What Did I Just Watch?! Pulp Fiction Movie Reaction!!

My first time watching Pulp Fiction (1994)
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I honestly don’t 100% know what to make of this, but I had a DANG I had a great time watching it. I hope you enjoyed my Pulp Fiction movie reaction & commentary
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Original Movie: Pulp Fiction (1994)

[@CasualNerdReactions]

This was quite the experience. I didn't know whether to laugh or gasp half the time, but man it was a great time. Let me know YOUR thoughts on Pulp Fiction.

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

When in doubt, laugh. Those who get it will think you do too, and those that gasp will think you're edgy.👍

[@jimtatro6550]

Seeing this movie theatrically was one of my favorite all time experiences, it played like a rock concert on a roller coaster.😂

[@DMSG1981]

Tarantino is famous for 1) Violence 2) Dialogue 3) Non-linear story telling 4) Incorporating his foot fetish in his movies 5) Outstanding song selection for the soundtracks

[@Tommysimonsen]

When you run out of Tarantino movies, he written a few others directed.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

🤣@@dr.burtgummerfan439

[@jdrussell3828]

Jules retiring means that it was Vincent and Marsellus that were staking out Butch's house. When Butch runs over Marsellus you see he is carrying coffee and donuts. He was on his way back to Butch's house where he and Vincent were looking for Butch. The reason Vincent didn't realize Butch was in the house while he was sitting on the toilet is because he assumed it was Marsellus coming back with coffee and donuts. Vincent is on the toilet all the time because heroin causes constipation.

[@ACME619]

I like that theory.

[@vio-lence7267]

+The gun on the counter that Butch picks up and kills Vincent with probably isn't Vincent's but instead Marsellus's.

[@jasons_supra]

I’ve seen pulp fiction 300 times and I’ve never realized this

[@gggooding]

"And then he can Vincent van goooo" ...😅😂🤣🤣🤣 Casual Nerd: if Tarantino heard your joke, there's a 110% chance he would kick himself for not thinking of it and including it in this script of scripts. 👏👏👏👏👏 "And that's the rest of the story" was pretty brilliant too, brother. RIP Paul Harvey.

[@moonlitegram]

The cool factor to this movie is off the charts. Even today, nearly 30 years after its release, with tons of movies being influenced by Tarantino's style of dialogue etc, it still comes off as fresh and cool to me. Back in 94 it was mind blowing to me. Glad you enjoyed it. Also impressed with how quickly you were able to piece together the films events in chronological order immediately after viewing it. A number of people I've shown this movie to often initially have various levels of confusions as to when each event occurs.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I think it helps that I love Nolan films so I've at least seen some films that were out of sequence before. It was a bit jarring though to suddenly be back at the beginning.

[@walker1812]

⁠@@CasualNerdReactionsyeah, basically those and dozens of other movies and tv shows that were influenced by this movie and incorporating their favorite bits into their work. Non-linear storytelling is now a thing, it wasn’t always so. Not until this movie.

[@BenChanNYC]

My One Big Thought about this movie comes down to Jules's speech at the end, and being a "shepherd." This movie is about a bunch of criminal low-lives, but somewhere in their irredeemable lives, each story involves one low-life helping another low-life out of a bad situation in a moment of shared humanity. Also, that Nick Fury vs. Abomination comment wasn't a "casual" nerd reaction - that was *hardcore* nerd and I'm all about it! 🖖🤓 (now I need a Fury/Blonski scene, dammit!)

[@darkglass1]

21:31 “What are the odds?” Really good actually. Marcellus and Vincent were staking out Butch’s apartment together. Marcellus went to go get coffee and donuts. If you look carefully, he’s carrying two cups. This explains why Vincent didn’t do anything when he heard Butch come in. He thought it was Marcellus. That’s also why he felt comfortable leaving his gun on the counter.

[@AnthonyMaccaline]

This scene was in homage to psyco... there's a similar shot in that movie

[@Kebmo338]

Good theory, but the door was locked.

[@lukelichtenthal5407]

Pretty sure that gun belonged to Marcellus.

[@el-violador]

Couple fun facts Vincent is always in the toilet because heroin constipates you Mia mistook the heroin for cocaine because it was packaged wrong. Vincent's dealer brings it up

[@OneArmedRetroGamer]

Beat me to it

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Yes, it dawned on me much later how that mistake was made. Pretty interesting how they set that up.

[@CousinWhatIsIt]

LOL, I always thought that dude looked like Seinfeld. You're the first I ever heard to say it out loud. Then your little addition...chef's kiss. 😄

[@KansaSCaymanS]

Tarantino is the master of mundane conversation in his movies - it really gets you engaged with the characters and the story. 👍😎

[@angelagraves865]

One of my favorite parts of this movie is how Christopher Walken's tone changes during his monologue. He starts the watch story speaking reverentially about the past wars but is understandably hostile when talking about the one he took part in. It's a perfect transition and it really makes the whole speech for me.

[@KaMui_AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs]

The way Travolta just delivered the line: "Aw man, I shot Marvin in the face!" will ALWAYS get me. :'D Definitely my cup of morbid humour.

[@creech54]

Which, I guess, is somehow worse than "Aw man, I just killed Marvin". 😉

[@donpietruk1517]

​@@creech54It's just funnier.

[@footofjuniper8212]

I was 24 when Pulp Fiction came out. I saw it 12 times in the theater (still the record). Every time a friend or relative said they hadn't seen it, I said "Drop everything and let's go." I bought the soundtrack, the screenplay and four Tarantino biographies. Before it was released on VHS, I recorded the audio from the scrambled pay-per-view channel so I could listen to it in the background. I did a dramatic reading of the script on a road trip with my college academic team. I wore my Pulp Fiction ball cap until it was in tatters. At an antique mall, I found a ceramic kangaroo like the one that held Butch's watch, and I happily paid $60 for it. When the VHS finally came out, I watched it repeatedly. Quentin, during a deleted scene segment, recommended using a Hi-8 camcorder, so I went out and bought two. I wrote a screenplay and attempted (unsuccessfully) to film my own movie with friends and acquaintances. So yeah, it had a bit of an impact on me.

[@roddo1955]

Yeah but you had a lot of fun with it and that's what matters!🙂

[@Arrynek01]

Just a little bit :D

[@rishikeshwagh]

Damn. Like like the movie was a divine intervention for you

[@kylewestlake982]

Once nice little detail about the OD scene is that heroin is typically shipped in balloons and cocaine in baggies, and Lance was out of balloons, so he used a baggie. That's why Mia thought what she was sorting was cocaine.

[@BigBrosFilms]

Duuuude that's crazy I never knew that

[@jeremiahalonzo]

Please, please do not skip Jackie Brown. Arguably QT's most beautiful movie. Thanks for your genuine reactions, you are a treat to spend time with

[@JasonHauser125]

I didn't like JB the first time I saw it, as I was such a fan of Pulp and it was a different kind of vibe, but Jackie Brown is quite a good crime thriller in its own right.

[@Scott_Forsell]

Agree hard on Jackie Brown, my favorite QT movie. Especially the opening in the airport.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Thanks for the comment, I'll be sure to check out Jackie Brown after Reservoir Dogs. 🙌

[@musicgirl8977]

Yes, Jackie Brown is my favorite Quinten Tarantino movie.

[@heather9857]

Jackie Brown is my favorite QT movie. I'm not sure why JB eeks out at first place since Pulp Fiction Inglorious Basterds, Kill Bills are all brilliant.

[@reservoirdude92]

Just like Reservoir Dogs (his debut, that you DEFINITELY need to watch) revolutionized independent American cinema, Pulp Fiction was a shotgun blast to the face of Hollywood, and thus Tarantino became a titan of modern filmmaking. I swear if it weren't for Forrest Gump, THIS would have won the Best Picture Oscar.

[@richardzinns5676]

Of course it would, and it should have anyway. Don't you agree?

[@reservoirdude92]

​@@richardzinns5676100%!

[@donpietruk1517]

​@@richardzinns5676it's a better film than Gump. My theory is that this and Shawshank split a lot of votes and Gump snuck through.

[@rufus1346]

Did you know that Mr Blonde is Vincent's brother? Vic & Vince, the Vega brothers.

[@charleslee8313]

The bandage is on the back of his head because he cut himself shaving. I dug the Abomination/Nick Fury joke. I'm glad you noticed that things seem to happen when Vincent is in the bathroom.

[@chrisofnottingham]

"What are the odds?" Quite high. Marcellus and Vincent staking out Butch's apartment. Marcellus pops out to get coffee. Butch turns up, shoots Vincent, then Marcellus returns as Butch drives away.

[@vuechidna]

I love that Buddy Holly (9:08) was played by Steve Buscemi.

[@maximillianosaben]

No one is prepared for the pawn shop scene.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

There is no way to prepare. 😳

[@LordVolkov]

"It was a clear accident" Vincent's finger was on the trigger... there are no accidents with firearms, only negligence.

[@russellward4624]

"I don't know what we're about to experience here" Me: dying laughing, "buckle up my friend"

[@richardzinns5676]

This is the most wonderful example I've seen of how segments of a story, told out of chronological order, can have a totally different effect from what they would have had if seen in the order in which they occurred. This kind of thing first hit me very hard in college, when I read Paradise Lost, and Pulp Fiction is probably the only thing I've seen that produces the same kind of result even more strongly.

[@CousinWhatIsIt]

This is definitely one of the greatest song-collection-style soundtracks of all time. I heard that CD thousands of times.

[@djgizmoe]

I don't think I've ever heard more memorable dialog in a film. And for those who don't see "the point" the theme of redemption (for those willing to accept it) is pretty clear.

[@itt23r]

Most people I think like this movie for all the interesting and fun vignettes. But after watching reactions to it many times now I've come to realize it is a morality play that might be best described by the quote from Ezekiel 25:17 Jules states at the start of the movie and breaks apart in the diner scene. But to get this you have to first put all the scenes into chronological order. When you do that you see it is about two central characters, Jules and Vincent and their attitude toward faith. It begins with a miracle that Jules recognize and Vincent ignores. What follows is an encounter with an angel, Mr. Wolf, who saves their bacon from the incident and actually symbolically baptises them in the backyard with a garden hose. Jules is grateful and eager to change his life. Vincent is unresponsive. And Vincent is then given 3 more chances to see the light (all highlighted by his being in the bathroom) . In the first one it happens when he leaves the restroom in the diner to walk right into an armed robbery. And in this one Vincent is saved by the newly reformed Jules whose calmness keeps Vincent from being shot. In his next close call he is saved by his drug dealer who represnts Jesus Himself (which you can see by his long hair. beard, tunic and his sandals. He even brings a girl back to life to make it clear. But Vincent is still unmoved and finally meets his just end in the bathroom of course at the hands of Butch, who I believe represents the angel of death. I say that by the fact that he kills more people than anyone else, shows no remorse over any of their deaths and even his choice of weapons in the army navy store (a katana sword) gives it away. So that is my take on it. Its a morality play I'm guessing Tarantino lifted from some anceint old world culture told using underworld characters and out of sequence to disguise its origins.

[@NativeNewMexican]

I like this take. It's not necessary to watch it in order to see the concept.

[@donpietruk1517]

There's also a lot of darkly comedic elements to the salvation plot line. Christopher Walkens whole watch story delivery, the accidental killing of Marvin, the drug dealers wife (great cameo by Roseanna Arquette) who has a needle obsession. Both people who shake Mia's hand (not touch her feet) in this movie end up suffering extreme consequences.

[@gacchan]

What a reaction, Chris. Tarantino is definitely it's own kind of vibe.

[@jcarterla]

My late friend Alexis is the guy hiding in the closet who tries to shoot them and misses. Their sister is the drug dealer's girlfriend. Travolta was a big star in the 70's and 80's but his career was essentially over before this movie came out. It single handedly restarted his career.

[@CharlesVanNoland]

Mind you, at the dance scene w/ Mia Wallace, John Travolta had starred in the film Saturday Night Fever some 15 years before Pulp Fiction arrived on the scene. You already know that he's got moves, if you know.

[@jenny_lee_87]

I recommend From Dusk Till Dawn, that's my favorite from him.

[@madraven3346]

As someone who used to do some shady business once upon a time and had a few bad habits like Vincent's, taking Mia to the hospital would bring down a whole world of trouble that would land them both in hot water with Marcellus and the law. It was pretty much a requirement in those days to have an EMT or a compromised doctor on the payroll if anyone needed medical care that would bring down cops if you went to the hospital (ODs, gunshots, etc) And Vincent's habit is why he's always in the bathroom (constipation is the first unglamorous side effect of junk)

[@Deathbird_Mitch]

Fun fact: If you go back and check you'll find Hunny Bunny's threat speech different between the beginning and end scenes.

[@LordVolkov]

I don't begrudge Tarantino multiple takes of Amanda Plummer going HAM. She's great!

[@CousinWhatIsIt]

So this is the start of your Tarantino journey? Don't miss True Romance, which Tarantino also wrote, but didn't direct.

[@LordVolkov]

Same for Natural Born Killers and From Dusk Till Dawn

[@CasualNerdReactions]

We'll see! I'm gonna get started with a few more he directed, and consider adding in the ones he wrote further down the road.

[@kosh6612]

The soundtrack is a MUST HAVE. Right alongside The Blues Brothers, Good Morning Vietnam and Reality Bites. And a movie you NEED to react to, Amelie.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Ok? Just added most of those to my calendar. But likely a very long ways away unless they win a poll. But they’ll all eventually be here.

[@Notsosweetstevia]

If you liked this, you should watch Jackie Brown. It’s another early Tarantino film with similar vibes.

[@jimtatro6550]

This movie and the Matrix are probably the two most influential films from the last 30 years. This movie has been ripped off at least 20 times since it came out.

[@60secthebaptist9]

the thing with vincent is he's a heroin addict and one of the byproducts of that addiction is severe constipation. that's why he's always headed to the bathroom.

[@RiriSkullen]

Three things you will always find in a Tarantino movie: 1. Well-written dialogue 2. Fantastic soundtrack 3. A woman with bare feet

[@CasualNerdReactions]

2 of the three make me excited to continue!

[@PhatLayCes7825]

a quintessential movie to see if you're a cinefile.. so many directors have copied Tarantino's ultra violence, non linear, and dialogue heavy scripts. Pulp Fiction is truly American cinema at its finest.

[@mikethemotormouth]

The nonlinear storytelling? More or less a staple of Tarantino movies. I think the one exception is Inglourious Basterds(2009) where it does constantly shift focus on locations and characters yet its always moving forward in time. Eager to see you react to more Tarantino in the future: Hateful Eight(2015), Jackie Brown(1997) and Natural Born Killers(1994) which he helped write while Oliver Stone directed

[@LordVolkov]

I would say Jackie Brown is fairly linear as well, save for the layering climax, but that's thanks to the source material.

[@Rees2005]

What's a gimp? Oh you sweet summer child!☺💚 Tbh that entire scene of the spider catching a couple flies, aka the gRape scene, is simply nightmare fuel!

[@kevinmassey1164]

If this was your first QT film you should just line up the rest and start reacting. Doing them in order probably makes sense but all of them are excellent, extremely popular, and would work well with your reaction style

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Just added them into my calendar, starting soon. It's possible one might jump in line if it wins a poll, but otherwise Reservoir dogs should hit by the end of October.

[@lemurdream]

"Don't be a rectangle." lol

[@zpitzer]

The plot in "Force Fox Five" sounds a little like "Kill Bill" next movie you want to watch, my favo though is "Jackie Brown"

[@LordVolkov]

They do a Fox Force Five joke in Spice World 😉

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I think I'm gonna try to go in Chronological order.

[@thequietrevolution3404]

Great reaction to your first effort at watching a Tarantino film. *Some fun facts and revelations:* (1) The scene where Vincent Vega stabs downward on Mia Wallace's chest was actually filmed in reverse or backwards. (2) The machine gun on the kitchen table was purportedly left there by Marsalis Wallace when he went out for coffee and doughnuts. (3) The wallet with the words "BAD MF" actually belonged to Quentin Tarantino. He named it as an homage to singer/musician *Issac Hayes* who included those words in his song "Theme from Shaft".

[@salsonny]

old myths and legends , the story is if you want to steal someone's Soul, go thru the back if the neck, hence the bandaid on the back of Marsalis neck

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Fascinating!

[@georgekellon2471]

My favorite quote from this movie is the whole "Imma get medieval on your A$$" scene. and EVERY reactor to date, that I've watched except for maybe 1 does not include it in the reaction video. Sad that you joined that unfortunate club.

[@subversivelysurreal3645]

I have an (academy award winning movie) to recommend, and no, that’s not at all why. It’s just such a taught, revealing film about a teenager who has lost his brother in a boating accident, since that time, he’s tried to kill himself, and he’s now completing his senior year of high school with a lot of grief, confusion, and a psychiatrist played by Judd Hirsh. It’s ‘Ordinary People’ and I think that you’ll care about the people who populate the film and his life -and I think that you’ll be wholly engrossed . You’re welcome ☺️

[@donferoce5652]

Why would Vincent leave his gun in the kitchen when he went to the bathroom? I don't think he did. I think Marcellus brought the Mach 10 because he wanted to pump Butch full of lead but left it behind to get donuts. Butch keyed Vincent's car, according to Tarantino.

[@MaikKellerhals]

I'll be honest, I think Tarantino in general is a little overrated. But he made ONE masterpiece. It's Inglorious Basterds. A perfect film.

[@leniobarcelos1770]

@26:32 See, I'm not so sure it was an accident. Because if you look closely at Vince's finger on the trigger you can see that he starts squeezing it. Maybe he wanted to do it and make it seem like an accident. Or maybe he really just wasn't aware of his poor gun etiquette, I don't know. I'd like to think that he didn't do it on purpose because he is a professional and professionals shouldn't do that. But him pointing the gun at Marvin when he didn't need to and squeezing the trigger leaves room for doubt for me.

[@DamienNightwing]

For me the more I watch Pulp Fiction I dislike it more and more and it does not hold up but for a good decade or so...this was amazing. Nice reaction. Watch JACKIE BROWN it's his best movie.

[@merkitten953]

One of my fave movies ever, I love watching ppls reaction to it :) I have to admit I wish you' left in *that* scene even if you beeped the word, bc I find people's reactions to it fascinating: there seem to be 2 main camps, those who die laughing at the spectacle of Jimmy using that word over and over to Jules, who despite being possibly the most gangsta mf on the planet, not only doesn't take offense, but actually seems to want to placate Jimmy and not piss him off any further, and then the other viewer type who despite reacting animatedly to the rest of the movie, suddenly gets a serious look on their face and doesn't say a thing, and just looks uncomfortable 🙃. I know people probably are afraid of getting canceled for laughing at the wrong thing in 2023, but the backstory I've read on that scene is that Jimmy and Jules have been best friends for ages, hence Jimmy telling "Don't Jimmy me Jules, as Jules has a ⁰habit of Jimmying him when something goes wrong 😄 and that Jimmy even saved Jules' life back in the day, hence Jules seeing Jimmy as an equal & brother, hence the lack of offense at the n word, but also, they're gangsters. That's how they talk- they say exactly what the f they want to say and don't give af who doesn't like it, & Jules knows this so is unphased by the language :) so anyway I would've loved to see your reaction 😇 but I understand why you cut it too. I loved how much fun you had with the movie :) i hate when ppl take it too seriously..

[@neilmcdonald9164]

Tim Roth's partner in crime is the daughter of Christopher Plummer🎩

[@SonOfAldabarran]

"Fox Force Five" got reworked into "Kill Bill" & Uma Thurman's character was in fact deadly with a knife!

[@fahooga]

Kill Bill is basically the pilot Mia was in, kinda. All Tarantino films are in the same universe and have vague references to each other.

[@walker1812]

One small detail I loved is that heroin addiction gives you constipation. That’s why Vincent is always on the toilet. That and the dance sequence was a direct homage to a French new wave crime film by Godard called ‘Bande à part’ where they have a lovely impromptu dance in a cafe to a jukebox. Tarantino’s production company for his films is coincidentally called A Band Apart.

[@jinyatta4103]

If you are interested in going down the Tarantino rabbit hole, Jackie Brown is my favorite film of his

[@LaoWatsonSmith]

Fox Force Five, which you wish was made is pretty much literally Kill Bill!!

[@rubensalvador9422]

I would recommend all of Tarantino films in chronological order. They are all good to great from beginning to current. I love his early work including Jackie Brown, that I think gets overshadowed by the rest of his work.

[@LordVolkov]

If you want to get super deep into his work, mix in the Tarantino scripts he didn't direct (True Romance, Natural Born Killers, From Dusk Till Dawn), and Planet Terror to double feature with Deathproof The ultimate chronological Tarantino tour 🧐

[@CasualNerdReactions]

ok, I'll do it. (it'll take a while to get started, but hope to do one a month starting soon.)

[@opalviking]

So… who’s gonna tell Chris what The Gimp is?? 🤣

[@LordVolkov]

🤐

[@ollihro82]

the theory says : then band aid on the neck of his head is where the devil took out his soul. the glowing in the briefcase is his soul and he wants it back by all means...

[@paulidjit]

Opiates will slow your colon down to a crawl. If Vincent wasn’t shooting heroin, he wouldn’t need to spend all that time in the John.

[@angelagraves865]

Today is the first time in almost 30 years and dozens of times watching this movie that I noticed Maynard has two different color eyes.

[@michaelpaz5052]

My wife and I watched this movie opening weekend and couldn't stop talking about it to everyone! I don't know how many times I've watched it and reactions to it till this day! It's a part of my life.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Love that!

[@howiedavis2316]

My favorite movie, thank you for your review (nice haircut btw). So much my favorite that I bought and still to this day, use the matching wallet. I think Tarantino improved the movie a great deal, by not telling it in chronological order. There were so many little hidden gems and interesting ways of doing things, that were so easily missed. Like when Butch is in the taxi, in order to put more emphasis on the scene, very few notice that the outside and background are in black and white. Thank you again, have a great day.

[@PhatLayCes7825]

At the divine intervention scene.. you may notice in the edit, that holes are in the wall Before the shooting happens. 😅

[@paulamoya7956]

I loved it so much I saw it 3 times In The theater, including opening night🌠

[@zegh8578]

This is one of the first films I aquired, VHS casette - as well as the OST - I would listen to it on repeat while doing homework or drawing - it remains one of my favorite films, and it definitely is one to rewatch not only because it is that good, but because it is - even better? As in - everything confusing is accounted for; Tarantino really did everything right in this one, and it's such a fun composition and well executed interconnected story! Easy to miss: What are the odds of meeting Vincent *and* Marcellus so soon? Marcellus hugs Vincent in the beginning of the film - they are close - Jules is out; Marcellus was carrying a large pink box of donuts (it's early morning) and *two* tall coffees, when Butch ran him over! Also - clue: Mia did not snort cocaine, when she overdosed. Everything is accounted for!

[@RoGueNavy]

Tarantino is the only director who can put David Bowie music in a World War Two action epic...and make it work.

[@jffullum4325]

fav movie of all time.

[@J4ME5_]

It wasn't odds it was just him going to get food for them. That's why he left Vince the big gun

[@ultrasonic6]

My husband and I have a tradition of watching Pulp Fiction every thanksgiving. I don't know why but we picked it up about 10 years ago 😄

[@roddo1955]

You know what they call a turkey in France...😅

[@Gort-Marvin0Martian]

One of my all time fav films. I have one of those BMF wallets. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.

[@ivanbutenko8778]

Nice film😊😅🎉❤

[@johnsauer7422]

One of the greatest films ever made in my opinion. This film has been top-ten all time for me since I first saw it.

[@elischultes6587]

There is some interesting theories about how Tarentino’s universe

[@jh1618]

Can't unsee the Seinfeld moment with the Logo 😅

[@dennislittau6320]

I've never held a gun, but I'll bet they are too damn heavy to sit in those shorts like that 😀

[@Rees2005]

Eric Stoltz is one of my favorite under-rated actors. Used to have a crush on him from Some Kind of Wonderful.

[@jagwolf8079]

That's interesting... my first crush was (and 40 years later still is) the other half of that movie, Mary Stuart Masterson.

[@Rees2005]

@@jagwolf8079 Makes sense!☺ What blew my mind about Eric was that he is the actor who played Rocky Dennis in the movie Mask '85.

[@BubbaCoop]

Inglourious Basterds is my favorite

[@eclat4641]

I recommend all of his movies!! ☺️.

[@claremanion6523]

I'm so impressed and delighted that you liked this! It is a lot to take in, but the pure genius of Tarantino's writing and his ability to balance humor with... mayhem... makes this film a must-see for anyone with an interest in the art of cinema. Excellent reaction 👍

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Thanks for the comment! A few years ago I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it, I’d have been disturbed and put off by a lot of the content so I’m thrilled to have been able to really enjoy the humor in the midst of the mayhem.

[@d.k.6361]

For me, Tarantino movies often deal with dispensing a kind of justice that isn't often gotten in real life. In one of his movies, for example, Hitler is killed in a burning movie theater. The most wicked are dealt with in a way that they deserve in his movies.

[@markwibe2693]

I enjoyed watching your reaction! I saw this movie in the theater when it came out, and the reaction I had was completely unexpected. The dialogue was so smooth and realistic, the characters were totally engaging, the acting was superb, and the style of the movie was so fresh and innovative; yet I disliked the movie itself so much that I've never watched it again in its entirety. I'm still not sure why I felt that way, though I do still think it's one of the highest-quality movies I've ever seen. No other movie has affected me in such a contradictory way. Thanks, though, for making this reaction video.

[@RosieIfYouKnowMe]

I think I felt all the emotions with this movie, but every time I rewatch it, I find new things to be emotional about. Its fascinating how my emotional evolution exposes new emotional experiences in one film.

[@theConquerersMama]

Same

[@jamesnorthup7717]

Time to go down the Tarantino rabbit hole!!!

[@flibber123]

The main thing I think about this movie is morality. It's ironic, because superficially this movie seems amoral. But I see things like Jules retiring, and not dying in the movie. Butch goes back to save Marcellus, and Butch doesn't die in the movie. Vincent does not listen to Jules, and Vincent insults Butch. Vincent dies in the movie. At the end, Ringo and Honeybunny LISTEN to Jules and they not only live, they walk out with a good amount of money. There are a lot of morals on display in this movie.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

Really fascinating

[@bobcarp1239]

When this movie came out I saw it 7 or 8 times in the theater. Found something new every time. And I agree with those suggesting "Jackie Brown". You'll probably get around to other Tarantino films, but Jackie Brown seems to get lost or forgotten...

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I plan to watch Jackie Brown for a November release 👌

[@willcool713]

This is one of those movies... My friends and I thought it was a riot when it came out. We all grew up rough and delinquent, too smart for our own good. And our orbit always included these sorts of trainwrecks, at least at the fringes. We laughed and cracked-up quoting it forever, because it was so outlandishly not quite realistic, but still so recognizable. And it's a movie that I love to see reactors watch, because some are so baffled and horrified. Generally I see Tarantino as a bit baroque in catering to violent and salacious interests. But it works really well in this movie. And it shows well which reactors have seen the less seemly side of life. You have the temperament of a therapist.

[@darrylcarden1851]

I think you would really enjoy “True Romance”. Earlier film that Tarantino wrote but didn’t direct.

[@CasualNerdReactions]

One day I'll have to check out the films he wrote as well.

[@827honey1]

Quentin Tarantino's directing style takes a bit of getting used to but his love of cinema and different genres shine through in all his work. Pretty much enjoyed all of his work especially his earlier ones and this was a great showcase for John Travolta in his many career revivals

[@LordVolkov]

"He died of dysentery... he gives me the watch..." 🤣🤣🤣 Captain Koontz is very lucky he didn't also die of a highly communicable bowel disease from hiding that watch 😅

[@C_Los808]

Glad you enjoyed the movie. You may also enjoy Kill Bill another great film by Tarantino.

[@slayskool1964]

FUN FACT: 13:37 The OD scene was stolen from a story Steven Prince told in Scorsese's film American Boy (which is FREE on KZbin). It actually happened to him almost exactly as the scene plays out.

[@1pknail]

I remember seeing this in theaters just after it came out, back when there used to be $1.75 second-run theaters. I remember loving it immensely, though I couldn't articulate why. Love how at least 2/3 of what Jules recites as Ezekiel 25:17 is not even in the Bible; the only part that's actually that passage is the "strike down ... with furious anger" and "you will know my name is the Lord" bits. Would definitely recommend checking out all of Tarantino's other movies. Everyone has their favorites and least favorites of his, but his filmography is genuinely an album with zero skips. It won't take too long to get through them all -- there are only ten (nine, if you count Kill Bill as one). He's working on one now that is supposed to be his final film as a director.

[@pleutron]

what do you mean the Fox Force Five joke isn't good? I love that joke :P

[@CasualNerdReactions]

I just added a handful to be released monthly. It's possible one might majorly skip the line if it wins a poll, but otherwise I'm diving in soon!

[@floorticket]

He sure does look like Seinfeld.

[@joshnorris6238]

I love that QT considers this a comedy. Tells ya about everything you need to know about him.

[@Mokoflama]

The show that Mia describes is pretty similar to Kill Bill also written and directed by Tarantino with the idea by Uma and Quentin during the filming of this movie, they initially called it The Bride

[@kevinmassey1164]

This is going to be interesting….