Watched this for the first time recently and I'd have to say that whole Sicilian/Negro scene is just brilliant. Absolutely hilarious. Probably in my top 5 scenes of all time. Laughing about it right now. Anyone else absolutely love this scene? Also I'm going to watch the Tarantino cut very soon, how does it compare to the normal version?
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One of the best scenes Tarantino in any way has touched.
"I'm gonna get medieval on your ass!"
Just re-watched the movie and that is one of my all time favourite scenes too. Walken is just electric and I also like Gandolfini's brooding presence, he's looking at Walken thinking 'he's laughing but any moment now Hopper's gonna be toast'. And the writing is just perfect, for me Tarantino's greatest talent by far is his ability to write amazing yet simple dialogue.
shareI've never heard of a Tarantino version. Are you sure you're not referring to the fan-made one, which bears the same title?
shareI love who Tarentino writes, that scene just unfolded so beautifully. Hoppers character was hitting the right buttons to get the quickest death and if it wasn't for that stupid note on the fridge his plan would have worked.
Tarentino is a genius.
It is my all time favorite scene in any movie, ever. The writing is incredible, but the acting is simply amazing. The subtle acting cues, facial expressions, body language...simply the most perfectly acted scene.
My favorite moment is the way Hopper says "I think I'll have one of those Chesterfields now.". He made you feel what he felt, that he knew what he was doing. It was a man making the decision to die instead of giving up his Son. A man facing his own death and how he chooses to face it, knowing it's over. What an amazing scene.
It wasn’t the writing. It was the acting.
EDIT I was trying to reply to Squeezie, but I guess that Tarantino’s penis in his mouth blocked me.
As I mentioned in another post, the real star of this scene IMO was Hopper. Like Walken, Hopper was known more for playing off-kilter characters who ooze menace. Seeing Hopper play a normal guy -- a father being intimidated and threatened -- was such a different role for him.
His face is a master class of subtle emotions. We see the worry flit across his face as he realizes that he's in very deep trouble. Then, minutes later, we see the resignation as he accepts that he is not going to get out this predicament alive.
Man, that whole scene might be in my top ten list of all time great scenes, certainly in the top 25.
One of my all-time favorite scenes too. Hopper's carefully crafted *beep* of Walken's character to give him a quick death because he knows he's not getting out of there alive is epic. Side note, what does the henchman say in Italian halfway through the scene? Something about body bags I think?
The only scene that has ever resonated for me with this level of quality is the last 20 minutes or so from There Will Be Blood.
It wasn't that he knew he was going to die. The mobsters had no reason to kill hin if he cooperated. And they don't kill for no reason - bad policy.
It was that he knew that if he wasn't killed quickly, he'd give up his son So he chose death over betraying his son.
That's what made the scene meaningful.
Hooper knew he was going to die because he knew the mobsters would kill his son and leaving him (Hooper) alive would be a loose end. Also they knew he'd tell his son they were after him so really there was no benefit to leaving him alive, especially knowing he's an ex pig.
share@Zando777 The mobsters had no reason to kill hin if he cooperated.
So you think that these mobsters would've let him live after telling him that they were going after his son?
One of the best scenes in the past 25 years of cinema as far as I'm concerned. I also really liked the Tony Soprano interrogation of Alabama scene.
“There are no ordinary moments. There is always something going on.” – Peaceful Warrior
Agreed! When I caught TR on cable they edited Hopper's finger gesture by zooming it out. Anyone know what it means?
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