FIRST TIME WATCHING: Pulp Fiction (1994) REACTION (Movie Commentary)

[@Elerad]

Not sure if anyone's explained this yet, so I thought I'd help you out. The scene where Butch shoots Vincent is definitely confusing the first time you see it, because you're wondering why the heck Vincent left a gun sitting out on the counter, and why he didn't react when he must have heard someone else in the apartment while he was in the can. Then, as you said a little later, what are the odds of him running into Marcellus Wallace? The two things are actually connected. The reason Marcellus is nearby is because he and Vincent were at the apartment together, either searching it or waiting to see if Butch returns. Marcellus decided at some point to go and get them some food, which is why Butch comes across him carrying donuts and coffees back to the apartment. Since he was going to the store, he left his gun that couldn't be holstered behind (he leaves his revolver in his shoulder holster, but the big automatic can't exactly be concealed). Vincent goes in to use the can, and when he hears movement out in the apartment he assumes it's Marcellus returned from his trip to get them some food. Comes out and is stunned to instead find Butch pointing his boss's gun at him.

[@rubenlopez3364]

Also, Vincent had lost his Shepard Jules and the things he does without him ends very badly.

[@dearkazuscorner2549]

Also, Vincent has to go to the toilet a lot bc heroin gives you diahrrea

[@thannaske5371]

@@dearkazuscorner2549 Heroin gives you CONSTIPATION! BIG difference! But, you'd always be in there trying....

[@krautgazer]

Well, Vincent was still dumb to leave the gun out even if it wasn't his gun. He probably got too safe thinking Marcellus would get back soon. I'm not blaming the plot, I think Tarantino really did make Vincent a little bit dumb on purpose. I mean, he shot Marvin in the face after all, and then acted all entitled when he was in Jimmy's place.

[@Tijuanabill]

Everything goes to hell when he goes to the can, every time.

[@bronzewand]

Can't lie this might be one of the greatest movies of all time...

[@favoriteofalltimefoat]

It changed film making forever my FOAT the dialog is 2nd ll none and the way he rearranged the story line which never been done b4 ..... an absolut masterpiece and resurrected John Travolta career!!!

[@laminage]

I know right. This, Boogie Nights, and Fargo are in my opinion some of the best Movies of the 1990's that has gained cult followign all over the world.

[@jimbojones8208]

"Can't lie" wtf do you mean? Who would lie about their opinion?

[@viktorbirkeland6520]

I never got why Pulp Fiction was so popular... it didn't make sense to me tbh. But the older I get, the more I like it, even if it doesn't really make that much sense to me still lol

[@barryg.5224]

No doubt at all, easily in my Top 5 movies of all-time. Easily.

[@victorsixtythree]

If no one has mentioned it, when Mia describes "Fox Force Five" it sounds A LOT like she's describing the "Kill Bill" movies (a team of female super agents including a blonde one, a Japanese one, a Black one and a French one). And when Jules says he will wander the Earth like Caine in 'Kung Fu' (at 33:20) - Caine was played by David Carradine and David Carradine played Bill in Kill Bill.

[@maxducoudray]

Kill Bill was supposedly inspired by his desire to work with Uma Thurman again, so it’s likely he built on the Fox Force Five idea. But I don’t think it was an intentional reference. More of an inspiration he used later.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

@@maxducoudray Maybe he planned to to FFF and then it mutated into Kill Bill

[@bronzewand]

"Writer-director Quentin Tarantino and actress Uma Thurman conceived the Bride character during the production of Tarantino's 1994 film Pulp Fiction; Kill Bill credits the story to "Q & U"

[@44excalibur]

"Fox Force Five" was actually inspired by a real life TV show called 'Code Name: Foxfire' with Joanna Cassidy, which aired for eight episodes in 1985 before being cancelled.

[@reptomicus]

@@44excalibur Mia's description also somewhat resembles the exploitation movie "The Doll Squad"

[@somniumrabidum]

Mammals don't eat unless they're comfortable, not in danger. The act of eating during a tense / confrontational situation shows ultimate confidence and can be VERY intimidating. Think of most of the mob/gangster movies you've seen, how many times do you see a mob boss or enforcer eating when intimidating an underling or civilian? Eat slowly, look directly in their eyes, like you don't have a care in the world. VERY intimidating, classic move. That scene with Jules eating those guys' burgers and drinking that entire soda, that was top-tier gangster shit.

[@ashscott6068]

Yeah, it's much like urinating. If you REALLY want to show someone that you're absolutely confident, just take a piss right then and there. If you're even slightly intimidated, it will be very hard to do

[@KrillLiberator]

He ate the guy's last goddamn meal right in front of him without shame. It was cold as all hell. Also, the thing about eating vs tension - the Captain in Das Boot takes a light meal of bread and jam while the sub is stuck on the sea bed, to calm and reassure the crew that he's on top f the situation and it's all fine currently. Great psychology. Works in both directions.

[@ryandean3162]

You also have to remember that with social animals a lot of hierarchical interactions revolve around food. The Big Kahuna eats first, and then on down the totem pole to the bottom. If someone down low gets at the food first, it will be taken from them. Holds true for wolves, lions, primates, pretty much anything with a social pecking order. And willful sharing of food is an act of friendship or desire for intimacy, as in the Jackrabbit Slim's scene with the milk shake, or when Tarantino is being friendly and helping them out and shares his coffee. I can't remember if they show it explicitly, but with the two robbers in the diner it looks like they shared one plate of food.

[@KrillLiberator]

@@ryandean3162 The language of food; brilliant. Thank you for dropping a 'Big Kahuna' reference too; appreciated. Interesting that "Joey doesn't share food" though.

[@spacedinosaur8733]

@@ryandean3162 Same with horses on the farm. The lead mare would pick the best food, the tender shoots from each pile of hay, then move on to the next pile kicking someone else off their pile...then all the other horses shift around according to the appropriate hierarchy. Foals share the same hierarchy (or just under) as their mothers until they reach teenage/adult age, then they need to prove where they fit in the hierarchy themselves. I watched when Blossom's (#2) filly Squeaky got shunted down to #8.

[@Laxhoop]

At the end, the Coffee Shop owner says “I am NOT a hero, I’m a Coffee Shop-“, and he’s cut off my one of the robbers. In the credits, the actor is credited for playing the character “Coffee Shop”, in one of the cleverest dad jokes ever put in a film.

[@antoinettelopes]

I never noticed that. 😆

[@jmuduke99]

Did you also notice that in the beginning of the movie when Pumpkin and Honey Bunny are talking, that you can see Vincent walking to the bathroom?

[@andresvallester4065]

You got that from Allan Tsai, right?

[@shoryuken3305]

haha thats hilarious thank you for catching that

[@JDelwynn]

When this came out, Quarter Pounder was really called Royale With Cheese in Europe, and you can get alcohol in fast food places in some countries because they're classified as restaurants thus also selling alcohol. Vincent isn't playing, he's actually telling the truth.

[@MrSlytherin]

It still is called Hamburger Royal Käse (=Cheese) here in Germany.

[@mephren]

It's "royal cheese" here in France. Yes you can buy beer, as long as you're over 18 👍

[@nightmaster5593]

I remember being at a McDonald's in Frankfurt way back in the day. My buddy and I had our minds blown when we saw a "Royale with cheese" on the menu, and could barely order without cracking up because we both love Pulp Fiction. (For context, I'm from LA)

[@saraquarry3440]

Pillion on a Bike 🏍 tour of Europe, somewhere in Austria, rode into town late, we asked where we could get a brew - we were directed to McDonald's 😲🤯

[@rollotomassi6232]

Of course, QT isn't going to put made up shit in his work.

[@Timmah73]

After that guy missed them with a hand cannon at short range, Jules decides that was the end of his luck and decides to quit this life. Vincent don't believe in that shit, goes to stake out Butch's apartment and gets killed. With it being shown out of sequence his death right after you've spent so much time with him is shocking. But once you learn the whole story you're like yeah Vincent just doesn't fuckin learn that his luck has run out.

[@CapedInformer]

Didn’t know when to get out the game

[@GuillaumeG-oz3hz]

And also, that's why Marcelus was with Vincent ( well, he was on the street bringing back some food and drinks ) and end up being kidnapped with Butch. Looks like Jules picked the right time to quit.

[@djsosonut]

Though it was most likely Marcelus that left the weapon out in the open when he went to get some food cause the weapon was too big. If Jules was still there Marcelus probably wouldn't be and Vince would still be alive.

[@IgnisKhan]

Not only did Jules quit the life, he showed mercy to the restaurant robbers. Combine that with Butch's story, where he gets a safe pass out of town after turning hero and rescuing Marcellus, and you get a common theme of, "The universe is telling you to quit your wicked ways. TAKE THE HINT." Optionally, further combine that with Jules explicit invocation of the divine, plus the "666" lock combo to the MacGuffin briefcase, etc., etc., and it becomes, "God is telling you to renounce the Devil. TAKE THE HINT." I'm not religious, but I still find that poetic.

[@royorkesjr.8386]

God gave them both a chance to change their ways...Jules realized this Vincent didn't

[@leonardshevlin7260]

I feel privileged to have seen Pulp Fiction in a packed theater on the first Friday night it was in theaters.

[@NorthPhilly-zr7xc]

Damn I was only 1 how was that exspirecence smh

[@delg1211]

ditto.. it was very special for me too... my only better live movie experience was Star Wars.

[@grendelz]

Sam Jackson's performance in this movie has to be one of the greatest in cinematic history.

[@julianaFinn]

As a huge Tarantino fan, I think the best thing about his films is the dialogue. From Reservoir Dogs to Hateful 8, he has a way of writing and directing dialogue that no other director has. Though Rodriguez comes in as a worthy second. 🙌

[@governorboltz]

Reservoir Dogs should definitely be reacted to and Jackie Brown.

[@StinkyGreenBud]

@@governorboltz Yes, jack Brown is probably one of his over looked films. Probably my favorite of his too.

[@bronzewand]

I've always thought Woody Allen may have been an influence

[@julianaFinn]

@@bronzewand absolutely. I don't doubt that at all

[@mayorjimmy]

I respectfully disagree. Guy Ritchie dialogue is equal to Tarantino easily. Rocknrolla, Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch.... all GREAT dialogue endlessly quotable.

[@shercc2280]

Zed: "Bring out the gimp" You: "The what? What the hell is a gimp" You are so adorably innocent! I enjoy your reactions and commentary.

[@janiemarshall7928]

Wuz up nephew 💙 whenever I'm feeling down, I will Google you, reacting to Tarantino movies, and you always make me smile. You are too funny 🖤🖤🖤

[@Laxhoop]

All of the important moments in this movie happen when Vincent is in the bathroom.

[@joelwillis2043]

Heroin users tend to have lots of stomach issues.

[@BlackFlightNY]

It’s an homage to an old twilight zone episode, where the main character goes to the bathroom and when he comes out, the world is changed in some way, like aliens took over humanity while he was in the bathroom 😂

[@DerOberfeldwebel]

@@joelwillis2043 Also minuscule muscle spasms, which explains how he pulled the trigger without meaning to. He also decided leaving the gun in the openwhile taking a dump was a good idea. It all combines to show that Vincent is sorta cool and sorta likable, but he's also sloppy and while he has his moments too, its clear that he wouldn't have made it that long without Jules, as he gets killed as soon as Jules left the outfit.

[@Mooke1312]

"aw shit man i shot Marvin in the face."

[@CapedInformer]

If only Marvin just had an opinion…

[@theotherwalt]

In the original screenplay, Vincent shoots Marvin in the neck, Marvin is choking to death. Vincent and Jules discuss what they have to do. Vincent shoots him a second time to put Marvin out of his misery.

[@KrillLiberator]

@@CapedInformer Yes yes! So many "if only" moments in this movie, but the biggest of all is "if only Marsellus just didn't hire Vincent" in the first place...

[@moegreen132]

@@CapedInformer 😂😂

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

Sam was very unlucky not to get an Oscar for this but after this movie I don't think he cared as this movie instantly made him not only a star but an icon. People might not realise but excluding cameos from well known actors he is the highest grossing actor of all time. I bet there's even North Koreans who know who he is

[@jeffthompson9622]

He must be one of the busiest of all actors, considering how many projects he is in.

[@sheilaburns8977]

I saw Samuel L. on Graham Norton Show and he said that he and Harrison Ford go back and forth with who is the highest grossing actor.

[@ultraviolenc3]

I named my cat after him

[@dard4642]

Heroin is commonly sold in balloons rather than baggies; coke is usually sold in baggies. If you remember, at the house, Lance told Vincent he was out of balloons and asked if a baggie was okay. Mia thought she was snorting coke when she found the baggie in Vince's jacket (that she was wearing). It turns out that she was snorting the potent heroin that Lance described as "a madman."

[@ValSalva1337]

9:47 smoking in restaurants and bars was not outlawed till 2003. This was 1994, so most places definitely still had smoking sections.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Back when this film was made (1994), you could smoke in pretty much all bars & restaurants around the country. Around 2002-2008 is when they started getting rid of that. Hell, I remember smoking on airplanes, in busses, trains etc. When you went into the restaurant & got seated, the hostess would ask, “Smoking or non-smoking?” It was a different world.

[@jl721ATcairn]

I can remember walking into any sit down restaurant and being greeted by the stench of stale cigarette smoke and a server who would ask you "smoking or non-?". In many of those restaurants the two sections were next to each other, because I guess air currents weren't supposed to be a thing. Most greasy-spoon type places would even have a cigarette vending machine by the door. McDonalds had a smoking section. I went in to interview once and the manager was puffing away the whole time.

[@stephenp1461]

It still exist here in Japan. If you go into some family diners, they have a smoking section where you can sit down to eat and smoke

[@Justice_Hammer]

My job during my university days was as a bartender. But for the first 6 weeks when you were brand new, you didn’t get behind the bar, you walked around the club with a bucket and a rag emptying and cleaning ash trays...

[@michelleplombe7019]

EVERY office desk had an ashtray ... insane to ban smoking from bars .. that is what bars are for .. drinking and smoking. But regardless, the policy in any private business or private home should be up to the OWNER.

[@garysmith4742]

the whole point of the big kahuna burger scene is that he is soo cold blooded, instead of letting this guy eat his "last meal" ya know, like when someone is about to be executed in prison, HE eats this dudes last meal instead. that is some straight savage shit. it's not about just easting this dudes lunch to intimidate him, its about taking it away from him. cold blooded.

[@redjakOfficial]

At the time the movie was made, you could still order beer at Mc Donald's in France. They stopped doing it in the late 90s unfortunately, because soda is much healthier, you know....

[@Alex_1729]

You have the most genuine reactions to Pulp Fiction and best editing (picked the best dialogues and scenes) out of all other popular Pulp Fictions reactions I checked out. Jesus christ, some girl edited the best dialogues from this movie, you even left the hardcore ones. Good job my man!

[@rrmenton8016]

You definitely right about that last scene. That's the 15 minutes that transformed Sam Jackson from a character actor to an overnight superstar. An amazing performance. Even as good as the dialogue is, that scene would never have worked, unless the actor could truly convince you that he really did change, intantaneously, from a cold blooded killer into.....something else. That's a performance for the ages.

[@dirtyhawkstv1575]

Everything Vincent said about Amsterdam is true as well as buying a beer in McDonald's. I've been to Amsterdam and it's all true.

[@kayzeaza]

@@mr.t993pretty sure you can get a beer at McDonald’s in a lot of Europe today

[@fridaymovies2924]

28:38 Fun Fact: Tarantino sent some white dude (pretty sure he was a young production assistant or something similarly low on the totem pole) out to pick up an afro wig for Sam Jackson’s character Jules. Apparently this white guy didn’t know what an afro really looked like, because he came back with the Jheri curl (I had to look up how to spell that btw 😂) wig that ended up getting used in the film. Tarantino was big mad about it, but SLJ insisted that this was the look of Jules and that there was nothing to worry about. Tarantino reluctantly agreed and the rest, as they say, is history 🎥

[@Tijuanabill]

The diner scene is easily Sam Jacksons best line delivery in his entire career.

[@DaygoKid94]

He should have won the Oscar

[@albinorhino6]

“That actually sounds really interesting”… It is really interesting. So interesting that they made 2 movies about it, and then you bought a t-shirt. Marcellus Wallace’s wife played Beatrix in Fox Force Five. Uma’s character in Kill Bill is named Beatrix. Kill Bill is the conclusion of the Fox Force Five universe, the end of the TV show, if it had got past the pilot episode. There’s a scene in one of the Kill Bills where Uma Therman draws a square with her hands, just like in Pulp Fiction. Tarantino has said that Uma Therman was his muse. When the two of them were working on Pulp Fiction, they had conversations about the kinds of movies they would like to make. Those conversations would eventually lead to Kill Bill, a story that Tarantino wrote specifically for Uma to star in. Additionally, iirc, the piano player in the church in Kill Bill Vol 2 is actually Jules. I don’t mean it’s Sam Jackson, I mean the piano player character is actually Jules after he quit working for Marcellus and wandered the land.

[@slaaneshhedonite7068]

I know I’m showing my age - but I remember this in the theater. Still have my Pulp Fiction shirt. It’s a bit faded but… Quentin & Uma we’re chatting a lot while filming. Which is where they came up with the basics for Kill Bill. Good stuff.

[@je7055]

Great reaction, I really have an appreciation for how you're willing to let the film work on its own terms. So many people bitch about how the movie doesn't tell us exactly what's in the briefcase, so many times I've heard "I love Pulp Fiction, but I don't know why they make a big secret about the briefcase!" IIRC you didn't even mention it, you just understood that while it was important to Marcellus, beyond that, its exact contents aren't really important to the movie at all. Won't even let myself get started about idiots who get confused by the time jumps. Thank you for letting the movie tell the story it wants to tell, makes these reactions much more engaging for us folks who have already seen it! Good shit. (edit: one movie I reminded myself of here is Memento, Christopher Nolan's first big hit before Dark Knight/Inception/etc. Highly recommended if you've never seen it, in which case I can guarantee you've never seen a movie quite like it. I'm surprised by how few reactors cover it on KZbin, it would be a fantastic choice for this kind of content IMO.)

[@svenpoletka5236]

Bro Quentin be an honorary brotha no matter what sum fools spittin!

[@youteo3596]

"she lost the ass watch?" I'm dieing lmao I've seen this reacted to many times and you win by far, I could actually see Quintin putting that in the script

[@maliogrod]

Back in the days: beer in german MC Donalds too

[@antonytheolddog8626]

Bro....just watch it again. And again and again... It never gets boring, I've been watching since day one. It's a masterpiece of cinema. Glad you liked it mate.

[@davespringer777]

I took my girlfriend to the theater and saw the poster for this movie. I had no clue what it was about, but felt I needed to see it. We ended up watching what she wanted to watch. Interview with the vampire. I never saw pulp fiction in the theater... That relationship didn't work out. Coincidence? Maybe.

[@kratoscallofduty]

My second favorite movie. Fun fact: That wallet is actually Tarantino's. He decided to put it in the scene for fun.

[@brianwinters9995]

What I found interesting is that there is a major pivot when Jules eats the Kahuna Burger. A Kahuna is considered to be a sage or a wise man in certain cultures. To be a Kahuna implies the possession of knowledge from a higher power and how the machinations of spiritual enlightenment works. Right after Jules eats the burger and washes it down with the Sprite is when the 2nd gunman comes in and the miracle occurs. Of the two hitmen, only Jules understands what has just transpired. The last scenes in the diner is Jules coming into that understanding and realizing what he's experienced and how it's utterly transformed him. It's an absolutely incredible piece of writing that I don't think has been matched in a film yet.

[@weaponizedglitter69]

Kahuna is also the God of surf

[@brianwinters9995]

@@weaponizedglitter69 Well, that explains Dick Dale.

[@kurremkarmerruk8718]

I thought I knew all the nuances in Pulp Fiction, but I'd never actually made that connection. Nice spot!

[@aswadsaswad1759]

It's like he becomes Buddha! He reached enlightenment. And the speach about not eating pork and all that!

[@adgato75]

A lot of younger people don't realize that this completely revitalized John Travolta's career. Before this he was in a major slump for a long time, either not working at all or making garbage like the "Look Who's Talking" films. After this he was back on the A list

[@chrisinfiesto835]

U gonna love “Jackie Brown”!!!!! PLEEEEZ 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@juniegyllenhaal3937]

Man that movie stink outside the Tucker/Jackson scene

[@peterengelen2794]

I'm from the Netherlands, and it is actually true. QT wrote most of this script while he was staying for a year in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Btw, I went on a school trip to Paris, France, in 1989, and they really served beer (Heineken, Dutch beer) at McDonalds!

[@40EastTrill]

This is the film that really put Tarantino on the map. Truly his best work to date.

[@HanDrumsolo]

This movie brought Travoltas career back from the dead and catapulted Jackson to superstardom...he was in everything after this.

[@christiankalk4668]

*Shoots guy* "Oh, I'm sorry. Did I break your concentration?" God-tier intimidation. "Bring out the Gimp" Always followed by the best reaction moment lol.

[@RatedRKO269]

One of my all-time favorite films. Samuel L Jackson completely owns this film. Definitely check out Jackie Brown - one of Tarantino’s best and most underrated

[@Kwekwe]

I agree and always felt Sam should've been nominated for best actor Oscar and John Travolta should've been nominated for best supporting actor rather than the other way round.

[@kevlar1482]

It's based on screentime. Travolta has the most time on screen of any character in the film. A lot more than Sam Jackson.

[@dannybaseball2444]

This video is like introducing a friend to Tarantino. You are happy that he gets it., and laughing when he gets to the shock scenes. Btw, if you love Tarantino dialogue, check out Elmore Leonard's novels. Huge influence according to Quentin.

[@rollotomassi6232]

Thanks!

[@nevaladder]

Oh, yesss... Elmore Leonard is the shit. Most of his characters are very similar to Jules and Vince, actually - low-level criminals with very entertaining dialogue. Jackie Brown was also based off of his novel Rum Punch, among other books of his that have been adapted.

[@rollotomassi6232]

@@nevaladder Jackie Brown is my favorite Tarantino movie, such a great story with the acting being on point and high quality.

[@rik6696]

People have grown used to the jumping timelines but at the time this came out it really blew peoples minds.

[@TTM9691]

Dude: I have only two words for you, if you like this one, and if you think this is the best Samuel Jackson performance: JACKIE BROWN, Tarantino's NEXT movie. He's even better. And that's a great movie. Sam Jackson, Pam Grier, Robert De Niro, Michael Keaton, etc etc. / I really loved this reaction, your laugh got me laughing all over again on scenes that I've seen so many times, I forget how great they are. That watch monologue is a killer, and Christopher Walken does it so great. (It's also a slight reference to Walken's first major role in "The Deer Hunter", where he's in a P.O.W. camp. Walken is THE Vietnam solider of cinema, if you had to distill it to just one). Anyways, great reaction, and PLEASE.....it's bizarre how few reactions there are for "Jackie Brown" and it's absolutely one of his best. ("Death Proof" is the other Tarantino movie that could use more reactions to it).

[@TTM9691]

@@planetfourthreich3022 Why WOULDN'T he bash Nazis, sh**tbag?

[@TTM9691]

@@BDogg2023 I think he's seen it already! Brandon did a good JB reaction, and I think there's maybe one more, perhaps two. But that's it. A MAJOR Tarantino movie.....fifty times better than "The Hateful Eight" or (in my opinion) "Kill Bill". Or any of his other later movies, "Jackie Brown" is probably my personal favorite of Tarantino's work, although "Pulp Fiction" (and "Reservoir Dogs") remain his most "important", groundbreaking work for obvious reasons.

[@KurticeYZreacts]

Your comment calmed me down from thinking about how few reaction there are to Jackie Brown. Idk if there is one yet actually. You know i 1000% agree with you 😂

[@planetfourthreich3022]

@@TTM9691 That dont seem wierd from non Je* director ,and especially when Germany never even attacked America ... ?? Japan attacked USA. Third Reich was more than 70 years ago ,and Hitler made German puplick "turn against theyre own neigbours", what is not that big deal given that you wanted to burn that whole country down anyway ? Would you care to explain that , or just continue namecalling ?

[@cashflowhustles]

Jackie Brown BETTER than Pulp Fiction? That's debatable. Depends on your personal Top 5 QT Films and in what order. I personally would not put JB over PF but that depends on the individual. BOTH are in my Top 5 QT Films just depends on what order. Personal Preference.

[@KHAOE1]

When Uma Thurman is talking about being an actress she's talking about the ladies in Kill Bill. That movie is in the same universe as Pulp Fiction.

[@tritone11]

This is objectively one of the best movies ever made.

[@crymsonvega4854]

You didn't Know? There's a reason why Vincent went to Amsterdam. He was not lying. Amsterdam is the Weed Capital of the world, long before some of the states started to make it legal. They even have cannabis edible shops, including cannabis bakery shops.

[@Serai3]

Fun fact: Jules's monologue is not from the Bible. Only "And they will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon them" is an actual verse, the one he says he's quoting (Ezekiel 25:17). Everything leading up is fake bible-speak that Tarantino put together because he felt the verse itself didn't have enough punch. :D

[@d4mdcykey]

Tarantino is a living legend. The caliber of films he has made, each one, is mindblowing. On top of that his scripts are insanely good and the pacing precise.

[@Tommysimonsen]

She think his Heroin is Cocaine. And I believe the book Vincent read on the toilet is the movie script.

[@dosnostalgic]

He's reading "Modesty Blaise"

[@JoeMama410]

When Vincent buys the heroin, the dealer says that he is out of balloons so gives it to him in a baggie, which I’m told is what led to her confusion.

[@jimmcdonald4087]

@@dosnostalgic Yes, a classic example of literary pulp fiction.

[@WolfHreda]

I watched a video where they did a breakdown of the scene where Jules and Vincent walk in on Brett and his friends, illustrating how Jules holds all the power in the scene and uses questions to maintain that power. It's very impressive.

[@1975Rysky]

Caped, you absolutely must watch "True Romance" Tarantinos first script made into a movie. It's fricken brilliant. Not only is it brilliant, it's got an all star cast. Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken, Val kilmer, Brad Pitt, Dennis Hopper, Christian Slater, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, James Gandolfini. It's a dope flick.

[@rollotomassi6232]

I concur!

[@yohanespaskal9352]

And Tony Scott as director, he's a legend

[@agsmith43]

I always felt this was more so Jewels story. He survived, saw a miracle and tried to convince his partner/friend that it was a sign. At the diner, Jewels quit and was out. Vincent doesn't believe it was divine intervention. Leaving Vincent on his own to be killed by Butch. Soooo good!

[@DimiS1978]

You should watch "Cop Land" from 97'. Perhaps one of the most underrated movies of the last 3 decades. Amazing cast and great movie that nobody ever talks about. Stallone, De Niro, Keitel and Liotta among the cast with many other great actors.

[@Jamesnomoon]

I always got the feeling that Jules leaving got Vincent killed. They were a pair used to working together, and then when Jules leaves Vincent is still used to having a partner, and leaves his firearm out of the side out of habit...something that wouldn't have been a problem had Jules still been working with him. I mean, it's still sloppy either way, but without his colleague it goes from sloppy to deadly mistake. Just something I always had in the back of my mind during the apartment scene.

[@Kwekwe]

Funny you've said almost word for word what I've always believed.....until l read the comments on this video. Some have said Vincent AND Marcellus were in Butchs house. Marcellus left HIS gun (too big to carry outside) and went for some food and Butch sees him on his way back. Good theory l think.

[@leonardshevlin7260]

Vincent Vega had just gotten back from Amsterdam.

[@WUBrummie]

Good theory but wrong - Marcellus and Vincent were at Butch’s apartment together and Marcellus left his big gun out on the counter when he went to get coffee and donuts for breakfast. Saying that, if Jules didn’t quit, most likely he would have been at the apartment not Marcellus and would never have made the same mistake Marcellus did

[@mistabook]

Man, this must have been a bastard to edit. Great reaction, thanks for posting. I'm 100% with you on Fabienne. She's very sweet. A lot of people find her annoying, but I think the point is contrasting this very innocent person with Butch and the violent life he leads. It's kind of the main theme of the movie - how this whole underground world of crime and violence interfaces with the innocent and mundane day-to-day life of people in the straight world. A hitman and a mob wife (both high on hard drugs) in a dance contest at a cheesy 50s diner. Jimmy's sunny California home being invaded by gangsters from his old life. A standoff between stickup artists and gangsters in a damn Denny's. There's no part of life where that contrast doesn't exist, especially in LA.

[@lisaspikes4291]

Just FYI. What Mia snorted was the heroin Vincent just bought. Remember, Lance didn’t have any balloons, so he put it in a baggy. Yikes! This is my favorite scene in the movie!

[@MattSipka]

Tarantino heard so many interesting theories about what’s in the briefcase, that he ultimately decided that the case contains whatever the audience viewer (us) believes is in there. Most popular theories are Gold Bars. The stolen diamonds from Reservoir Dogs and the case has a gold satin interior to make that glow. The soul of Marcellus Wallace and that’s why he has a bandaid on the back of his head. (The prop itself is actually a lightbulb that goes on when the case opens)

[@rollotomassi6232]

If he would have shown that's in the case it wouldn't have lived up to peoples imaginations, plan & simple

[@jeffj6815]

You have...hands down...the BEST reaction videos. You do it perfectly. I just can't believe how many classics you are just now watching!!! **Trivia** In Tarantino Universe, Vincent Vega is the brother of Vic Vega, who was Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs

[@packetcreeper]

I saw Pulp Fiction in the theater. After I saw it, I knew it would become a cult classic. I enjoy your great commentary - just enough. Great job!

[@Urlastnerve]

Cool Trivia about this movie: Kill Bill is actually based off of Fox Force Five that Mia was in the pilot for. He gave Uma that role as a birthday present.

[@lisaspikes4291]

I went to see this movie by myself in the theater. I didn’t even know it was a Tarintino movie at the time. I’d seen Reservoir Dogs and True Romance before then. This movie blew me away! It was fantastic! I think I’ve watched it over 100 times since it came out.

[@delix787]

Pulp Fiction. Is a GOD DAMN CLASSIC!! 🤯

[@rimreckable]

Samuel L. Jackson was robbed of an Oscar with this role

[@Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh]

Every single word from start to finish, Quentin's. Amazing.

[@scottjo63]

You should know, John Travolta did star in the dance movie, Saturday Night Fever (1977). It was a cultural phenomenon and so was Travolta dancing that some of those movies he had to do a dance. Other movies include Urban Cowboy and Michael.

[@simondunn521]

Pulp fiction Was considered him coming back fro the dead....?...as an actor!!!!

[@IvanPolyansky]

Go watch FROM PARIS WITH LOVE

[@peterengelen2794]

True indeed! They always talk 'bout John Travolta's performance, but it is actually Samuel L. Jackson's performance that deserved an Oscar! (both were nominated btw)

[@timreno72]

By far my all time favorite movie ever. I have the collectors edition on VHS and DVD with the JRS (limited) restaurant menu. If Quinten Tarantino took a shit on a newspaper it would probably still be a hit.

[@charlesroybal4573]

DUDE YOU EVER WATCH STAURDAY NIGHT FEVER, JOHN CAN REALLY DANCE

[@OmegaSoypreme]

Mia ODs because she snorts Vincent's heroin, thinking it's more cocaine. Also, apparently Vincent is shown going to the bathroom a lot because heroin makes you constipated. Or so I once heard.

[@MontagZoso]

Well if it makes you constipated, you wouldn’t be constantly going to the bathroom, would you?

[@RobwLPOC]

@@MontagZoso you would be TRYING to go to the bathroom lots when constipated. You feel like you have to shit really bad (cause you do) but can't

[@zenhaelcero8481]

I heard the same thing. Also heard that it can cause muscle twitches and spasms, which is why Vincent accidentally blew Marvin's block off.

[@CanyoneroTimbo]

@@MontagZoso when you are coming down from herion is when you have to shit. as soon as you get a fix, things stop moving

[@mikepappabearcygielnik5030]

i love how you paid attention when he just fell straight into the dance......

[@vr_virtualrealm1221]

Love This movie! Literally could watch this over and over and not get tired of it...I know... because I have done so

[@jacksmith4460]

Wallace is a great character, brilliantly played as well

[@CezzL]

This is my first time watching one of your videos and I'm definitely subscribing. I really enjoyed your reaction and your wrap-up at the end. This is definitely one of my favourite Tarantino films - I have so much nostalgia from it from watching it so long ago.

[@charleswettish8701]

I saw this in the theater on opening weekend. It got a standing ovation. Ever see that in a movie theater?

[@ronniebeavers9222]

"True Romance" he didn't direct it but he wrote it.

[@clavididk1236]

Love it.

[@clavididk1236]

One of my faves.

[@chrisinfiesto835]

The famous “Sicilian” scene........ 💯🔥🤙🏽😎

[@clavididk1236]

@@chrisinfiesto835 "my father was the king of Sicilian liars. Men have 17 panthomyms they do when they lie, women have 20 but men we got 17 and if you know them as well as I do, it beats lie detectors to shit" -Christopher Walken. I fucking love that part. Its one of my fave scenes 🤙🙏 cantaloupe pissed off the eggplant so badly that he had to end em on sight. Hasn't killed anyone in years Clarences father really got in his head. 🤔

[@clavididk1236]

@@BDogg2023 😆 if you haven't seen it by now you are just doing it for content. You don't care about the movie. Its one of my faves. So im not deleting my comment Christopher Walken was too good in that. And he doesn't read it all plus that's a complex scene I could watch over and over again I pick something new up everytime I see it. Its not like im spoiling season six of peaky blinders which hasn't come out yet. This is a 90s movie if you haven't seen it watch it and dont bitch when people spoil things. 😆 whats it even spoil? What because its just a scene i could spoil more by explaining why they talk to clarences father but nah youll have to watch the film 😉 m'kay Mr. Mackey.

[@crystalwalker3503]

The woman who plays Butch's cab driver inspired the main character of a film co-written by Tarantino called "Curdled" abt a woman fascinated with death and murder who cleans crime scenes

[@AlphaProto]

Do you know about the Taratino-verse? Some of his movies are movies in his movie world. The fun part is finding all the connections. There is a video on youtube about it. Fox Force Five is Kill-Bill. Micheal Madason's character from Reservoir Dogs is the brother of John Trovolta's brother in Pulp Fiction.

[@redheadedstepchild9814]

This is the movie that made SLJ famous. Revitalized John Travolta’s career and made QT a name

[@jima6545]

This was poignant for me. Saw this with two of my best friends. One is now dead, the other estranged because of politics. The Gold Watch is my favorite part since my dad was a Vietnam vet. This film revitalized Every actors career in it.

[@jflaugher]

When Mia described the TV pilot she was in, did you notice that "Fox Force Five" was "Kill Bill"?

[@scottmoore1614]

I also love Reservoir Dogs but I gotta say Pulp Fiction is Tarantino’s masterpiece…truly one of the greatest films of all time. I remember when it first came out. Man, everyone who saw it was just just blown away. No one had ever seen anything quite like it. Reservoir Dogs busted down the door for Quentin Tarantino but Pulp Fiction just took him into the stratosphere. You should also definitely see Jackie Brown. Highly underrated….it’s got a totally different vibe to it. More laid back and grounded than Pulp Fiction…more of a straight drama. Love the Kill Bill films but everything after that has been sort of hit or miss for me.

[@rollotomassi6232]

I agree, but even a bad QT movie is better than 90% of the crap that's put out nowadays.

[@patstokes7040]

When I saw this when it came out I was never so shocked at a movie. I thought we had gone about as low as we could go. But nope, I found out we could actually go lover.

[@psychowill]

Hey man! French guy here just passing by. First off, great reaction to an awesome movie! 👍 Second, for the McDonald's thing, yes, it was the "Royal Cheese" and it is "le" Big Mac over here 🤣 Anyways, best of luck to you and your channel!

[@44excalibur]

"Fox Force Five" was actually inspired by a real life TV show called 'Code Name: Foxfire' with Joanna Cassidy, which aired for eight episodes in 1985 before being cancelled.

[@Zseventyone]

Zed: Bring out the gimp. You: The what?! Me: LOL

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Always a favorite part of Pulp Fiction reactions🤣

[@foljs5858]

"They can light up in here too?" -- in 1994 you could light up in almost every restaurant. You could also smoke in most airplane flights.

[@juanjoseCF]

If you like this one check some of these: "Death wish" (Charles Bronson)."The day of Jackal" (1973),"Falling Down" (1993) you really enjoy them man.

[@RobwLPOC]

FUCK YES for the deathwish movies, first 3 anyhow

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

not sure about Day of the Jackal lol

[@juanjoseCF]

@@johnnyskinwalker4095 Have you seen the original one (1973) ? If not check It out

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

@@juanjoseCF oh yea it's fantastic. it's just that I'm not sure it's that guy's sort of movie ah ha

[@Equint77]

“Bring out the gimp” WHAT?!? 😂😂😂

[@Tonisanooei]

Your reviews or commentaries keep getting better with every video and I appreciate that. Keep it up. No pressure. The movie itself is great. I swa it at a not so good theather while I was in the service and some scenes and music really stuck with me. Especially that "I'm pretty f* far from ok".

[@creekfishingny5448]

Samuel was born to play Jules. One of the wildest rides in Cinema.

[@BATTIS94]

"oh, man... I shot Marvin in the face" that line delivery always gets me.

[@marlonthomas8042]

Well what the fuck did you do that for? Jules’ untapped rage always gets me

[@1stCainite]

A funny thing about the taxi scene, is that Butch's name does very much mean something, and he matches it.

[@zmarko]

Such a great movie. My favorite Tarantino film.

[@thissailorja]

I saw this on the opening friday night at like a 10pm showing and with each weapon Butch pulled down, there were claps and cheers that got louder until got the Katana and the place went nuts. It was great to have such a lively crowd seeing this movie.

[@ashscott6068]

Vincent would have still been alive, the robbers from the start would have had an uneventful robbery, and Jimmy would have never gotten new oak furniture, if only Marvin had had an opinion.

[@sephjnr]

No, Jules would still have walked out so Vincent would still make his stupid mistake of leaving the gun on the counter.

[@ashscott6068]

@@sephjnr That's not how causality works. You change something that big, it changes your day in a major way. And as time goes on, the change spreads. Put one speck of dust in one of two identical worlds, and, given time, they will become entirely different places. Vincent would have had plenty of time to take a dump if Marvin had had an opinion. And even if he hadn't, every decision you make, is going to be under completely different circumstances. And Jules has nothing to do with it. Guarding Butch's flat was a one man job. Or Marsellus could have easily had someone else accompany Vincent. But if you remove an event like spending a morning scooping brains, from someone's life, the changes are big and sudden. No way he ends up taking the same shit in the same apartment at the precise same time. Digestion isn't a precise process, neither is the contractions of the smooth muscles in the intestines that push food along on its journey. That process slows to a crawl and even stops in stressful situations. Even if he still ends up guarding Butch's place and taking a shit at the exact same time, his whole day has been different, so his decision making at that moment will be different. For his day to still pan out the same, would take a miracle, after eating a different breakfast in a different part of the city, after a completely different morning.

[@noraa1991]

Someone probably already said it but Jules is actually the guy playing piano during "the bride's" wedding rehearsal in kill bill volume 1

[@ThomasStClair-zr2lb]

I really love this movie but I wish Tarantino would have given his part to a better actor because I don't think he's a strong enough actor to pull that many lines off. He stumbles through a few and left them in. Should have given Steve Buscemi that part and given himself something smaller.

[@MrBloodcore]

I haven't watched this film in years but the soundtrack is being played weekly. Nobody talked about the music yet

[@barryg.5224]

Pulp Fiction is a goddamn masterpiece. If you haven't seen it already, you HAVE to react to "Snatch"; it's an incredible movie (also in my Top 5!). New to the channel, good reaction bruh, keep it up!

[@DameTara]

Yes Snatch is awesome

[@CinoPORakaDjCino]

Pulp Fiction always cross the time line as a master piece film pop culture ! And by the way, the cute girl, is a portuguese actress!