Has Jackie Brown Aged the Best of All Tarantino’s Films? | CineFix Not 100

“Oh, I hope you felt appropriately guilty afterwards.”
In today’s CineFix Not 100, Alex and Calabro are talking about Jackie Brown, Quentin Tarantino’s 1997 follow-up to Pulp Fiction. In the 25+ years since Tarantino adapted the Elmore Leonard novel, Rum Punch, Jackie Brown has managed to age like Pam Grier herself, which is to say, incredibly. Cal and Alex wax on about how this is Quentin’s most traditional film (but not in a bad way), how Alex’s cool flight attendant grandma introduced her to this film, and how Pam Grier, Robert De Nero, Samuel L Jackson, and Robert Forrester turned in some truly excellent performances.
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[@RicJoJo]

As a young person, I can see how Jackie Brown might not hit like some of his other films. But it makes sense that it grows on you as you age.

[@KurticeYZreacts]

Yeah its slowly moved up to no. 1 for me

[@TCReyes]

It’s his most chill movie. The characters are grounded and actually feel like they could exist in the real world.

[@MichaelSmith-zw5fu]

I just watched Jackie Brown for the first tie a few weeks ago and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. It was the only tarantino I hadn't seen yet and I genuinely think it's up there with my favorites of his.

[@ststclair]

I love when these episodes are in person. The dynamics between the presenters are great!

[@roel.vinckens]

I remember when Reservoir Dogs came out. I came out of the theatre knowing everything just changed. For the better. After that we listened to the soundtrack every day until Pulp Fiction came out... Jackie Brown I learned to appreciate later on, when the immensely high expectations gave way. Now I love it more and more every time I watch it.

[@Advent3546]

I'm so annoyed when people talk about Tarantino and strong women characters everybody forgets about Jackie Brown.

[@TJMiton]

yeah, cos it's by FAR his worst film.

[@caradennis4641]

The more you watch it the better it gets. I've seen it at least 20 times, and I'll watch it again and again. It's hilarious.

[@matthewpaul6904]

Definitely Tarantino's most mature film. I like going back to his movies as an adult getting much older. But "Jackie Brown" gains more appreciation for me now than the others.

[@MicoDossun]

Jackie Brown is my favorite Tarantino movie. I love the warmth of it despite the harshness of the world, I love De Niro hitting the bong, and of course Jackie Brown is just a great character. Pam Grier is amazing but somehow the MVP to me is Robert Forster who provides the maturity this movie needs in the childishness that Tarantino’s movies are defined by

[@stepheng1523]

Imagine pulp fiction being your second movie. Like if DaVinci created the mona Lisa on his second crack at painting

[@andiestewart7423]

I LOVE Quentin and Jackie Brown!👍

[@noelleparris9451]

Jackie Brown, the movie, and Jackie Brown, the character, are like fine wine: they get better and better all the time.

[@ReverendMeat51]

I also first saw this during my Tarantino phase in high school, loved it then and love it even more now. There's something about it that's just so cozy

[@meredithsickel2709]

Jackie Brown is my favorite Tarantino movie always has been

[@JuanHans]

I'm loving the new colors and style of the channel. Subtle and sleek. Carry on!

[@Rebazar]

That scene with the car trunk lives in my head rent free decades later

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

Out of Sight is SO GOOD!!! Really loved the connection between the 2 movies. I have this and Rum Punch in my library and both movies in my digital library.

[@figarofugazi5462]

How is it connected to Out of Sight?

[@ACinemafanatic]

@@figarofugazi5462a certain character from Jackie brown pops up in out of sight

[@AnInternetUser1]

Michael Keaton's character appears in both films.

[@bunchabull5324]

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[@unclegumbald989]

This video’s title is the most objectively correct video title I’ve ever seen.

[@YolandaAnneBrown95726]

I absolutely love this movie! Truly underrated Q.T. movie and so good!

[@jamesonstalanthasyu]

This is on my list too. So much i love, like the scenes of getting out of jail and not knowing what a car clicker is for, the details and character.

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

This IS MY FAVORITE Tarantino film, with Death Proof as a 2, alongside Pulp. Didn't get to see it in theaters. But every time I see it, I feel like I'm in a moviehouse. Not only is it my favorite QT movie, it's in my top 10 films ever. It feels like a grindhouse film.

[@warlockofwordschannel7901]

I think most of Tarantino's films stand up fantastically well. All my favourites have as much power now as they ever did.

[@twoswords5524]

Although not directed by him, i'd argue True Romance

[@adamkoyn792]

I've always regarded Jackie Brown as being up there with Tarantino's absolute best... considering that he had to follow up Pulp Fiction, you have to give him credit for dialing it back a little, trusting his instincts and telling an excellent story.

[@Zed-fq3lj]

Jackie Brown is a great movie...for top 200 list! Not on par with Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and Pulp Fiction (those two are masterpieces for all times, top 50 ever)...but on par with any other Tarantino movie! Pam Grier deserved more recognition for her role, one of the greatest subtle movie heroines (the entire cast is simply brilliant), the pace is steady, characters fully developed - truly underrated Tarantino movie. Great conversation, enjoying every single one of your Cinefix top 100 as well as Not top 100 - you're great!

[@Zed-fq3lj]

It is the last masterpiece of Hollywood before it died in 2019, because it was made for movie fans, cinema fans, not narrowly and strictly Tarantino fans.@@donovanchilton5817

[@giovannirodriguez894]

As much as Tarantino's fingerprints are on this movie. For all the times this video mentions this movie is structured traditionally, and has well written characters... there's hardly a mention this is based of a really good book Rum Punch. Elmore Leonard is a great writer & Tarantino loves his books. I think that's why he held back on his style to honor the book.

[@peterfrank3365]

This movie kind of lacks the cheeky tone Tarantino's movies are usually known for. Most his movies usually had this somewhat "movie within a movie" vibe, but not this one - This one feels earnest in being about the characters. Oh, it aged wonderfully. I rank it as number two of Tarantino's best.

[@Firegen1]

Yes! It is far too underrated but imho the characters are more intriguing. It is one of the few Tarantino films to be brave enough to build steadily.

[@animationfanatic2133]

My favorite of Tarantino's and one i consistently come back to

[@rohitsathishnair3730]

Louder for the neophyte QT fans at the back...and for QT himself!

[@batemanlife]

Any film with Michael Keaton is a win

[@Jonathantgood]

I was thinking about what you guys said and I think the most uncool Sam Jackson has been was in Django unchained Great villain just not a cool cat

[@lbjcb5]

That's the one. He had to go to the bowels of hell to become uncool.

[@jbirzer]

As someone who doesn't like Tarantino films, I'm a big fan of Jackie Brown. Maybe there is a correlation.

[@selalewis9189]

I’ve always had an old soul. I really wanted to see Jackie Brown when it first came out, but I was a broke teenager. Finally saw it a few years later and it’s still my favorite Tarantino movie. It’s hard to be a fan of his movies for many reasons. But in this case, the reason is that many of his fans take way too long to mature beyond Reservoir Dogs or even Once Upon A Time in Hollywood. His best work is less regressive and reactionary, and Jackie Brown fits that bill.

[@2ndround415]

This movie is HANDSOWN Tarantino’s underrated film. The cast, the movie, the music! And culturally it’s a bit of an ode the Blaxploitation with Pam!

[@bebop306]

Anyone else was watching the top 10 2023 and then shut down out of nowhere?

[@Y.d.o.b.o.n]

A Tarantino movie not in the top 100? The other 9 better be in there Cinefix.

[@ajabgul3646]

Waiting for the Top 10 movies of 2023 from cinefix

[@directionaljoy]

Jackie Brown has always been my #1 Tarantino film (for speaking to me on a personal level and for being better the more I watch it). My introduction to Tarantino was Reservoir Dogs (fantastic) and my follow up was Pulp Fiction, a film that deserves all the praise it gets but it did not speak to me the same way… a little bit of a mess, but a fun one.

[@ObscenelyMarvelous]

Jackie Brown was always my favorite Tarantino movie, and most people don't agree. I prefer to watch things without gratuitous onscreen violence. And I love the practical realism, as opposed to over the top cartoonishness. It is about a brilliant woman who thinks on her feet, and is determined to improve her situation in life. And yes, Kill Bill is also about that, but in an entirely different way. Jackie is my favorite character from any Tarantino movie I've seen. I'm not partial to him, but his movies are good. Maybe the reason I prefer Jackie Brown is because it's unlike many of his other movies, and I'm not one of his rabid fans.

[@jackmackakaheavyguyhaiku545]

While I agree that it earns every single second of its cut, I do believe that it could've been trimmed here and there (maybe take out every other frame) and it still may work.

[@GabeSegura801]

Odell lol 😂 Beckham?

[@lukaskonrad463]

I love this podcast series but damn I really hate how long y’all are taking on this

[@batemanlife]

This movie is a good choice. A lot of Tarantino's subsequent films became too cartoonish

[@princeprocrastinate6485]

Yeah this film underwhelmed me at first, after having seen it three times now I actually like it a lot more, takes a while to grow on you. Kill Bill and Django Unchained are still my top Tarrantino films.

[@rvantong]

Samuel L Jackson uncool roles are Jurassic Park and arguably Unbreakable

[@some-rando]

I've always loved it, mostly because its such a dialogue driven film.

[@LederjackenShow]

Yes.

[@paulb808]

Jackie Brown is a masterpiece.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Has always been my absolute favorite of his alongside Pulp Fiction, since the day I saw it in theaters. And it just gets better every time... great hangout movie.

[@twosense7723]

Came here to ask if you guys could continue The Walking Dead what’s the difference.

[@charlesca5763]

Absolutely love Elmore Leonard

[@acidgougewaltz]

the video that they watch with the girls in bikinis shooting guns, that was a recreation of a real thing from the late 80s early 90s. Lenny Magill produced a series of videos called "Rock and Roll" that featured girls shooting guns and occasionally basic break down of the firearms. to be fair he produced a number of videos on guns ranging from the clinical (videos about every facet of a single gun) to the bombastic (the rock and roll series) in the days before the interwebz and youtube this kind of information was not always easy to come by.

[@gildardorodriguez4356]

Best Tarantino movie. Still underappreciated

[@marypalmer8223]

"Jackie Brown" is great, one of Tarantino's best. (When's Clint coming back?)

[@critter42]

Regarding Samuel L Jackson not being "cool", I would say Mr. Glass is not cool. And probably Valentine in Kingsman

[@ynz3713]

As with many people I believe the first Tarantino movie I saw was pulp fiction and I was hooked because before then I had seen kids movies as I was 13 and I never knew movies could be that cool. Since then Tarantino has been my favorite director and say what you will about him and even if you don’t like his movies you can’t say he doesn’t care about his art and that his mare boring which I beIs the main downfall of modern movies because even if they are “bad” as long as they are entertaining they are watchable.

[@rockmusicforever90]

Cal mentioned if Jackie brown could of been a Blaxsplotaion film mentioned it couldn't be cause it's directed by a white guy when Both Coffy and Foxy Brown were by a white guy. I consider Jackie brown as the unofficial third film to Coffy and Foxy Brown.

[@magikman79]

This series seemed like such a good idea, and I've been excited to see most of them uploaded (because I like the movie they are discussing) but can never make it more than 5 or 10 minutes into the video, the hosts just aren't relatable (or even likeable really) It feels more like I'm sitting in a Dennys after the movie listening to people in the next booth discussing a movie they didn't understand... Great movie though...

[@claudiagomez917]

I adore Clint (longtime fam) and have quickly come around to Cal. But, I. can't. Stand. Her. She doesn't get the movies even when she claims to love them and is mostly just piggybacking on the boys' opinions... Except when she is just so determined to love the female characters in every movie. I barely made it through this episode bc I love this film and Cal was borderline making fun of this chick through most of it. I usually don't like to be such a hater but, man! She has irked me since day one of this series! Ok. Sorry for the negativity... That being said, I consume this series voraciously!

[@MatthewCrocker]

Samuel L was not cool in Long Kiss Goodnight

[@Courier_333]

It is 100% his best film.

[@rocko7711]

❤❤

[@xfoolsgoldx]

Pulp Fiction is still the best.

[@BrodyxBrown]

Yes

[@thegoldfishpool]

Samuel L. Was uncool in Coming to America had zero chill.

[@muvlovr]

Where is your top 10 movie list?? Don't say that's the IGN top movie list crap

[@tonykilljoy]

Is Sam Jackson maybe uncool in Black Snake Moan?

[@The_Other_Ghost]

Desperado did.

[@aliris8474]

When is best 10 films of 2024?

[@purple_nhaze]

Samuel L uncool entry; Coming to America. End of list.

[@firstnamesurname6810]

Best movie? Jokes apart that was worst?

[@MAGMALORD360]

Not a fan of that clown Tarentino and his Trash films. All he does is disrespectfully meme on Bruce Lee's with his hatred for the man just cause Bruce wasn’t a fan of Stuntmen.

[@rohitsathishnair3730]

QT never made a great movie after this

[@batemanlife]

You might be right. Great scenes but inconsistent films. Take Inglorious Bastards - loved the crafting and building tension of the ordering drinks scene but you also get Brad Pitt hamming it up and looking like he has had an allergic reaction. Can't think of another director that can swing from great to crass within the space of a movie so often.

[@batemanlife]

King of Comedy is way better than Kill Bill

[@TJMiton]

This is easily Tarantino's worst movie and I don't think it's remotely close.

[@Rubrasileiro]

Hell no. Pulp Fiction.

[@xfoolsgoldx]

Death Proof is not up there with the best.

[@ShineOnYouCD]

I'm a die hard Tarantino fan and this movie is still just alright

[@gilbertoarellano8525]

It’s honestly my least favorite QT film felt like he was trying to recapture the magic from Pulp fiction, but I might have to revisit the film to see if I still feel the same about it.

[@alten2122]

I don’t even have to watch this. The answer is “No”.

[@cinemarchaeologist]

The answer is definitely "no." JACKIE BROWN wasn't very good when it was new and will never be very good. QT took most of the way he writes dialogue from Elmore Leonard and there was great anticipation going into this movie because it was adapting Leonard. Unfortunately, this was the first time QT's self-indulgence, which would become a problem with several of his future productions, overcame him. He basically took a good, tight book and turned it into a ponderous bore of a movie. It has it's moments. They're very few and far between. Even screwed up the ending, which was a crime.

[@MichaelLaing71]

One of the most boring films I have ever watched in the cinema. Not helped by the seats in the cinema being really uncomfortable.

[@skylineandy]

No

[@thomascrown9109]

Boring waffle

[@etucker82]

Yes.