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*** The typical dose of heroin is about 12mg. The typical dose of cocaine is about 60 mg. Assuming similar density, if she thought it was cocaine, she would have taken at least 5x the standard dose of heroin -- and she's a habitual cocaine user, so she probably usually takes more. So yeah.
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** For what it's worth, all of WWI, WWII, and Vietnam War had military drafts in the US. Gulf War didn't. Perhaps they were drafted. Incidentally, Butch looks to be about 10 when Koons arrives, and Koons says he was in the POW camp for 7 years, meaning Butch probably barely knew his father.
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**** That doesn't make any sense. Marcellus is the boss, he has a nice house, a hot wife, a nice nightclub, he first of all doesn't need an excuse to take a day off, being the boss, but also, has much better places to be than a dump apartment with Vincent. Who the heck is Marcellus playing hooky from? And if they're not seriously expecting him to show up, why did they bring a suppressed Mac 10? No, they very clearly were staking the place in case Butch did show up, there's no other reason to be there.
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*** There are legit people who will re-record CDs onto reel-to-reel or other analog formats and swear it sounds better.
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*** There are legit people who will re-record CDs CD's onto reel-to-reel or other analog formats and swear it sounds better.
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** Skilled criminals operate in places where police aren't frequent. But beyond that, most of the instances of shootings, the people involved leave the scene pretty quickly. Police simply haven't arrived yet, it takes time.
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*** There are legit people who will re-record CDs onto reel-to-reel or other analog formats and swear it sounds better.
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** Theory: Marcellus is so well connected in LA that he's able to get direct masters from studios especially for bands his wife likes. That's what she's playing, a straight copy of the studio final downmix master.
** They party just that hard in the 90s LA criminal underworld, man.
** 1. Big city, lots of area to cover 2. Probably some areas get less attention than others 3. Wallace probably has cops on his payroll.
** Pawn shop windows usually have tons of merchandise in the windows, and also window bars. Plus, glare from the sun.
** He took charge in a calm way while everyone else panicked. He didn't simply just have them clean up the car, but also had a plan on what to do with the car, how to clean up Jules and Vincent, arranged to buy Jimmy's bedset, etc.
** They were clearly hiding out in a seedy area. The kind of place where they probably hear gunshots sometimes and know to keep themselves uninvolved in that shit. Maybe also everyone else in the building is a criminal in some way (druggie, dealer, prostitute, undocumented immigrant, who knows).
** He's leaving town immediately and not planning to be identified again. At that point he's already on the run from an LA gang boss, he's not planning to be easy to find ever again.
*** I get the feeling that direct hires of Marcellus aren't that many, and he often depends on other teams. Like Brett's. The only direct employees ones we know of are Jules, Vincent, and the bartender ("Paul") who apparently also doubles as a sort of consigliere.
*** He doesn't look even remotely like Ringo Starr....
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*** Tarintino Tarantino [[http://www.slashfilm.com/quentin-tarantino-talks-vega-brothers-the-pulp-fiction-reservoir-dogs-sequelprequel/ states]] that Vincent ran one of Marsellus' clubs in Amsterdam, which would explain him being rusty and having a severe drug problem.
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*** Tarintino [[http://www.slashfilm.com/quentin-tarantino-talks-vega-brothers-the-pulp-fiction-reservoir-dogs-sequelprequel/ states]] that Vincent ran a club for Marcellus in Amsterdam, as well as confirming that he and Vic Vega ([[Film/ReservoirDogs Mr. Blonde]]) are brothers, which does explain a lot (the prequel would have taken place in Amsterdam and be about Vic visiting Vincent). He also mentions that Butch keyed Vincent's car in the commentary.
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*** Tarintino Tarantino [[http://www.slashfilm.com/quentin-tarantino-talks-vega-brothers-the-pulp-fiction-reservoir-dogs-sequelprequel/ states]] that Vincent ran a club for Marcellus in Amsterdam, as well as confirming that he and Vic Vega ([[Film/ReservoirDogs Mr. Blonde]]) are brothers, which does explain a lot (the prequel would have taken place in Amsterdam and be about Vic visiting Vincent). He also mentions that Butch keyed Vincent's car in the commentary.
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** Possibly answering my own question: Marsellus' bet isn't just on who will win, but in what round, which is why he specifically tells Butch "in the fifth, your ass goes down." Meanwhile, Butch bet on himself to win in the first round, which would probably have high odds as well. But that's risky -- how could he know he would win?
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** Possibly answering my own question: Marsellus' Marcellus' bet isn't just on who will win, but in what round, which is why he specifically tells Butch "in the fifth, your ass goes down." Meanwhile, Butch bet on himself to win in the first round, which would probably have high odds as well. But that's risky -- how could he know he would win?
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*** Probably, Coolidge (Butch's opponent) was also in on the fix with Marsellus, and expected an easy fight, knowing that Butch was going to throw the fight. Thus, Butch beats Floyd simply by ''trying to win,'' catching Floyd completely off guard (literally). This chess-game gambit requires Butch being a hell of a lot smarter than he lets on.
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*** Probably, Coolidge (Butch's opponent) was also in on the fix with Marsellus, Marcellus, and expected an easy fight, knowing that Butch was going to throw the fight. Thus, Butch beats Floyd simply by ''trying to win,'' catching Floyd completely off guard (literally). This chess-game gambit requires Butch being a hell of a lot smarter than he lets on.
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** I always figured Marcellus hired Brett's team to acquire the object, perhaps they had some special access to it, and they were paid up front for the job, but then reneged on delivery, perhaps planning to sell it themselves. Marvin presumably let Marcellus know their plan.
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** Vincent is well-established as not making the best of decisions. But there's still a logic to this one. If he's paranoid that the cops may already be on their way, he'd feel more at ease having his gun at the ready, probably stuffing his hand holding it inside the jacket. That way he can return fire at the drop of a hat, gaining a quick moment of draw time over just having it holstered. Jules may very well be physically escorting Marvin to the car by grabbing his arm, just in case Marvin thinks of going ScrewThisImOutOfHere and running off which could create all manner of extra problems for them. So even if Vincent isn't holding his gun, that still looks sketchy as all hell (probable hostage situation involving two mean-looking dudes in black suits, not actually quite that but there's definitely some coercion there) to any officers who show up. Might as well have an equaliser up your sleeve. Then, once they're in the car, he's still feeling cautious should any cops show up on their journey.
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** Vincent is well-established as not making the best of decisions. But there's still a logic to this one. If he's paranoid that the cops may already be on their way, he'd feel more at ease having his gun at the ready, probably stuffing his hand holding it inside the jacket. That way he can return fire at the drop of a hat, gaining a quick moment of draw time over just having it holstered. Jules may very well be physically escorting Marvin to the car by grabbing his arm, just in case Marvin thinks of going ScrewThisImOutOfHere and running off which could create all manner of extra problems for them. So even if Vincent isn't holding his gun, that still looks sketchy as all hell (probable hostage situation involving two mean-looking dudes in black suits, not actually quite that but there's definitely some coercion there) there, plus again they look dangerous) to any officers who show up. Might as well have an equaliser up your sleeve. Then, once they're in the car, he's still feeling cautious should any cops show up on their journey.journey; that, or like you thought he's just being absent-minded at that point.
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** Another one: maybe it's his way of looking incognito relative to the black suit and "volleyball game" getup he had earlier, the second of which was when numerous witnesses saw him in a Mexican Standoff during a diner hold-up.
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** Vincent is well-established as not making the best of decisions. But there's still a logic to this one. If he's paranoid that the cops may already be on their way, he'd feel more at ease having his gun at the ready, probably stuffing his hand holding it inside the jacket. That way he can return fire at the drop of a hat, gaining a quick moment of draw time over just having it holstered. Jules may very well be physically escorting Marvin to the car by grabbing his arm, just in case Marvin thinks of going ScrewThisImOutOfHere and running off which could create all manner of extra problems for them. So even if Vincent isn't holding his gun, that still looks sketchy as all hell (probable hostage situation involving two mean-looking dudes in black suits, not actually quite that but there's definitely some coercion there) to any officers who show up. Might as well have an equaliser up your sleeve. Then, once they're in the car, he's still feeling cautious should any cops show up on their journey.
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** Is it really that warm at night? Maybe he likes his coats, it is a nice coat. Maybe being a junkie makes him colder sometimes. Plus his job has him traveling all over LA, outside a lot. Maybe he just likes the style. Oodles of choices here.
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** Maybe Mia has a type, and it's black guys, so Jules is riskier. Vincent seemed safer. Or maybe he knew Vincent was more obedient, or maybe he even knew he could dance and Mia would go dancing. Or maybe it's an easy "welcome back from Amsterdam" mission, seeing as Vincent needs to partner with Jules for the heavy shit. Also, Vincent is an Elvis man. Smacked up or not, he was a good choice for the stuff Mia likes to do, like dance at a fifties diner. Plenty of options here, it isn't a plot hole just because you didn't think of any.
