Rating: Summary: Pulp fiction still holds all the cards. Review: Im not normally into the constant violance no real plot kind of gangster movies but this one along with reservoir dogs and Jackie Brown (maybe a few others) differ from that genre as there is always a well plotted story line to follow and the gangster scene has been really carefully crafted. Tarantino is in one of the shots on the film aswell (fact) and the film is genrally a sometimes comic other times dramatic assault of the senses, i love it it never seems to grow old and the more you watch it the more you enjoy what it has to offer, Pulp fiction is definatley one of the all time great films as the whole feel about the film is that of a classic do yourself a favour and buy this DVD.
Rating: Summary: Tarantino the legend... Review: Let me first start off by saying Quentin Tarantino is an amazing director and has the ability to create movies where almost have the movie is the great dialogue that Tarantino is known for. His first movie, Reservoir dogs, was on a tight budget so most of the movie is based on flashbacks and dialogue that helps the story flow better. With pulp fiction he proves that he can still write great dialogue that other directors wish they could write as filler for there movies. But enough about the dialogue, on with the review. Pulp fiction starts off with the robbery scene that, in the over all story, is very neer the end so the rest of the movie is a flashback for every character to what they were doing at that point. Sound interesting? It is. This movie is packed with over the top violence, drug use, language and great music and not a bit of it should have been taken away, not to mention that this movie has some of the greatest phrases to quote and use in your everyday life. Some folks don't like it because at times Tarantino comes off rasist but that shoulden't stop you from watching this movie, you should atleast watch it to make your own opinion. Over all pulp fiction is a classic and required viewing for anyone who loves great movies. Oh, and the new package is worth the price alone, tons of extras to keep you interested in considering buying it.
Rating: Summary: Great actors, great dialogue make Tarantino's best Review: After seeing Pulp Fiction I can honestly say that it is the strangest movie I have ever seen. Many of the actors, with the exception of Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, and Harvey Keitel, were unknown. Samuel L. Jackson was unheard of in 1994 when this movie was made, only famous for his "Hold on to your butts" line in the first Jurassic Park. John Travolta, aside from a few flop comedies, hadn't done any movies since Saturday Night Fever, Grease, and Urban Cowboy. Also the director, a deranged genius named Quentin Tarantino, had only one movie under his belt prior to Pulp Fiction, that being Reservoir Dogs, although he wrote several scripts including True Romance and Natural Born Killers. It is unbelievable to think that these unknowns could come together to make one of the best crime dramas of all time. Travolta, who was only considered a dancer and nothing more, proved many critics wrong with his darkly humorous portrayal of Vincent Vega, but the most memorable performance in the movie was by Samuel L. Jackson, who played a religious hitman by the name of Jules Pitt. Tarantino, although not very experienced with filmmaking, stylized Pulp Fiction in a brilliant way through his use of witty dialogue between characters and the out of order way in which he filmed the movie. All of the events are seemingly in no apparent order of when they happened, many seem irrelevant, but by the end of the movie all of these intriguing events and characters all come together to form one of the most brilliant movies of all time.
Rating: Summary: Fantastic Review: Quentin Tarantino really did an excellent job with this film. The way that the plotline unfolds really makes the movie, it was done in such a creative way. How the characters are introduced gives the illusion that you are just reading a book with everything being played out for you which leaves room for some interpretation. Their little conversations and happenings help you to better understand the characters and these small conversations and happenings lead to the bigger picture. If you like a movie that makes you question things and think about life in a different way this movie is a winner. It was really enjoyable for me.
Rating: Summary: Frame of Mind Very Important Review: Not many works go further towards closing the putative gap between a film and a movie than Pulp Fiction; here is a film praised to high heaven for its supposedly fresh innovations and ingenious breakthrough in filmmaking, and an entertaining movie enjoyed for its hipness. In short, a piece of cinema appealing to both the megaplex crowd and megalomaniac critics alike. But again not many works come closer towards emphasizing the distinction between a film and a movie than Pulp Fiction; here is not a film if by that denotation we conceive of a cinematic work capable of transporting its viewers to an elevated plane of visceral experience, but (merely) a fun movie worth renting for the weekend. To an audience ignorant of cinema history, any of Tarantino's numerous homages to old masters or attempts at deconstructionist genre subversion or postmodern ironies will pass unnoticed--what remains is essentially a "cool" flick. In fact, anyone watching this movie now for the first time will understandably wonder why it was so much hyped back then. What was raved as cool and interesting in 1994--conversation about what the French call a Quarter Pounder for example--would now be received as inane and pointless. (Of course, one reason being so many movies tried to replicate Tarantino's formula that the original actually becomes the derivative in a cosmic irony of the Möbius kind). In essence, an enjoyment of this movie depends very much on one's frame of mind, and one's expectation of it: if the viewer expects to see innovative filmmaking so beloved by critics back then, he would probably be disappointed. If the viewer deigns to sit back and simply enjoy an entertaining escapist treat for the weekend, he is in for a helluva ride.
Rating: Summary: Overlong, overstuffed, overrated Review: Each passing year emphasizes what a gimmicky, overblown, ultimately empty mess "Pulp Fiction" is, especially as it becomes clearer what a one-trick pony its director is. The handful of strong, funny, provocative scenes in the film are undone by others that seem to go on for days. The Travolta-Thurman sequence seems especially forced and tedious now, and the set-up of the Bruce Willis-Ving Rhames showdown is shamefully flabby. And the closing diner sequence is beyond anticlimactic. Tarantino seems so determined to display his own prodigious cleverness that he refuses to impose any economy on the story or how it's told. As a result, what might have been a fast-paced, dizzying thrill ride with some judicious editing is instead a leaden, 160-minute valentine from Quentin Tarantino to his own perceived genius.
Rating: Summary: A Modern Masterpiece - The Best Movie of the Past 20 Years Review: The rocky terrain of film in the 1990's can be summed up in one fell swoop with Quentin Tarantino's magnum opus of pop culture, four-letter words, and overlapping time frames. It's a grand journey - two days in the L.A. underworld guided by hitment Vincent Vega (Travolta) and Jules Whitfield (Jackson), boxer Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis), and a dream cast of colorful supporting characters (including Harvey Keitel as the mysterious but resourceful Mr. Wolf). And even when the nearly 3-hour ride gets dark and violent, it's impossible to miss the tongue-in-cheek hilarity of Tarantino's colorful and endlessly quotable screenplay ("I'm gonna get medieval on yo' a$$"). Submerged in director Tarantino's deep love of film, it plays like a gift to cinephiles of all ages that thankfully never fumbles into parody or blatant tribute. Instead, Pulp Fiction takes its inspirations and molds them into something entirely original. It restores one's faith in the future of film itself - so much that nothing better has even been seen yet.
Rating: Summary: overrated garbage Review: "Pulp Fiction" is quite possibly the most overrated film of the 1990's, bar-none. Quentin Tarantino has not an original bone in his body; everything in this film could be traced to some 1970's cop or blaxploitation flick a la "Shaft". His "brilliant" dialogue masks a lack of depth to his characters, and even now sounds dated, forced, and pointless. For anyone who still thinks this film is a work of "genius", I'd like for them to consider the following: The form of this film is weak. The entire first 1/3rd of "Pulp Fiction" serves no purpose other than to set up a shot of Uma Thurman with a cardiac needle sticking out of her chest. The Bruce Willis segment is simply a re-write of "Deliverance", albeit set in an urban area rather than the wilderness. The third segment does nothing to bring closure to what has already been seen, and doesn't tie anything together. It also contains the most embarrassing, narcissistic cameo by Tarantino himself, and is nothing more than an excuse for him to use the "N-word" several times and make himself look like a complete fool, not to mention that he is a horrible actor to boot. I'd point any Tarantino fan back to the 1970's, which is the cinematic well that Tarantino so shamelessly plunders: films of Gordon Parks, Robert Altman, William Friedkin, and other great directors of this era can easily prove that Quentin Tarantino is an unoriginal charlatan, and that "Pulp Fiction" is not much more than a pointless string of insufferably hip tripe.
Rating: Summary: A Must Have DVD Review: You know it truly is to bad that there is a limit of stars to rate this product because it deserves a thousand!! This piece of work shows extreme orignality work and effort due to the direction of writer actor and director of Pulp Fiction, tarantino. this dvd is loaded with special features that are just as entertaing as the movie its self!! The twists and turns of this movie keep you on the edge of your seat for 2 and a half awsome hours. Acts of John Trovolta Samual L. Lackson Uma Thermon and Bruce Willace are some of the best acted characters I have ever wittnessed. The fact that Tarantino can draw up laughter while extreamly violent acts are being persued is amazing. Witty and pointless conversation goes onthrough the whole movie ties you in. As multiple stories come together through out the entier movie you will be inching to the edge of you seat through out the movie. This is how ever STRONGLY not for children. ENJOY!!!!
Rating: Summary: We Should Have Shotguns For This Sh!# Review: One of the best. I feel sorry for anyone who does not love this one.
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