Pulp Fiction (Collector's Edition)

 

 

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One of the best. I feel sorry for anyone who does not love this one.

This ground breaking movie has been endlessly discussed, praised, damned, ripped off and copied so many times that you can easily lose sight of the fact that what you have here is a genuinely original, exciting and important work of art that when experienced for the umpteenth time STILL never fails to thrill and amuse.

This movie is one of the few I would describe as perfect. I honestly cannot fault a thing about it. The brilliant dialogue has become legendary, the elliptical structure of the script has been much imitated and will continue to do so. The fantastic group of actors, who range from has-beens (at the time) to cult favourites, are all uniformly excellent, and the soundtrack is one of the coolest and most eclectic ever assembled. In short, this is a modern classic, and required viewing for all movie fans. 'Pulp Fiction' is as good as any movie you care to name. To (mis)quote Flavor Flav - "believe the hype!"

Pulp Fiction was always one of those movies that I'd always wanted to see. No one in my circle of friends had ever seen it; I never got anyone coming up to me and saying, "Hey have you seen Pulp Fiction yet?!". However every once and awhile I would hear it being referenced to by some movie critic. And then I saw it on IMDB (great movie site by the way) as the fifth greatest movie of all time. Then I knew I had to see it.

Everyday when I went to rent a movie I would always pass Pulp Fiction, pick it up, look at it read, the blurb on the back, and put it back down on the shelf thinking 'not today'. I mentally prepared myself for it. I knew it was a Quentin Tarantino movie so I had to be prepared for a little weirdness and I knew it was a dark humor classic so I had to be prepared to laugh at some pretty messed up things and I knew it was a little older movie (1996?) then what I liked to watch but one day I felt in the right mood so I picked it out and rented it.

And boy oh boy had I been missing out.

Pulp Fiction's story deals with the lives of several gangsters and lowlifes that intertwine. The plot line is non linear, and tells four main stories. For those of you Quentin Tarantino fans think of a plot like Sin City or for other people a plot like Babel.

Right off the bat you'll notice the great soundtrack and the fact that it hosts a star studded line up: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson and Tim Roth. All pull of some of the best performances of their life times.

And the real magic of Pulp Fiction is the characters these guys play. Bruce Willis plays a down and out boxer who's asked to take a dive in a match. Uma Thurman is a mob boss's wife. Tim Roth plays out the Clyde part of an insane armed robbery couple. Harvey Keitel is magnificent as 'The Wolf' and even Tarantino acts flawlessly as a minor character.

But the greatest performances of all in this movie go to the pair of hilarious hitmen played by Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta. Their characters are definitely two of the best of cinematic history (see my Listamania list for others) and deliver some of the best quotes ever produced from an actor's mouth (see my title for one of them, you have to see it in context). They are just unbelievably funny the whole god damn movie. Considering the disgusting things they do throughout the movie the fact that they can still make you laugh out loud is a testament to not only their acting but also to Quentin Tarantino's mastery at gallow's humor.

His offbeat situations and character development via simple dialogue in this movie just show how great this director really is at manipulating movies. Particularly during Bruce Willis's storyline you get a lot of silence and pointless conversation that really builds his character. Tarantino also pushes the boundaries in this movie with one particular scene which I didn't find too disturbing but some people may (think American History X disturbing). These two spots may it's weakness in the eyes of some viewers. It will seem slow and too weird but I thought it was amazing.

You have to like macabre humor to appreciate this movie fully. But if your like me and love your comedy dark then Pulp Fiction is a must see.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the 90s, Hands Down
I'm sure I won't be able to add anything that hasn't already been said here, so I'll just say that this is one of the best-crafted and most fun movies ever made. Read more

Published 17 months ago by Jimbo Jones

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best films ever
This classic film may seem a bit odd at 1st, with it's swapping around with the timeline (i.e. it seems like they made the film and then reshuffled various sections round). Read more

Published 21 months ago by Ben Nicholson

5.0 out of 5 stars PULP FICTION
yOU WANT ME TO REVIEW THIS TITLE! IS THIS A JOKE? PULP FICTION IS A MUST HAVE PERIOD.

Published on July 10 2009 by stephane papineau

3.0 out of 5 stars Good but overrated
A good movie non the less but very over rated. But is a must see before you die and the dialoge is amazing and really funny

Published on Jun 25 2009 by D. Bruce

5.0 out of 5 stars A masterpiece.
words can't describe this movie. great acting and dialogue that is repeated to this day. watch it and watch it again.

Published on Jan 29 2009 by Richard Mather

5.0 out of 5 stars pulp fictio extras
the Pulp Fiction's collector's edition "extras" is worth the money all on it's own. Plus you get the movie Pulp Fiction. Read more

Published on April 26 2008 by Stephen J. Field

5.0 out of 5 stars Tarantino can write & direct
I purchased this DVD after a long viewing hiatus. I had purchased the VHS cassette over a decade ago when it first came out on video and subsequently enjoyed years of viewing... Read more

Published on July 21 2007 by J. Tupone

4.0 out of 5 stars Un film à voir !
Plein de bon acteurs avec une histoire stimulant, drôle à la fois et un scénarios inétéressant dudébut à la fin. Read more

Published on July 11 2005 by Miguel St-Louis

5.0 out of 5 stars great movie, some people just aren't capable of appreciation
THis film, Pulp Fiction, is a cult film. you have to be into the ideas and the thought process, and the way of talking and all that cult stuff to enjoy this CULT film. Read more

Published on July 8 2004 by J. Leinbach

5.0 out of 5 stars The Definitive Crime Picture Of Our Time
A movie that needs no introduction. Pulp Fiction still astounds people to this day. The mix of obscene violence,great dialouge,amazing camera angles, an all star cast(john... Read more

Published on Jun 24 2004

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