Felt great leaving the theatre after watching this...Cliff Booth is one of the greatest male characters in film history!

Sharon Tate’s sister said that the way Sharon was depicted in the movie, i.e. as an angel of light, brought her to tears. She even brought them some of Sharon’s jewelry to use in the film. I don’t give a rat’s ass about what anyone else had to say about that role and performance.

One of the best pieces of actual cinematic art to come out of Hollywood in a very long time. In a just world, Tarantino would have won Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay

I was astounded to see this receive a three-star review on TV today.  I thought this was a stupendous movie.  Feliciano singing "California Dreaming" tore my heart out.

My favourite Tarantino film.  Hands down.  Cinematic masterpiece.

Probably the best analysis I've heard, seen, or read anywhere, about my favorite Tarantino film. It's his masterpiece, in my humble opinion.

Great review.

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is my favorite Tarantino movie.  Absolutely love it.

The timeframe of the movie was before me, that said it made me feel nostalgic…the imagery, the culture the old Hollywood vibe. It does take a couple viewings to contextualize the characters and get a sense of why this movie is a masterpiece.

Absolutely love this movie.

I was never a big Tarantino fan, but loved Pulp, Jackie, and Hollywood a lot and Ellis, a consumate LA insider, does a great overview of why Hollywood is such a great movie.

Saw another channel show that the actor & bodyguard relationship was based on real life friends Burt Reynolds & Hal Needham

Wow, I seem to have stumbled upon this way after the fact. A most enjoyable critique. In fact, when viewed and considered from a few years later and given the continued erosion of art through the blinkered liberal equity of our times, it makes this summation of the movie all the more delicious.
Thank you for this.

Incredible incisive, insightful writing about an underrated, underappreciated classic of modern cinema. Maybe THEE classic.
It captures everything I loved about Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and a dozen things I felt about it but could never find the words for.

I grew up about a 20 minute walk from Hollywood Boulevard. Seeing all the recreations of Hollywood, almost made me tear up. The movie took me on a nostalgia trip. I also used to hang out at "The Village" near UCLA campus with an alumn friend of mine so those scenes with "Sharon Tate" going to the movies hit me hard. I loved everything about the movie. The radio broadcasts as they were driving. It was a visual feast. Now as far as the story was concerned, i took it as a "What if" story and enjoyed it. Looking forward to part 2

Beautiful exquisite movie.

I lived and worked in Hollywood from '65 thru '69. For the record, Musso & Frank's was a see-and-be-seen hot spot throughout my time there, and had been, if M&F waiters are to be believed, for decades prior to then.

Didn't get this one on first watch but I ended up loving it, it's kind of comforting in a way

One of the things I have always liked about movies, besides the story, is just what Tarantino does so well here.
Call it cinematography, or atmosphere, or artistically designed sets.
The distinctive look of the original Star Trek, with alien planets under strange skies.
This reminds me about what was beautiful about American Grafitti.
It takes you away and immerses you in another place and time.
With the music, it reminds me most of American Grafitti.
It's different stories passing through the scenery, with music that evokes the era.
There is a sense, as he says, that the film is for Generation X, although older generations are depicted, it depicts an era only Gen X is alive to remember, and remembering is a big part of the story.
We knew guys like Cliff and the other characters.
My neighborhood had a guy who was a tunnel rat in Vietnam - those were small and fearless guys who went into the extensive tunnels of the North Vietnamese, to evade booby traps and hunt the enemy underground.
Memories are triggered when I see the actors moving through the backgrounds and when I hear the radio DJs, and when I hear the movie jingle, that soul song, that always played before the movies I saw.
I can understand why young people wouldn't have those specific memories of the era.
It's just scenery to them.

lots of love for the movie (understandable) but let's not forget what this video is and how great Ellis is at this kind of thing, Love his essays like these (and in his podcast)

Great movie going experience. Saw it twice in the theater. The novel that came out later is a fun read too.