blue and Mr. brown dont have important dialogue as theyre side characters.
Tarantino has a lot of purpose in every single scene. Sometimes it seems like its random but he gives lots of important information even though it may not seem that way.
QT and Roger Avery originally wrote one script called Open Road. Out of that original script were made the movies, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, True Romance and Natural Born Killers. That's why there is so much overlap in characters in those movies. The Vega brothers, Alabama Worley, Seymour Scagnetti...Would love to read that first script.
Fun fact. Mr Blonde and Vincent from Pulp Fiction my brothers. I mean the films exist in a shared universe and those two characters are related, not that the actors are brothers
Yay! Thank you so much for this channel. It's always entertaining and the movies you/your patreons select are sublime!
So happy to hear you're enjoying it all!
A recommendation for some heavy Quentin dialog is the often overlooked movie movie "Four Rooms". It has a star studded cast (Tim Roth, Madonna, Antionio Banderas, Bruce Willis, Marisa Tomei, Kathy Griffin, a Salma Hayek cameo, and more). It's 4 separate stories tied together by Tim Roth's character. A bellhop on his first night running the hotel. Each story has a different director, Quentin stars and direct the last one.
It's so cool to see someone discovering Tarantino. Can't wait for the rest of the reactions to his movies.
Your reaction to the Mr Orange save/reveal was my exact reaction when I first saw this :D
Fun fact, Mr. Blonde is Vincent Vega's brother in the "Tarantino universe"
The way I heard it, Mr. Blonde's character name is Vic Vega, and he is (probably) the brother of Vince Vega (Travolta in Pulp Fiction). Tarantino mentioned that he had wanted to do a movie with the two of them together, but could never get the project to come together in time before the actors got too old to play a prequel.
At the near end of the first scene while Lawrence is asking mr. Pink to tip, you can see Tarantino almost forgetting that he is in the shot. He almost calls cut from within the scene and then finally remembers. So all the reaction we get from him is also as a director.
Yes! Great choice! This movie really play like a greek tragedy imo. love it. And again, the music is perfect.
18:42
A rewrite, not an original script, was called Past Midnight, a cool Whodonit’ with a satisfying twist.
True Romance was produced after Reservoir Dogs.
it blows my mind the movies you haven't seen. and it great to see the reactions. i think some of these should be required watching for people.
Fun fact: Mr. Blonde is actually Vincent Vega's brother, the character John Travolta played in Pulp Fiction. Originally Tarantino wanted to make a movie about them, called the Vega Brothers.
Tarantino has a huge love for movies and movie making and i love the guy for it. He believes that even small scenes deserve a spot which is why a lot of dialog scenes are in there. I really respect the guy with how he tells a story. Very unique.
Tarantino's first movie that he wrote, but didn't direct was True Romance. The scene with Christopher Walken and Dennis Hopper was epic.
The warehouse takes place in highland park, California. My old hometown. The train tracks were practically abandoned till they used them for the metro gold line. The more you know 🌠
Django unchained, Inglorious Bastards, and hateful 8 are all soooooo good the dialog alone is perfect in those films
Actually fist pumped when I saw this on the schedule. IMO one of the best films ever made: for the budget, style, set use, and story. This was the first Tarantino movie shown to the masses and it is where he introduced his own style of story progression. So good. Loved the reaction
Fun Fact : Apparently there is a connection to every Tarantino movie, character wise. There's at least two in this film... Vick Vega (Mr. Blonde) is the brother of Vincent Vega from PULP FICTION. Another is when Mr. White is having a discussion with Joe in the past and referred to a character named ALABAMA. Alabama is a character from a script that Tarantino wrote from a film called TRUE ROMANCE . Although he did not direct, Tarantino apparently used the funds that he made from writing the screenplay to make RESERVOIR DOGS.
Alabama is a character in the movie True Romance which is written by QT but directed by Tony Scott.
This movie is awesome. I love the scene where everyone gets their code names. Mr Blonde is my favorite character.
Now that you are watching all of Quintin's movies, be sure to check out "True Romance". He wrote it, and sold the script to make money to fund "Reservoir Dogs". "True Romance" is an amazing movie, and has a star-studded cast.
Tarantino culled his style from many directors - and genres.
He immersed himself by working in a video rental store in the South Bay, a suburban collection of beach cities outside Los Angeles .
I used to rent videos from him for my mom.
He ALWAYS had cool old movies playing- sometimes I’d go there just to hang out.
That’s why I lot of his films have that 70’s vibe.. music, martial arts..
Check out his early background, you’ll enjoy the movies more I think!
Cheers!
If you listen real close at the end when Mr. Pink leaves, you can hear the commotion between him and the cops and most likely Mr. Pink died in the shootout. So no one lived haha