FIRST TIME WATCHING: Jackie Brown (1997) REACTION (Movie Commentary)
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Still probably Tarantino’s most underrated. It’s so darn good. And De Niro is quietly hysterical.
Adore this film - maybe top 10, top 20 film all time for me. Love it.
It may be Tarantino’s best film, imho.
This & Death Proof...
@@AshLee92490 - When I first saw Death Proof, I couldn't stand a bunch of the women and I thought Stantman Mike saved the movie. But I saw Grindhouse three times in theaters and just needed more time to sit with it. Now I love Death Proof just as much as any other Tarantino movie and could go on for days about why. I always recommend people watch Grindhouse if they can, but if not the extended Death Proof should certainly be watched!
@@AshLee92490 Yeah Death Proof was the last one I watched and I wasn't expecting it to be nearly as great as it was. Blew me away - no pun intended.
The chemistry between Grier and Forster is incredible. Even though I was a teenager when I first watched this, I could somehow easily put myself in the shoes of a tired, lovestruck old man simply because of how amazing Grier was and how honestly Forster was able to show those emotions. Tarantino deserves credit for being willing to swim in deeper emotional waters than he was ever comfortable with, before or since. One of the few physical copies of a movie I've bothered holding on to. Soundtrack too.
The reason Max Cherry is so relatable is because he plays to a hope that every single one of us has for a fresh beginning that could come at any moment, if we just happen to bump into the right person.
Speaking of Keaton, he plays the same character in another book-to-film by the same author as well, Elmore Leonard's Out of Sight, a 1998 flick by Steven Soderbergh that also made waves when it came out. I hope you check that one out as well.
Yeah that was my first thought after the reactor said we wanted more of him. And then the main character in Jusitified is I think a spin on the same character.
The ONLY good Jennifer Lopez movie;)
The studio lawyers were trying to shut down Keaton reprising his role based on contract bureaucracy but Tarantino talked them down. He felt that they should just let a cool thing happen.
you said it all.. the story, the characters, the acting, the soundtrack… my favorite film of his!
Mines too!
Deniro's " I'm gonna knock you the fk out" with his fist up to her face is pure gold and always has me dying laughing
This is hands down Tarantino's BEST film. People found it boring upon release because it wasn't violent heavy, but now that he's showcased every piece of talent that he has, Jackie Brown still pulls through as his best. And I will DIE on this hill
Same happened with Tarantino "Grindhouse: Death Proof". It bombed because people were expecting another flashy, chaotic Tarantino film, especially with it being his first film after Kill Bill, not understanding the concept of the film and hated how heavy dialogue it was. and that it was a homage to b-rated, low-budget, exploitation movies. I think it's one of those movies that's building a cult following years later. Jackie Brown & Death Proof are two of my favorite Tarantino films...
I agree 100%. This has been my favorite tarantino movie since i first saw it. This is a perfect movie that only gets better with each viewing. Death Proof is #2
This movie is based on a book by Elmore Leonard. A lot of his books got made into movies, such as Get Shorty and Be Cool (both hilarious), 3:10 To Yuma, Out of Sight, and quite a few others. His book/movie Life of Crime also has the characters of Ordell and Louis but they're played by Mos Def and John Hawkes and are very different from the characters played by Samuel L. Jackson and Robert DeNiro. They're all worth a watch. ✌🏽
And Keaton plays the same character in Out of Sight!
That movie is based off the book "The Switch". It's kind of a prequel to "Rum Punch" (Jackie Brown). I highly suggest it.
This movie doesn’t get enough love. An underrated classic.
a truly great movie, and one that comes to mean a lot more to you when you hit jackie and max's age, with all the middle-aged regrets, mistakes, and worries you've accumulated over the years. don't get me wrong, i loved this movie when it came out (i was 19), but i identify with the characters now in a way i never could have back then.
Jackie making Max coffee - "Aww the milk went bad while I was in jail."
Max - "Black is fine."
Caped - "Yeah. I bet it is..."
😂😂.... Well played Sir...
I've always found this to be an incredibly overlooked film. It's not as flashy as other Tarantino flicks but the acting is on point, the ensemble cast is brilliant, the writing and dialogue is fantastic, and the soundtrack is an absolute killer. I've watched this movie at least 40 times in my life and I enjoy it each and every time. Well done for finding and reacting to it, my friend.
The fact that it's not as 'flashy' as Tarantino's other movies works in it's favor, imo. It's subtle and allows for some amazing performances from the actors.
This is my favorite QT movie. This movie is just pure magic.
It's actually my favorite Tarantino movie.
It's based on a novel btw.
Pam Greer was known in the 70's as the queen of 'blacksploitation' movies with her most famous being Coffy and Foxy Brown. They were violent flicks where she played badass and appeared with very minimal clothing in some scenes for our viewing pleasure.
Pam Grier in the 70's was absolutely stunning.
She wasn't too shabby in this movie either.
Thanks for the Google facts, my guy, but we could have looked that up ourselves.
@@cinemeleon2808 Stop. Be kind. You are what's wrong with the world...Google that 😂
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Pretty sure that google doesn't use the term, 'naked for our viewing pleasure'.
That's my own observation and I have no doubt all biological males (you know, men) that aren't soy latte addicted will agree with me that Pam Greer was truly one of the most devastatingly beautiful woman to grace the silver screen.
Her face too, she has quite striking facial features, not only magnificent tits and an ass made for love.
She's beautiful all around and a smart woman to boost ❤
Neat bit of trivia, the black suit she buys in the mall is actually the same suit Uma Thurman (Mia Wallace) wore in Pulp fiction and Daryl Hannah (Elle Driver) wore in Kill Bill vol 2!
My favourite Tarrantino movie. You can't hear him in the dialogue and he doesn't appear in it. Exactly how a director should direct.
You actually hear Q.T. in this. He's the answering machine voice!
Definitely an underrated Tarantino film. He knows how to put together amazing soundtracks for his films.
In my own opinion, the reason why Max didn’t go after Jackie even though he feel hard for her. Seeing her for the first time, awakened a part of him to feel so much love for another person. And as much as he wanted to be with her or even go with her, he knew deep down, that him and Jackie were 2 completely opposite ppl and as much as it hurt him to let her go, knowing he probably never see or speak to her again, he knew her living her life as a free spirit was the best thing for her.
Robert Forster, I only saw him in only one other film which he was the lead role and that was a horror movie that came in 1980 called Alligator. As you can probably guess, it was about him trying to stop a giant killer alligator living under the streets of Chicago haha
The next film you should watch I think you would really enjoy is Dead Presidents (1995)
Worked at a theater showing Dead Presidents years ago and I can no longer watch it. It's a good 1 but it's so WTF?
I really don't understand why more people don't love this movie. I think it's excellent and it still holds up today.
Because his more violent and more unpredictable movies like pulp fiction overshadow it and when Jackie brown came out it was seen as weak without the Tarantino signature violence but this is based off a book not his original story
@@ACinemafanatic That's doing disservice to the movie. Pulp Fiction being a great movie does not take away from Jackie Brown being a great movie. That's elitist nonsense.
I think the only real reason why some people hated this Movie is because of how they did Chris Tucker dirty in the beginning of it since he barely stayed in the Movie that long but only a short amount of time from getting killed for some dumb bullshit reason that never made sense even till this very day on why would the Director of the “Jackie Brown” do my boy Chris Tucker wrong like that when he deserved better honestly.
Jackie Brown is easily my favorite Tarantino film.
Sam Jackson is like a walking quote machine in this movie. One of my fav performances by him.
And of course Pam Grier.......one thing...❤.
I'd argued this is his best film. From time to time it's my favorite. I find it really really rewatchable.
over the last 25 years this is definitely my favorite tarantino movies to rewatch. the characters are written so well, watching this movie is like hanging out with some old friends at this point.
Pam Grier is BRILLIANT. Why is she underutilized in Hollywood? She is a black woman. Hollywood isn't gonna give brilliant black actor a break, especially if they are a woman. Pam Grier embodies the injustice of Hollywood and our culture. Imagine what amazing movies could have been made between her hey day and "Jackie Brown", what a loss. I got to see :"Jackie Brown" in the theater, when it first came out, and I also felt it was, hands down, the best Tarantino movie.
Don't know if it's a coincidence, but Tucker and "Deebo" were both also in Fifth Element in 1997.
One of my favorites of him two....this and the Bastards....I love the slow burn of both movies and how the story comes together. Outstanding as usual my friend!
Definitely underrated in its time. It has garnered a big following in recent years.
I LOVE LOVE LOOOVE Tarantino and this movie is the one I rewatch the most. My favorite Tarantino soundtrack. It is incredibly underrated and unrecognized for how good it is.
BTW: The outfit that Jackie is wearing in the dressing room is the same one Uma wears in Pulp Fiction and Daryl Hannah in Kill Bill Vol. 2.
This was a love letter to the foxy older Pam Grier, plain and simple. This movie is perfect.
Love this movie! Glad to see someone reacting to it.
Just discovered your channel and I love Jackie brown and stumbled upon your American history X review. Love your work so far
“Ahhh man I’m home, I’m high.” Lol
Every stoner knows what that’s like
One potential plot hole of this...by the 90s didn't most mall departments stores have security cameras?
This is one of QT's best movies, hands down. And yet I've heard so many fans of his say they never have seen it. It's a shame.
Still got my Jackie Brown poster on the wall! Pam Grier *embodied* her character, particularly this scene at 13:00 😂👩🏾🦱🎬
I love the scene after you puts Ordell in the trunk. As soon as the trunk closes, you see the change in his demeanor it’s like night and day. He turns into that guy who is about to kill him.
I think this is Samuel LJacksons best movie. He's playing next to Deniro and just owns the screen. The last scene especially in the car. "Last chance MF" I feel he's talking to himself, and he really looks scared. He knows something us off, but he has no choice but to go in. Great reaction, thank you.
So people assume Elmore Leonard is racist because when he heard Tarantino was changing the title of hus novel *Rum Punch* to *Jackie Brown* and that his blonde stewardess was going to be a Black character he was upset.
But he was only upset for about five minutes because it was his story, but then he realized that a movie based on a book is not the book and he was then fine with everything.
Love the support casting in this. Simone is played by Hattie Winston, who used to be on "THE ELECTRIC COMPANY" with Morgan Freeman and Rita Moreno. Sheronda is an early part of Lisa Gay Hamilton before she got on "THE PRACTICE." Nicolet's narc partner is Michael Bowen, who played the vain boyfriend in VALLEY GIRL. And there's a brief cameo by Sid Haig as the judge that sentences Jackie; back in the day when Pam was doing her action movies, Sid usually played some sort of villain that she would beat up.
One of the rare Tarantino movie's without a mass shootout/bloodbath
The only reactor that I’ve seen react to Jackie Brown, even though most claim to love Tarantino films.
Michael Keaton plays this exact same character (literally) in the great crime movie Out of Sight, with George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez and Don Cheadle.
The entire Chris Tucker Sam jackson stuff is pure comedy gold
Awesome film! It brought Pam Grier back into the mainstream. After this I think she had a main role in The L Word. Great review Caped.
I grew up in Detroit reading Elmore Leonard, and we are very particular on how his work is adapted for the silver screen. QT nailed this. Probably my favorite SLJ performance.
I absolutely LOVE this film and the soundtrack is so sick !!!! This and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood are my two favorite Tarantino films !!
This is one of those most overlooked Tarantino films
One of my favorite QT films. I love Pam Grier. The entire cast is excellent.
this is from a book by Elmore Leonard.
The movie "Out of Sight" (1998) is based on another Elmore Leonard book and Michael Keaton plays the same character as in "Jackie Brown"
More Pam Grier:
"Foxy Brown" (1974)
"Coffy" (1973)
"Friday Foster" (1975)
Deniro stoned trying to hang up phone is best acting ever
It's one of the most underrated movies out there. It's an absolutely amazing movie. Watched in the cinema. A film I can ha e on in the background and just chill.
" A! K! 47! When you absolutely have to kill every muthafucker in the room ... accept no substitue!" THAT is Sam Jackson's best line ever :D
This film, and "Death Proof"...the best.
While this film was said to be Pam Grier's "comeback", she's actually been steadily busy throughout her career, and as of last year, has over 100 credits to her name.
Max is fundamentally an honest man. That's why he doesn't go with Jackie, he wants to be with her, but not with the stolen money.
The best film Tarantino ever did, and its an adaption! Pam? Bad. Jackson? Cold. Love it.
What's interesting is Keaton plays the same character in Out of Sight (by same author). Great film.
FYI: "Jackie Brown" takes place in the same universe as the film "Out of Sight" starring George Clooney and the "Justified" TV series. All three feature overlapping characters played by the same actors.
As always, you nailed it with your review about this underrated film. Great music, great script, great characters and proof positive a Tarantino movie doesn't need buckets of blood to shine.
Probably my fav Tarantino film. For its length & chill vibe & good tension & action all in one
This movie is so great and way to Underrated!!!!
Quentin was only 33 years old when he directed this which shows a real maturity and confidence for a young filmmaker. This was his follow up to Pulp Fiction so this took some balls. To do a two and a half hour meditative piece on an adaptation of E Leonard's Florida noir crime pulp novel Rum Punch, race swap out the main story's white lady hero to black and then cast Pam Grier who he had to fight to make his lead, then focus the story on the dreary dead end days of a lowly past his prime Bailbonds man and the love story between two middle aged people who are long past burn outs or believing in any sort of eleventh hour redemption nor looking for one.
Yet I can't take my eyes off these people and hooked from start to finish eavesdropping on their endlessly fascinating conversations and that trademark Quentin Tarantino dialogue that just pops and always sounds all at once heightened realism, authenticity of truth and gritty lyricism of a street poet with the soul of a true crime author on speed.
TARATINO revived Robert foresters career from this movie. At the time he was beginning to struggle in his older acting career
Hands-down my favorite Tarantino flick. Great reaction!
My main takeaways from the film was the music. Bobby Womack 110th Street and Brothers Johnson strawberry letter 23 are absolute bangers.
FANTASTIC! Watching it a second time!
I agree! This is one of Tarantino's most underrated films. It's one of my favorites too! Tarantino has a thing about taking 70s actors and reviving their careers. He did it in Pulp Fiction when no one had paid attention to John Travolta since he was on Welcome Back Carter in the 70s and Grease in the late 70s, and I think Saturday Night Feaver was in the 1980s? Pam Grier was an action star in the 70s. She played an in a series of so called "black exploitation" films (which really just means low budget) where her character was name Foxy Brown. She would show up now and then later, but her career was pretty much over after the 80s. But yeah, great cast!
I'll take this over Pulp Fiction every time. Max & Jackie's story is more compelling. I also appreciate Jackson's more toned down performance.
Always loved this movie.
I waited to watch your face when Dinero shoots Mel. I saw this in the theater and the audible gasps from the audience was great.
Glad this review popped up in my recommendations.
I watched this movie for the first time 3 nights ago. You had the right word "Poise". She is my absolute hero. I want to channel her now! I thought the foot thing dragged on too long. It may have been a wink back to Pulp Fiction between Vinny and Jules's discussion about Marsellus throwing a guy out of a four-story window for giving Mia a foot massage. BTW Forster was nominated for an Academy while Greer wasn't. I think Forster deserved the Oscar nomination, but Greer was snubbed. She gave an outstanding performance.
Great Commentary. I wished there could have been more with Deebo and Tucker. Example: Deebo shows up to bail out Tucker, dialog scene of making sure he don’t jump bail or get into any trouble. After being bailed out Tucker asks to be dropped off at the mall, another dialog scene. Deebo decides to tail him for a bit after the drop off and sees Tucker meeting his baby mama and his baby at the mall. Deebo does some reflecting that Tucker is only with Ordell because it is his only option to support his kid. Scene ends with Deebo walking away back to the car and then cut to the existing Ordell/Tucker at the apartment.
Max Cherry: Black's fine.
Caped Informer: I bet it is.
Haha too funny
This was a classic movie
Always been my favorite Tarantino. Had a much smaller reception by the public and theaters back in the day, so I think that's why its not as highly regarded as Pulp Fiction, which had come out a few years earlier and became huge. I think audiences prefer the higher energy comedy in PF too, though. But I'm so glad you really liked this. I was in my 20s and driving around with this sound track ready to go. Felt like I was a cool muthafucka'! Funny stuff. Anyway, Good review! Thanks.
Next for your viewing pleasure a Tarantino written, Tony Scott directed masterpiece "True Romance". You will love the pacing and it has almost every A-List actor in Hollywood in it(most only for the briefest moments).
Truly Tarantino’s best film. Fully developed characters- a mature story about survival. His masterpiece
30:52 THIS SOME REPUGNANT SHIT. I’m fuckin dead
Yeah this is a terrific film. Samuel L Jackson I believe said it's his favorite Tarantino movie.
I believe Robert forester is the vacuum shop owner in breaking bad. He’s excellent. Rip…
Glad to see you reacting to Jackie Brown! I love Pam Grier in this movie and it's my favorite Tarantino film.
Good reaction youngin!👍👍👏👏
This is my favorite Tarantino movie because of the great cast, including all of the background actors, just so dope, all of it👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍
1997 I was 26 years old and I saw this in the theatre twice....
I agree that this is one of his best movies. I think because Dogs and Fiction were so well received and got a lot of praise for being a 'new style' that when he made this just a genuine regular movie with a clever plot people were thinking "where's that unique Tarantino feel?".
I like this movie a lot more than some of the others. It's the only Tarantino movie that I've upgraded from DVD to BluRay. lol.
“WTF happened to you man?! Yo ass used to be beautiful…” One of if not my favorite movie quotes of all time.
The main reason why it it under the radar is it because it is not the usual original story by him. It is based on an Elmore Leonard novel (Rum Punch) and only adapted. That is why it is so different.
So glad that you had a chance to see this. It's based on Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard. Grier's character was actually called Jackie Burke, and she was white, but Quentin T wanted her. Check out another Elmore Leonard book turned movie "Out of Sight" with George Clooney and J.Lo, which has a Jackie Brown connection (Not spoiling it, but you'd love it).
I am so glad you love this movie. I think it is my favorite of Tarantino‘s work, and I don’t think he’s ever going to beat it. He may have technically better movies, but not one as compelling. It has perfect casting in well-rounded characters, as you pointed out.
So much to talk about this film. First off it is an adaptation of the author Elmore Leonard's novel Rum Punch. In the novel the stewardess is named Jackie Burke. Tarantino had eyed making a film with Pam Grier who he idolized from her performance as Foxy Brown and insisted on renaming the character to Jackie Brown because he knew he was casting Pam for the part. Also he approached Michael Keaton for the role of F.B.I. agent Ray Nicolette. Keaton initially turned down the role feeling he couldn't play this character. Tarantino persisted and took him out for Jager shots and Keaton woke up telling his agent he had accepted the part. It doesn't end there however as a year later Steven Soderbergh was adapting Elmore Leanard's book Out of Sight into a film and Keaton wished to reprise his role in that film. It got sticky because Universal was distributing Out of Sight albeit with Danny DeVito as a producer who also was a producer for Pulp Fiction. Universal was on board but Miramax who produced Jackie Brown was not being that they legally owned Ray Nicolette as portrayed by Keaton. Tarantino stepped in and convinced them to "just let another movie do a cool thing" and so Keaton appeared as Nicolette in an uncredited cameo as the same character he played in Jackie Brown. I would also suggest everyone check out "Life of Crime" based on Elmore Leonard's novel The Switch which also has characters from Rum Punch/Jackie Brown including Odell as portrayed by Samuel L. Jackson in Jackie Brown but with different casting. :)
19:01 that gross little cackle he does 😆. He’s so great in this movie
I don't know who your editor is, dude. But they're the bom*diggity. I haven't seen every release you've had, but so far it's well above par. It took a long time between my written word in my first book to the finished version, so I can completely understand the collaboration it takes to simply complete a finished work. Much respect.
Jackie brown and Max Cherry was a great dynamic ❤
I would recommend next watching Steven Soderbergh's excellent "Out of Sight" also based on an Elmore Leonard novel.. And the movie that really launched George Clooney into the big leagues of acting... Jennifer Lopez..a fantastic supporting cast and a very very important link to this brilliant film.
This convinces me comprehensively...you are doing a great job.
Saw this in theatres opening day, december 25th. Still one of my favorite Tarantino films.
Story based on one of Elmore, Leonard‘s books. Another great movie on one of his books is Out of Sight and in that movie. Keaton actually plays the same character from the Tarantino movie. The Director Soderberg said he actually asked Tarantino if it was OK if he used that character in the movie. Great movie also.
Tarantino made this film as homage to Pam Grier and old blaxploitation films she starred in like Coffy and Foxy Brown. I'd definitely recommend reacting to them
This is the only movie that Tarantino has done that was adapted from a book. The book is called Rum Punch and in the book her name is Jackie Burke and she’s white, Tarantino changed her name to honor Pam Grier for her 1970s movie Foxy Brown
Finally ‼️ Thank you for reacting to this classic film 🎥 🍿🎬
This movie is one of my top three movies from Tarantino. I think a lot of Tarantino stans like his excessive violence, so they don't rate this higher. Ordell and Hans Landa are my top Tarantino villians.
Y’all need to check out Out of Sight with George Clooney and Ving Rhames another good classic
My first viewing of one of your reactions, and it’s a great one. I agree with all of your assessments of this underrated Tarantino. This and Pulp Fiction are my two favorites from him.
I'm impressed that you've finally seen this really great movie!