FIRST TIME WATCHING | Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood (2019) | Movie Reaction | Spaghetti Western?

Thanks to Grandaddy Bret, both of us check out Quinton Tarantino's Ninth Film, Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood (2019) for the first time. Here's our reaction.
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[@Serenity113]

The ending with Rick Dalton meeting Sharon and the others made me emotional. Like, "If only this happened instead."

[@MrHartApart]

Thank you, Quentin - sincerely from, pretty much everybody.

[@brandoncollins1225]

It was definitely his most emotional ending since Jackie Brown. I had a tear in my eye for sure.

[@17thknight]

Same here. Knowing what actually happened, how she begged for her baby's life. I get really really choked up, wishing this could have been.

[@finishin.my.coffee8780]

Steve McQueen was supposed to be there that night, visiting with Sharon and her friends. He always carried a piece. Who knows? If he'd been there, they all might have lived.

[@damonmcfarland9364]

@@finishin.my.coffee8780 Quincy Jones also said that he got an invitation to have dinner there that night. and Debra Tate as well. in one docu, Debra said "maybe if they had one wild child there that night...." I really dig the ending. the ultimate What If...

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

One of the best ever "time and place" movies. Tarantino killed it. And his alternate-history ending is hilarious.

[@mikemath9508]

I guess that means I won't get it, because I think it looks flat. I watch every other decades films, but I've seen so few 60s

[@dudermcdudeface3674]

@@mikemath9508 Only some of it is about 60s films. Some of it is about 60s reality.

[@notimportant3686]

it's his least compelling movie

[@luciferluci4570]

he always does

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Time and place….called a period piece….smfh

[@slothkng]

I went to see this in theaters with my dad. He was so confused because he’d never seen a QT movie. But was interested in the whole Tate Manson story. The look on his face was hilarious as we were leaving

[@randywhite3947]

My dad hated it

[@pistonburner6448]

Maybe you shouldn’t have done the ol’ hole-in-the-popcorn-bucket trick to him.

[@trevorjameson3213]

A lot of people who have never seen a Tarantino movie don't understand it, that's normal. But if you've seen all of his movies from day one, then you'll get it, and really enjoy it. My wife never saw Pulp Fiction, and I told her it's a great movie, I've seen it several times over the years. So we watched it together, and she: 1) didn't understand it, 2) was confused by it, and 3) didn't like it one bit. Oh well, her loss I guess. I have always liked Tarantino movies and really enjoyed them, very entertaining for sure, and tons of great dialogue.

[@slimbrady6691]

This movie has one of the most satisfying endings of all time.

[@timdaugherty4014]

Makes us wish that's how it happened in real life.

[@pulkmees]

Completely the opposite for me. I was liking the laidback mood of the whole movie(even though the first time I wasn't) but then it has to do this pointless cartoon violence bit. Whole movie builds to a joke. And it wasn't even surprising. He already did in Inglourious Basterds. He makes Cliff have superhero strength and makes the Manson members be completely incompetent which takes away any tension. Even if he was high AND blindfolded he would have taken them all out. Also I'm tired of seeing Tarantino doing only revenge stories. Also I really don't like the direction he went with the brutality of the executions. In previous movies they had a completely different vibe to all of them. Here I can't stomach any of it, there's no weight to them, just indulgence. I get that it suppose to be as harsh as what they did to Sharon Tate and others, but why show someone getting slammed into a wall that much. And then I look around and everyone is laughing at that. What ?

[@davidpalmer7175]

Fucking-A Bubba!!! I was cheering in the theater.

[@LeMansionnaire]

@Slim Brady really why? I like the movie and hate the ending. I bought the movie and cutted the end out.

[@LeMansionnaire]

@@timdaugherty4014 the difference is the people in real life did something, while here innocents were killed.

[@kellywiggle1]

i love this movie, it's one of those that you can just kinda sit back and enjoy the ride. i saw this in the cinema and everyone died laughing at the ''well...the fucking hippies aren't''. the ending was joyous as i remember feeling anxious about the fact that i knew what was gonna happen, but loved that it turned out i didn't have any clue what the ending would actually be and it was one of the most satisfying endings ever.

[@Kayoss13212]

Agreed. Same thing happened in my theater. In a movie with a lot of talking, the build up to the final fight scene was totally worth it.

[@jainelson8840]

That is a hilarious line. The second one has to be Cliff saying “He said ‘I’m the devil, and Im here to…do some devil shit’”

[@scotthill1600]

Watched it w my ex & her grandparents in the cinema, grandparents left halfway thru bc they thought it was boring. I loved it & knew by the end they had no taste

[@jimherbert007]

Same. The tension of thinking we were going to see the Manson killings was brilliantly released so the whole cinema was on a massive high

[@ainsleyperry5192]

A lot of the words spoken by the Manson Family in the film are taken straight from the court trial. People have complained about the ending being too violent. But some would say that what happened to Sharon Tate and her friends that night, the killers got off very lightly. The film has the most satisfying ending,by, after all these years laying an open sore to rest. Cheers, Chris Perry.

[@fynnthefox9078]

And like with Joker, they ignore other violent movies like John Wick and Rambo.

[@theviciouschickenofbristol4779]

One of my favorite things about the ending is that Rick had no real idea what was happening when that chick came flying through the glass door. But he figured the best course of action was to go get the flame thrower anyway.

[@tonygriffin_]

Like all stories that start with "Once upon a time..." this film ended with "...and they all lived happily ever after." Sharon Tate's sister was bringing a case against Tarantino because, like the rest of us, all she'd heard was that Tarantino was making a movie about the murder of Sharon Tate, her unborn baby and others, and she quite rightly thought that was gross. Tarantino showed her the script and explained what he was going to do and she gave the film her support after that. That last scene, with Sharon and her friends all alive at their home, laughing and smiling, makes me cry every time. I'm 60 and feel that this film is for the over 50's - or 60's LA/Hollywood enthusiasts - because there are so many cultural references to the time that would be missed otherwise. The fashions, the cars, the sets, the buildings especially, are as accurate as possible to the time and the radio station that is always playing and provides most of the music in the film along with DJ chat was put together when Tarantino put out a call for anyone who had recordings of the station to come forward and he compiled the soundtrack from their tapes as the station had closed and there were no recordings left.

[@tonygriffin_]

@Keki Stani They'd advertised the film as being based around Sharon Tate's murder for about 2 years before the film came out. Tarantino even held back its release date until the anniversary of her death.

[@slimbrady6691]

Well, it wasn't happily ever after for the fucking hippies. 😂

[@porflepopnecker4376]

I cringed when I heard Tarantino's next film would be yet another turgid yarn about the Manson family, and hated this movie in advance. Little did I know that it would become my favorite of his films. I absolutely love this movie.

[@greyinvader]

The scene with Sharon Tate watching her movie with the audience and enjoying them laughing at her scenes...it makes me cry every time. And the alternate universe ending is pure joy. This movie is Tarantino's love letter to old Hollywood and I LOVE it!

[@maximillianosaben]

This movie is such a blast. It is long, and has a somewhat uneventful plot in the traditional sense, but man is it a thrill to watch. And Cliff Booth as portrayed by Brad Pitt is definitely one of Tarantino’s great characters.

[@Joker_JAK]

My favorite scenes are actually the ones with Rick filming the episode of that series where he's "Dakota". Lol

[@stevenjohnvasquez9112]

Yeah it’s a hangout movie much akin to Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction, George Lucas’ American Graffiti, or Richard Linklater’s Dazed & Confused-Not so much of an overall central plot to the entire film itself. More like a bunch of character driven subplots within the film (Rick as a formerly popular tv cowboy noticing that his star isn’t shining as brightly as it once did, Cliff a stuntman with an ambiguous past that prevents him from getting work in his chosen field, Sharon an actress who is on top of the world and her profession enjoying the life that everyone else begs for and looking forward toward her future).

[@Michael-hc2vs]

@@stevenjohnvasquez9112 also somewhat similar to Big Lebowski

[@MarcosElMalo2]

Someone in some reaction video complained about all the driving around scenes. But that’s just L.A. There was a lot less traffic in the 60s and 70s, but people still spend a great deal of time in their cars.

[@77LUCKYNUMBER77]

exactly. Many people just dont get the movie. It doesn't have to meet any expectations or be realistic. It only needs to be entertaining and boy oh boy this movie is sure as hell that

[@sdaniels160]

The movie is not about the Manson murders. The movie is about the end of an era in Hollywood. Cliff represents the last real cowboy confronting the fact that his kind are no longer needed. The movie is about the character, not the murders. The parts that you think should have been edited out are the very point of the movie. It's about the end of the old Hollywood. It was very much necessary.

[@davidpalmer7175]

Sharon Tate's sister was a consultant on this movie and she LOVED the ending. She said it was the "what if scenario" concerning her sister.

[@StreetHierarchy]

18:20 "So, Tarantino just leaves in all the stuff that everyone else would just edit out, then." Actually, yes. That is a well-documented feature of his aesthetic.

[@charleslee8313]

"Cliff is in no state to fight back." Let's test that hypothesis. The hippie girl who sold Cliff the acid-dipped cigarette played B.B. in Kill Bill. The Manson Family member who got cold feet was Maya Hawke, Uma Thurman's daughter.

[@twoheart7813]

Definitely my fav T movie. Love the way history comes to life in a Tarantino kind of way. You really need to know the history around that time, the events, the characters before you can truly appreciate this movie.

[@aaronlane1391]

It definitely deserves repeated viewings. So many details and references gives it a very rich texture with terrific character building- it think it is Tarantino's most thoughtful, nuanced film.

[@kdizzle901]

Django unchained

[@MrHartApart]

watching this movie the first time all I could think was, what are we building up to? 'Cause, we all know what actually happened. That ending was basically Mad Max Fury Road packed into 5 minutes and it was worth it. The second time watching it I learned to simply enjoy the entire ride; An aging actor and stuntmen nearing the conclusion of their friendship. Tarantino nailed this slow burn and it's a full-on A for me.

[@markmac2206]

i was unaware of the twist, i hadnt seen the other movies where he rewrote history so i thought it would end with the gore of the actual story. thankfully not because we already know that story and it would be tasteless.

[@granthoover9045]

@@markmac2206 yeah I actually think this was an incredible strategy. We all know Tarantino and we all know the story of the Manson murders and when you hear Quentin is doing this story we all immediately imagined his gory style and what that murder scene would look like in the style of Tarantino. It was smart subversion then to completely redirect the violence next door and rewrite history. We get the catharsis like Hitler dying in Basterds. He played us like a symphony with what our expectations were. I’ve never really heard of a director doing that before.

[@TheRequiemOfficialReal]

The "Spahn Ranch" scene was filmed in the back of Chatsworth Park and every shot had to be super tight due to Topanga, Santa Susanna Pass and the 118fwy. Spahn Ranch became part of Chatsworth Park in 1992 and the original spot where the Manson clan resided has been a baseball field since 96-97. I live a stone's throw away the Park. They did build a legit set to resemble and replicate the Ranch. Spahn Movie Ranch got renamed to Dream Quest Studios and located on the other side of the hill in Simi Valley next to Corrigan Park. A lot of film and tv has been filmed there. Dream Quest is responsible for the Poltergeist movie and that house is 3 blocks from my old high school.

[@maxtew6521]

That's crazy you live so close to a place with both so much movie and TV history and so much true crime/pure evil history. I'm a southerner, and the closest thing we have is Civil War sites and Indian mounds, but so much time divorces most of us from feeling the weight of them. Glad they made something useful of that space. That's just wild, though.

[@SalGomez]

The Spahn Ranch was recreated at the former Corriganville Ranch which is now part of Chatsworth Park.

[@NeelTheSphynx]

Damon Herriman played Charles Manson both here and in Netflix's Mindhunter and the Mindhunter performance is stunning. The incredible makeup done for the show makes it all the more uncanny.

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

That was immediately what I thought as well. His performance as Manson in Mindhunter was phenomenal.

[@LumpyAdams]

@@blueeyedcowboy8291 Phenomenal is a stretch. He has the mannerisms down but that's it. Jeremy Davies was better.

[@rafac7384]

And his was in one of my fav movies: House of Wax (2005)!

[@rafac7384]

And his was in one of my fav movies: House of Wax (2005)!

[@brandoncollins1225]

There are several things that are happening in this film. One, is that Tarantino is nostalgic for the Los Angeles he grew up in. He was around 7 in 1969 when this is set. The movie is basically about the time period in which the old Hollywood studio system died out and was replaced by auteurs. That also coincided with the end of the love and peace generation that died with the Manson murders. Those events happened to also parallel Tarantino's discovery of film as an art form and made him want to be a writer and actor. If you look at everything Tarantino loves it is from this time period. He's also doing just what he did in Inglourious Basterds by rewriting history and giving it a satisfying conclusion, knowing that only exists in the movies. He's giving you what you want but also showing you how artificial it all is. That's why his stuntman does all the hard, gritty work for him at the end of the movie, and Cliff gets to come in with the flamethrower and do the flashy part.

[@stevenspringer1599]

Cliff was experiencing 'trails', an effect that happens during acid trips when movement leaves a hallucinatory trail of images in the air. I got nervous when Cliff went onto the ranch because as I remember reading that Tex beheaded a stuntman and buried him out there. I think you two should check out Robert Redford's "Jeremiah Johnson".

[@DESTRUCTIONKATCHUP]

Imagine being high on acid with someone pointing a gun at you who says “I’m as real as a donut mother****” 🤣 Brad did a great job of reacting 😂

[@MarcosElMalo2]

I imagine acid is a lot less common nowadays so fewer people have any experience with it, but I thought Pitt’s portrayal was pretty good, from his seeing trails when moving his hand to the laughing at Tex and pointing a finger gun at him. In my personal experience, one can get pretty deep into hallucinations and weirdness and then snap out of it when reality impinges and you need to interact with it. You feel crazy, the normal world feels crazy, but you don’t forget how to behave. In a way you’re better equipped to deal with bizarre but real situations.

[@DESTRUCTIONKATCHUP]

@@MarcosElMalo2 truth. But it would be mind blowing! 😂

[@MrBellsa61]

"take this mechanical asshole off my street" is an iconic line when it's said by a night robe wearing Leo as he's holding a jug of margarita. 👌😂

[@matthewcorya7514]

This is my favorite of QT ‘s films basically a love letter to the Hollywood that he grew up in. I love his alternative history ending!

[@pistonburner6448]

This is definitely my favourite Tarantino movie. So incredibly beautiful. Second is Pulp Fiction. That will always hold a special place in my heart. And thanks to my friend I'd seen all of Tarantino's work.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

This movie is a spectacularly delightful and cathartic experience for those of us who lived during that time and get all of the many references, both the major ones and all the wonderful little throwaways that Tarantino packed in. For those who don't get any of that stuff, this film will just sail right over their heads and leave them utterly lost. One of its main joys is that it gives us a happy ending to one of the most disheartening and deeply troubling events that we ever lived through, something so bad that it has stayed with us ever since. Another thing about this movie is that it's a Christmas present for anyone who grew up watching the old TV westerns and reveled in the exploitation and genre cinema of the time. But as I said, in order to appreciate it at all, one must recognize such references as Eddie O'Brien, Andy McLaglen, Spahn Ranch, the dumpster-diving Manson girls, Lancer, James Stacy, Joanna Pettit, Paul Revere and the Raiders, the guests at Playboy Mansion, Matt Helm movies, 50s and 60s TV westerns and television in general, and everything regarding that awful night including Sharon's guests Abigail Folger, Voytek Frykowsi, and Jay Sebring as well as the killers themselves--not just recognizing the names but the feelings that they evoke. Considering all this, I think this tale was conceived by Tarantino to appeal to the most narrow range of audience for any of his films. As for me, I watch it at least once a month and it has become my favorite of his films.

[@SilviaVanThreepwood]

I absolutely LOVE this movie. I'm all here for the "slice of life" part of it, it's basically Tarantino's love letter to 60's Hollywood culture. It's not so much all a build up to the Manson murders, this is 2 movies in one, 2 storylines that just happen to kiss. Plus I feel the ending is so satisfying, because you can see that Tarantino wants to right this colossal, horrible wrong that happened to Sharon Tate and her baby.

[@slimbrady6691]

15:00 She was wearing those glasses because the character she played in the movie wore them and she wanted to be recognized.

[@XXdocdropXX]

“So Tarantino just leaves in everything everyone else would just edit out?” 😂😂😂

[@manfrominnerspace]

Loved that extra ten seconds of silence

[@Destino2493]

Haha clearly you haven’t watched Zack Snyder’s justice league 😂 2 extra hours of bullshit unnecessary fluff and slow mo and the plot is complete dogshit

[@tense99]

I teared up when the hippies got slaughtered. I felt like something we lost with the Manson murders Something beside Sharon and everyone was saved that we never were meant to lose. Also it was badass.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

The actress playing Squeaky is former child star Dakota Fanning. The real Squeaky Fromme gained even more notoriety later on by attempting to assassinate President Gerald Ford. The real Clem Grogan (the creep who punctures Cliff's tire) was once described as "barely human."

[@youtmeme]

the real clem was described as such bc he was high on drugs all the time, a lot of drugs!

[@melissawinn3295]

Who's the actress that plays Susan A in once upon a time in Hollywood cuz she looks soo fuckin familiar

[@JayM409]

She is out of prison now.

[@bottlerocket3218]

I LOVE the rare occasions when you BOTH haven't seen the movie! (Double of the reaction impact)

[@monsterkhan3414]

"Once upon a time in Hollywood" is a great movie but it's one of those movies that gets better with additional viewing because you see new things with each new viewing. I rank it high on the list of Tarantino's best movies. My personal favorite is "The Hateful Eight". However I do believe that Tarantino's best has been and always will be "Pulp Fiction".

[@norwegianblue2017]

Hateful Eight is probably my least favorite of his films. But we agree on Once Upon a Time.

[@moodfm5673]

@@norwegianblue2017 easily his worst film.

[@kaibricturner8836]

This is basically a love letter film about the 50’s & 60’s of Hollywood filmmaking. It’s centered around three characters and their journey through that time period, the good, the bad, & the ugly. Great film! One of my favorites actually. I saw this 3 times in the theaters. Maybe 🤔 4, but who’s counting? 🤷🏾‍♂️😂😂😂🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾💝❤️

[@jppennypincher9051]

Pulp Fiction is a generational classic. One of my fave movies ever. That said, this may be Tarantino’s greatest accomplishment. This is such a great film and it continues to grow in its stature every viewing.

[@EvyDiz17]

This is one of those rare movies that just gets better and better every time you watch it. I had a pretty “meh” feeling after my first viewing, but since then, I’ve probably watched this 5+ times and now I absolutely love it.

[@kyles5513]

The ending is Tarantinos vision for what should have happened

[@MC-vw7gp]

I absolutely love this movie. I think at its core it is about the friendship between Rick and Cliff enduring. At the beginning of the film when Rick is so down about his career he talks about being one pool party away from being back in Hollywood's good graces because he lives next to Roman Polanski. Movie ends with Rick complete on the outs and then while sitting in his pool having an incredibly sad party with his last Hollywood friend, Cliff, a wild event happens that ends up being his introduction to Sharon Tate, and probably down the road Polanski. I think that probably got him a part in a Polanski movie, revitalized his career and he and Cliff get to keep on keeping on. Fantastic movie.

[@chuygutz5002]

My favorite movie is True Romance. He didn't direct it, but he did write the screenplay. I believe it was one of the first movies that he wrote. ✌ Chuy

[@freeheeler00]

This movie has a knack for tugging on all the right heart strings.

[@nicholaslindsey7087]

Absolutely incredible film. The ending is definitely bittersweet. We all wish Sharon Tate and her friends were still alive, and this movie gives us that.

[@migalorsdarwin1930]

When i read comments like that, i allways ask myself why do people even care so much about Sharon Tate etc. especialy when those people where not even born back then when she and the others were killed. Do not get me wrong, sure i hoped all that stuff did never happen to her, but murders happen every day.

[@darkmagus64]

I loved this movie. Tarantino grew up in California in the seventies and he paid respect to his memories. Also the late sixties a early seventies began the new Hollywood when the westerns died and the anti hero arose.

[@MarcosElMalo2]

As an Angeleno of roughly the same age as Tarantino, there are a thousand little details he got right. For me, this movie carried a big nostalgic load, giving the ending a powerful emotional payoff.

[@tommy1138]

"It's too long so I don't think I would ever revisit this film." Am I the only one who sometimes jumps to my favorite parts in films I've seen?

[@Joker_JAK]

I love this film. Saw it twice in theatres. I'm a big Tarantino fan. Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction are my favorites of his. I was fortunate enough to see Reservoir Dogs in theatres a few years ago. This film was a love letter to Golden Age Hollywood. Tarantino loved that era and wanted a film to represent it.

[@195511SM]

This is the only one of Quentin Tarantino's films I haven't had a chance to see yet. But I've loved everything else that he's done.

[@andresjuan5173]

The Tarantino rabbit-hole is amazing

[@trouty42]

I really love this movie, Leo's scenes with the young girl were great, she was wonderful in her scenes. The ending is brilliant I laughed all the way through, so Tarantino. QT really likes his anthologies, he does them well.

[@andrewcharles459]

My viewing of this movie was extra special. I'm old enough to remember the events, but I had no idea what the movie was about. I wasn't tipped off by the date stamp early in the film because it was too early. But when that car turned onto Cielo Drive, I knew exactly where the plot was going. - just not the ending. Brad Pitt earned that Oscar.

[@laudanum669]

The girl hitching that Cliff picks up is actress Margaret Qualley daughter of actress Andie MacDowell.

[@mikemath9508]

5:45 a cowboy never draws his cellular telephone during a film

[@kalevi7821]

I remember watching this with my friend in the cinema. I found a good portion of it interesting, before watching the ending. I was in and out sometimes. Then that ending hit, and boy did it hit hard! I hadn't been so happy with a movie ending like that in a long time!

[@isabelsilva62023]

I like that Tarantino actually showed the movie to a friend of Roman Polanski, the balanced way of getting him involved.

[@810austin]

First off, I love rewatching my favorite movies with the two of you, one of the best movie reaction channels on KZbin! Saw this twice in theatres and probably 10 or 15 times total and like any other Tarantino movie, I pick up on more crazy details with every rewatch. Keep doing what you guys do and being your selves, you two are amazing!

[@RunsLikeMays]

I love this ending. It gives me the feeling that I know The Shape of Water was going for, but wasn't nearly as effective. By throwing "Once Upon a Time..." on the screen as Sharon Tate carries on with her life, you know that this was a fairy tale, with the ending that everyone wants but knows it isn't. There's a certain amount of melancholy that comes with it, which makes it nearly perfect.

[@kp22kc]

This is a nice leisurely stroll of a movie that ends with an incredible bang. The look is amazing. I saw it once in the theater and had to see it again just to see the end again. Seeing it the second time there was so much more to take in. When Sharon is watching herself on the big screen and it is actually the real Sharon Tate instead of Margot Robbie was a bit odd to me...until I saw it the second time. The sheer joy on her face as she leaves the theater is a wonder of acting on Robbie's part. Although my favorite part is the end section, but I absolutely love the scene when all the signs of the restaurants are lighting up one at a time. It just looks like the 60's and the soundtrack is just spot on. A wonderful movie that I think is misunderstood. I've read online many many times how people think this movie is boring, but I find it fascinating. Tarantino is supposed to release a 4 hour version sometime and I can't wait. Love this movie!

[@kp22kc]

Kill Bill is my favorite Tarantino movie(s) If I come across it on TV I'm there until the end...either Vol 1 or 2.

[@JayM409]

I remember watching that movie in the Theatre. It was one of the Matt Helm movies, a James Bond spoof, like the Flint films.

[@ErikPortland]

I just love the characters and setting that Tarantino creates. I'm along for the ride. I saw this in the theater on opening night and I wasn't bored for a second. I loved every minute. You just have to soak every thing in. Don't be impatient.

[@johnt84]

I know way too much Sharon Tate so I appreciated Tarantino's alternate universe. Definitely a love letter to that era and how age can catch up to us. Pitt and Dicaprio's characters managed to stay relevant and became heroes in the process (that's probably the point of the movie for those saying it's aimless). I also hear Tarantino adored the fuck out of Sharon Tate (me too) she actually represents "purity" in this movie. The way she carries herself is real innocent and sweet compared to other characters. We don't see her a lot but she is the centerpiece in a way. I loved it.🥃🍻

[@shainewhite2781]

The ending was quite shocking and unexpected and amazing! It shows, what if two guys, an actor and his friend, a stuntman, saved the life of an actress from a fate worse than death?

[@jonalberts980]

@callmecatalyst Your comment makes me think about the O.J. Simpson case. All the jokes about the bloody knife, the "colon/slash" internet jokes...people didn't care about two dead people. They totally disregarded the fact that the blood and guts came from two victims.

[@michelletrainor7096]

Sharon Tates sister was against the movie until she watchedd it . When she did she cried as margot robbie was truly amazing capturing sharon it was like seeing her alive again. She wished just like all of us that he had ended the same way. She enjoyed the revenge and said it was perfect.

[@JonSebring]

Spaghetti western’s name comes from production being shot in Italy. filming was ridiculously cheaper so the western market decided to move almost 100% to Italy 🙂

[@skeezaworkan]

It's a ballad about old Hollywood, a love letter of sorts. And kind of revenge on those dirty hippies from Manson's Family.

[@eddieevans6692]

This is actually my favorite Tarantino movie. I love the pacing, sense of period and the slow build up of dread. When I saw it in the theater, I was literally in tears anticipating what was going to happen to beautiful, innocent, pregnant Sharon Tate and the others. And this one had an alternative ending I could embrace.

[@mikemath9508]

Smart choice putting the Kona Kitchen shirt on the Mrs. I can't imagine a t-shirt over plaid

[@elwray3506]

Hell, it occured to me just now, that "Operazione Dyn-O-Mite" was made by Antonio Margariti, one of the "three Italians" from Inglorious Basterds. Haha... Marga-RI-TI

[@davedalton1273]

He set it in 1969 because it was on the cusp of a major shift in Hollywood, in movies, in the culture and in the country.

[@greyjamz6626]

Watched the Wrecking Crew for the first time the other day it was fun, and Sharon was great. Especially fun watching Deano drunk as a skunk on set

[@Madbandit77]

That was Chuck Norris's first film. He plays a thug.

[@hissatsu4937]

Jason Voorhees would be proud of Brad in that final scene there. Absolute savage.

[@theplanetruth]

Up till Cliff got stoned I was like, where’s the violence, Tarantino???!!!! Tarantino: hold my laced doobie.

[@chardtomp]

That song the girls were singing when they were dumpster diving was actually written by Charlie Manson.

[@Parallax-3D]

Manson actually wrote two songs that were recorded by The Beach Boys. Dennis Wilson is how he got introduced to Terry Melcher, who lived in the Polanski/Tate house previously, along with his girlfriend Candice Bergen.

[@JoeCharlesKaye]

The scene where Brad Pitt picks up Pussycat was filmed right in front of the bar I work at! They actually used our space for crew and extras holding.

[@badgersgetabadname]

I enjoyed this film so much when it was released and I still do. The alt universe Tarantino provides even goes as far as branding. Brad Pitt fecking Bruce Lee into a car is just wonderful. Tripping your balls off with a dog is pretty amazing. Its nice to see you two watching something new together. Is the original Martyrs too messed up for YT?

[@npenta551]

that Manson was used in David Finchers Netflix series Manhunter.

[@junietunes2148]

I used to live in Seattle, Kona Kitchen is amazing!

[@brendankoch5077]

I have just found your channel in the past week. I love it!

[@mikewarker4445]

Been hooked to your channel since I came across it a couple weeks ago. Love your reactions. You ll love this movie for sure, Leo and Brad , what can go wrong

[@zerodreaming]

Love this one. I think some of the mid section works nice as a parallel set; Rick acting out an old-style spaghetti western, while Cliff is acting out his own spaghetti western-like scenario in real life at the Manson ranch, and unlike Rick, is in real danger. Which gels up nicely with him being Rick's stunt double and all.

[@porksausagelicencetothrill4380]

Should watch the movie Kalifornia from 1993 with Brad Pitt in and also stars Juliette Lewis, that's a good one and Brad Pitt loves his Chilli and Lucky Lager in that movie

[@markmac2206]

and Se7en.

[@willv7868]

QT really did his research with this one. So many details in this actually happened. Even the two cars parked at the Polanski house were the same the night of those murders.

[@TheKingOfRuckus]

Mrs. Movies' reactions always make me laugh😂. So glad you two enjoyed this movie!

[@rvmt81]

Tarantino captured that era of time perfectly. I was a little kid at that time of 5 or 6.

[@EACru2002]

This isn't my personal favorite of QT's movies, but it's easy to see why he made it. 60's film making is Tarantino's favorite era, especially the era pre Manson Murders where the general mood was free and happy (in no small part due to the infusion of drug and sex culture). Then the Manson Murders hit and it was like a giant sobering wake up call. The happy, fun attitude in Hollywood disappeared. Cinema started becoming very cynical and dark after that. This is QT's alternate wish fulfillment reality where he wishes he could stop that terrible awful real life event from ever occurring. That's why Brad Pitt's character goes so hard on them at the end, killing them in super brutal ways, but it's not played as horrifying. Knowing that these people on screen are representative of real life, super evil people (just reading about what they did will give you chills), it's instead incredibly cathartic. If anyone in real life deserved something like that, it was those people. I believe Tarantino even reached out to the family of Sharon Tate and told them about wanting to make this film and they were supportive of it. That's why there's that scene where Margot Robbie/Sharon Tate goes to the theater to watch her film. At first, it seems weird to be spending so much time with her doing something that's not critical to the plot. But he wanted to show she was a real person. Not just someone you read about in the newspaper (or wikipedia now). That she did the very human thing of going to a theater and watching a movie she's in. Just letting her exist. Letting her get her fairy tale ending (which is part of the reason why the film is named Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, it's a fairy tale). Also interesting that the vehicles he used to be the catalyst for this change was Leo and Brad Pitt's characters. They're actually more representative of "old" Hollywood. It's not a coincidence that they made their living off of 50's/early 60's Western TV shows. And through Leo, you kinda see a reflection of the evolution of acting, and just filmmaking as a whole was going through at the time. He actually manages to adapt, going from uncomfortable with being a hippy/Hell's Angel cowboy to nailing the scene with the kid, in a bout of more "real" style acting that was becoming more popular than the more staged style of the 50's. Still, at the end of the film, him and Pitt are being set up as knowing that their time is coming to an end. There's a new Hollywood that they're not a part of.... Until the Manson family come knocking at the wrong door. So this isn't just a fairy tale ending to Sharon Tate, this is a fairy tale ending to stars of the early Hollywood, where maybe they didn't get pushed out but instead embraced. All in all, the film is a love letter to Hollywood. Even literally, which is why there's a ton of just long driving shots. That's kinda part of the reason it's not my favorite, because I'm not from that area. so a lot of those shots, I'm sure for people from there, it's a great nostalgia trip, for me though it just seemed like long driving shots. But I still enjoyed the movie more than I didn't, and I can appreciate where Tarantino is coming from with it.

[@SubZeroCommander]

Well said !

[@paulhewes7333]

Plus, those Manson Family member BUTCHERED Tate and the rest for REAL. So a little fake brutality on them was the least he could do for them.

[@ashsmith3695]

The Bruce Lee fight was hilarious. “Do that again ok?”

[@the.seagull.35]

18:20 That was clever. You left in a few extra seconds that other people might have edited out 😄

[@williamwithrow5137]

When I lived in Texas between 2013 and 2018, my barber, then in his early 70s, told me that he got his training as a barber and his 1st job working for Jay Sebring. He said Sharon Tate had resumed her prior relationship with Sebring and that he was accepting congratulations all over town for Tate's pregnancy.

[@Lespaul13100]

Tarantino's alternate endings are great, just like Inglorious Bastards!

[@dafty9159]

I think the title card at the end sums it up pretty well, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood", it's almost like it was a fairy tale. I'd say this is one of slower Tarantino movies, but one of the more mature as well. I know you said this might be too long to watch it a second time but I actually liked it more on my second viewing, in my first time watching I wasn't too fond of it. I guess I was expecting the crazy Tarantino style and we definitely got it at the end, but I had already in my mind what his movies are like and that took away something from my experience while watching this one. But like I said, after that second watching I understood more of Rick's and Sharon's character and I paid more attention to the technical details of the movie like the production design, wardrobe, the whole throwback they did and the critique towards hollywood and I found it to be perfectly crafted. I know some people thought it was boring, but personally it sits on my top 5 of Tarantino's movies.

[@AS-dx3kw]

It's a very gentle and warming movie for me. I think it's more about sending you to placed in the time of 60s Hollywood experiencing the golden glorious era, where happiness, self redemption and dignity stays in QT's eyes and evil never got its way to the world. Couldn't help to think if it is going to be a better world than ours now.

[@steelers6titles]

"Gentle" and--warming? A body incinerated alive by a flame thrower? Are you trying to be funny? Is there something wrong with you?

[@wayneirwin4994]

This is not just my favorite Tarantino film, this my favorite movie of all time.

[@traceyreid4585]

Wow! At last a reaction to this cinematic bonanza! The Mrs is spot on with many observations! Bad Times at the El Royale next?

[@trouty42]

Check out Blind Wave if you haven't seen their reaction to this movie, it's a fun one.

[@Curraghmore]

The Manson girl that chickened out and took the car was Uma Thurman and Ethan Hawke's daughter, Maya Hawke.

[@jamesscanlan6240]

That little girl is amazing. Hope to see more of her in the future.

[@SalGomez]

Look up Charlie Manson in 1969 & you'll see that Damon Harriman looks exactly like Charlie. Damon was so good, he also played Charlie Manson in an episode of the Mindhunters series on Netflix

[@parcaleste]

Me and my now ex loved it. Just like you, we had no idea wtf was going on through the first two hours but were enjoying the world built greatly, and then when the finale came and the fn flamethrower showed up - it nailed us. 10/10

[@adolfoandreavila7104]

My top Tarantino films: 1. Pulp Fiction 2. Kill Bill 1 3. Kill Bill 2 4. Inglorious Bastards 5. Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood 6. Django Unchained 7. Reservoir Dogs 8. Jackie Brown 9. The Hateful 8

[@thefeedman]

To give some additional context "Once upon a time in the west" 1968 and "Once upon a time in America" 1984 both directed by Sergio Leone are worth a watch.

[@alechall7871]

"I've never seen anything like it" is a great way to describe this!

[@HT-in-Alabama]

The ending to this movie made me cry. good job Tarantino!

[@pokeround]

A real return to form for QT and his best since Jackie Brown (imho). He takes his time meticulously building a fascinating 'alternate' reality and his penchant for revisionist storylines hits the sweet spot here. Gonna do my usual schtick and ask for a Solaris (2002) reaction. Might get lucky one day... Keep at it, you lovely people!

[@andrewcharlton4053]

This movie now makes so much more sense now. I appreciated it, but I didn't realise that it was an alternate story. Watching this and reading comments has been super informative.

[@Gravyballs2011]

17:05 answer: No, it wasn't illegal or uncommon & it was mostly safe at the time.

[@TheYoungDoctor]

Tarantino has recently brought out a novelisation of the film which is quite different to the film. The end of the film takes place near the beginning of the book and we get the background to the death of Cliff's wife and how he acquired Brandy. 19:40 The Manson Family did actually murder a stuntman called Donald Shea where remains were found buried near to the Spahn Ranch 8 years after his murder.