Quentin Tarantino on "Chungking Express"

Tarantino talks about the film "Chungking Express"

[@prashunpcchakraborty70]

Its awesome how much he loves talking about films, he truly lives for this.

[@Kareragirl]

Him and Scorsese both. I've often looked up movies I'd just seen on Wikipedia only to find out that Scorsese helped digitalize/preserve it or Tarantino championed it. They're serious about films, it's wonderful.

[@emi3710]

@@Kareragirl If it is incredible there are several videos and interviews of them talking about their favorite movies and you can see that they really not only direct for money but also for the love they have for the cinema, when they talk about their influences or movies that they like they get so excited Like a 9 year old boy opening a gift that Santa Claus brought him. It's just amazing that there are people like that who really love their work and Scorsese and Tarantino are movie buffs with capital letters.

[@atwunz]

@@emi3710 and so others are not cinemabuffs? Noob.

[@atwunz]

@@Kareragirl but not progressive about the trend and technologies. 😂

[@studentism]

wish i was still in my cocaine period

[@eduardogranillo6899]

9:03 "I don't know anybody who has seen this film who hasn't got a crush on her" SPITTING FACTS

[@Werkvuur]

I don't. I think it's a decent film, but I didn't like her at all.

[@UranusAnalyst]

Notice when he said at right at the end ( got a crush on her part ), is kind of sped up & awkwardly ended. Hmmm, what's happening in here Quentin ? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@otrodejuegos]

AGREE

[@panigrahikaushik2942]

@@UranusAnalyst it's other side of Quentin ❤️

[@LuisOliva95]

She's astoundingly beautiful in this film, just as Michelle Reis in "Fallen Angels"

[@andyzhang7890]

Once Tarantino finishes his last film, I really hope he ends up starting a youtube/podcast series, I could listen to this guy talk about movies forever

[@chrismezza1940]

Check out the video archives podcast, he hosts it with the co writer of pulp fiction

[@disconnected22]

Yeah, there’s plenty of Video Archives excerpts on KZbin

[@kingleon1857]

Wong Kar wai >Quentin

[@irenerogna]

i love it when he says "i will never be able to see California Dreaming again" and years later using that song in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

[@behelit1997]

Probably an homage or tribute to the song or era itself!

[@riseofazrael]

In The Mood for Love is one of the most beautifully shot films I've ever seen. It's a very captivating watch

[@romilrh]

Ok FINE Quentin, I'll watch Chungking Express

[@elisa5215]

ITS SO GOOD

[@ernestolombardo5811]

(which he started to do grudgingly, arms crossed... until he became totally engrossed in the movie, with a childlike smile of awe at witnessing an incredible - and totally unexpected - work of art)

[@romilrh]

@@ernestolombardo5811 lmao I've already seen it years ago, and that was definitely me the first time I watched it. Masterpiece

[@ernestolombardo5811]

@@romilrh Yeah, I just had to complete an imaginary scenario that popped into my mind, although I just can't quite make out the voice doing the narration. Although I can tell you it ain't Ron Howard and it ain't Morgan Freeman.

[@romilrh]

@@ernestolombardo5811 Sir David Attenborough's voice, maybe? 😂

[@randomcon123]

As a born and bred Hongkonger, there’s a sense of pride hearing an esteemed director like Quentin talking about Hong Kong movies with such passion. Some of these movies I have not even seen!

[@annaclarafenyo8185]

Hong Kong cinema isn't what it used to be, sadly. Then again, neither is Hollywood.

[@sheddy22]

@@annaclarafenyo8185 still sum good ass movies coming from probably both sides of cinema

[@lemonstrangler]

@@annaclarafenyo8185 good directors and actors just come and go

[@lemonstrangler]

just wanted to say that hong kong is beautiful, you should be very proud !

[@worldlycashmoneyenterprises]

hong kong action cinema are my favorite movies... I went to hong kong when I was 11

[@nowitsdarkmovie]

His enthusiasm is infectious.

[@petMonster28]

Christopher Doyle deserves a lot of credit for the romantic, mysterious, neon Honk Kong charm of this film (and many other Kar-wai Wong films).

[@kristofferervik3025]

The funniest thing I know is Tarantino saying: "Hi, I`m back" at 01:35. With his jacket and his face. Cracks me up.

[@thebacons5943]

Such a beautiful film. Aesthetically astounding. Nuanced and deep even while keeping you at arm’s length.

[@arryacc]

this mans just fed me so much nerdy knowledge in 12 minutes I love it.

[@room616oc]

Without Tarantino I would not have discovered Hong Kong movies. Thank you for introducing to the world this great hidden art form. Even though the more recent movies are not as great as the 80s and 90s they are still better than most of Hollywood’s garbage. Wong kar wai and John woos work are simply the best of all time.

[@_sayan_roy_]

"Hidden art form". Bro, Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee put HK cinema on the map way earlier than Tarantino and despite him. But, I apologise if by HK movies, you mean films like Chungking Express, etc. , and the directors you named.

[@Vpopov81]

I don't know why it's so enjoyable to just watch him talking. He's so natural and authentic. I would never think seeing this that this would be one of the greatest film directors of all time if I didn't know who he was

[@brysimm404]

Wong Kar Wai films are all worth watching. My faves are Fallen Angels, Days Of Being Wild, In The Mood For Love, & 2046.

[@mulyaditjoa3096]

Quentin imparted his knowledge of Hong Kong films that even Hongkongers (At the time) are hard to appreciate. Mainstream Hong Kong cinema in the late 80s and early 90s centered around big name actors and genre specific movies like the Mo Lei Tau comedy of Stephen Chow which always pour in big box office money to the studio. Or comedy action of Jackie Chan , and of course the ubiquitous cinema of Andy Lau

[@BestGammerx]

why is the camera still but Quentin looks like he's being rotated constantly

[@cezarypiatek2564]

it's to keep you focused, human attention automatically stays on when there's a move

[@numspacsym]

He’s in front of a green screen.

[@balloonterminal6364]

The movie has weird rotation as well...I guess he wanted to give that feel as well 👍

[@dreamyhazydaisy3560]

@@cezarypiatek2564 it just distracts and gives me headaches

[@jeanivanjohnson]

@@cezarypiatek2564 bullshit

[@HDsharp]

Watched the film years ago! It was one of the most original movies made up to date. Nothing predictable about it but every moment of the film was captivating.

[@bigdickballsack]

The reason why Tarantino draws me back to Hong Kong classics movie is the reason why I love him so much.

[@Kelly_r_v]

Just watched the film on MUBI and am in love with the sound and the stories and the love. Immediately watched this video after and will be watching a lot more. Thanks Quentin!

[@UGOkilleth]

What makes Tarantino the GOAT is his movie knowledge and his love for HK movies.

[@mayainthesea9927]

I loved Takeshi kaneshiro in this so much.. obsessed with his story

[@jnagarya519]

At the very beginning of "Chungking Express," during the credits, she's the woman with the paper bag over her head. Later she's wearing the blonde wig.

[@ronaldlee7566]

Her name is Brigitte Lin. A retired Taiwanese actress.

[@pnwajs3532]

I remember back when the Rolling Thunder video release of Chungking Express dropped from Tarantino. I was just out of high school and working in a video store. I never understood why he didn't follow it up with Fallen Angels. Would have been a nice one-two punch. I've been a WKW fan forever, and Fallen Angels is my favorite film of his to this day.

[@user-wt9xy6fs1f]

California Dreamin' in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" was pretty good too :D

[@MTMF.london]

Yup, stole it.

[@pranavshrivastava6415]

my thoughts tooooo.......

[@brandlessheadphones]

QT wearing Phat Farm is blowing my mind. Love Wong kar wi. Happy Together is a total masterpiece. The soundtrack is top tier.

[@nothingspecial2332]

such an extensive knowledge of movies. A director i only HEARD about today and of course hes seen all of the movies and knows all the cast and the directors descisions

[@yeahmanforeva]

to be fair wong kar wai is one of the most important directors of modern cinema. at the time of this video he was already incredibly critically acclaimed worldwide so a fellow director knowing about him is kind of to be expected.

[@nothingspecial2332]

@@yeahmanforeva yeah lol I'd literally only just heard of him the day i commented that, I now realise the extent of his influence after watching all of his films lmao

[@Mr13Ganache]

Went to theaters to watch it 4 times in the week it was released and skipped school to do so.

[@cryptidebeats]

Literally me right now but at home

[@JackHernandezGentlemanJack]

Dude, what a legend this man is. He summed that movie up awesomely.

[@bunmeng007]

This youtuber seems like someone who could win an oscar

[@bplbpl2024]

Que increíble, recién veo esta película, me encantó y me encuentro este análisis del maestro Tarantino.

[@captainbeastazoid7084]

Wow. He's so calm and chill and likable. Quentin was cool in the 90s...

[@pardalita]

Just here to be the 400th comment and say that I was surprised that Quentin reviewed this movie so intensively (i assume) purely for our entertainment. Very informed and interesting review that made me like him way more as a person (and both see and respect him as a knowledgeable talking head in cinema) than watching any of his movies ever has. Very surprised also with how entertaining his manner of speech is and how witty, intelligent and an overall culturally aware and knowledgeable he sounds. I assumed him to be way more of a self assured pompous prick SPF from Portugal :)

[@Levipaulsen]

This is somewhere between a Dutch angle and the feeling you get after taking Ketamine.

[@lemonstrangler]

after watching wong kar wai films, so far the endings always make me yearn to watch more, as if there was a sequel to it

[@roshannair2118]

According to KZbin subtitles, 'Wong Kar Wai' goes by 'One car wise'.

[@MikeWendt]

I remember, when I was running a few video stores, being super excited when these "Rolling Thunder presents" movies got released... on VHS! :)

[@PERSEUS-NIOR]

One thing I like about him Quentin is really a nerd about movies he doenst have that pretentious classy hollywood director vibe he is basically a guy who saw lots and lots of movies understood and appreciated the art and became a director cuz he loves the art

[@Nanobug42]

So dope to see my fav director talking about one of my favourite films :)

[@laurenceesposito3393]

I’ve watched it four times and I know I’ll watch it again.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Gotta give it to him. Quentin knows film and is passionate

[@LXG_BGMI]

Just watched the film and found this video... And Quentin you are absolutely correct man✌🏼

[@Wordofboredom]

really like this youtuber, deserves more subscriber

[@akhilvs4039]

My first kar wai film is chungking express but favorite one is ashes of time😇 a really underrated gem 💎

[@TreturousFoot32]

There's passion in his voice.

[@giusepperoma5000]

my dream is to watch this movie with Tarantino at 2am and talk about how much we like the movie

[@troygaspard6732]

Happy Together and In The Mood are my favorite of his films.

[@catioroforasterodeloeste4790]

video starts -wait, Tarantino is tilted. a few seconds later -wait, he isn't tilted anymore! I didn't even notice it. another few minutes -he is tilted again! How can I not notice it!

[@seanmatyas3938]

It is funny. I watched Chungking today and thought of Breathless while watching it. Good to know I wasnt alone.

[@glennwoodruff6217]

I had forgotten about this - but QT had a series of affordable VHS versions of obscures/imports with the intros/outros, I had this one and a few others. Wonder where they are now.

[@tevezkeleztheman]

I can't agree more!! Absolutely true. Great movie

[@ireneonly]

For me wong kar wai is one of the best... in the mood for love is a masterpiece

[@brownie4032]

Chungking Express is great but bro Fallen Angels is on another level

[@Celestial07]

Absolutely

[@adrianl7147]

Yes it is.

[@ajnakana460]

Tarantino is still doing this - you guys should check out his episodes on the Pure Cinema Podcast

[@Alart28]

Watch the sequel (kind of) Fallen Angels ...it's like the other side of this coin. Wong Kar Wai is one of my favorite directors ever. In the Mood for love was amazing too.

[@LuisSanchez-lz1zq]

I just took a film appreciation lesson from Tarantino! (And I loved Chungking Express, btw.)

[@kdramaaddict1906]

It's so KZbin - like that I can't believe this is 90's and he's mentioning tapes. 💜

[@tijtij]

Hmm, there is nothing more 90s than dutch angles and magazine cutout collage backdrop

[@stranger8105]

This is a real treat.

[@Segkee]

Tony Leung is in two minutes of Days of Being Wild. Check out Happy Together.

[@ginotarabotto]

Thank you Professor, Tarantino.

[@hanshotfirst1138]

I really like this side of Tarantino. Even when I disagree with him (Not that I do here!), I think his analyses of films are fascinating.

[@doudeau1988]

I can totally see whole generations growing up on Uncle Quentin's film reviews and documentaries on films. He could become the Mr. Rodgers of film review because he's already the Tarantino of movie making!

[@danielrmz40]

The Best thing about QT is that he loves foreign films, his fans should too

[@drewweiss4384]

Does anyone know where I can find all these QT presentations? They're amazing!

[@maxalmonte14]

I don't know where this is from but I love how the auto-generated captions transcribe the director's name as "one car why".

[@vladinstein]

I simply love this video.

[@VietVuHunzter]

When Tarantino makes a video like this, I don't think there would be any reason not watching this movie.

[@88feji]

QT does not sound like he's a fan of Ashes of Time ... I love that movie, a visual feast with a very cryptic story full of philosophical nuances !

[@HellNation]

Quentin Tarantino is a mark of Wong Kar-wai as we are, i love it

[@nicow4908]

Gotta love this guy!

[@estebanrivera4786]

"Hi I'm back..." lol that was quick as fuck.

[@riccardoalcaro8483]

What a great great film, one of my fav of all time

[@vedranbeslic4571]

I love Reservoir dogs and Jackie brown Thank you Mr Tarantino

[@MiqueCapel]

I loved th movie, stayed myself in Kowloon in Chungking mansions

[@crystinamarie1]

Why didn't he do this? Just review films all the time on a movie channel dedicated to this? I would watch!

[@user-un9sn4cv3b]

im actually so desperate to find if he has done more of these! Would absolutely love it

[@carsstuffchannel8576]

Can ANYBODY point me to where/when this is from. I want more of 90s Quentin. It’s a happy place

[@boniprakarsa5090]

Thanks Quentin !

[@X1LMXL]

where was this yt channel all this time... Better than filmschool. Thnx

[@user-sc9xz2xc7n]

11minutes of explanation about 'WHY I LOVE CHUNGKING EXPRESS' by Tarantino

[@hitmanmonaghan6633]

Reservoir Dogs will always be my favorite film.

[@jnagarya519]

See "Chinese Odyssey 2002" for another fun Faye Wong performance. And she does the theme song.

[@panigrahikaushik2942]

Where can I find it?

[@jnagarya519]

@@panigrahikaushik2942 Do a search on "Google". There are two releases of it: Mei Ah Entertainment, and Kino. The Mei Ah is 97 minutes, the Kino 90 minutes. The stars in it: Tony Leung, Faye Wong, Wei Zhao, and Chang Chen. It was produced by Wong Kar Wai, and directed by Jeffrey Lau.

[@Baby_Blue-yt4tv]

Chungking express is a great film

[@juangonzalez9848]

So glad I watched this, would never have heard of fallen angels otherwise

[@Sundance94]

Fucking awesome video thanks whom it may concern! I watched a short on chunking by Garo studios and fell in love with it and here I am love you Tarantino

[@galise8670]

It's funny how he says that he can't imagine "California dreaming" without remembering Fen Wong dancing. After Once upon a time in Hollywood, I can't hear the same song without remembering his movie scene

[@samuelgm8357]

Anyone knows what is the name of the program Tarantino is presenting? I would like to see more recomendations.

[@medredajabrane1544]

holy shit young quentin tarantino is so handsome

[@chrisszyyy]

Im curious what QT thinks of Wong Kar Wai now. He didnt put Chungking in his top 20 films since being a director

[@BroHongChai]

If Tarantino said so yeah I believe that....Legend always true 🤛

[@staciemounts]

I wish I could find this movie. Watched it in HK but it’s not available

[@amirmmrez]

What a nice movie abd nice talk, This was the media before big tech companies took it over

[@Red-ju4mi]

I like how all of the comments are about QT than the movie lol or the director he mentions. But his mentioning of the female actor and swordmaster 2. I'm going to check it out now hehe

[@disconnected22]

It’s a shame Rolling Thunder never made it as a DVD label. I still have my discs of this and Switchblade Sisters

[@Alyy4]

Where I can find these episodes Quentin discussing films

[@orabi3091]

We all know that the real reason that made Tarantino fall in love with this movies is the feet scenes

[@yigit2332]

where can i find more of this?

[@Chonnn_]

FYI - Tarantino’s company distributed this film which is partially why he loves it so much.

[@StruggleoftheOutsider]

Ashes of Time. ✊

[@lalakuma9]

Whoa... this video looks like it came straight out of 90's MTV.

[@tylerdordon99]

Is there any videos of QT talking about Johnnie To?