And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers! And you will know My name is the Lord... when I lay My vengeance upon thee!
WARNING: Spoilers are unmarked on Awesome Moments pages!
- Most of Jules' dialogue to Brett in the opening scene, and not just for the fact that nearly every line of it has since become a well-known quote.
- "Oh, I'm sorry. Did I break your concentration?"
- "Oh, you were finished! Oh, well allow me to retort.... What does Marsellus Wallace look like?"
- "What country you from?! 'What' ain't no country I ever heard of! They speak English in 'What'?"
- "English, motherfucker! Do you speak it?"
- "Say what again! SAY! WHAT! AGAIN! I dare you! I double dare you, motherfucker! Say what one more goddamn time!"
- "DOES. HE. LOOK. LIKE. A BITCH?"
- "My name's Pitt, and you ain't talkin' your ass outta this shit."
- "I DON'T REMEMBER ASKIN' YOU A GODDAMN THING!"
- Butch saving Marsellus with a katana and holding Zed at swordpoint, taunting him to pick up the gun. And then Marsellus tells Butch to step aside, just before blowing Zed's balls off.Marsellus: (to Zed) I'mma call a couple of hard, pipe-hitting niggas to go to work on the homes here with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch. You hear me talking, hillbilly boy!? I ain't through with you by a damn sight! I'mma get medieval on your ass!
- Even better is that in the background you can hear the rapist sobbing and retching in pure agony. Pay Evil unto Evil indeed.
- More generally, the Butch storyline as a whole. Even if luck is definitely on his side, the guy with presumably little to none prior involvement with the criminal world owns a dangerous crime boss, kills a hitman sent out to kill him, and escapes unscathed while earning gratitude from the said crime boss. (Or at least enough of it to let him leave the city in one piece if he'll stay away forever.)
- The entire sequence with Winston Wolfe. "I solve problems."Winston Wolfe: It's thirty minutes away. I'll be there in ten.
- The moment he hangs up his phone, it cuts to Wolf arriving at Jimmy's house with the words "Nine minutes thirty-seven seconds later...". By the time he parks the car and knocks on the door, it's been exactly ten minutes.
- The opening. "Any of you fucking pricks move, and I'll execute every motherfucking last one of you!!" — cue an immediate cut to "Misirlou" by Dick Dale note blaring. It's the perfect music to inform the audience: "Strap yourselves in. It's gonna be one hell of a ride."
- Captain Koons' monologue detailing the history of the gold watch and Butch's ancestors. Badass Family indeed.
- As convoluted and crazy as the scenario is, there is a bit of awesomeness in seeing Vincent and Lance bring Mia back to life with the needle.Jody: That was fucking trippy.
- Despite the movie portraying Vincent as dangerously careless and absent minded he manages to sneak out of the bathroom and into the standoff between Jules and Yolanda. Had it not been for his partner wanting to defuse the situation nonviolently and drawing attention to him, he could have easily shot and killed her before she had time to react due to the fact that she was focused on Ringo and Jules.
- Jules managing to quickly and effortlessly take control of the situation at the diner in mere moments.
- Speaking of the diner, be real: when the movie looped around and you saw Pumpkin and Honey Bunny again, your face lit up. Especially with the showdown with Jules and how it plays out, it makes for one of the most unexpected but also amazing finales to any movie.
- Words are not enough to do justice to this scene: Jules has Pumpkin and Yolanda pointing their guns at him, then — after distracting Pumpkin with the briefcase's contents — he effortlessly pulls down Pumpkin and points his gun at his face, turning the situation in his favor as Yolanda becomes too panicked to do anything else other than shout. After that he calmly, non-violently, defuses the entire situation — even after Vincent almost fucks it up — and makes both would-be-robbers leave.
- Jules, expressing his Heel–Face Turn as he lets Pumpkin and Yolanda go: "But I'm trying, Ringo, I'm trying real hard to be the Shepherd."
- "It's the one that says Bad Motherfucker." He just says it so diplomatically!
- The ending: Jules and Vincent calmly walk out of the restaurant with a knowing swagger, like cowboy heroes exiting a saloon after the big showdown.
