I've always thought this movie would make a great stage play. Takes place mostly in one location, lots of interesting character acting and dialogue, has a clear 2 Act structure.
It originally was written as a play. The part where a narrator comes in to tell what happened and name a chapter is a remnant of it. And so is everything you said.
The film was nominated for 3 Oscars: Best Supporting Actress Best Cinematography Best Original Score. It won the latter, for Ennio Morricone, who was 86, making him the oldest Oscar winner of 2015.
It’s really disappointing this wasn’t nominated for so much more than that including best screenplay, best actor, best director, best picture, and definitely many more.
@@andrewreisinger6860 That was a fake interview from Play Boy magazine and Morricone denied such words and sued Play Boy for it. Morricone had no problem with Tarantino and he thanked him a lot for winning is only Oscar, wich make sense.
I don't know why this one wasn't as well received as most of his films... I think it's fantastic. The suspense, dialog and shocking moments and reveals are top notch as usual for Tarantino.
This was a great movie. Agree that it’s beautifully shot, great dialogue, suspense and mystery. However it’s got an incredibly bleak/dark ending. I feel like I need to shower after watching this one. Also once you’ve seen it and know all the twists, it’s not quite as thrilling during rewatches. I don’t really ever get the urge to sit down and rewatch this one, which is not the case with most Tarantino movies.
first tarantino I've ever seen. I went with my father after He tolds me how much tarantino movies where always something else. I was 15 years old and left the theater shaking, so much suspense and that violence was so unexpected to me ( the scene where they blew shanning tatum face actually stay in my head for so long that everytime I'm watching a movie with long suspense dialogue I expect someone's head to blew up too)
According to Wikipedia, the movie received a lot of critisisim for sexism, because a bunch of people thought the parts where Domergue gets beaten up. I personally think that's ridiculous though, since literally every character, male and female, dies so it's not like just the female characters got abuse or anything.
I think the whole guess who is the "bad guy" has gotten old in his films by now. I'm a big western fan and Tarantino fan but this movie was very disappointing in my opinion
My favourite thing about Tarantino is how he can introduce such interesting characters that can be killed off instantly as well as the long running characters. You just never know who's going to survive which is rare in a lot of movies nowadays.
Shit his next movie he probably gonna kill the main protagonist in the beginning or the middle of the story and just keep it on with other characters who knows that maybe his next big surprise
Tarantino's darkest film and one of his bloodiest. Out of all the twists and turns, Channing Tatum appearing beneath the floorboards surprised me the most.
Walton Goggins is amazing in this. IMHO, the best character in the film. Also note the similarities to Reservoir Dogs and John Carpenter’s The Thing. Ennio Morricone scored this and The Thing.
@@The90slim90 Supposedly it was only going to use the unused scores from The Thing actually, but Ennio Morricone got too attached to the project and decided he wanted to score it properly!
I completely agree about Walton Goggins. Jennifer Jason Leigh deserved her nomination, everyone in this film does solid, some just great, but he is one who really makes his character come alive through his dialogue
On my second watch I caught the theme sounded alot like "the thing" but right away noticed the similarities of "reservoir dogs" and thats where I believe this film loses it with me. Its just another oh who is who exactly and Tarantino has overused this idea. In my opinion this movie was very lame
@@laboon344 No that's Kurt Russell! Goggins plays the first guy the hangman and Samuel L jackson pick up. He's the new sheriff of the town, where The Hangman is going!
@@diesemautokerl2181 To be fair, most things ARE political in a sense if you dig below the surface. Doesn’t necessarily mean they are controversial, but political still.
I love how this movie is just carried by dialogue and the characters, the interactions are amazing, its like a constant build up, it never gets boring despite it being far from an action film, incredibly difficult to make a movie likes this entertaining but Tarantino is a true master, this movie is criminally underrated :)
Minnie's beef stew honestly looks so damn good, it sticks with me for days every single time I watch the movie. Perhaps it's because I am Danish, but those big, chunky potatoes, man... Delicious!
Fun Fact: 17:25 the piece of music that plays here was originally composed by Morricone for "The Thing" but never got used for this movie...Tarantino finally decided to put it into the soundtrack for "The Hateful Eight"
Don't forget he wrote "True Romance" with Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken and others. It was directed by Tony Scott
I love this interpretation of John Carpenter's The Thing. Quentin Tarantino even used the same composer for the score. And the fact the Kurt Russell was in this, is the icing on the cake.
I love how the layout of the Haberdashery was presented clearly by John's going around to interrogate everyone after arriving. Since this is the space the rest of the film stays in, and the positioning of the characters can be crucial, that subtle tour really was insanely important, but when watching you don't even notice that's what Tarantino is doing.
This is a very difficult film to edit for RU-vid. You did a tremendous job allowing the viewer to see key points while still maintaining watchability through explicit language barriers. Amazing work as always.
Sin City and Dusk till Dawn are Robert Rodriguez though Tarantino wrote dusk.. He definitely needs to jump into his filmography starting with the Mexico trilogy that dude writes,produces,directs,edits, and does the cinematography on his movies
This is my favourite tarantino movie, the tension, the filming, how is everything tell, i LOVE It (sorry if i spelled something wrong, im from spain haha)
It's funny how smooth the conversation is once they get to the Mini's and how Daisy starts secretly feeding them information through natural conversation.
This was playing in my local theater evert week for a month on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I wanted to go on premiere Tuesday but my best friend couldn't. We went Thursday instead. Tarantino did a surprise appearance at the Tuesday premiere.
It took me 2 or 3 watches to truly appreciate this one to be honest . . . Wasn't sold straight away, but I've really come to appreciate it now. I like to think of this as Tarantinos 'Bottle episode'. The limitations he placed on himself (that he rarely does) regarding tone and setting really forced him to focus on plot and character development . . . And I think he did an exceptional job.
Before Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, just make sure you’re generally familiar with the Manson murders. Otherwise, there will be some crucial, tense scenes that you may not understand otherwise.
This has slowly turned into my favorite Tarantino movie. They are all amazing, but there is just something different about this one. The tension especially in the second half is amazing.
I love how the ending is them reading the fake letter Warren wrote and how Warren pats himself on the back in the letter and how Warren smiles after Manax throws it on the ground after saying "Old Marry Todd that's a nice touch."
I saw the extended version in theatre when it came out (Christmas week iirc).There was a 15-20mins interlude halfway through so you could go stretch a bit, discuss the first chapters with friends and grab a coffee or something to eat before going back in for the second half. It was a really fun and unique experience.
The reason I love this movie so much is because of the dialog and delivery. He writes his characters so well and casts the perfect actors to play that specific character. Even knowing the outcome of the movie I still love re-watching it just to see the performances. Thoroughly enjoyed your reaction to this film sir!
This guy's voice is so smooth he should be reacting to Bob ross videos and help people battling with insomnia. I tell you, five minutes of that and you'll be sleeping like a baby.
Between this and Bone Tomahawk, '15 was a good year for westerns. Kurt Russell managed to be in both movies too! If you haven't seen the latter, I can't recommend it highly enough.
This one is just... Wow. No words to describe the EXPERIENCE that this movie really is. But we all know what comes next. My absolute favorite film in the world, Once upon a time in Hollywood, baby!
It was snowing and Iowa quiet when I walked to the theatre and met a friend to see this. Very fitting to the films mood, we were alone in the theatre and laughed our butts off 👏 and it was a great day. 😃 thx 4 the reminder and reaction sir.
Trivia: Tarantino dug out old cameras from the olde-era that hadn't been used since like, the 1950s, and refitted them and their lenses for this movie to give it an authentic western feel.
I have a funny relation with this movie, at first, i didn't have much of the context of the period (I'm from Mexico) but i got a class about the History of United States, so i rewatch the movie and everything was so much clear and even love the movie much more in my rewatch.
Saw this film in the 70 mm roadshow experience, and it was incredible. Started with about a 10 minute overture, had an intermission (which I wish all movies would do) and it came with a program that I still have in my room. My friends and I were definitely glad we decided to drive the extra distance to see it that way!
I definitely think he was lying because Warren is one of the smartest and most cunning characters Tarantino has ever written. The dude is so sly from the Lincoln letter to being the only one to figure everything out. Marquis Warren and Chris Mannnix are two of my favorite Tarantino characters because Samuel L. Jackson and Walton Goggins' chemistry is next level.
@@thefilmeffect6089 I AGREE. And even if he never met Chester, Sandy said that him and his boys did there part. We know that they were rebs, so it stands to reason Sandy and his sons wouldn't have left eachother in battles. So it's safe to assume In Baton Rouge, Warren, Sandy and Chester would all have been there. Which explains why Warren knew Chester had black hair.
The composer Ennio Morricone made the score for this movie. He's most known for The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Once Upon a Time in the West, The Thing and more. The music that plays in the scene when Kurt Russell drinks the poisoned coffee was actually composed for John Carpenter's The Thing (1982), but never used in the movie, so Tarantino used the track in this one (also suits it well since this movie seems inspired by The Thing). Morricone won an Oscar for composing the score for the Hateful Eight. I was lucky to see him in concert in Copenhagen 2016. Rest in peace, Maestro.
Before watching "Once Upon A Time In Hollywood" you ABSOLUTELY MUST check out the story (if you never heard of it) of the Charles Manson "family" and the 1969 "Tate-La Bianca" murders, otherwise it's impossible to fully appreciate this absolute Masterpiece! The film takes for granted that the viewer already knows this important piece of american criminal history (and pop culture).
Watching ur videos again makes me remember how much I miss u. Just loved your reactions to IASIP and some of my fav movies aswell. Feelsbad about the copywright stuff but please keep fighting and find a way to make new good content because we need you! Just wish you all the best and no matter what just stay true to yourself, love you mate!
Idk because I think his later career is easily his best era with Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight, and Once Upon A Time...In Hollywood.
17:25 is an unused music track from John Carpenter’s The Thing, Tarantino’s little nod to that movie, Ennio Morricone having done both scores and the fact that both are about a cast of mostly male characters shut in with each other. Damn genius.
dont think this has been mentioned yet but that guitar that kurt smashed was an original 150 year old martin guitar which was priceless, Kurt thought it was a prop guitar. Jennifer knew it was priceless hence her actual reaction which is seen in the movie . RIP that martin guitar
I saw this one in the theatre. Such a fun experience. Fun fact: I live in Ft. Wayne, IN & we have a bar here called O'Sullivans. The bartender Floyd met Tarantino at a party in LA in 1998 the day before the Jackie Brown premiere. The party was at a venue & Tarantino was scoping it out the day before because it's where the after party was going to be after his premiere. Floyd has a picture with him behind the bar. I just finally saw the picture 3 days ago. Floyd said he was incredibly nice & polite, but EXTREMELY chatty. They had a few drinks. Small world.
True Definitely worth a watch love that show but hated the Shane character but still he did his thing but the first role i thought he was amazing in was Justified he was perfection as Boyed Crowder man rightfully won some Awards for that Role
@@BigBossNigg he character in The Shield definitely not the best person in the world but his performance as you said is great. We should really get him to feature it on the channel.
holy crap, this really is old-west The Thing. frozen isolation, complete distrust, threats from beneath the floor, and it ends with two characters resigned to death.
Taking out the gratuitous gore and violence,Tarantino is just a brilliant storyteller not only with his writting but with his cinematography. You can tell how much he loves the moviemaking process and his journey thru his films.
People here have mentioned this 'scene', what scene? I've seen the movie several times and I can't think of a 'scene' to me that stands out. Basically almost nothing happens in the movie
Fun Fact: The guitar that Kurt Russel grabs and smashes was supposed to be switched out for a prop first. Instead, he smashes a priceless antique guitar on loan from a museum. Jennifer Jason Leigh's reaction is not acting. 😬
Saw this during the roadshow Tarantino put on for select theaters. One of the most intense movie going experiences. The extreme wide-screen made the closeups feel almost claustrophobic and the sound design was insane. Excellent movie. Also... Walton Goggins is fucking brilliant in this
I drove an hour and a half to a city that had a theater with an old 70mm film projector to see it the way Tarantino intended it to be seen. It was 100% WORTH IT! The lighting and shot compositions were absolutely breathtaking. Each frame had so much depth to it. Watching the film again on Netflix was just not the same. It’s super hard to articulate the reasons why..it’s like trying to describe what an acid trip is like to someone who has never tripped. But I’ll try to explain... Not only was the film being shown in 70mm using the proper equipment, the projectionist had to know how to operate it and it’s actually fairly complicated and a performance in and of itself. If the film were a symphony, the projectionist would have been the conductor. It’s sad because pretty much all films are just projected digitally nowadays and all you do is press a button and the movie plays. It is a dying art form that only a few filmmakers today are trying to keep alive. Anyways, my experience watching this film in 70mm with the projectionist and all gave me the sense that I was really watching “moving pictures” that were being choreographed perfectly in sync with the design and score of the film. It’s like I was perceiving every frame and just taking in all 24 in each second, one by one. It made me hyper-aware of the mechanical aspects of watching the film and how it all came together. The film felt more “organic” and it really made everything feel “alive” and it was incredibly immersive. There was just something magical about it. It was one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had in a cinema.
