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Pulp Fiction (1994)

Sound (2)
3.7
Plot (2)
3.7
Cast (2)
3.7
Special Effects (1)
2.5
Length & Pace (2)
3.7
Cinematography (2)
3.7

Directors: Quentin Tarantino

Writers: Quentin Tarantino (stories) & Roger Avary (stories)

Release: 14 October 1994 (USA)

Tagline: Girls like me don't make invitations like this to just anyone!

Plot: The lives of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits intertwine in four tales of violence and redemption.

Cast:   John Travolta - Vincent Vega, Samuel L. Jackson - Jules Winnfield, Tim Roth - Pumpkin - Ringo, Amanda Plummer - Honey Bunny - Yolanda, Eric Stoltz - Lance, Bruce Willis - Butch Coolidge, Ving Rhames - Marsellus Wallace, Phil LaMarr - Marvin, Maria de Medeiros - Fabienne, Rosanna Arquette - Jody, Peter Greene - Zed, Uma Thurman - Mia Wallace, Duane Whitaker - Maynard, Paul Calderon - Paul, Frank Whaley - Brett

Runtime: 154 min  | USA:168 min (special edition)

Country: USA

Language: English

Company: A Band Apart

Links: IMDb Profile

Categories: Crime, Drama, Thriller

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2.5

Pulp Fiction (1994) * Top Pick *

See cause it's like some old pulp magazine, get it?

Genre: Gangster Crime Drama

Starring: John Travolta (Face/Off; Michael), Samuel L. Jackson (Snakes On A Plane; Shaft)

Directed By: Quentin Tarantino (Grindhouse; Jackie Brown)

Overview: This is the story of a crazy couple of days in the lives of Gangsterdom. Breakfast, Brains, Boxing and Bondage in perfect unison.

Performance:

The all star cast is a definite plus. I remember when I first saw this in theaters, saying to myself, "John Travolta is back and in a big way. He is what's IN, and will be for a good long time." Now he's buying 11 million dollar blimps. Uma is Killing Bill, Jackson is a Jedi and Willis is Harrigan in the Sinnest of Cities. Everyone in this is successful. Quentin knows how to pick em, and they know how to act.
Rating: 9

Cinematography:

From the cheesiest moments where Uma says, "Don't be a..." And the dotted line square appears, to the hippest Batman twisting Travolta. From the action packed adrenaline shot to the back of Marcellus Wallace's head, it's art. Not the highest of art, but the most artistic of the mundane, a perfect blend of common denominator and twist of innovative.
Rating: 8

Script:

My favorite: "This doesn't look anything like the car that came in, that's amazing!" "Let's not start sucking each others dicks just yet, boys."
This is superb. You find yourself repeating line after line of brilliant dialogue, and laughing or 'Ooo'ing at the insinuations (I'm gonna get medieval on his ass). With a hundred lines to walk away with, the highest rating is given because of their staying value. All terrific. Not poetry, but honest wit.
Rating: 10

Plot:

Tarantino has a thing about twisting the plot into three or four distinct little chunks. Nowhere near erratic as 21 Grams, Tarantino plays his cards when appropriate, splitting up the story in such a way that makes you go, "Uh what happened here?" On top of everything else you're going through, it's a nice touch. Kill Bill, Reservoir Dogs and this? Don't mess with perfection. As for the actual tale? As if! Three distinct stories, all terribly entertaining and lesson filled. What are you waiting for?
Rating: 9

Mood:

Ok fine, you all can guess that I love Quentin Tarantino's 'Written and Directed by' films. Well do you know why I love his stuff? He's original, he's innovative and people come out of the movie, TALKING about the movie. Even if they hate it they talk about it, and you see that smile eventually in that "oh it's not all that bad after all" kind of way. Mood is what makes film, I've always said. It's about the look and the feel and how entrenched into the director's universe you get. If you can place yourself there and enjoy the ride, then the director has won. Period. Quentin's Pulp Fiction has one of the best moods in any film, Ever.
Rating: 10

I hear Travolta's next movie's going to be called Observe Who Is In Improbable Discourse As Well.

Overall Rating: 92% (A Must See Repertoire Film, Worthy of Hours of Discussion)

Aftertaste:

Do you remember when this came out? How big the hype was, how long the thing was in theaters for? Wow, I do, and was I ever setting myself up for the biggest fall ever, pumping it up so much in my mind. Well it happens sometimes that you have tremendous expectations and you're in love with what you get. I saw this in theaters more than once, and as soon as it came out on Pay-Per-View, I ordered it with a bunch of friends over. Good memories is all I have when I think about this movie, and I still love it more and more every time. I mean it's Pulp Fiction. Do I even have to tell you how good it is? Don't just see it, own it. It's as repertoire as you're going to get. Can you believe I had that same poster as up top on my wall for years? Awesome. Tarantino's best so far.

Recommendations: Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009), Requiem for a Dream, Dawn of the Dead

2010-05-17 09:15:30

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Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction is Quentin Tarantino’s brilliantly complex, challenging and bizarre movie. This is a movie of the highest order; and walks a tight rope so complicated and convoluted that unless you really stop to think about it, the movie seems to double back on itself.

Pulp Fiction is a group of interconnected stories about these low-lives living on the fringes of Los Angeles. The stories include one about a hit man played by John Travolta who takes his gangster boss’s attractive wife (Uma Thurman) out on a date. Meanwhile another thread follows around a boxer (Bruce Willis) who wins a fight he was supposed to lose and is in great danger if he runs into the last man on Earth he wants to see – Uma Thurman’s gangster husband, who paid Willis to throw the fight.

Pulp Fiction is charged up with the exhilaration of pure filmmaking. This film vibrates with interesting characters and dialogue. The dialogue in this film is simply fun to listen to. It’s fun to hear these characters talk. For example, Travolta’s character has just come back from Amsterdam and he has this whole speech he goes into about McDonald restaurants in Amsterdam that’s so incredibly fun to listen to. The things these characters talk about are just so quirky and fun. Quentin Tarantino has written some of the most original dialogue since David Mamet.

A word of caution: This picture is very rough. There’s violence in this film that may put some people off; but there is humor and humanity in the picture as well. I’ve seen this movie more than a dozen times and the violence becomes more matter-of-fact the more times I see it. For example, there’s a guy who’s accidentally killed in the back seat of a car. And you don’t really see the violence so much as you see the consequences of it, which turns out to be very entertaining.

In fact, another interesting quirk about this film is how easily you’re able to watch these acts of brutal violence without really flinching; yet in the one scene where they’re trying to save somebody’s life, you’re cringing and watching through your fingers. This simply shows Tarantino’s genius in knowing exactly how to frame a shot.

Pulp Fiction is, beyond a doubt, one of the best films of all time. It will go down as a classic piece of cinematic history.

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Recommendations: The Godfather (1972), Schindler's List (1993), Pulp Fiction (1994)

Joshua Flaugher

Last updated: 2010-03-24 12:43:55 by jflaugher

2010-03-24 12:41:41

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Pulp Fiction (1994) * Top Pick *

See cause it's like some old pulp magazine, get it? Genre: Gangster Crime Drama Starring: John Travolta (Face/Off; Michael), Samuel L. Jackson (Snakes On A Plane; Shaft) Directed By: Quentin Tarantino ( Grindhouse ; Jackie Brown) Overview: This is the story of a crazy couple of days in the lives of Gangsterdom. Breakfast, Brains, Boxing and Bondage in perfect unison. Performance: The all star cast is a definite plus. I remember when I first saw this in theaters, saying to myself, "John Travolta is back and in a big way. He is what's IN, and will be for a good long time." Now he's buying 11 million dollar blimps. Uma is Killing Bill, Jackson is a Jedi and Willis is Harrigan in the Sinnest of Cities. Everyone in this is successful. Quentin knows how to pick em, and they know how to act. Rating: 9 Cinematography: From the cheesiest moments where Uma says, "Don't be a..." And the dotted line square appears, to the hippest Batman twisting Travolta. From the action packed...

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2010-05-17 09:15:30

jflaugher
Reviews: 12
Points: 0 (Level 1)
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Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction is Quentin Tarantino’s brilliantly complex, challenging and bizarre movie. This is a movie of the highest order; and walks a tight rope so complicated and convoluted that unless you really stop to think about it, the movie seems to double back on itself. Pulp Fiction is a group of interconnected stories about these low-lives living on the fringes of Los Angeles. The stories include one about a hit man played by John Travolta who takes his gangster boss’s attractive wife (Uma Thurman) out on a date. Meanwhile another thread follows around a boxer (Bruce Willis) who wins a fight he was supposed to lose and is in great danger if he runs into the last man on Earth he wants to see – Uma Thurman’s gangster husband, who paid Willis to throw the fight. Pulp Fiction is charged up with the exhilaration of pure filmmaking. This film vibrates with interesting characters and dialogue. The dialogue in this film is simply fun to listen to. It’s fun...

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2010-03-24 12:41:41

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