Fountain pens still exist and while they are a bit impractical, they are absolutely unmatched in their ability to create incredible calligraphy

Christoph Waltz won the Oscar for this. When the film ended I said .. as we walked out. He’s gonna win the Oscar! Bammm⭐️

I saw this film, then one week later saw Django Unchained. It was so awesome to see them close together, to appreciate the difference in Christoph Waltz's performances.

In the intro scene you said they probably switched to English for the movie, but he actually switched to hide the details of the conversation from the hidden family.

The Italian scene is indeed meant to be comedic. As an Italian it made me bust up in the theater.

It's an unusual skill set, but thankfully I speak English, French, German and read backwards for fun. So I had no issues

The pen in question is a button filler fountain pen.

YES! Tarantino's masterpiece in my opinion, he worked on the script for over 10 years! So happy to see your reaction

When I seen this pop up... yeah, I'm watching that immediately

is he asking about a fountain pen? am i that old now?

I KNEW that when it came to the “3 glasses” part, you’d pick up on it before it was explained. You have a wealth of worldly knowledge sir. Partly why I keep watching.

32:00 Not an imposible shot, it's called a split diopter lens. Old school.

The proposed escape through Spain makes sense. Even though Franco was a right-wing fascist, he never joined the Axis (due to a disparity in Spains demands and Nazi-Germanys offers in goods and weapons). Also, even though he used anti-semitic language and positions in his speeches, he only provided the Nazis with a list of spanish jews, but did not deport them and/or limit their citizenship. Spain supposedly has the highest count of transitioning jewish refugees during WW2 with about 20k-35k. So yes, the man was heinous and a fascist. But he did not stoop as low as the Nazis did.

If you loved the cinematography, you'll also love the movie The Hateful Eigth also from Tarantino. It has great quality shots filmed with og optical cameras from the 70's.

"Let a squirrel come in my house." My man, what did squirrels ever do to you? My greatest life goal is to make best friends with a wild squirrel like it's a Disney movie, and feed it nuts as I sit on the porch sipping lemonade.

They’re called fountain pens. The one here in the opening scene has a piston filling mechanism. I have several. They’re actually very comfortable to write with since one doesn’t need to press hard for ink to flow unlike ball point pens. Lots of specialty websites sell the pens and the ink.

And another sinister fact… when Landa is eating the strudel with Shoshanna, he makes her wait for the cream. Cause the cream won’t be Kosher. Meaning that he totally knows who she is. And is making her break the rules of her religion on purpose.

8:52... I live in Austria. I went to the homies tilt (farmer) and he offered me an ice-cold glass of fresh milk. My response was like urs to the offer lol! He explained and I eventually said," Ok, let me like, smell it and taste it first, then we'll see.^^ I smelled it and it smelled, I kid u not, like , fresh hay.^^ I thought, "...hmm, ok...", and went for a taste. It was the creamiest, fresh crisp tasting milk I've ever tried. I drank it QUICK afterwards!^^ Try it, u'll be surprised...^^ \O>

Fountain pens are still very popular. It’s a rabbit-hole worth exploring!

Although Franco's Spain was on good terms with Germany and had its own anti-Jew laws, it was one of the directions refugees took to escape from Germany-occupied Europe, the destination point being Portugal or Gibraltar.

QT creates the story, writes the story, directs the actors, chooses the cameras and lenses, and he is indeed behind the camera. unless he’s making a brief cameo. But even then, it is with strict instructions. you know more than I do about cinematography but I am betting that all the little quirks you noticed with the lenses, cameras, lighting and angles were all deliberate. Often times it’s a nod to the other type of film geeks out there. The ones who are obsessed with the way old movies were filmed and he shoots them in that particular way to honor them. Even, or especially if that scene had a mistake. Some people say that he is just a rip off artist because of this, I disagree. And you are right, this was shot on film. He will never use digital or cgi. Watch the Hateful 8 for a very rare camera and film combo.

Pickling actually requires 0 vinegar. It's fermentation-based and is a great way to store food without it spoiling without refrigeration and has been developed in some form by every culture. Just because you don't like something at least respect it's history and value. Do you but stop saying others are gross for liking perfectly normal things.... especially when technically you're the odd one.

The cinematographer is Robert Richardson, who's best known for his work with Oliver Stone (Platoon, JFK), Martin Scorsese (Casino, The Aviator) and Quentin Tarantino (Django Unchained, Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood).

The split diopter shots are almost a Tarantino trademark. He really likes them. Not impossible. Just old-school filmmaking with cool gear. You won't find much, if any, post process compositing in Tarantino movies. Mostly wire removal kind of stuff. He's a in-camera kind of guy.

Fun fact. The Inglrious Basards were a real nazi hunting group. Obviously this movie is a fictionalized version of them. But they really did exist. You can find a few documentaries about them (Prime Video, history channel...etc).

"All wars are bankers wars"- General Smedley Butler

Your, and our, clear distaste for HansLanda is a credit to Christopher Waltz his stellar performance.

Great choice on movie! A suggestion I might add is to over-lay the non-reversed-subtitles over the reversed video. Half of this movie is in other languages and may be hard to follow for those who can't read backwards. I've seen this movie like 35 times so I can remember what they said, but most viewers won't have that luxury.

America was actually the last significant entry into both ww1 and ww2. They attempted to stay out both times to varying degrees of success.

LB - love that you pause when you talk but you’ve gotten into a recent habit of sharing everything that pops into your head. Exercise judgement.

i usually love your knowledge during a commentary, but the absolutely incredible filmaking here seemed to be over shadowed by your desire to share random tidbits of knowledge. i personally enjoy more appreciation for the craft than the content.

The alternate ending to WWII we always needed, but never dared to dream of. 😂

Every time I see that scene where he says “have rats done anything to you?” and my inner voice just screams “they carry plague damn it!” 😆

How would you be distracted by a pen during this iconic scene 🤯🥴

the commentary is first class... thanks for this reaction, mrlboyd

What kind of messed up Cows did you encounter for their milk to have a puss-like consistency? The fresh milk we get from the farmers here tastes and has the consistency of milk.

The difference between a corncob pipe and a meershaum calabash is like whipping out the keilbasa at the gym. I am envious of that pipe...

From a blog: The fountain pen was a button filler which means it could have been a PENOL (Pen Olson) or a Parker. However, I don't think German soldiers would have been writing with a Parker at that time, or would they? The Parker Vacumatics had been around for quite a while before the start of open hostilities (IIRC, Germany annexed the Sudetenland in 1936, but didn't start actually shooting until they invaded Poland in 1939). Even after the invasion of Poland, it likely would have been possible for a German officer who wanted one to obtain a Parker via Switzerland or, after the invasion of France, get a French one. There were other button fillers around, too, using pressure bars rather than a vacuum driven mechanism like the Vacumatic. BTW, if it was a Vacumatic, it's entirely reasonable to "top up" a partially filled pen to ensure there's enough ink for a long writing session, and it wasn't completely out of the question to fill a pen before starting to write even with pressure bar button fillers (or lever, or crescent, or coin or hatchet or slide or twist fillers, for that matter).

“LET A SQUIRREL COME IN MY HOUSE!” Now thats hostile

The pen sucks up the ink and slowly seeps through the reservoir to the tip and he writes with it. Very sexy..🥰🤣

As an italian, I lose it everytime I see the italian scene. It's so good. Cristoph Waltz doesn't speak italian (I think he said he really doesn't) but it is fantastic. I mean, it's obviously made to be comedic, but Waltz nailed it.

I have no idea what's going on in this reaction video. Also, people have been drinking milk forever, long before you ever showed up. Animals drink their mother's milk. Etc. Milk is not pus, dude.

Alpo is the dog food.

The gun used to kill the two guards at Hitler's box was the Sedgley Glove Gun. It fired a .38 caliber bullet and was intended for use used by OSS agents during WWII. Very few were made and surviving examples would be very rare and valuable.

The Italian scene is great. I love that I can hear the bad American accent despite not speaking any Italian.

aaah.... actually.... during the 1940's people heated the house and cooked food with WOOD (and everyone used a 'fountainpen'). Spain was neutral during WW2. people went to Spain to escape the war. Hitler hated black people, therefore, loyal Germans hated blacks. the first person you saw scalped was the director of the movie Quinton Tarantino.

*sigh* Fun fact: those are Tarantino's hands squeezing Von Hammersmark's actress' neck. They couldn't get the shot right so Quentin said fuck it and did it himself.

I knew when I saw this pop up in my feed I had to drop whatever else I was doing or watching or recording and check out your reaction.....you did not disappoint.

"Let's see Tarantino's shot" "It's perfectly toned. Look at the green. Oh my God."

Pickling was invented to make food last longer. And sauerkraut is kind of healthy, a good thing for any army and was already used in WW1 as a part of german rations. And, well, I like it personally after growing up, not as a kid though.

Hans Landa, the best villain in any film .

This was Tarantinos "men on a mission" movie, he wanted to make something like The Dirty Dozen.

We used those type of pens in the 80, maybe 90s in Poland. Definitely an experience.

Split Diopter Lens is the trick discussed @32min - all in-camera, heavy film nerd stuff!

Alpo. The dog food was Alpo.

He is cutting firewood, it's a quill pen. Unpasteurized milk it really tasty, I went through a short time of visiting the local farm for some, really good! (Guessing you've never had any but happy to advise everyone what it's like?) Alright, 5 mins in and I'll stop filling in your knowledge gaps and just enjoy the reaction!

the pickling preserves the food, which was essential back in the day. Also, pickles and saur kraut are delicious.

The scene with the Italian always made me laugh hahaha

Spain was officially Neutral in WWII. Many people tried to go there from France because it was easier to get away through Spain than it was from the German occupied areas.

32:50 I do believe you are referring to a split diopter, that’s not a mask or anything done in post. Tarantino uses shots with a split diopter in a lot of his films

I would rather be in a Chinese prison being tortured for years, rather than watch a movie with this gentleman here. What do you do at the movie theater when you can’t comment about every little thing that happens ? 😂 Do you even enjoy the movie? why do you think that every question being asked on the movie is being asked to you ? 😂 I tried my best and couldn’t last but ten minutes. He seems like a nice guy I’ve just never seen anyone watch movies like this. Anyway, y’all have fun??? 🤷🏽‍♂️

What is this? It's a historical document of how we all wish the war ended.

This might be one of my favorite reactions!! I was laughing almost as hard as you did!

I like to think Landa strangled BvH so savagely because she had the audacity to tell him such a bold-faced, stupid lie about breaking her leg. Not that it would have made any difference, but why didn't she just say she tripped and fell down some stairs?

You're wrong mate, many Jews and others that were hunted by 'ze Sjermans' fled into Spain in order to get to Portugal mostly, from which it was relatively easy to get to the UK due to their strong allyship. PS: I was born in '79 and we had to learn to write with such a 'fountain pen'.

Those punch glove pistols are a real world design. All sorts of wacky & crazy designs from that era. The Germans designed a multi-shot belt buckle.

The way he held up three fingers is what gave him away. In Germany people hold up the thumb, index and middle fingers for 3. but he held up his middle three fingers which i guess is more common in the USA.

FRESH, warm, sweet milk is best thing!! :)

I'm gonna take a fountain pen to a college and flex on kids with cursive. 💪😎

First time I saw this movie... I just said... What? More I watch it, the more I see how amazing it is.

You never drank cow milk, straight from the cow, is the best milk you'll ever drink!

This is my first time watching one of your videos, and I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel! Just subscribed. This is my favorite movie of all time, and your analysis and reaction was absolutely fascinating--you pointed out things that I hadn't understood (from a filmography perspective, I'm just an average movie watcher), and I'm so glad you loved it too! I'm going to go check out some of your other videos, nice work!

I can't believe that I've never thought to put sauerkraut on a burger, that sounds delicious.

"Take the foot off the screen" You do realize this is Tarantino, right, lol.

Awe, I love sauerkraut. Garlic and dill is my absolute favorite. I like a ginger turmeric kraut too. Taking some slices of rye bread, with Thousand Island dressing, corned beef, Swiss cheese, and apple caraway kraut is soooo good! Garlic and dill kraut goes with bratwurst so beautifully. I like for all my kraut to be live cultures. Live kraut is very good for gut health and good digestion. Full of vitamin C too. Orange and lemon kraut is sweet, sour, and full of vitamins and C. Great on salads.

Remember, as indicated at the *very start* of the film with "Once upon a time..." this is a *fairy tale* version of WWII. 😁 Tarantino had a story to tell, he didn't care about historical accuracy, and by providing the fairy-tale introduction he's telling the audience they shouldn't care about historical accuracy, either. Anybody who knew anything, knew in 1944 that Germany was going to lose -- and Landa is no fool. Moreover, he's got American commandos *in Paris* within striking distance of German leadership -- and they couldn't be kept out. So, yeah, Landa decides to cut a deal.

I used to drink raw milk when I was a kid and it was fine, lol. And not pus-like, even cream. So...fear not.

I will not have this sauerkraut and pickle slander, sir

DOP was Robert Richardson who works alot with Tarantino. CAMERAS ARRIFLEX 435 Camera Panavision Panaflex Millennium Camera LENSES Cooke Lenses Panavision ATZ 70-200 mm T3.5 Lens Panavision AWZ2 40-80 mm T2.8 Lens Panavision G Series Anamorphic Lenses Panavision Primo Anamorphic Lenses LENS MANUFACTURER Cooke Optics Limited Panavision CAMERA APERTURE Anamorphic Camera Aperture Panavision Camera Aperture Spherical Camera Aperture He also shot Shutter island, and Hugo (the grading on that film is just a masterclass). 🤓🤓🤓

Dear Mr. Boyd, seeing your joy watching this film, brought me joy. As I also believe it's Tarantino's magnum opus: At the cinema when I saw this: after it finished there was a standing ovation ❤

It IS a comedy !! Every scene Brad is in!! It’s the greatest scene ever !! Arivadeirchi😂⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🤣I’m in full agreement! Nothing should be pickled☑️

people still use fountain pens they're really elegant and fun to use but can be messy when learning lol

Thousands of Jews fled to Spain during WWII. Many had to enter illegally - there was, of course, no open door policy. Rumors of French Jews fleeing from occuped France to Spain was perfectly plausible.

Sauerkraut is good. Pickles are good. Pickled garlic is good. Pickled beets are good. YUM!!!

I think your confusion at a fountain pen may be the most shocking thing I've seen in any of your videos

Its called a fountain pen! Very usable in todays time! Also I enjoy your vocabulary and choice of words! Very relaxing and actually learned some new words too. Cheers!

Django Unchained has GOT to be your next Tarantino movie

That's a fountain pen. I had one back in school for calligraphy.

unpausterized milk and low-temp pasteurized milk actually taste better, there's more of a safety issue

"Look at her face" Her face: LIVE ON AIR 😂

A fountain pen is the name of the writing instrument used with ink wells.

You asked why Chaplin made a movie about a baby goat. The Kid is not about a goat. I’d recommend seeing it as it was his first feature length film.

Its not an impossible shot, and not two frames, it's shot using a diopter lens. Tarantino uses them often, they have one side clear and one side focused closer.

A little sidenote: there's exactly one word being spoken in Polish in the entire movie. When Hans Landa decides not to shoot Shoshanna, he says "pusty" which means empty, referring to his gun. Anyway, I enjoyed two things: the level of knowledge being displayed about moviemaking and other things... aaand the absolute disgust emanating from this video whenever certain foods were mentioned. :D It's as if I saw myself talk about onions (which I absolutely DESPISE) and even though I don't agree with any of the food takes in this video, I gotta respect someone who has as strong opinions on food as I tend to have. Anyway, I subscribed. :D

So... you don't even like cucumber pickles? Pickled jalapenos? Pickled radish? Giardiniera? Kimchi? Nothing?

Charlie Chaplin’s “The Kid” is about an orphan, not baby goats 🤣🤣

This could be the all time best opening scene.

I loved your reaction to this movie that I love. You are becoming a Q. Tarantino fan and I like it! How about "Jackie Brown." Who's with me? "Jackie Brown!"

The single shot arm gun (punch pistol) is indeed a real device. The US military made a few of them at one point! ^_^ I forgot its actual name though.

This film is on my “Mount Rushmore” of favorites.