I find Quentin Tarantino movies too violet. Given that his new movie features Charles Manson, I thought QT would have even more blood and gore than usual and I almost skipped "Once upon a time in.. Hollywood". My wife did but I enjoyed it so much that I convinced her to go see it with me on my second trip.
What have I enjoyed?
It celebrates secondary Hollywood characters - stuntmen, talent scouts, production crew. It brings to life iconic actors like Steve McQueen, Sharon Tate, Bruce Lee, James Stacy and others. It brings out Westerns, even the spaghetti kind. Like them or not, that is what made Hollywood famous around the world
It showcases a mind boggling 2,000 vintage cars on the streets of LA. Here is Brad Pitt in his Karmann Ghia.
It also has vintage 747s with their spiral staircases (Most of my global travel in the 80s was on 747s - lots of good memories). It repurposes vintage Hollywood camerawork and other wizardry as this article shows.
It is chockful of 60s music - Rolling Stones, Bob Seger, Joe Cocker, Paul Revere and the Raiders, Neil Diamond among them. Plenty of DJs and KHJ radio (Boss radio)
It features popular LA restaurants and theaters including El Coyote, Chili John's, the original Taco Bell, the Fox Westwood Theater and many more
You know what? I may go see it in a theater once again. And buy a copy to watch on flights. There are so many easter eggs in the movie, I have a feeling I will discover a couple new ahas each time I watch it.
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