re: Re-watching "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" right now

I honestly didn’t care for it the first time I watched it, but I knew there was something about the film I didn’t get. I was thinking our heroes were going to be on the run from the Manson Family after they killed Sharon Tate. I was impatiently waiting for that scene, and it didn’t happen... and then the ending was fricking epic. I knew I immediately loved the ending but I didn’t get it the first time around.

Second time though I kept my expectations in check and watched it for what Tarantino wanted me to see instead of what I wanted to see. It is in that light a masterpiece. It’s like the Big Lebowski where I was invested in the plot and what I know what happened and completely lost the substance for what he was going for. After Inglourious Basterds, it is my favorite Quentin Tarantino film. It’s just wonderful and the ending, holy shite. Watch this movie at least twice since what you’re expecting is not what you’ll get, and the movie is better off for it.