Not Quentins best, but almost

Rating: 10/10 (22 December 2019)

This "review" is very much only my own personal opinions
First, my Quentin list, from best to worse:
Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood, Reserviour Dogs, Hateful Eight, Django Unchained, Kill Bill (count both movies as one here), Jackie Brown, Four Rooms, Death Proof (I enjoy this movie very much even if it's the last on the list)
Some of my thoughts on Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood:
Movie is slow paced and without a plot, which can make it seem that it has nothing going on. For example, it even has a scene with Cliff just feeding his dog in his trailer, what's the point?
But, it's strangely entertaining and it shows a lot about the character, without him even talking and it's also ties together for the ending, many things in the movie ties together for the final scene. That's Quentin for you.
But is that it? A bunch of nothing just for some crazy finale that even has the impunity to alter history? Is that really entertainment? And isn't it a bit scandalous to make people watch crap like that? With that big draw of a name Quentin is.
Well, I guess, it depends on what you feel about the whole expirence of the film, does it give you something or not? Beacuse, in many ways, it's just over all, a kind off strange movie to watch. But is there something there, that makes it worth it? I think so.
To me, it's about the feeling it gives me. It has really nothing really going on, but still is filled with so much detail and well written characters. To me, that in itself, is very fulfilling and entertaining. But, I guess, it shouldn't be? But there just is some real magic to this movie. And I'm not just saying that beacuse I'm a fan of Quentin or something like that, but also, indeed I am.
I just don't know how he does it. Well, sure, that he can land the greatest actors of today, and can bring in a huge budget and probably the best set workers of all kinds, is a big part of it.
But we already also know that Quentin can do very much on a small budget and bring greatness from any actor. That's just his magic. And what a good director should be able to do. I for example thought every actor in this movie brought it up a notch, not just Leo, Brad, Al and Margot.
But this film is perhaps not even made for appealing to everyone, I even think that's pretty clear. Quentin just did the film he wanted to make. And as already stated by many, this is a love letter to the Hollywood film industry, to an era in Hollywood and a meta expirence to Quentins whole signature style of movie making. And I guess, all those things are very true, that is what this movie is all about, nothing else. And that's not something everyone will enjoy, thats for sure. Beacuse it's in a way, very self indulgent. But for me, it's a fun Quentin experience in the best way possible. Beacuse it's just so well made, so much care and love went in to this. I'm just glad I can be a small part of it, if only as a viewer. I truly enjoyed myself with this film. That's it. That it all that matters.
And looking at the additional scenes on the blue-ray it's just more nonsense, but it's also just more greatness at the same time. For example, just watching Rick Doyle having a discussion with his diractor about spirit animals and Shakespeare. It all just ads more richness to what's already there, it's like it's own living breathing alternate Quentin universe of Hollywood, similar to ours, but with touches of Quentins mind. And it's just fun. For me at least. And some others. But it's not for everyone, even if they like other Quentin movies.