Jackie Brown is hands down my favourite Tarantino film. It's his most mature movie to date. And, it was the first of his movies that spent a lot more time on character monologues, and less time on violence. The cast is perfect. Pam Grier is amazing in this film.
@@tecumseh821 Right! If this film came out today it would be praised as one of his best, but it's literally the film that bridged between his ultra violent films to his dialogue heavy/character focussed films. I'm glad it feels so separate to the rest, because it is, but it played such a vital role in his directing growth.
R.I.P. Robert Forster. He was nominated for an academy award for his role as Max Cherry. He's one of my favorites. He played a great villain in Heroes series and was fantastic in his guest appearances in Breaking Bad, et. al.
Medium Cool, Vigilante, Alligator, I grew up loving Robert Forster...It's funny though that he has a way better hairline in Jackie Brown than in Alligator lol.
This is my favorite Tarantino movie. He really does fantastic work with characters here. And I think he tried to capture the kind of hyper-realism that Elmore Leonard, who wrote the novel this is based on, uses in his writing style. A great example of this is when Ordell tells Louis to wait in the car and says when you press the button the car will go “oot-oot-oot, and then we follow Louis to the car just long enough to hear it make the exact sound Ordell described. Also when Ordell asks about the pictures in Max’s office and Max says “he works here,” and then later in the movie we see him working there. Roger Ebert also pointed out that Tarantino gives his characters time to think. There are spaces between the lines of dialogue for the characters to think of what to say or do. The best example is when Ordell takes almost a full minute to consider everything that has happened before deciding, “It’s Jackie Brown.” This film isn’t as flashy as most of QT’s others and I think that’s why it flies under the radar, but I truly believe it is his most well-made film.
If only Tarantino made more films like this instead of having to rely on over the top violence like he's done in every film since Kill Bill. My thinking is that because of this film's lacklustre financial success, he had to resort to going nuts with violence. Not to say his films aren't awesome, but I've certainly noticed a creative turning point since this film's release.
it's always been a little funny to me that QT made his most mature film when he was a relatively young man. even a movie like once upon a time in hollywood, which deals with a lot of the same themes as jackie brown, has that hyper-stylized, not-quite-real feel he's been working since kill bill. (he's made great movies since, including hollywood, but they just feel very different compared to something like j.b.)
It’s sort of the “Barry Lyndon” of Tarantino films… there’s a lot to take in at a slow pace. I hated BL when I first watched it “why is everything taking so long.?” but I grew to like it later. Ditto for Jackie Brown… and I prefer to think Max came to his senses and followed her to Spain, he DID say he was retiring…
Pam Grier is LEGENDARY. That tense music during the mall scene is originally from the Soundtrack to Coffy, one of her best movies. Sid Haig played the judge in Jackie Brown, and has co-starred with Grier in a few films.
@@Corn_Pone_Flicks Definition of low key: "not elaborate, showy, or intensive; modest or restrained." That's why I think it's his best. The one that sort of crept up on me. One day I caught myself thinking, "Yep, this is his best film." I can think something is the best for any reason I want. My opinion is not the universal truth of what Tarantino's best film is, my guy.
“Is he falling in love?” Well, it IS Pam Grier… Also, on point with the cinematography. Tarantino tends to use a very static camera and allows the action in frame to play off of it to help generate tension-snappy dialogue and movement against a camera that seems to just be sitting and watching.
I had a sweetheart in 7th grade who was from Mauritius and she looked just like Pam Grier back in the 70s except with long straight hair. When I saw this movie a few years later, I was weirded out lol.
The bail bonds scenes were filmed in Carson, where I grew up. My dad's print shop was a few block away, and they paid my dad to store De Niro's trailer in his parking lot at night
That is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!! And I thought I had it good - I saw it one night in a really big, rundown theatre in Times Square, packed to the gills with a very wild and weird crowd, a cross-section of the whole city/world. I remember a guy started moaning in approval when the camera cut to Bridget Fonda's soles, lol. I believe someone sparked a joint in the middle of it as well, lol.
When Tarantino wrote the part for her and asked her to star in it she knew about his reputation by that point of resurrecting 70s actors who couldn't get jobs anymore and was slightly offended and told him she had just played a part in mars attacks and she didn't need the help but he said that wasn't the point and he talked to her for a few hours and convinced her to take the role
This film has matured like a fine wine. I thought it was good when it came out but it gets better every time I see it. Pam Grier, Robert Forster and Samuel are exceptional.
I think a lot of it (I don't know if this applies to you personally) has to do with looking at the fullness of Tarantino's career and recognizing this does stand up probably better than some of the others.
@20:56 "End of message". If I remember correctly thats Tarantino's cameo. Pam Grier also has a memorable role in an episode of Miami Vice (with John Turturro).
This is absolutely my favorite Tarantino film. It’s so restrained and feels so mature, yet has a lot of classic tropes we expect from Tarantino (the soundtrack, the fun dialogue, the crime elements, and shocking moments of violence). I always feel Tarantino hasn’t aged well after Jackie Brown. I feel like with each film (while amazingly entertaining and expertly made) feels so similar in Tarantino revisiting his love for classic westerns, exploitation films, and now revising historical periods. I love how this film feels mature in the characters it portrays and the lack of easy Tarantino flourishes we love him for. Also, I love the love story in this precisely because it is a short-flinged romance. They make a big point how Jackie is a middle-aged women that has a lackluster career and has financial hardships. By the end this is the first time she probably can be the person she wants to be and the freedom to explore the world she wants to. And for Max, this is made him have passion for life that’s been missing and so he chooses to leave the business. This romance was necessary and vital for each other but outside of the heist they are their own different (and obviously older) people with wants and desires. I loved it. It’s so beautiful that by the end they share a slow, tender kiss that is full of love and passion that a lot romances in movies are sorely missing.
so glad you guys loved this one. i was 19 when this came out, and i loved it from the very first time i saw it, but it's also a movie that's meant more and more to me each year as I've gotten closer to jackie and max's age. even by the late 90s it was rare for a hollywood movie to feature a real romance among middle-aged folks, and to deal with topics like aging, regret, starting over etc. a beautiful movie, and pam grier and robert forster were never better.
Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack is a perfect soundtrack song for this movie. I loved the song so much, I went back and watched the 1972 crime drama movie that it comes from.
Yes this is my favorite Tarantino soundtrack by far!!! Across 110th Street , Love Letter Strawberry 23 & Street Life are amazing songs & fit this film perfectly 💯
Jackie Brown is the best terantino ever made. This is just a perfect movie. The story, the music, the camerawork, the actors, the pace. Everything fits together so well...
Robert Forster was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. This film had very good reviews when it came out. It was also adapted from a Elmore Leonard story.
This is by far my favourite Tarantino film. Perfectly cast, well acted, mature without violence just for shock value, and a soundtrack to absolutely die for. Hits all the marks.
Pam Grier is a legend. Love her as Jackie. She is well known for 70's cult films like Coffy and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Absolute action goddess. I still hope you guys will react to Cape Fear (1991). De Niro was epic in it. Awesome reaction!
YES! Definitely "Cape Fear"! Another one of the big movies of the 90s with no reactions! "Jackie Brown" has been rectified; "Cape Fear" can't be too far behind! ("Boogie Nights" needs way more reactions as well!).
Also cool that Michael Bowen (Michael Keaton’s) partner and Robert Forster had pretty big roles in Breaking Bad as Uncle Jack and Ed the vacuum “cleaner” man , my two favorite characters in supporting roles from that show
I LOVE Max’s smile when he turns around in the mall. He’s always so serious and joyless, BUT, when he sees her there he cannot help but reveal how happy she makes him. I LOVE Jackie Brown. It’s my second favourite Tarantino movie outside of PF.
It's definitely pronounced "Greer". This movie is (in part) an homage to Pam Grier's work in "blaxploitation" films in the 1970s in films like Foxy Brown, where she played the title role.
Pam Grier was and is the queen of the Blaxploitation Pictures of the 70's. Tarantino saw them all when he worked at the video store. His got his knowledge of all kinds of movies working and watching all the movies there.
COFFY and FOXY BROWN are the big Pam Grier action vehicles from the early 70s. Well worth checking out. JACKIE BROWN and RESERVOIR DOGS are my favorite Tarantino films.
Robert Forster, who played Max, had notable roles in the later 60s and 70s. But then eventually ended up doing a lot of B movies. He was going to give up acting and planned to teach when Tarantino, who was a fan, called him about Jackie Brown. The movie rejuvenated his career.
Pam Grier is a legend. Tarantino used her because of nostalgia. She was in a lot of old school blaxploitation films from the 70’s. She was every young black man’s dreamgirl lol. Her poster was in a lot of boys bedrooms. Including her playboy centerfold. Lol.
This is definitely QT's most timeless film, because it's grounded in characters rather than clever plot conceits or genre pastiche. All of his films after JACKIE BROWN tend to put the conceptual cart before the character horse. This is a film that loves its characters more than its cool ideas.
This is the Tarantino movie with the most heart, although Once Upon a Time in Hollywood runs it close in a different way. It was based on Rum Punch, a novel by Elmore Leonard, whose tight prose seemed to help reduce QT's usual tendency toward verbosity.
I was about to say the same exact thing about this being his movie with the most heart......with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood a close second! Ha! And yeah, you still get Tarantino dialog, but it has not turned into a caricature of itself (as in "Kill Bill" imo). In fact, I can't think of any dialog in "Jackie Brown" that feels out of place. Even in "Pulp Fiction", I can do without most of Willis' girlfriend at the motel, and the cab scene before it. Not a fan of the Superman speech in KB, or lots of the dialog in "Death Proof". "Jackie Brown" just flows from beginning to end. Definitely Elmore Leonard sets this film apart from the others.
I literally just remembered this film last week... in 7th grade my friends and I rented it and we were far to young to understand the scope of the film but we still became obsessed with it and we would play the soundtrack all the time and when we'd write each other notes in school we'd address it to Jackie Brown 1,2,3 and 4 ( I was Jackie Brown 1)... love that you guys are reacting to it!
I grew up next to the Del Amo Mall, and remember seeing Quentin and Sam Jackson filming there. Little did I know that they were creating a masterpiece.
Tarantino is a fan of cinema, and one genre he likes is blaxploitation films from the 70s. He wanted to make his own version and figured he could do a better job than the past films of the genre. Which of course he would cast Pam Grier as the main character, since she was a massive star in these type of films. There is a documentary covering Blaxploitation films, and in it, they have Tarantino discuss some of his favorites and talk about the making of Jackie Brown.
This was one of a string of great adaptations of Elmore Leonard novels from the 90s. If you haven't done them yet, you REALLY ought to consider Get Shorty (1995) and Out of Sight (1998).
Anyone who watched a lot of movies in the 70s and 80s are familiar with Pam Grier and Robert Forster, that’s my favorite thing about Tarantino movies are the old time actors we all watched on hbo back then given roles in his movies, Jackie Brown is excellent and Pam and Robert are great! Thanks again!
Excellent movie, think it is in the top 3 of Tarantino's movies. It gave Pam Grier and Robert Forster's careers a second wind and deservingly so they were both great here.
It's such a turn for Tarantino for what could still be viewed as his most mature film. At 34 years old, he made what looked like a heist film but what really is a meditation on getting old and starting over. It's incredibly deep for someone who was so young at this time.
I love the little tidbit that because the books have a common character, Michael Keaton is Ray Nicolette in this AND Out of Sight, kinda putting the movies in a shared universe.
Tarantino's most mature film, without question. Though I have a theory that because this film didn't do too well financially, that's when he made a turning point in his career where everything he made from Kill Bill and beyond was filled with extreme violence, guaranteeing asses in seats (even 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' for as mature and great overall as it is, ends with a sequence of absurd graphic violence that really undoes everything leading up to it). I wish Quentin had done more films like this, and I'd love to see him make one more film set in the present, just to see how he portrays modern times. PS, Pam Grier was totally robbed of an Oscar nomination.
Kill Bill 2 and Deathproof weren’t very violent, especially when compared to Kill Bill or Inglorious Basterds. And saying the violent ending of OUATIH “undoes everything leading up to it” is factually incorrect.
Tarantino adapted the script from Elmore Leonard's novel 'Rum Punch' and Leonard said it was his favourite adaptation of his own work and was "the best screenplay I ever read". The only Tarantino film in which Quentin doesn't have a cameo role (though that's his voice on Pam Grier's answering machine!). Great reaction to an excellent film where every character is superb.
The young lady in the opening scene is Bridget Fonda, Peter Fonda's daughter. She is Jane Fonda's niece and Henry Fonda's (12 angry Men and numerous movies) granddaughter. The Fonda family is full of actors. Jane's son (Troy Garity) was in the Barbershop movies that starred Ice Cube.
My favorite Tarantino film. Still has the serpentine plot and eclectic style you'd expect from him, but it has a very strong emotional core with themes of aging, taking back power, and last chances where everything is on the table. It's a true "chef's kiss" movie.
"Jackie Brown" was based on a novel (Rum Punch) by Elmore Leonard. He writes really smart and fun books, and several have been made into movies. "Out of Sight" stars George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, and features a fun cameo by Michael Keaton, playing Ray again. Also "Get Shorty" with John Travolta, Gene Hackman & James Gandolfini. Also "3:10 to Yuma" a western starring Russell Crowe. The TV series "Justified" starring Timothy Oliphant and Walton Goggins is also based on a character Elmore created, and the Pilot episode is a pretty faithful re-telling of his short story "Fire in the Hole". All of these are great and worthy of a reaction.
Nice review, I enjoyed it. It’s amazing how many people are unaware of the career of the fabulous, legendary Pam Grier. She was the forerunner of the Balxploitation films of the 70’s like Coffy and Foxy Brown.
Glad you guys enjoyed the film! I actually live about 15 mins from the Del Amo Mall where all the mall scenes were filmed. Still an awesome place, but it's basically unrecognizable now due to several years of renovations and remodeling lol
For more great Elmore Leonard adaptations, you'd dig 1995's _Get Shorty_ with John Travolta, Gene Hackman, & Danny DeVito - a '90s Comedy classic. One for the list.
Its about time somebody watches this!!! I saw this in the theater when it was a released, and have always loved it! (Well, I also grew up where it was filmed)
The Reason why Pam Grier Was Cast as Jackie Brown Is Because he Is A Pam Grier Fan Since The 1970s and fun Fact Before Jack Brown Pam Grier Played A Famous Character From The 1970s Blaxploitation Movie Name Foxy Brown (1974)
Pam Grier is an absolute legend. You should check out some of her Grindhouse movies. She was also mentioned in Reservoir Dogs... "you're under arrest sugar !"
This is hands down my favorite Tarantino film - from the soundtrack to the interaction between 2 legendary actors - Pam Grier and Robert Forster. Mr Forster (Max Cherry) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in this movie.
I love Pam Grier's work... I like her in The big Doll House, Fort Apache , The Bronx, Coffy, Foxy Lady, Machete ladies, episodes of Miami Vice.. She's just such a silent part of our youth (i was born in '74) . So cool of Tarantino as to like, honor her with this part. Just a brilliant movie in so many ways. You guys should check out Blaxploitation movies. A really cool genre. Pam Grier was simply the Queen of that hole era of these movies.
FWIW, there's a sequel of sorts in "Out of Sight," released the next year. Also an adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, it features Ray Nicolette as a recurring character, and Keaton reprises the role.
there was a real run there of great leonard adaptations in the second half of the 90s. i'd also suggest you guys check out get shorty. it's not on the same level as jackie brown or out of sight, but it's still wildly entertaining.
There's also a prequel of sorts in "Life of Crime" which is based of the first Elmore Leonard book about Ordell and Louis. This one is about them as younger men back in the 70s.
Jackie Brown is a great movie. I put it right up with Pulp Fiction as best Tarantino movies. Each and every character is played perfectly by it's respected actor. And Pam Grier is outstanding and beautiful.
I honestly think this is Tarantino's best film. That's a controversial opinion, but I think it is absolute perfection from start to finish. It's different for him and isn't like his usual stuff.
I don't think it's a controversial opinion at all. I agree that it's Tarantino's best, most mature, film. The film perfectly captures a very specific time and place, the late 90's in L.A., and the characters are not overplayed. Just excellent.
@@cdcaleo I have seen it a million times. I love Jackie Brown. She and Max have a lovely romance. He could of easily taken the money after leaving the dressing room and took off but he did it all for her so she could have a life. He did it for her without any gains for himself. I love it so much...
@@jannathompson2262 i also like how the ending is ambiguous but max is a bail bondsman with Winston and they can easily find people and if he wanted to go to Spain to find her he easily could and probably does but we don't see it
This is one very underrated movie . I am so happy that you both love Jackie Brown.... this is one of my favorite movies of all movies . Watching you both react and comment for this movie... I love this so much. You both got so invested in this right from the beginning and I was rooting for Jackie and Max also . TBR was right.... murder is not an appropriate response to being annoyed . I was also shocked when Louis lost his cool in the parking lot and killed Melanie.... he took a huge chance that no one would have heard or seen that in broad day light . For me this is like most of Tarantino's films.... another favorite to my list. I am adding this to my favorites list in reactions to see again . You add a lot to your channel and it shows . Thank you TBR& Samantha .
Tarantino also collaborated with his friend Robert Rodriguez on several films: - "Desperado" (1995) w/ Antonio Banderas, Selma Hayek, Cheech Marin, and Danny Trejo (Tarantino acted in this one) - "Four Rooms" (1996) an anthology of 4 short stories. Robert rodriguez did the 3rd one and Tarantino did the 4th. Lots of regulars from both Rodriguez and Tarantino films. - Tarantin wrote the script for "Natural Born killers" Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, and Tom Sizemore - "From Dusk 'Til Dawn" (1996) ensemble cast of Tarantino and Rodriguez regulars. Do not confuse with the Netflix series of the same name. This film takes a surprise plot turn halfway through, so if you do not know anything about it, don't look it up, read anything, or even look at any of the marketing materials, thumbnails, posters, DVD or blu-ray covers, or even the art on the discs themselves, as they give away part of the surprise. - The other half of the the "Grindhouse - Death Proof" double-feature was "Grindhouse - Planet Terror" by Robert Rodriguez
I just love the fact that amongst all the big stars in this movie Robert Forster and Pam Grier were the real stars of the movie and got to have a career renaissance after starring in this as they are both great at their craft and deserved it but that's what QT was great at, identifying talent that Hollywood had dismissed
I KNEW you guys would love this!!! Whenever it's on tv, I watch it. Quentin T?!?!? For sure!! Pam Grier quickly became disgusted with the Hollywood life, and has been away from it for many years. Roberts Forester , 'Max', is dead now, was always one of my favorite movie stars. RIP
Fun fact De Niro wanted to play Max Cherry the bail bondsman but Quentin already casted Robert Forster but he really wanted to work with De Niro so he gave him the role of Louis on the spot
This is my favorite Tarantino film, but I seem to have a thing for Elmore Leonard adaptations. TBR's pronunciation of Pam Grier was correct. Her and Robert Forrester were a lot more famous in the 70's and 80's.
FUN FACTS: When Jackie is caught with cocaine, and goes to jail, the music playing is a young Pam Grier singing "Long Time Woman." Known as an actress, it's one of the few rare songs she made. When Max walks out with the bag of beach towels (aka money), the hip music playing is music from a club scene in "Coffy" a 1973 Pam Grier film. Quentin Tarrantino was a huge fan of 70s film stars, and likes to resurrect their careers by putting them in his movies. Jackie Brown helped resurrect Pam's career, which had slowed down during 80s and early 90s.
Pam Grier is a true iconic American actress of the 1970s. She made so many great movies, but if you wanna see at least one Grier movie for a reaction, watch ''Coffy'' (1973), which is one of my all time favorite revenge movies, 2nd is ''Fort Apache: The Bronx'' (1981), in which she has a small, but very important role.
I forgot to mention what a great job you did with the editing. It was something I took note of while watching as I have seen this movie a few times now. Well done!
2 facts: 1) when she’s walking to her jail cell, the song “Long time woman” is from 1971 and it’s sung by Pam Grier herself, who was SHOCKED to hear her song in the finished film. 2) The judge is played by her old co-star Sid Haig, known for his low budget horror films, but back in the day, was in a few of her 1970’s exploitation flicks. When I first saw Sid haig as the judge, I was FLOORED. That is how much Quentin loves Pam Grier
Tarantino made this film specifically with her mind. He told the story if how him childhood babysitter would take him to 70's Black films. He was struck by how a Black audience reacted to films in the theater and he wanted to recapture that energy for those watching his films.
Yes ,she deserved a starring role ,and played it so well with Robert Forster ,still bewildered how Max turned down the chance to go with the smart beautiful Jackie at the end.@@seanswinton6242
This doesn't feel like other Tarantino-written films because of the story. I believe it's the only screenplay he adapted from someone else's novel. He wrote the rest of his movies from scratch. I've found that people who aren't big Tarantino fans often consider this his best movie.
In this star filled movie, the one that shines the brightest to me is Pam Grier. I love her facial expressions and bearing as Jackie Brown. Kudos to the script writes, what an impressive role with an actress who can pull it off with no sweat.
Jackie seized control of the narrative early on and rode it all the way through to the semi-satisfying (Max couldn't handle her) conclusion. Genius plot and execution by the entire cast. Great reaction as usual guys.
Bridget Fonda was in some fun, mostly inconsequential movies in the 90s that are a really entertaining watch. Singles, Point Of No Return and Single White Female would all be a hoot for reactions.
Tarantino is a true film lover. Every one of his films pays homage to an era of movies. Spaghetti westerns, blaxploitation, Japanese Kung fu films, 60’s German war films, grindhouse horror B movies, old hollywood classics.
My absolute favorite performance of Samuel L. Jackson’s career. Natural Born Killers (1994), was written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Oliver Stone. It stars Woody Harrellson and Robert Downey Jr.
Ignoring Juliette Lewis and Tommy Lee Jones too? Ok. I love Natural Born Killers, though. Also, I agree with what you said about Samuel's performance in this movie too (Jackie Brown). But everyone involved did a fantastic job as well.
Except, Tarantino dislikes and wants nothing to do with Oliver's Natural Born Killers since it's been rewritten and changed from QT's original script. The only credit QT accepts is creating the story...everything else is Oliver's.
@@Tusc9969 You are very correct, on all accounts. I wish that, if QT is only going to make one last film, that he would remake the movie as his vision entails. I still have a heavy affection for the film, though.
Jackie Brown is hands down my favourite Tarantino film. It's his most mature movie to date. And, it was the first of his movies that spent a lot more time on character monologues, and less time on violence. The cast is perfect. Pam Grier is amazing in this film.
Amen!
Without a doubt!
Agree. Its the one Tarantino film that feels like it dosent take place on his universe
@@tecumseh821 Right! If this film came out today it would be praised as one of his best, but it's literally the film that bridged between his ultra violent films to his dialogue heavy/character focussed films. I'm glad it feels so separate to the rest, because it is, but it played such a vital role in his directing growth.
Ripley from Aliens and Jackie Brown are my favorite heroine movies of all time
R.I.P. Robert Forster. He was nominated for an academy award for his role as Max Cherry. He's one of my favorites. He played a great villain in Heroes series and was fantastic in his guest appearances in Breaking Bad, et. al.
Oh, Max Cherry. I always saw his face here and there. I was too young to actually recognise how big a deal he was.
He was great in the 1980 monster flick Alligator, which is actually better than you'd expect, as well as his appearance in Twin Peaks season three.
Medium Cool, Vigilante, Alligator, I grew up loving Robert Forster...It's funny though that he has a way better hairline in Jackie Brown than in Alligator lol.
Like Mike 😭❤️ one of my comfort movies
Robert Forster was awesome, but his performance as Max Cherry is overrated
Another great Tarantino movie, R.I.P Robert Forster, his character is such a cool dude..
He was funny in his last role as Tim Allen's father on Last Man Standing.
He was a great Actor,we still miss him, May he Rip
Cool actor absolutely! Cool character, not so much
This is my favorite Tarantino movie. He really does fantastic work with characters here. And I think he tried to capture the kind of hyper-realism that Elmore Leonard, who wrote the novel this is based on, uses in his writing style. A great example of this is when Ordell tells Louis to wait in the car and says when you press the button the car will go “oot-oot-oot, and then we follow Louis to the car just long enough to hear it make the exact sound Ordell described. Also when Ordell asks about the pictures in Max’s office and Max says “he works here,” and then later in the movie we see him working there.
Roger Ebert also pointed out that Tarantino gives his characters time to think. There are spaces between the lines of dialogue for the characters to think of what to say or do. The best example is when Ordell takes almost a full minute to consider everything that has happened before deciding, “It’s Jackie Brown.”
This film isn’t as flashy as most of QT’s others and I think that’s why it flies under the radar, but I truly believe it is his most well-made film.
If only Tarantino made more films like this instead of having to rely on over the top violence like he's done in every film since Kill Bill. My thinking is that because of this film's lacklustre financial success, he had to resort to going nuts with violence. Not to say his films aren't awesome, but I've certainly noticed a creative turning point since this film's release.
it's always been a little funny to me that QT made his most mature film when he was a relatively young man. even a movie like once upon a time in hollywood, which deals with a lot of the same themes as jackie brown, has that hyper-stylized, not-quite-real feel he's been working since kill bill. (he's made great movies since, including hollywood, but they just feel very different compared to something like j.b.)
It's probably his best plot. The soundtrack is fantastic, too.
Yeah, my favorite of his too. Great flick, great cast.
It’s sort of the “Barry Lyndon” of Tarantino films… there’s a lot to take in at a slow pace. I hated BL when I first watched it “why is everything taking so long.?” but I grew to like it later. Ditto for Jackie Brown… and I prefer to think Max came to his senses and followed her to Spain, he DID say he was retiring…
Pam Grier is LEGENDARY. That tense music during the mall scene is originally from the Soundtrack to Coffy, one of her best movies. Sid Haig played the judge in Jackie Brown, and has co-starred with Grier in a few films.
The pyscho clown in House of 1,000 Corpses?
@@OneEyedJack1970 You got it. The Big Bird Cage is great movie starring them both. They have good chemistry. He's in Coffy too, but has a lesser-role.
They both did several of those "woman in prison" movies that were all filmed in The Philippines done by Jack Hill and Roger Corman.
Grier didn't know he was the judge until she walked on to the set. She apparently starting cracking up that he, of all people, was the judge.
Fun fact: Tarantino would constantly try to force Pam to sleep with him while filming, to the point her husband was gonna go and knock him out on set.
This is low-key Tarantino's best film, IMO. So glad to see you guys reacting to it.
Okay, how can something be the best but also "low-key?" Is it the best or isn't it?
@@Corn_Pone_Flicks Definition of low key: "not elaborate, showy, or intensive; modest or restrained."
That's why I think it's his best. The one that sort of crept up on me. One day I caught myself thinking, "Yep, this is his best film." I can think something is the best for any reason I want. My opinion is not the universal truth of what Tarantino's best film is, my guy.
@@Corn_Pone_Flicks their opinion is the low-key part. its what they believe but theyre not willing to fight people over it.
“Is he falling in love?” Well, it IS Pam Grier…
Also, on point with the cinematography. Tarantino tends to use a very static camera and allows the action in frame to play off of it to help generate tension-snappy dialogue and movement against a camera that seems to just be sitting and watching.
I had a sweetheart in 7th grade who was from Mauritius and she looked just like Pam Grier back in the 70s except with long straight hair. When I saw this movie a few years later, I was weirded out lol.
The bail bonds scenes were filmed in Carson, where I grew up. My dad's print shop was a few block away, and they paid my dad to store De Niro's trailer in his parking lot at night
You know what was mind blowing…watching “Jackie Brown” in the same theater Max Cherry walked out of in the Del Amo mall.
That is fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!! And I thought I had it good - I saw it one night in a really big, rundown theatre in Times Square, packed to the gills with a very wild and weird crowd, a cross-section of the whole city/world. I remember a guy started moaning in approval when the camera cut to Bridget Fonda's soles, lol. I believe someone sparked a joint in the middle of it as well, lol.
That would make the detail that Max walks out of a movie with the same end credits as Jackie Brown even trippier.
Pam is a 70s and 80s icon. She starred in early "blaxploitation" films like COFFY. She is legend
Dont forget Foxy Brown
When Tarantino wrote the part for her and asked her to star in it she knew about his reputation by that point of resurrecting 70s actors who couldn't get jobs anymore and was slightly offended and told him she had just played a part in mars attacks and she didn't need the help but he said that wasn't the point and he talked to her for a few hours and convinced her to take the role
This film has matured like a fine wine. I thought it was good when it came out but it gets better every time I see it. Pam Grier, Robert Forster and Samuel are exceptional.
I think a lot of it (I don't know if this applies to you personally) has to do with looking at the fullness of Tarantino's career and recognizing this does stand up probably better than some of the others.
It has become my favorite Tarantino film over the years.
@20:56 "End of message". If I remember correctly thats Tarantino's cameo.
Pam Grier also has a memorable role in an episode of Miami Vice (with John Turturro).
This is absolutely my favorite Tarantino film. It’s so restrained and feels so mature, yet has a lot of classic tropes we expect from Tarantino (the soundtrack, the fun dialogue, the crime elements, and shocking moments of violence). I always feel Tarantino hasn’t aged well after Jackie Brown. I feel like with each film (while amazingly entertaining and expertly made) feels so similar in Tarantino revisiting his love for classic westerns, exploitation films, and now revising historical periods. I love how this film feels mature in the characters it portrays and the lack of easy Tarantino flourishes we love him for.
Also, I love the love story in this precisely because it is a short-flinged romance. They make a big point how Jackie is a middle-aged women that has a lackluster career and has financial hardships. By the end this is the first time she probably can be the person she wants to be and the freedom to explore the world she wants to. And for Max, this is made him have passion for life that’s been missing and so he chooses to leave the business. This romance was necessary and vital for each other but outside of the heist they are their own different (and obviously older) people with wants and desires. I loved it. It’s so beautiful that by the end they share a slow, tender kiss that is full of love and passion that a lot romances in movies are sorely missing.
so glad you guys loved this one. i was 19 when this came out, and i loved it from the very first time i saw it, but it's also a movie that's meant more and more to me each year as I've gotten closer to jackie and max's age. even by the late 90s it was rare for a hollywood movie to feature a real romance among middle-aged folks, and to deal with topics like aging, regret, starting over etc. a beautiful movie, and pam grier and robert forster were never better.
So,true!
Two Nicholson films, As Good As It Gets and Something’s Gotta Give, are pretty good. Nothing like JB at all, but good middle-aged/older romances.
Beautifully said, and I completely agree. I saw it in my 20s and it resonated even then, but now it's really close to home.
I was 20, so I get EXACTLY where you’re coming from. And, yes, it gets better and better over time
Russia House has a good mature romance, Sean and Michelle (?)
Fun fact: Michael Keaton made a cameo playing the same character Ray Nicolette in the movie Out of Sight (1998)
He did you beat me too that comment, funny i was watching that movie a couple of weeks ago. Samuel Jackson is also in it
Across 110th Street by Bobby Womack is a perfect soundtrack song for this movie.
I loved the song so much, I went back and watched the 1972 crime drama movie that it comes from.
The band Peeping Tom did a solid cover of 110.
I hope they go back and listen to it. Such a fantastic song.
Yes this is my favorite Tarantino soundtrack by far!!! Across 110th Street , Love Letter Strawberry 23 & Street Life are amazing songs & fit this film perfectly 💯
This was Tarantino's love letter to Pam Grier. Also Robert Forster was just awesome and played the role of his life.
Thank you Samantha and TBR Schmitt for this reaction of Jackie Brown!
My all time favorite Tarantino film and his best film in my opinion. One of my all time favorite movies.
The Ray Nicolette character also shows up in “Out of Sight”, it’s another Elmore Leonard adaptation. Great movie
I love the subtlety of Jackie driving the same honda that Butch (Willis) crashed in Pulp Fiction.
Rip to a great Actor Robert Forster,we still miss you
Jackie Brown is the best terantino ever made. This is just a perfect movie. The story, the music, the camerawork, the actors, the pace. Everything fits together so well...
Robert Forester who played Max Cherry was nominated for an Oscar for this performance! ❤
Robert Forster RIP😥
Robert Forster was nominated for Best Supporting Actor. This film had very good reviews when it came out. It was also adapted from a Elmore Leonard story.
This is by far my favourite Tarantino film. Perfectly cast, well acted, mature without violence just for shock value, and a soundtrack to absolutely die for. Hits all the marks.
A lot of people say that Tarantino wasted a DeNiro performance on role that he was clearly overqualified for, but I love his performance..
I saw Pam Grier speak in person a few years ago at a retrospective of her 70s movies here, and she was hilarious.
Pam Grier is a legend. Love her as Jackie. She is well known for 70's cult films like Coffy and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. Absolute action goddess. I still hope you guys will react to Cape Fear (1991). De Niro was epic in it. Awesome reaction!
Cape Fear was just on the BBC so I've finally seen it. Would be a good reaction.
YES! Definitely "Cape Fear"! Another one of the big movies of the 90s with no reactions! "Jackie Brown" has been rectified; "Cape Fear" can't be too far behind! ("Boogie Nights" needs way more reactions as well!).
Cape Fear (1991) needs to be reacted to by someone at this point. Great movie.
Also cool that Michael Bowen (Michael Keaton’s) partner and Robert Forster had pretty big roles in Breaking Bad as Uncle Jack and Ed the vacuum “cleaner” man , my two favorite characters in supporting roles from that show
I LOVE Max’s smile when he turns around in the mall.
He’s always so serious and joyless, BUT, when he sees her there he cannot help but reveal how happy she makes him.
I LOVE Jackie Brown. It’s my second favourite Tarantino movie outside of PF.
It's definitely pronounced "Greer". This movie is (in part) an homage to Pam Grier's work in "blaxploitation" films in the 1970s in films like Foxy Brown, where she played the title role.
Pam Grier was and is the queen of the Blaxploitation Pictures of the 70's. Tarantino saw them all when he worked at the video store. His got his knowledge of all kinds of movies working and watching all the movies there.
COFFY and FOXY BROWN are the big Pam Grier action vehicles from the early 70s. Well worth checking out. JACKIE BROWN and RESERVOIR DOGS are my favorite Tarantino films.
Robert Forster, who played Max, had notable roles in the later 60s and 70s. But then eventually ended up doing a lot of B movies. He was going to give up acting and planned to teach when Tarantino, who was a fan, called him about Jackie Brown. The movie rejuvenated his career.
Most notable for me was The Black Hole.
Pam Grier is a legend. Tarantino used her because of nostalgia. She was in a lot of old school blaxploitation films from the 70’s. She was every young black man’s dreamgirl lol. Her poster was in a lot of boys bedrooms. Including her playboy centerfold. Lol.
This is definitely QT's most timeless film, because it's grounded in characters rather than clever plot conceits or genre pastiche. All of his films after JACKIE BROWN tend to put the conceptual cart before the character horse. This is a film that loves its characters more than its cool ideas.
This is the Tarantino movie with the most heart, although Once Upon a Time in Hollywood runs it close in a different way. It was based on Rum Punch, a novel by Elmore Leonard, whose tight prose seemed to help reduce QT's usual tendency toward verbosity.
I was about to say the same exact thing about this being his movie with the most heart......with Once Upon A Time In Hollywood a close second! Ha! And yeah, you still get Tarantino dialog, but it has not turned into a caricature of itself (as in "Kill Bill" imo). In fact, I can't think of any dialog in "Jackie Brown" that feels out of place. Even in "Pulp Fiction", I can do without most of Willis' girlfriend at the motel, and the cab scene before it. Not a fan of the Superman speech in KB, or lots of the dialog in "Death Proof". "Jackie Brown" just flows from beginning to end. Definitely Elmore Leonard sets this film apart from the others.
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I literally just remembered this film last week... in 7th grade my friends and I rented it and we were far to young to understand the scope of the film but we still became obsessed with it and we would play the soundtrack all the time and when we'd write each other notes in school we'd address it to Jackie Brown 1,2,3 and 4 ( I was Jackie Brown 1)... love that you guys are reacting to it!
I grew up next to the Del Amo Mall, and remember seeing Quentin and Sam Jackson filming there. Little did I know that they were creating a masterpiece.
Tarantino is a fan of cinema, and one genre he likes is blaxploitation films from the 70s. He wanted to make his own version and figured he could do a better job than the past films of the genre. Which of course he would cast Pam Grier as the main character, since she was a massive star in these type of films. There is a documentary covering Blaxploitation films, and in it, they have Tarantino discuss some of his favorites and talk about the making of Jackie Brown.
This was one of a string of great adaptations of Elmore Leonard novels from the 90s. If you haven't done them yet, you REALLY ought to consider Get Shorty (1995) and Out of Sight (1998).
Fantastic dialogue in ALL of these films and now I know why. Lol.
Pam Grier (pronounced "Greer") was one of the superstars of black cinema in the 1970's. Check out her classics "Foxy Brown", "Coffy" and "Sheba Baby".
Anyone who watched a lot of movies in the 70s and 80s are familiar with Pam Grier and Robert Forster, that’s my favorite
thing about Tarantino movies are the old time actors we all watched on hbo back then given roles in his movies, Jackie Brown is excellent and Pam and Robert are great! Thanks again!
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I remember when I saw this in the theater, hella people laughed out loud at Samuel L’s car alarm sound effect 😆😆
Excellent movie, think it is in the top 3 of Tarantino's movies. It gave Pam Grier and Robert Forster's careers a second wind and deservingly so they were both great here.
It's such a turn for Tarantino for what could still be viewed as his most mature film. At 34 years old, he made what looked like a heist film but what really is a meditation on getting old and starting over. It's incredibly deep for someone who was so young at this time.
I love the little tidbit that because the books have a common character, Michael Keaton is Ray Nicolette in this AND Out of Sight, kinda putting the movies in a shared universe.
Tarantino's most mature film, without question. Though I have a theory that because this film didn't do too well financially, that's when he made a turning point in his career where everything he made from Kill Bill and beyond was filled with extreme violence, guaranteeing asses in seats (even 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood' for as mature and great overall as it is, ends with a sequence of absurd graphic violence that really undoes everything leading up to it).
I wish Quentin had done more films like this, and I'd love to see him make one more film set in the present, just to see how he portrays modern times.
PS, Pam Grier was totally robbed of an Oscar nomination.
Robbed agreed
@ShinRaPresident well I never said that at all. I think my point of his films being more over the top since this one is pretty obvious tbh 🤷
Kill Bill 2 and Deathproof weren’t very violent, especially when compared to Kill Bill or Inglorious Basterds.
And saying the violent ending of OUATIH “undoes everything leading up to it” is factually incorrect.
Tarantino adapted the script from Elmore Leonard's novel 'Rum Punch' and Leonard said it was his favourite adaptation of his own work and was "the best screenplay I ever read". The only Tarantino film in which Quentin doesn't have a cameo role (though that's his voice on Pam Grier's answering machine!). Great reaction to an excellent film where every character is superb.
One of my favorite movies.
The young lady in the opening scene is Bridget Fonda, Peter Fonda's daughter. She is Jane Fonda's niece and Henry Fonda's (12 angry Men and numerous movies) granddaughter. The Fonda family is full of actors. Jane's son (Troy Garity) was in the Barbershop movies that starred Ice Cube.
My fav QT film. Very rewatchable, makes more sense on repeated viewing.
My favorite Tarantino film. Still has the serpentine plot and eclectic style you'd expect from him, but it has a very strong emotional core with themes of aging, taking back power, and last chances where everything is on the table. It's a true "chef's kiss" movie.
"Jackie Brown" was based on a novel (Rum Punch) by Elmore Leonard. He writes really smart and fun books, and several have been made into movies. "Out of Sight" stars George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez, and features a fun cameo by Michael Keaton, playing Ray again. Also "Get Shorty" with John Travolta, Gene Hackman & James Gandolfini. Also "3:10 to Yuma" a western starring Russell Crowe.
The TV series "Justified" starring Timothy Oliphant and Walton Goggins is also based on a character Elmore created, and the Pilot episode is a pretty faithful re-telling of his short story "Fire in the Hole". All of these are great and worthy of a reaction.
"DeNiro is so mellow"
Oh they're in for a surprise :D
Nice review, I enjoyed it. It’s amazing how many people are unaware of the career of the fabulous, legendary Pam Grier. She was the forerunner of the Balxploitation films of the 70’s like Coffy and Foxy Brown.
Also, "Scream, Blacula Scream," and another fave of mine "Black Momma, White Momma."
Glad you guys enjoyed the film! I actually live about 15 mins from the Del Amo Mall where all the mall scenes were filmed. Still an awesome place, but it's basically unrecognizable now due to several years of renovations and remodeling lol
This was based on RUM PUNCH by Elmore Leonard. Try …
GET SHORTY
…another solid adaptation of his work.
For more great Elmore Leonard adaptations, you'd dig 1995's _Get Shorty_ with John Travolta, Gene Hackman, & Danny DeVito - a '90s Comedy classic. One for the list.
I second that. Love that movie.
Hombre with Paul Newman and 3:10 to Yuma. Leornard started writing westerns as well.
Its about time somebody watches this!!!
I saw this in the theater when it was a released, and have always loved it!
(Well, I also grew up where it was filmed)
The Reason why Pam Grier Was Cast as Jackie Brown Is Because he Is A Pam Grier Fan Since The 1970s and fun Fact Before Jack Brown Pam Grier Played A Famous Character From The 1970s Blaxploitation Movie Name Foxy Brown (1974)
Trivia: It's Quentin Tarantino's voice on the phone message that says "End of message."
Keaton always blows me away : I can not believe its the same guy from Gung Ho and Mr Mom.
Also "Night Shift" with Henry Winkler and Shelley Long.
Pam Grier is an absolute legend. You should check out some of her Grindhouse movies. She was also mentioned in Reservoir Dogs... "you're under arrest sugar !"
This is hands down my favorite Tarantino film - from the soundtrack to the interaction between 2 legendary actors - Pam Grier and Robert Forster. Mr Forster (Max Cherry) was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in this movie.
RIP Elmore Leonard ❤
I love Pam Grier's work... I like her in The big Doll House, Fort Apache , The Bronx, Coffy, Foxy Lady, Machete ladies, episodes of Miami Vice.. She's just such a silent part of our youth (i was born in '74) . So cool of Tarantino as to like, honor her with this part. Just a brilliant movie in so many ways. You guys should check out Blaxploitation movies. A really cool genre. Pam Grier was simply the Queen of that hole era of these movies.
FWIW, there's a sequel of sorts in "Out of Sight," released the next year. Also an adaptation of an Elmore Leonard novel, it features Ray Nicolette as a recurring character, and Keaton reprises the role.
there was a real run there of great leonard adaptations in the second half of the 90s. i'd also suggest you guys check out get shorty. it's not on the same level as jackie brown or out of sight, but it's still wildly entertaining.
If you liked Our of Sight and this check out Get Shorty same writer (The Books)
I love this one
There's also a prequel of sorts in "Life of Crime" which is based of the first Elmore Leonard book about Ordell and Louis. This one is about them as younger men back in the 70s.
Was going to mention this one to them. Great movie and has an appearance of a character from this movie.
Pam Grier (pronounced Greer) is legendary. You need to check out more of her movies.
Jackie Brown is a great movie. I put it right up with Pulp Fiction as best Tarantino movies.
Each and every character is played perfectly by it's respected actor.
And Pam Grier is outstanding and beautiful.
I honestly think this is Tarantino's best film. That's a controversial opinion, but I think it is absolute perfection from start to finish. It's different for him and isn't like his usual stuff.
I agree 👍 💯
I don't think it's a controversial opinion at all. I agree that it's Tarantino's best, most mature, film. The film perfectly captures a very specific time and place, the late 90's in L.A., and the characters are not overplayed. Just excellent.
@@cdcaleo I have seen it a million times. I love Jackie Brown. She and Max have a lovely romance. He could of easily taken the money after leaving the dressing room and took off but he did it all for her so she could have a life. He did it for her without any gains for himself. I love it so much...
@@jannathompson2262 i also like how the ending is ambiguous but max is a bail bondsman with Winston and they can easily find people and if he wanted to go to Spain to find her he easily could and probably does but we don't see it
This is one very underrated movie . I am so happy that you both love Jackie Brown.... this is one of my favorite movies of all movies . Watching you both react and comment for this movie... I love this so much. You both got so invested in this right from the beginning and I was rooting for Jackie and Max also . TBR was right.... murder is not an appropriate response to being annoyed . I was also shocked when Louis lost his cool in the parking lot and killed Melanie.... he took a huge chance that no one would have heard or seen that in broad day light .
For me this is like most of Tarantino's films.... another favorite to my list. I am adding this to my favorites list in reactions to see again . You add a lot to your channel and it shows . Thank you TBR& Samantha .
Tarantino also collaborated with his friend Robert Rodriguez on several films:
- "Desperado" (1995) w/ Antonio Banderas, Selma Hayek, Cheech Marin, and Danny Trejo (Tarantino acted in this one)
- "Four Rooms" (1996) an anthology of 4 short stories. Robert rodriguez did the 3rd one and Tarantino did the 4th. Lots of regulars from both Rodriguez and Tarantino films.
- Tarantin wrote the script for "Natural Born killers" Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, and Tom Sizemore
- "From Dusk 'Til Dawn" (1996) ensemble cast of Tarantino and Rodriguez regulars. Do not confuse with the Netflix series of the same name. This film takes a surprise plot turn halfway through, so if you do not know anything about it, don't look it up, read anything, or even look at any of the marketing materials, thumbnails, posters, DVD or blu-ray covers, or even the art on the discs themselves, as they give away part of the surprise.
- The other half of the the "Grindhouse - Death Proof" double-feature was "Grindhouse - Planet Terror" by Robert Rodriguez
"Jackie Brown" is his BEST movie! Adapting Elmore Leonard brought out the best in Tarantino.
I just love the fact that amongst all the big stars in this movie Robert Forster and Pam Grier were the real stars of the movie and got to have a career renaissance after starring in this as they are both great at their craft and deserved it but that's what QT was great at, identifying talent that Hollywood had dismissed
It was written by Elmore Leonard entitled Rum Punch.
Tarantino only directed it.
this is my favorite movie outside of kill bill v1/2, i think it is one of the coolest movies ever made imo.
I KNEW you guys would love this!!! Whenever it's on tv, I watch it. Quentin T?!?!? For sure!! Pam Grier quickly became disgusted with the Hollywood life, and has been away from it for many years. Roberts Forester , 'Max', is dead now, was always one of my favorite movie stars. RIP
Fun fact De Niro wanted to play Max Cherry the bail bondsman but Quentin already casted Robert Forster but he really wanted to work with De Niro so he gave him the role of Louis on the spot
This is my favorite Tarantino film, but I seem to have a thing for Elmore Leonard adaptations. TBR's pronunciation of Pam Grier was correct. Her and Robert Forrester were a lot more famous in the 70's and 80's.
FUN FACTS: When Jackie is caught with cocaine, and goes to jail, the music playing is a young Pam Grier singing "Long Time Woman." Known as an actress, it's one of the few rare songs she made.
When Max walks out with the bag of beach towels (aka money), the hip music playing is music from a club scene in "Coffy" a 1973 Pam Grier film.
Quentin Tarrantino was a huge fan of 70s film stars, and likes to resurrect their careers by putting them in his movies. Jackie Brown helped resurrect Pam's career, which had slowed down during 80s and early 90s.
Pam Grier is a true iconic American actress of the 1970s. She made so many great movies, but if you wanna see at least one Grier movie for a reaction, watch ''Coffy'' (1973), which is one of my all time favorite revenge movies, 2nd is ''Fort Apache: The Bronx'' (1981), in which she has a small, but very important role.
I forgot to mention what a great job you did with the editing. It was something I took note of while watching as I have seen this movie a few times now. Well done!
This is my absolute favorite Tarantino film, and I think his best one.
2 facts: 1) when she’s walking to her jail cell, the song “Long time woman” is from 1971 and it’s sung by Pam Grier herself, who was SHOCKED to hear her song in the finished film. 2) The judge is played by her old co-star Sid Haig, known for his low budget horror films, but back in the day, was in a few of her 1970’s exploitation flicks. When I first saw Sid haig as the judge, I was FLOORED. That is how much Quentin loves Pam Grier
Pam Grier was so well cast she was great as Jackie the whole cast pitch it so well, keeps you guessing .
Tarantino made this film specifically with her mind. He told the story if how him childhood babysitter would take him to 70's Black films. He was struck by how a Black audience reacted to films in the theater and he wanted to recapture that energy for those watching his films.
Yes ,she deserved a starring role ,and played it so well with Robert Forster ,still bewildered how Max turned down the chance to go with the smart beautiful Jackie at the end.@@seanswinton6242
This doesn't feel like other Tarantino-written films because of the story. I believe it's the only screenplay he adapted from someone else's novel.
He wrote the rest of his movies from scratch.
I've found that people who aren't big Tarantino fans often consider this his best movie.
Liked and seconded! Perfectly describes my viewing experiences.
In this star filled movie, the one that shines the brightest to me is Pam Grier. I love her facial expressions and bearing as Jackie Brown. Kudos to the script writes, what an impressive role with an actress who can pull it off with no sweat.
Jackie seized control of the narrative early on and rode it all the way through to the semi-satisfying (Max couldn't handle her) conclusion. Genius plot and execution by the entire cast. Great reaction as usual guys.
Bridget Fonda was in some fun, mostly inconsequential movies in the 90s that are a really entertaining watch. Singles, Point Of No Return and Single White Female would all be a hoot for reactions.
Tarantino is a true film lover. Every one of his films pays homage to an era of movies. Spaghetti westerns, blaxploitation, Japanese Kung fu films, 60’s German war films, grindhouse horror B movies, old hollywood classics.
This is my dad's favorite Tarantino flick because he grew up with Pam Grier.
this is my favourite Tarantino movie, just love the story and the actors are great, plus the soundtrack.
The two of you are one of the best reviewers of films on UA-cam.
Best soundtrack of any Tarentino movie, Bobby Womack, The Brothers Johnson, The Delfonics. Even Pam Grier sings Long Time Woman. Brilliant.
My absolute favorite performance of Samuel L. Jackson’s career. Natural Born Killers (1994), was written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by Oliver Stone. It stars Woody Harrellson and Robert Downey Jr.
Ignoring Juliette Lewis and Tommy Lee Jones too? Ok. I love Natural Born Killers, though.
Also, I agree with what you said about Samuel's performance in this movie too (Jackie Brown). But everyone involved did a fantastic job as well.
@Vahan Eloyan No. XD I was referring to Samuel's performance in Jackie Brown, if clarification was needed.
I like him in Unbreakable a bit more, but this is an outstanding performance. No doubt
Except, Tarantino dislikes and wants nothing to do with Oliver's Natural Born Killers since it's been rewritten and changed from QT's original script. The only credit QT accepts is creating the story...everything else is Oliver's.
@@Tusc9969 You are very correct, on all accounts. I wish that, if QT is only going to make one last film, that he would remake the movie as his vision entails. I still have a heavy affection for the film, though.
Jackie Brown + Death Proof are Tarantino’s Magnum Opus 🔥
This is my favorite Tarantino flick
I clicked so damn fast! I love this movie. The early days of Tarrantino are still my favorite. His first three films are perfect in my opinion.