You Know It's a Quentin Tarantino Film IF... 

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You know it's a Tarantino film when you see blood and gore and somehow it's funny rather than disturbing.

The reason Samuel Jackson is in so many of Tarantino’s movies is because Sam is his primary source of N-Word passes

The long conversations that pertain to nothing are one of the most entertaining parts of his movies...

No way Tarantino retires after 10 films. He loves it too much.

Feet, 60s/70s soundtrack, random TV and Film references, cavalier use of the N word

In an interview with a film reviewer, who asked him why his movies are so violent. His response was “BECAUSE IT’S FUN”

The diner scene in Reservoir Dogs isn't "dialogue for no reason". It's arguably one of the most important scenes in the movie! Each character's behavior and what they say tell the audience exactly who each character is and their motivations at the beginning of the film. For instance, Mr. Pink's "no tipping" dialogue tells us that he's in it for himself, which we indeed see later. Joe telling everyone to tip highlights his status as the boss, and Eddie blindly carries out his order and gets everyone to throw in. Mr. Blonde shows he's ready to kill without consequence by jokingly offering to shoot Mr. White, Mr. White shows he's compassionate by nature by defending the waitresses, and Mr. Orange argues with the rest, highlighting his being "at odds" with the group - he's the rat.

...if there are feet

One thing about Tarantino's violence is also that it's not "softening" the actual thing. When people are hurt they scream and suffer. That makes it also kind of realistic.

His tenth movie is like the Avengers infinity wars where every character in his movies come together into the same universe probably to drop the n-bomb too many times

3:16 Tarantino: Laugh, Laugh, Laugh... Tarantino: Stop Laughing Everybody Laughs

Like the old saying goes: good artists copy, great artists steal.

His movies generally have a simple plot but the intrigue is in the characters and very good dialogue. The violence and the action is short and to the point but the build up and the tension is what makes it so captivating. That's my take on his movies anyway...

1: It’s rated R.

Tarantino films will forever be idolised by film enthusiasts

9:55 There's no suggestion. He embraces his kinks to an almost nauseating degree... which is something I think he actually shares with Hitchcock.

Tarantino's seemingly random dialogue often has an underlying purpose in the story. For example, when Vincent & Jules seem to be only casually talking about foot massages, it actually sets up the danger that Marsellus is the very jealous type. Hence, the date w/ Mia has tension built underneath their conversations such as finding someone special. Eventually culminating in the incident w/ the drugs.

Tarantino did say he will retire after a certain amount of movies, but he also stated that it was meant as a mental tactic to force him to do well.

Career criminals and dialogue are the big ones for me. But yea. You know it's a Tarantino movie if all the characters are too cool for school.

You know you’re watching a Quentin Tarantino film if the dialogue is freaking captivating.

What got me really hooked with Kill Bill are the characters and the dialogue. Uma's narration gave me chills and the dialogues sounded like they were written straight out a novel.

I'll never forget his greatest role... the blind preacher in Little Nicky

- Voice-over narration - Chapter title screens - Excessive amounts of feet - Excessive amounts of cursing - Excessive amounts of violence - Incredibly long conversations - Mixed order

you know it’s quentin Tarantino if there’s feet

...there’s an over abundance of N-Word usage, ultra-violence, 60’s & 70’s soundtrack, rambling dialogue, face closeups, and shots of women’s feet

An interesting aspect to Tarintinos dialogue is its ability to subtlety build character in a comedic way that doesn’t feel ham-fisted. Vincents story about thel royal shows the irony of his life an career. He wears an nice suit while working only the have it splattered in blood due to its violent nature and must return to his boss wearing shorts and T-shirts. In the same vain, Vincent travels to Paris, a city of high culture, and ends up eating at macdonalds. His perceived class is juxtaposed with the violent and uncivilized nature of his life. Then we have Dr Schultz, who refuses to execute his target until he is given a positive identification on the man by Django. These couple lines show Schultz’s dedication and to his job and the planning that goes into it. Edit: grammar and spelling

You know it’s a Tarantino film if: It’s a blend of western with ____ Excessive use of the N word It Looks like it was made in the 70s It Is 3 hours long It Has chapters Lots of death gore carnage It’s a big deal.

"...all the images of bare feet that suggest Tarantino *may* have some sort of foot fetish." Yeah, and all the crucifixes, masses, and public prayers suggest the Pope *may* have some sort of religious beliefs.

If Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 are one movie then he can make Vol. 3 and he will still be on his 9th film.

tarantino might be very polarizing, but he is without a doubt a great filmmaker and it'll be a sad day when he retires from making these pictures

The Vega Brothers would of been a really good movie

He's like Robin Williams' disfigured twin after being imprisoned in the crawl space of a podiatrist's office for thirty years.

My favorite thing about his films is that it's 'wordy' point. Love the conversations some of the characters have. Makes the movie more genuine.

I might literally cry when seeing his final movie in knowing that someone this unbelievably genius and one of a kind is done making films forever like who the fuck else is gonna fill Tarantino’s shoes?

3:42 that's funny as a kid I watched Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 constantly

Outside of the feet, casual use of racial slurs and curse words, retro soundtracks, and obscure/forgotten references Biggest thing is how often he breaks the "do not evers" for movie making. He'll have long exposition, long scenes of nothing. Meandering plots that seem to go absolutely nowhere until they do. Enormous buildup of tension, often with excessive violence.

props to them for not spoiling killing bill by calling her "the bride"

omg i've never wanted to go home and watch all the Tarantino movies so much! Great video :)

Oh god yes!! Best video analysis channel + favourite director = awesome sunday

He's not steal, he's just sampling movies . Is like the Dr. DRE from filmmaking.

This comment section consists of 90% n word 5% about the video 4% I love Tarantino 1% other

Kind of lost me at "... MAY have some kind of foot fetish" when it's common knowledge that he does. Indeed, when Mary Elizabeth Winstead turned up to audition she deliberately went barefoot so she could get the role

You know it's The Take IF...you get a much smarter and more in depth video than you were expecting

Can you do one on David Fincher?

I remember the first time I watched Pulp Fiction. It was like "watching" a book- I loved it, it was so real. It was extremely spontaneous just like real like. This is the one attribute that I shall take from Mr. Tarantino. I think that is the reason why the amount of mundane dialog is acceptable in his movies: its a sweet set up for the unexpected twist that most of his stories have, they slide in and sneak up on you and you rarely see them coming. No one could ever honestly claim to know what will happen in his movies before it happened- no one and if they do, they are either a genius or a liar.

Once Upon a Time was definitely a western, the 2 longest scenes of the movie were back to back, Rick’s role in the western movie where he played a cowboy style outlaw, followed by Cliff’s visit to Spahn Ranch, where he proved to be the real cowboy in my interpretation

The acting analysis was amazing, how did you guys see that? How did you guys gets so good with this stuff? What school did you guys go to? Harvard? Columbia? Yale?

This is awesome! You guys should make an analysis on peaky blinders. It's super underrated.

I just recently realized how much I love this director

Perhaps the definitive Tarantino video essay. Bravo, ladies and gents! Extremely insightful.

Perfect vídeo, this Channel is one of a better things that i see in RU-vid, congrats for your job, please do "You know it's this Miyazaki IF...", i'd be very happy !

What I admire most about Quentin is his scripts, I don't know any other screenwriter as cool as him. Like Tim Roth said in an interview, "he has an specific music in his head". In addition, he has a good ear for the music, as a matter of fact, his best finding was to have chosen Morricone, who's passed away, for The hateful eight's soundtrack. As a result of it, Morricone won his first Oscar for best original score. I've always wondered, is it my idea or will Tarantino start to write novels after to quit the directing?

MY MAMA SHOWED ME KILLBILL AND IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE MEMORIES WITH HER

I love his work! I can imagine him not making 10th film for another 20 years, but screenwriting & producing until then

My god! Your videos are so interresting! Made me proud of being a fan of his work.

7:16 The reason this dialogue works so well is because there's always conflict in it, no matter how small.

If there’s feet feet feet

Looooove this channel you people are amazing!

Perfect video as always

You forgot gratuitous use of the N-word. Tarantino is one of my three all time favorite directors, but the N-word is a staple of his films as well.

Don't forget the Hatori Hansa sword (forgive my spelling) in the cabinet at Zed's pawn shop.

Always enjoyed watching the dialogues between characters in his films because they allowed us to even better understand and feel for them. Similar to real life, we see some of the characters in us and make us feel like there's someone out in the world like us. His use of music is also another element that made me enjoyed his work, like as if we shared similar music taste.

we were all waiting for this video it's finally here

"Great artists steal, they don't do homages" and thus, TV tropes

Glad you did this one, I'm a huge Tarantino fan. That said, I just got back from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and...uh...wow. I really need to hear your take on it, because I need to know if all the *suuuper* uncomfortable subtext was just me.

QT is an artist behind that camera. Most his movies have memorable moments. His over the top violence works because he gives the actors such great dialogues. The only movie he made that looked like a straight to DVD was From dusk til dawn.

We've all been waiting for this!

He's one of my favorite directors although occasionally I have to close my eyes during his trademark violence.

I've only given one lady a foot massage and it most certainly meant something!!

Great take!

Definitely one of the greatest men alive who happens to both make and star in movies he makes. What an incredible genius!

Just a side note: From Dusk Til Dawn was directed by Robert Rodriguez, not by Quentin.

Tbh for me Tarantino films are biggest shitposts in world.This guy just plays with films to make something creative and full of cool references to other films.This is why i love im.

My favourite type of The Take content. It goes just one step beyond auteur noting. They always take time to review.

My greets for you channel. Thank to make this video, It was very helpful Independent - filmmaker like me .

You know it’s Quentin Tarantino if feet

I would like to to recommend for next episodes; Orson Welles, Kathryn Bigalow, Ang Lee, Andrei Tarkovski, Joaquim Trier(sorry if I butchered the name), David Fincher and Yorgos Lanthimos. Oh, and even Michael Bay for an April Fool's episode.

Quentin isn’t going anywhere. This is a deep passion for him. It’s like Van Gogh just stopping painting. He was writing scripts working and a video rental store. It’s something he’s always had in him and always will. Maybe he’ll try to write and sell scripts for others to direct and produce, but he would be so annoyed at how they “ruined” his work that he’ll continue.

He’s such a cool guy.. so cultured.. smart and takes chances.. an American hero

You Know It's a Quentin Tarantino Film IF...FEET

One of my top 10 fav films. Ya know its QT If you see lots of feet.

Great video! 👏👏👍

I think it'll be interesting that decades from now, what makes Tarantino film's so special will be lost to the zeitgeist, except for those that preserve it such as this video essay did.

He said once that he wanted kill bill 3, The epitome of his carrer, his own great "dollar trilogy"

Blood, movie references and N-words.

A great run-down of Tarantino's work, style & traits; smthg to learn from.

Love this channel

You know it's a Quentin Tarantino film if...it was once a low budget Asian film.

the last one still going to be the Vietnam war movie ? I cant imagine a world without QT movies being made .

I love this video!

Tarantino is just having fun in his movies and he just lets everything flow. when the flow stops he has formula to get things going again.

Once Upon a Time was even better the 2nd time around.

You know you're watching a Quentin Tarantino film if the leading actress gets strangled by him on camera and there's a scene with bare female feet.

When you’re that good you can’t stop

The universe portion blew me away

Please do Lars Von Trier or Harmony Korine (sp?).

One of the most enjoyable qualities about his early films was how thieves and criminals talked about the most banal shit and he gave them a sense of humor. Most of the time you saw thieves in other films, they were complete low lives, over the top psychos, overly serious, or genius masterminds. In QT’s films, they’re talking about kind of boring topics but it’s enjoyable. One of my favorite sequences in all of his films is the scene where Tim Roth is memorizing his phony story in Reservoir Dogs and how the scene progresses. That freshness and perspective still resonates. And that was on his first film. Super classic.

Please continue this director series.

feet, tension filled dialogue, convoluted set up for a cathartic ending