PULP FICTION (1994) MOVIE REACTION - NO WONDER THIS IS ICONIC! - First Time Watching - Review
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- Welcome to our first-time watching as we react to Pulp Fiction (1994). This movie was so unpredictable it made the entire experience truly entertaining. This is such a cinematic rollercoaster and it left no doubt in our minds as to why this film is so iconic. Filled with hitmen, crime and some unforgettable dialogue!
"Pulp Fiction" weaves multiple interconnected stories featuring hitmen, a boxer, and a pair of armed robbers in a non-linear narrative that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.
The gritty, stylized world created by Tarantino is a feast for the eyes! Quentin Tarantino's use of cinematic techniques were on full display with this film.
We hope you enjoy our commentary, reaction and discussion as we experience this classic for the very first time. Its unforgettable characters Vincent Vega played by John Travolta and Jules Winnfield played by Samuel L. Jackson are magnetic on screen together! Bruce Willis gets some time to shine here as well with his performance as Butch Coolidge and of course the enigmatic Uma Thurman as Mia Wallace.
Some of the best non-linear storytelling we've ever seen!
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This movie and Die Hard: With a Vengeance feature a scene with Bruce Willis either saying or singing “smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo”, which are lyrics from Flowers on the Wall by The Statler Brothers.
I saw this in the theater and took a couple of friend to see it again.
Marcellus was with vincent. He just went to get lunch and was bringing it back butchs apartment.
@21:24 That’s supposed to be Ed Sullivan. Pretty much everything about Jackrabbit Slim’s was based in the 1950s.
I remember watching Pulp Fiction first time in german tv around 1996 out of boredom. It blew me away, i was just stunned hardly believing what happened. Pulp Fiction is still among my alltime favorite films and Tarantino my favorite director.
I may be wrong and others might have already pointed this out, but the whole overdose scene was because Mia snorted heroin thinking it was cocaine. Heroin typically came in balloons and cocaine in little baggies. But when Vince is buying his drugs the dealer explains that he is out of balloons and asks is a baggie ok. This is what confused Mia, both being a white powder in appearance. So it's not just that Vince's is really strong, it's really strong heroin being snorted like cocaine. It just seemed like you may not have understood the whole severity of it and why it happened.
Yep. I remember watching in the theater the first time and whispered to my girlfriend that something is gonna happen not using a balloon. Had to mean something.
Saw this as a teenager when it came out and had no idea. I think I was in my late 20s before I caught on.
Annnnnnnnd I was 24 years old when I watched this in the theatre 30 years ago... I was today years old when learned what that scene was about.
Always interesting who knows this plot point/reference and who doesn't.
Of course they didnt know...which encompasses quite a bit. Think they knew who Steve Buscemi's character was impersonating...when he even stated his name?
The guy you thought was the Nixon impersonator is actually impersonating Ed Sullivan. A TV Host from the 50s/60s.
'Tonight we have a reallybigshoe..' -And if that don't show my age, nothing will 😆
@@nEthing4HerYou are CORRECT sir! 😂
I loved that restaurant.
That got a big lol outta me🤣
@@nEthing4Her, in terms of "showing age", the generation that followed was as familiar with the "Ed Sullivan Show" as the generation that saw it, because we heard about it and saw retrospectives all through the 1980s and 1990s more than now.
Fun Fact: "Kill Bill" was written during the filming of this movie. Tarantino had to have lunch with Una Thurman everyday. The storyline was written during their talks, they went back and forth..."There's a bride..." "...and she's a killer..." That's why in the credits, it says 'Written By Q & U'....
Fun Fact: Nowhere in the credits, IMDB, or any other source listing film credits does it list Uma Thurman with a writing credit for Kill Bill. At the end of the credits, I think it says something like, "Based on the character of 'The Bride' created by Q and U". Which was actually quite generous of him.
I've seen both Thurman and Tarantino say she had some great input about how the bride character might be portrayed (as any decent actor might do with their character). He even went as far as to credit her with the idea of opening on the scene of the blood covered bride laying there in a wedding dress. But all the actual story, character arcs, writing and dialogue was Tarantino.
If you go out for dinner with a famous novelist and he's tossing around story ideas with you over drinks... and he ends up using a couple of those ideas in his next novel... you might get a "special thanks" in the book jacket. But you don't get a co-writing credit on the novel.
@@Mr.EkshinThe lunch part is true. But you’re right, he gave her a character credit at the end, not a writer credit, but they DID talk extensively about the character of The Bride during those talks.
If you can just base a movie on any character, why do they always have that disclaimer at the end "the events and characters depicted bear no resemblance to..."
It sounds like a rip off, like when Axl Rose took sole writing credit for Estranged, and wrote "Slash, thanks for the riffs" in the liner notes - even though the guitar part is integral to the song..
@@TerribleEnglish So they don’t get sued for slander.
@@jeffbrown8117 They include fictional characters in the disclaimer
“Whatever they’re doing in there is not good.. sounds like they’re beating him up?”
Oh you sweet summer child.
I keep hearing about how clueless this generation is but this video is really throwing it in your face in so many ways. Then there's the comments, goddamn people are dumb. Not you, I mean the other 90% of momos commenting.
😂
@@D-Fens_1632 Ayo for reel doe, deez momos be dumb as hell. Sometime I be like "yall stupid" and they be like "nah fam" and I gotta be all like "nah siriusly yall momos big dumb for real" 💯💯
@@D-Fens_1632 haha "momo" reminds me of Ace in the movie Casino when he was talking to that idiot of an employee.
@@D-Fens_1632 boomer
Tarantino resurrected Travolta's career with this film. Get Shorty is another terrific movie featuring Travolta.
The Get Shorty series is also excellent too
Just saw “ get shorty” again yesterday and you are right.
I love Get Shorty. The book is good too.
I've heard that said, but it's not really true. He was just coming off the Look Who's Talking trilogy the year before, and after didn't do anything big other than Face Off until later in the 2000s
Didn't last long lol
"Reservoir Dogs" was Tarantino's first movie, and the one that first captured people's attention (you should react to it) but "Pulp Fiction" was his second film and was the movie that made him a household name in the 90s. I worked in a theater at the time, and this movie was a phenomenon.
Worth noting: A young Travolta was one of the biggest stars of the late 70s - early 80s, but he had become forgotten for the last decade, until this movie pulled him out of obscurity and completely revived his career. Probably one of the greatest career comebacks in movie history.
Reservoir Dogs is absolutely on our list!! It's incredible that this was Tarantino's second movie - unbelievably impressive!
Also that's fantastic to hear, we always love a good comeback story!! Travolta was great in this!!
You guys should watch from Noon to 3. That movie is amazing. Tarantino loved it.
@officialmediaknights… “Reservoir Dogs” should be on your list .. “Pulp Fiction” takes place months after “Reservoir Dogs” …
Please do Django Unchained whenever you can, and Unglorious Basterds🎉
@@rositasultana3958 Tarantino Western are bad.
I will never not laugh at the line “awwwhhh man! I shot Marvin in the face”….
He says it like he’s driving down the road and just remembered he didn’t lock his back door.
🤣🤣🤣
Just another Tuesday for Vincent
He says it like he dropped his ice cream cone.
I think that’s the point, illustrates his character, no death besides his own truly matters to him. Shown again in the diner scene where $1,500 matters more to him than a human life. Even the death of Antoine Roccamora, he more interested why Marcellus killed him, so he doesn’t make the same mistake, but doesn’t care at all that he died.
Was actually John Travolta's idea. He says it in an interview. Quentin ended up responding "I didn't know I was making a comedy" after he delivered it that way XD
One thing I like to point out, in case people are curious why Butch was still in such a rush to get out of town even though Marsellus gave him until that night to leave. It's because Marsellus was not yet aware of the fact that Butch had just gunned down one of of Marsellus's long time good friends, Vincent. When he finds out about that, I guarantee the hit will be back on immediately. And what y'all believed to be a crazy coincidence that Butch would just so happen to come across Marsellus on the street, wasn't that crazy. Because I'm quite certain that Marsellus was actually camping out with Vincent at Butch's apartment. But he left to get a couple of coffees and donuts. And the reason he was there with Vincent at all, what you would find out later, was because Jules had chosen to leave the life and move on. This is the greatness of Tarantino and how everything, every choice, has some sort of repercussion down the line.
The song playing in the car at the time of that encounter, the line “smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo” is a line said by John McClane in Die Hard 😊
Damn you right, never see on that.
That also explains why Vincent didn't respond to Butches noise coming in. He thought Marcellus was back with the food.
@@AttorneyBCollins 100% I hadn't even thought of that. Great point.
Also the reason Vincent is on the toilet is because he is constipated. This is a side effect of doing heroine which saved him in the diner and got him killed in the apartment because he thought it was Marcellus walking into the apartment instead of butch
For years I never put two and two together why Marcelous would be just randomly crossing that street with doughnuts and coffee until someone pointed out both he and Vincent were waiting together at Butch's place and he went to get breakfast for the two of them. Make so much sense now.
This is interesting. Why was Vincent making Pop-Tarts if he knew he had some donuts coming?
@@bthomas518it was Butch who was making it actually
How did you not put those two together?
Another question. Does Marcellus Wallace look like a bitch? No? Then why did HE go out for coffee/donuts and not Vincent?
@@bthomas518 its the Boxer making pop tarts. Vincent is waiting on the donuts going to take a crap from all the heroin usage.
*the scene in the pawn shop: "Oh, they're both screwed now???"
Me: 'You have NO idea...' LOL!
What I love about Tarantino's movies is that the most engaging scenes are usually the ones where it's just the characters interacting or talking. That's the power of screenwriting and acting.
yes.. and more so the writing, that's where the *rare* greatness lies. 🙏🏾
Wolf shows up, remains calm, handles the situation like a professional, solves the situation and then leaves. What a boss!
Leaves with the girl.
And he drive a fu%#ing Acura NSX ❤
@@hernans.5613 He's the Wolf. He could drive a Yugo and still be the Wolf.
And he actually writes "no head" on his little notebook.
The moment that they open the door and reveal the wolf to be Harvey keitel was so dope
"Oh man, I shot Marvin the face" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That moment was hilarious and dark at the same time! 😂
The voice of Samurai Jack Nooooo!
Top tier movie line
One of my favorite lines ever since I heard it the first time when this movie came out. The delivery is absolutely fantastic!
@@OfficialMediaKnights OHHHHHHHHHH BOOOOY...... THE ONE THING YOU NEED TO LEARN FROM QUENTIN TARANTINO IS THIS..... BUCKLE UP..... YOUR IN FOR ONE HELL OF A RIDE....
I still say “I’m twenty minutes away; I’ll be there in ten” when meeting up with friends. Rarely is either part accurate.
Marcellus went to get coffee cause he was waiting with Vincent at Butch’s place. So it wasn’t that big of a coincidence that Marcellus happens to walk by his car as he was only a couple of blocks from his place. Also, that would explain why Vincent didn’t react to the sound of Butch coming in; he figured it was Marcellus since he just went around the corner real quick.
Exactly. In fact, is was not a coincidence *at all*. Butch was nervous about going there because he Knew he might see him 😉
My older sister and I were walking around downtown San Diego in my mid 20's with not a lot to do, just chilling. We saw the poster for this movie, it had been in the theater for like a day, and looking back there was almost no marketing for it, hadn't heard anything about it. The poster grabbed our attention and we decided to go check it out not having any idea what we were getting into. I walked out a different person lol. It hit us in the mouth, we kept looking at each other like "what the F?" Happened like 5 times then another 5 after we left. It's still my favorite film ever.
I had a very similar experience as you & your sister & I was absolutely blown away. My mind was racing when I left the theater. I don’t think I’ve ever had a movie get me that excited before (maybe when I saw Star Wars at age 9, lol). For the next week, I would tell everyone I met that they had to see this film.
It's that kind of movie hey. There's nothing like it. IT pulls no punches. There's no 21st Century Wokeness, it's not afraid to use the N word, but only black folks use it, like it should be.Tarantino builds tension like no other movie maker, and this is one of his best. I love it, and I love that you love it. Sharing the experience with your sister would have been awesome. I'm envious of that experience. I watched it with a good mate, but it's not the same as sharing the experience with family.
Was that theater in Horton Plaza? I worked in downtown SD, when this movie came out! My father owned a movie theater in Imperial Beach, and invited a few family and friends to watch this movie after closing... Good times! 😊
@@harrykoyl3784 It very well could have been, I am not super familiar, I was there visiting.
The amount of subtlety and details in this film is mind-blowing. 30 years on, and people are still speculating about the tiniest moments. One example is Vincent talking about how someone keyed his car. Some people have floated the idea that is was Butch who did it, right after Vincent and Butch had their first altercation at the bar while meeting Marsellus Wallace.
There's a deleted scene that confirms it! Vincent is hostile to Butch at the bar, Butch immediately goes outside and keys the car, lol
@@Dylan_Platt Oh, man! I need to check to see if my blu-ray has that scene. Thanks for the heads up!
@@Dylan_Platt That doesn't make sense. When they have that moment in the bar, Vincent is wearing Jimmy's T-shirt. Meaning it happened AFTER the conversation about how his car was keyed. So there's no way Butch could have done it because of that. The conversation about the car being keyed happened when they were on the way to retrieve the suitcase. He didn't put that T-shirt on until after he shot Marvin in the face.
@@ashscott6068 sorry, but the conversation at the bar happened before the scene at Lance's. Look at it this way -- right before the encounter with Butch, the bartender asks Vince about his upcoming night with Mia. Vince goes to see Lance on his way to Mia's house. So the timeline definitely works out. Tarantino has confirmed it in interviews too.
Which infuriates me, none of the idiots espousing the "Butch keyed his car" remember that they took a cab to the diner.
Also I would like to point out in addition to the overdose scene explanation I gave earlier, the reason that Marcelis was crossing the street to get hit by Butch was because Juels had quit on short notice and Vince didn't have another partner. So Marcelis was filling in on watching Butch's apartment. But it was early in the morning and he went to get him and Vince coffee and donuts. Which is why he has two cups and a whole box when Butch hits him. This is also why Vincent was alone in the apartment when they usually work in two man teams.
Also you will notice that when ever Vincent comes out of the bathroom something bad happens/is happening. In order of appearance, he comes out of the bathroom to find Mia overdosed on his heroin. He comes out of the bathroom to get killed by Butch. He comes out of the bathroom to find the diner being robbed.
Never thought of the bathroom. Nice.
Yes I love the little extra details that come up when you put the story in chronological order. Also Vincent heard who he thought was Marsellus coming in and walking around the apartment that when he came out he was completely caught off guard
Poor Vince. He probably was like ''For fuck sake.. Can't a guy take a fuckin shit without anything bad happen..?'' lol
And the reason he is in the bathroom so much is because of the Heroin making him constipated all the time.
And the gun on the counter probably belonged to Marcellus. It wouldn't be something to take to get donuts with. Vincent probably still had his pistol on him.
"It sounds like they're... Beating him up"
Sir you are adorable 😂
Listen how were we supposed to know that THAT was what was going on 😂😂😂
@OfficialMediaKnights it's pretty fucking obvious.
@@OfficialMediaKnights Them motha fuckas brought out a gimp bro
Yes! Especially with the gagballs in their mouths! 😁
The way to a woman's heart is through her feet...
Happy Valentine's Day!
I just noticed something...when Marcellas Wallis let Butch go, he had no idea that Butch had already killed Vincent back in his apartment, so was he expecting Butch to meet his fate at the hands of Vincent or did he simply forget?
The pilot that Uma Thurman was describing to Travolta in the diner is the plot for Kill Bill
Not really, her character was not "a knife expert raised by a circus troupe", but the resemblance is there. I'm sure Tarantino just developed the idea when writing Kill Bill. As an *after thought*!
No it isn't.
It was the original idea for the deadly viper assassin squad, not the actual movie kill Bill. Plus Uma didn't tell any jokes lol
Y'all have easily become my favourite reaction channel lmao everything is just top tier
That means a lot to both of us! Thank you for showing some love and support ❤️
Young folks understandably think the Jackrabbit Slim's host is a Nixon impersonator but it's Ed Sullivan, the variety show host. Also, digital color grading wasn't a thing yet, so a lot of the solidity and dreaminess we associate with pre-digital films comes down to lighting, composition, lens choices, filtration, film stocks and, of course, art direction.
The mistake is because he looks nothing whatsoever like Ed Sullivan.
@@LudusAurea Neither did the guy playing him in THE DOORS. But close enough. The voice is the primary identifiable characteristic. Been parodied for decades😮.
Glad someone notices. When you stream these older movies or watch them on DVD and digital TV, a lot of the caracter of different lenses used to shoot the movie is almost completely gone. It's a miracle that it still looks exceptionally good. I miss analog tv and good quality video tapes... lol.
Also, that was a Jane Mansfield impersonater, not Marilyn Monroe.
"I'm not gonna lie, I'd totally watch that show she was in."
Something tells me you already have... 😅
Haha that's the exact thought I had
This is probably the best reaction I've seen of this movie, you guys know enough about film to deconstruct it, but you're young enough to still be wowed. That's a great balance, and you're both super amiable. Subscribed!
This film is 30 years old and it's still as fresh as ever. Some of the greatest film making of all time.
Stop making Gen X feel old. You'll be there soon enough.
@@jaelynn7575 what do you mean I'll be there, I AM there, I just don't mind ageing. And 30 years is a long time, deal with it.
Quentin has stated in the interview that he left it up to the audience's imagination of the mystery glowing item in suitcase.
Marcellus’s soul
It’s a plot device known as a “McGuffin.” It doesn’t matter what it is, but its presence drives the plot.
- I think the common theory is that the suitcase contains Marcelis Wallace’s soul. (Or it may just be a stand in for an undefined valuable thing)
- “Nixon” is actually “Ed Sullivan”, the host of the talk show that introduced the Beatles to American television.
- This movie made Samuel L. Jackson’s career, resurrected John Travolta’s, and established Quentin Tarantino as a writer/director on the rise.
One gave a stellar performance and Quentin Tarantino demonstrated he’s not only a fantastic writer putting his non-linear storytelling in display here but he’s also got a phenomenal eye for how he composes his shots!
I think Tarantino himself said, that in the case, is whatever you want it to be. Its up to the viewer to decide whats in there
I heard in was his soul also. And in some cultures the soul was taken from the back of the neck, hence the band-aid on the back of his neck.
The soul thing is just a fan theory that took root and was never confirmed. When asked Tarantino just said it's whatever the viewer wants. It's just a Macguffin.
@@PaddyInfI’ve always thought it was the WBC Heavyweight Belt..
You know what I like about you guys? You're actually MOVIE people.
Cheers from Canada.
Because this movie is one of my favorites of all time, I've watched it countless times. Seeing you guys react to it was incredibly enjoyable 😄
I remember seeing this movie in a theater for the first time when it came out (I'm old). I was in college, had never heard of Quentin Tarantino in my life. Hadn't even heard of the movie, didn't even know what we were going to see. I just remember the feeling of being on the edge of my seat in the literal and philosophical sense of the word from the beginning to the end of the movie. This movie was truly a masterpiece and I don't know if I'll ever recapture that feeling.
Stop, you're not "old," you just have more life experience and wisdom!
Only Tarantino can make a whole conversation about foot massages and hamburgers so damn captivating
“Would you give a guy a foot massage?
F you”
Lol
The same as the opening scene of Reservoir Dogs talking about Madonna
.sounds like you would like Seinfeld. Tarantino is to movies what Jerry/LD were to TV. 😉
Tarantino has a foot fetish. Most of his movies have shots of women with bare feet.
@@delg1211Seinfeld wasn't anything like what Tarantino writes. Seinfeld was just gibberish with a laugh track. And they're so proud of the fact that the show is about nothing. I'll never understand what people like about that show. Never found anything funny or interesting in any episode I watched. Tried hard too, wanted to finally discover what I was missing but never have.
Another redhead woman here, I just have to say this: Denise, giiiirl, I love your style, the hair, the jewelry, the whole shebang, you look great! 💅
Omg thank youuu, that's so kind of you!! You made my day! Redheads unite!! ❤️
Anytime my husband is here and I watch1 of their vids I look at him & say "See her hair, it's LUXURIOUS & I want it!!"
That's a favorite movie of my grandma, she will turn 76 next month. Thanks for reacting to it, it was a pleasure to see how much you were invested into it and that you appreciate the cinematography too.
Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown will always be QT's greatest films.
ah, yeah, Jackie Brown. We should bring back all these great movies. Cant remeber anytrhing i the last decade that was as memorable as this movies (not counting spielbergs flicks)
PF & Reservoir Dogs for me😊
Inglorious Basterds is pound for pound his best film.
Inglorious Basters is pound for pound his WORST film.
There ya go, I fixed that for you.
@@frankthespank I don't remember asking you a goddamn thing.
I love the call back when Marcellis sees Butch at the intersection just like when Marion sees her boss in Psycho, never picked up on that before!
Wow. I’ve seen both Pulp Fiction and Psycho at least 100 times. How the hell did I never pick up on that? 😂
This unique and new method of filmmaking was a shock back in 94 and it has never got old since. Tarantino's dialogue alone is outstanding, as is his choice of score music while his storywriting and directing are perfect. I can't count how many times I've seen this in the last 30 years and it is always riveting. Slight continuity error in the scene where the guy bursts out of the bathroom and shoots at Travolta and Jackson as there's a couple of bullet holes visible behind them before he starts shooting and, if I'm being really pedantic, when Uma marks out a shape in the air outside Jack Rabbit Slim's, although it's meant to signify 'square', she draws a rectangle and Tarantino marks it out as such. The movie he released after this, Jackie Brown, is superb too.
The non-linear storytelling was phenomenal! Tarantino's eye for framing and the dialogue made this movie not just entertaining but an incredible film to study and learn so much from!
If you want to talk about continuity errors, Hunney Bunnies screamed threats in the diner in the first and last scenes are different. It can’t be unheard and is surprising
Jackie Brown is my fave movie of his. A quiet, warmer movie but still QT
I've always wondered if the square being a rectangle is a little inside joke about anamorphic lenses..
I think it would've been great if after Mia says, "Don't be a....🎞", Vince shoulda said "Don't be a rectangle??" 😂😅
Saw this film on opening night. Almost went to see Wes Craven's New Nightmare instead. It was a transformative experience to me as an 18 year old. It's hard to understand just how unique it was at the time because it has been so influential since. But it was truly the most memorable time I've had at the movies in my life.
This film will forever be my number 1 favourite film ever! It's been that way since I was 14 and I honestly don't think it will ever change. I'll never forget how much I enjoyed and really loved this viewing experience! I watched it blindly too, I think that's always the best day.
I have to say, I think you guys are my favorite reaction channel. The two of you have such a positive energy, and you have great chemistry. Seem like two people I would love to go to the theaters with.
Keep it up! 🙏🏻♥️
Jules and Vincent weren’t going to kill Marvin because Marvin worked for Marcellus. He was the “is thst including our guy” that Vincent mentioned when getting his gun out of the trunk
Which is why Jules snapped at him when he answered a question that wasn't directed at him. Jules didn't want any of the other guys to know that Marvin was actually with Jules and Vincent.
Yep that’s right! And also why Vincent asks Marvin “why didn’t you tell us someone was I. The bathroom”
Two things... first... that wasn't coke that Mia found in Vince's jacket... it was something you definitely don't want to snort!
Second... Marcellus wasn't just walking down that same street by coincidence. He and Vince probably spent much of the night at Butch's apartment thinking he might come back there. Come morning, Marcellus went for coffee. He's carrying 2 coffees and a bag of donuts back to Butch's place for him and Vincent.
Sure you can snort heroin. She overdosed because it is pure, uncut and because she is a coke head, heroin is new to her.
Glad y’all finally watched this. Marcellus Wallace was with Vincent waiting at Butch’s apartment. That’s why he was crossing the street in that exact area at that exact time, looked like he walked to buy them some lunch/coffee.
Marsalis left his machine gun back at the apartment. Recall that he only allowed Vincent to carry a handgun.
Ari: I wanna know what's going on in there
Me: Mmmm, no you don't
The thing I love about butch going back to save Marcellus, is that it goes back to the colonel(christopher walkens' character) and saying that when men are in captivity they take on responsibilities for one another, and butch feel honorbound to go back and save this guy who like an hour ago wouldve fully killed him. and vice versa. just brilliant! in a pretty sadistic way :D :D
By far the best of his films, and one of the best films ever.
"I'm kind of curious. I kind of want to know what's going on in there."
NO YOU DON'T BRO! NO YOU DON'T!
😂 😂😂😂😂
I was once called “The Wolf” by my co workers on a night shift stocking crew… best compliment i ever got in my life
I am so glad you guys went into this blind. Your reaction was one of the best I've ever seen. Keep up the good work!
A couple of my favorite details is Vincent is in butch’s place alone because marcelis had gone out for donuts and he was on his way back when they interacted. Also that Jules wasn’t there because he quit.
I also love in the diner scene in the beginning you can see Vincent going to the bathroom with his book
The guy on the stage wasn't Richard Nixon, it was Ed Sullivan.
One of my favorite movies all time.
Organized, randomized chaos and clarity.
So well cast, acted, and you never know where this ride was going., and you liked it.
QT hit a home run with this one.
Fun reaction.
This movie was so effortlessly cool and timeless at the same time. It’s an all timer.
The movie that changed movies. Glad you guys got to experience one of my absolute all-time favorites. I love how this movie never QUITE crosses that threshold into meta (at least not in a way that heavily impacts the story), but the whole time you're watching it you feel like it's in danger of doing so at any moment. So trippy. I think that's part of the reason people get so much anxiety watching it. Not only are the things that happen within the universe really intense, but the universe itself might just quietly collapse the next time you blink. And, of course, it's all presented in such a fun, warm, and inviting way. Love your channel. Please keep up the excellent content.
When this came out, my friends who were still in high school had to drive over an hour to a bigger town to see it. I don't want to upset people, but this is his masterpiece.
I love how The Wolf takes a liking to Jimmy
Vincent pulling up the cellular phone antenna with his teeth while driving. Those were the days. Vincents dealer was out of balloons for the heroin, so he put it in a cocaine baggie. Thus the mix up. The book Vincent keeps reading is "Pulp Fiction".
One of my all time favourite movies. Every line is quotable. Every shot is great. The tension is palpable and the soundtrack is amazing.
Nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor Samuel L Jackson and Best Director.
It ended up winning Best Original Screenplay, while Forrest Gump took home the other 6 Oscars including Best Picture.
Interestingly enough, John Travolta is supposed to be the brother of Vic Vega, Mr. Blonde, from Reservoir Dogs and there were even talks of a Sequel and prequel called "The Two Vegas" or The Vega Bros, but it would never happen as both John Travolta and Michael Madsen were too old to play the characters.
There have been fan edits of the movie on RUclips that shows us what happened to Vincent Vega, before his demise, as well as the other characters like Marcellus, Butch, and Jules.
Well, guess we got to add Reservoir Dogs to our list! Forrest Gump is another phenomenal movie. Sounds like a tough year to make a choice.
So many movie classics came out of that year!
There's a lot of theories about what's in the case. Some believe it's gold bars,some believe it's Marcellus' soul,some believe it's a stage outfit worn by Elvis,and some believe it's the diamonds from the botched heist in Reservoir Dogs. Tarantino said it's whatever the viewer wants it to be. That's why it's never revealed what it is.
It's Alfred Hitchcock's Macguffin.
I always like to believe it is the Oscar that Tarantino should have won for Best Director for this film.
@@88wildcat ya I stopped watching he Oscars for 10 years after Forrest Gump beat this film.
Tarantino specializes in focusing on the mundane tasks of everyday life giving them extra detail. The way he writes dialogue is so realistic. He makes you feel like this is ACTUALLY happening.
"They're gonna rob the PATREONS" lol. Love the vids yall
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“ENGLISH MF! DO YOU SPEAK IT?! Gives me chills every time!
What?
@@Pillock25 Say What again Mother f****er I double dare you!!!!!!
As writers, you guys may appreciate this: In an interview, Quentin talked about how he learned to write dialogue. Basically, he would go see a movie and then, when he got home, he'd try to rewrite his favorite scenes from memory. He was always 100% certain that he'd gotten the dialogue pretty much exactly the way it was in the movie but then, when he went back and watched the movie again, he'd see that he wasn't actually very close at all and had gone way off-road in places. And then he'd try to write it again. The dialogue he wrote ended up being fun and interesting and people he showed it to liked it, so he kept doing that exercise to develop his writing skills and his voice. This is how we ended up with Quentin's iconic style of dialogue.
Also, as film people, here are a few things you might find interesting about "Pulp Fiction" itself:
- WHERE THE IDEA CAME FROM: Pulp novels were a thing back in the 40s and 50s and were basically fiction books printed on cheap paper (made from pulp) and covering lurid subjects like crime, romance, gangsters, delinquents, etc. They were like the B-movies of books and were considered kind of low-class and tasteless. Quentin's idea was basically: What if you took three classic tropes from the old pulp fiction novels - (1) the henchmen showing up to kill someone, (2) a henchman being asked to entertain the boss's wife (but don't touch!), and (3) the boxer being told to throw the fight but double-crossing the mob and having to go on the run - and had them all take place in one city over the course of a couple of days? And what if characters in each of the stories had loose connections to each other?
The other idea he had was based on the fact that in the first trope - the henchmen showing up to kill someone - the stories would usually start with the henchmen showing up and doing the killing, then we'd cut to the hero and follow him/her for the rest of the story while he/she tries to get justice or revenge or whatever. Quentin wondered what it would be like if, instead of cutting to the hero, we just followed the henchman through the rest of their day? Like, what kind of mundane things would they talk about? What else might happen to them? From these basic ideas, "Pulp Fiction" was born.
- WHAT'S IN THE BRIEFCASE? There are all kinds of fan theories - and some get pretty wacky, talking about it being Marcellus Wallace's soul and all that - but none of those are based in anything other than speculation. Quentin has fueled the fire a little because he has fun not answering the question and letting people go wild with it. The truth, however, has been stated by the co-writer of "Pulp Fiction," Roger Avary. Roger said that, originally in the script, it was diamonds in the case but, at a certain point, they decided that was too mundane so they came up with the idea of never revealing what was in the case and just leaving it up to the audience's imagination (like leaving a horror movie monster in the shadows so that our brains fill in the blanks). So, no matter what other people tell you, the real answer to "What's in the briefcase?" is "Whatever you want it to be" but there's no official answer because they never wrote it to be anything specific. And, for the record, Roger Avary has stated that he HATES the metaphysical fan theories about Marcellus's soul because he feels like that fantastic element takes away from the relative reality of the rest of the movie.
- CHOICES AND REDEMPTION: I've seen Quentin go back and forth on this over the years, but something you see throughout this movie is that the main characters are given chances to change their ways and each character's decision in the face of that choice leads to their ultimate fate (while side characters' choices and fates are left ambiguous). So, e.g:
- Jules sees "the miracle" and chooses to leave the life of crime - good choice - and "walk the Earth like Caine." We don't see what happens after the movie but, by the time Butch is going back to his apartment for his watch, Jules is already gone (which is why Marcellus is staking out the apartment with Vincent) and we can presume he's off starting his new life.
- Vincent, on the other hand, is present for the same "miracle" but dismisses it, continues both in his life of crime AND his heroin habit (the bowel issues that come with that being why he's always in the bathroom at critical moments in the story) - bad choices - and he ends up getting killed.
- Butch starts out reneging on a deal and double-crossing Marcellus - stupid and bad choice - and is in mortal danger... BUT then, when he and Marcellus are captured by the pawn shop weirdos, he has the chance to just leave Marcellus to his fate and get away safely, but he doesn't. He chooses to "do the right thing" and go back to save Marcellus. This choice - a good choice - leads to him earning his relative freedom and lets him get away with his money and his life.
So, in classic screenplay form, we have a central theme and multiple characters who demonstrate the different possible outcomes of a character interacting with that theme/choice. One makes a good choice and lives, one makes a bad choice and dies, and the third starts out making a bad choice - putting him in danger - but then changes to making a good choice and thereby saves himself.
Meanwhile, side characters like Mia, Pumpkin and Hunnybunny, etc. find themselves at their own crisis points and are obviously affected by them, but we never see what choices they make or what their fates end up being. Did Mia stop doing drugs? She was obviously still hanging around with Marcellus, but did the OD change her ways at all? We don't know. Will Pumpkin and Hunnybunny continue robbing places or did their interaction with Jules scare them onto the straight and narrow? We don't know. We can only speculate.
Anyway, great movie. Great reaction (as always!). Looking forward to even more Tarantino films from y'all. If I might suggest a couple:
- RESERVOIR DOGS: Quentin's first movie, his film to prove that he could direct, and an amazing example of how to shoot a super low-budget movie and make it spectacular.
- TRUE ROMANCE: Quentin's second movie and one of the few he wrote but didn't direct. It was directed by Tony Scott but has so much of the Tarantino vibe that people are often surprised to discover that he didn't direct it. The power of great writing! Plus, as with all Tarantino movies, the cast is stellar, the performances are awesome, and there are SO MANY cameos it'll blow your mind.
Bravo!
What a fantastic read! Thank you for taking the time to write such an insightful comment. It’s great to learn how Quentin started his writing journey. Also loved how he took a simple concept “good choice vs bad choice” and made it his own. This film has such personality because of all the things Tarantino did differently. Not only is the storytelling different he was able to execute his concept and it works! Love the ambiguity of the suitcase. Not overthinking it is probably the best option since it’s not really the focus. the small details in the dialogue that gives us sneak peaks of what’s to come or what’s happened off screen is one of our personal favorite things about this film. Thank you again for leaving such a phenomenal comment. Made our day!
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Top tier comment. Absolute class.
This is my favorite movie of all time. A couple of interesting points, while Butch is walking back to his apartment, a radio bulletin says they stole the trophy when they lost the twist contest and Jules asking them the simple questions with where they got the burgers was in plan view was him showing that his attention was on them and only them.
A tiny moment that always makes me laugh is when Julius asks if he can have "some" of Brett's soda, and then he drinks all of it. 😂
One of the reasons why tarantino is considered a master in the film industry. He has such a unique style and amazing complex characters. Awesome movie!
I've seen so many reactors but by far you 2 are my favorite.Your energy and understanding of the film,score,acting make this very enjoyable and you just know when to let a scene breath and when to make a quick witty joke and not constantly joke through every scene
I knew you guys would love this masterpiece. So iconic and has some of the best movie quotes ever. I still use them to this day. Still a debate to what was in the suitcase. Pleasure watching you guys.
41:08 - "I'm kind of curious. I kind of want to know what's going on in there." OMG!!! Famous last words!!! 🙂
Ultimately it's a story about how people change after their life is miraculously saved. Everyone's story is different, some turn 180 degrees and some don't change at all, or refuse to change like Vincent whose life is eventually taken from him by someone who chose mercy instead of vengeance. The couple in the diner are the final story and we're left to wonder what became of them.
The final story is actually “zeds dead baby”
each character has his/her own life/death scenario. Butch kills the other boxer and almost gets killed by Marcellus. Vincent ignores the bullet holes and gets shot by Butch. Mia almost overdoes and may do it again if she keeps using. Marcellus gets raped, but could easily have got killed if Butch didn't return back for him. Jules has the shooting and walks away.
The start of my Tarantino addiction. One love from Scotland. 💙
His non-linear storytelling in this combined with his eye for good framing is fantastic!
Love your reactions guys! So glad you finally watched and reacted to this great Tarantino film! Couple of things many people miss when watching the movie. "Marvin" the black kid that was with those two guys at the beginning was on the inside helping Marcellus so he was like a "Devil's advocate". This is why he quietly just unlocked the door for Vincent and Jules. They never had to knock and just stood outside the door at a specific time. On the scene with Mia overdosing, what she snorted was NOT cocaine like she expected. She snorted the potent heroine that Vincent had bought which is meant to be injected as you know. All the "Devil's advocates' in this film either died or had a bad outcome. Hence why Vincent died and Jules lived. Also, Marvin was shot in the face.
Marvin's role was alluded to earlier, when they were discussing how many people were in the apartment. ("Including our guy?") Also, as Jules's speech reaches the line "finder of lost children", he turns around and looks at Marvin for a second.
Denise, I absolutely LOVE you have "Carpe Noctem" on your arm. I saw that all the time. I prefer nights as well. Just so freakin' cool!!!!
For you both you have great takes on this movie. Even going so far as to talk about the cinematography. As well as, you all didn't keep interrupting with trying to guess what's going to happen next (which is so irritating with people viewing movies). You broke it down and actually DISCUSSED the movie. Props. SUB!
"This watch has history" Just as the history is going to take a turn.. that's wonderful timing!
What better movie to finally say hello to you guys than my all time favorite! I just found you a month ago or so and I really like your reactions! You guys are so much fun, keep it going. 😇
Aw thank you so much, this is such a sweet comment!! You just made our day, we're so glad you enjoy our videos! We're so glad to have you join us!
Tarantino is the master of mundane conversation that brings you into the characters’ world. Enjoyed your reaction! 😎👍
The cast in this film is just phenomenal ❤ they are all at their top, makes it totally the movie it is
Every single one of them gave some amazing performances!
I love everyone's reactions to Marcellous walking across the street. Even though we haven't seen his face yet, we recognize Ving Rhames voice and face when we see him.
I watched this movie on a friday(opening night), then my bruv invited me with his friends on saturday, to go and see it again. I didn't let on that I'd seen it already and spent the second time watching the audience reactions it was brilliant.
Mia found Vince's heroin , which she taught was cocaine, so she snorted it, which you shouldn't do. Adding to the confusion was also the fact that the heroin was in a baggie, not in a ballon. The dealer was out of baggies.
So it was just that it was strong.
Definitely worth checking out Jackie Brown also! I personally don’t think Tarantino has made a bad film. If you’re taking suggestions and looking for a horror option, also worth checking out From Dusk til Dawn. Tarantino has a starring role in that movie.
Christopher Walken's watch story @ 28:45 still till this day cracks me up😆 Great review as usual guys👌
Shawshank, Gump & Pulp Fiction all in 94……incredible !
Vincent wasn't on vacation in Amsterdam. The fact he was there for three years makes it pretty clear he was incognito there. I imagine he performed a particularly high profile hit for Marcelus which meant that he had to get out of Los Angeles and lie low until the heat died down enough for him to return, so Marcelus used his connections to set Vincent up with a place to stay and maybe some work with some of their business partners until it's safe for him to return.
Since the movie is shot out of order, a canonical timeline of events are as follows.
- In the morning, Jules and Vincent kill Brett and take the case, accidently shoot Marvin, have breakfast, fumble the robbery by Ringo and Hunny and deliver the case to Wallace, while meeting Butch.
-That night, Vincent takes Mia out to dinner and has that whole H thing happen. At the same time, Marcellus is watching Butch fight. Butch opts for his pride and wins making Marcellus mad.
-The next morning, Butch is ready to skip town, runs into Marcellus and ends up at Zed's. The last thing to happen in the timeline is Butch driving off with Zed's bike. The entire movie takes place over the course of ONE day.
An interesting theory but it doesn't really add up. If Vincent and Mia have their date on the same night that Marcellus is watching Butch's fight how are Mia and Vince both present in the locker room area with Marcellus after Butch kills his opponent in the fight? I would think that Vince and Mia's date and the ensuing overdose took them into the wee hours of the a.m. . Yet they both seem fresh and perky in the boxing arena scene. Mia also thanks Vincent for taking her out in the same scene. I think you have this series of events right but I don't believe it took place over one day.
i think it’s 3 days
-day 1: Brett and the briefcase, Vince shoots Marvin, the diner with Pumpkin & Honey Bunny, Marsellus pays off Butch to throw the fight and Vincent & Jules deliver the briefcase, Vince buys the H from Lance, Vince & Mia’s date
-day 2: the boxing match is all that happens, Mia mentions dinner (presumably from the night before)
-day 3: Butch wakes up on day 3 and goes to find his watch, Butch & Marsellus at the pawn shop, then Butch & Fabienne ride off on the motorcycle (it’s a chopper, baby)
@@Sota_Pops They very well could have stopped at the match before taking her out proper. Even if it was the following night, Mia is still awfully spry for someone who almost died not 24 hours before that day.
@@SSD_Penumbra Marcellus was out of town when Vincent took out Mia. Couldn't have been the same night as the fight.
3 days. Vincent was at the fight the next night AFTER he took Mia out. [thats 2 days] then the NEXT day he rides off after declaring Zeds dead. 3 days.
I love this movie bucked the trend of a traditional story structure with not having a beginning, middle and end narrative. Quentin was genius for doing that.
YES!!! This is what subverting expectations looks like when it's done well! Having this kind of diverse story structure made it impossible to predict where it was going to go, giving it such a brilliantly unique feel! What a blast!
The structure is thematic, not narrative.
@@RichardDicksondlyrch68 Pulp Fiction is both a linear and circular narrative structure.
What's interesting about the structure is that it's three stories loosely intertwined, each of which do have their own beginnings, middles, and ends. But, instead of the usual model of creating rising action through a linear narrative, it creates the same line of rising action by time-jumping through ever-heightening emotional points in three different stories.
Tarantino's original idea for the film was: "What if you took three classic tropes from old pulp fiction stories (the henchmen showing up to kill someone, the henchman tasked with entertaining the boss's wife (but don't touch!), and the boxer instructed to throw the fight but double-crossing the mob and going on the run) and had them all happen in one city, over the course of a couple of days, and characters in each story knew or were loosely connected to characters in the other stories?" If you break the movie down with that in mind, then you see that they're all self-contained mini-stories in a connected universe. The reason it feels so fresh and disjointed is because of the way he time-jumps around the stories. If you lay the line of "rising action" against a regular three act movie, though, they're actually pretty much the same. It just FEELS different because we're jumping between them and not following the individual stories in chronological order.
"Pulp Fiction" is basically an anthology series remixed to feel like one long, loosely interconnected story with continual rising emotional action rather than the usual way you'd present an anthology (one short story in full, then the next, then the next). It's genius, honestly.
Also, it's a masterclass at setting up expectations and then not only subverting them but veering off into some bonkers direction that no one could predict. I mean, how much time does he spend (within two of the mini-stories) setting up the idea that Vincent and Mia are going on a "not date" and leading us to think, "Uh-oh, Vince is going to get himself in trouble here, isn't he?" only to take a hard left turn with the OD that no one saw coming? We think we know what the conflict is going to be and then Quentin hits us in the head with a surprise 2x4 and stakes that are so much higher than what we were expecting. It's super effective and locks us in. And, of course, there's the pawn shop sequence... There's no way anyone could predict that. We're expecting a final confrontation between Butch and Marcellus - relative good guy vs. bad guy, everything in their story leading to that moment - but then they stumble into something crazier and it's the two of them vs. weird rednecks. Quentin is a master at going, "Yeah, you know where this is going... you know where this is going... here's some more foreshadowing of exactly where we all know this is going..." and then "SURPRISE, MF-er! Didn't see this coming, didja?!"
This movie brought John Travolta's career back from the dead.
How have you not seen pulp fiction until a few months ago? One of the best films ever made.
They actually stole the trophy.
How
They didn’t actually win the dance contest, they stole the trophy. You can hear a news story on the radio later when butch is sneaking back to his apartment
That’s not true, they did win it. That theory has been debunked
@@TheSyconerd it’s not a theory. You can hear them talk about it on the news
@TheSyconerd no it hasn't. You literally hear how the trophy was stolen on the radio.
I love that the movie starts with the scene asking "Why shouldn't you rob restaurants?" and you are watching thinking, yeah seems like a solid plan..... then the final scene answers lol because everyone has to eat.... including stone cold killers who ain't going to take some two bit robbers sticking their hands in their pockets laying down.
What a great reaction by you guys. Thank you. Funny enough after seeing this movie many years ago, my wife and I, whenever something needs done and the other is going to do it they'll say, "I'll take care of that" and the other says "Take *care* of it?" the way Jules says to Vincent in the beginning of the movie. So glad you enjoyed the movie and loved the confusion of not knowing where things were going to go. It's something that Quentin Tarantino did so well with this movie keeping the confusion going but tying it all together at the end. Again, thank you for this reaction. Keep up the great work!
If you guys weren't around in '94, which I'm guessing you weren't, you can't quite comprehend the significance of Pulp. It changed EVERYTHING. It spawned a million clones. And QT was catapulted into pop culture as we know it. Everyone was anticipating Pulp after Dogs, but no one woulda predicted the impact it had on cinema. It's still my favorite QT film and his most important work to date. That's saying something given the man's filmography.
Have y'all noticed everytime Vincent goes to the bathroom, something bad happens? He goes to the bathroom at Mia's house, she nearly OD's. He goes to the bathroom at the diner, there's a robbery attempt. He goes to the bathroom at Butch's house, Butch f***ing kills him 😂
heroin does cause constipation..
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Can’t believe I never picked up on that after all these years. Nice.
Vincent accidentally shoots Marvin and the next morning Butch accidentally shoots Vincent when the toaster pops up.
He purposely shot Vincent to get out of there. It was his 2nd kill, so he was becoming the deadly soldier that was his destiny with the gold watch.
You gotta see From Dusk Till Dawn...it's insane too...Tarantino produced it. It's like 2 movies in one...the twist is classic cinema.
Pulp & dusk til dawn are my 2 FAVE QT movies... DTD is almost green mile-like as far as ur halfway thru & the movie goes In a direction u never saw coming!!
Dusk till Dawn is definitely on our list and we heard great things about it!!
WOW! I must have seen this film 100 times and I've never noticed that Steve Buscemi was the waiter @17:28.
In terms of what's in the brief case, one theory is that it's Marcellus' soul. Which is why he was so adamant about getting it back and why it has a heavenly glow when opened. It's also assumed that Marcellus has that band aid on the back of his neck because that's where his soul was removed from his body.
Also the combination to the lock for the suitcase is 666.
What are the odds? Marcellus brought coffee for Vincent 🙂
Would the coffee move Vincent's bowels constipated from the heroin?🤔
On stake out
Marcellus brought coffee for Butch
@@luissallard9761 why