Pulp Fiction (1994)
John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Harvey Keitel, Maria De Medeiros, Eric Stolz, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken.
'Pulp Fiction' is the thrill-ride of cinema . It is like watching a real life comic book on the big screen. It's wild, chaotic, fun, entertaining, and thrilling from beginning to end as it is told from different segments.
The plot of about redemption. Jules and Vincent are two hit men who are sent to retrieve a briefcase for their boss, Marsellus Wallace. Ringo and Honey Bunny are two bandits who plan to rob a diner. Wallace's wife, Mia, goes out with Vincent and unfortunately has an overuse of drugs. Butch Coolidge is a boxer who is out of luck and ditches a fight with Marsellus' money filled in his pockets, and plans to escape with the money.
All of the stories are divided into different segments told at different times. Quentin Tarantino had his directorial debut with 1992' 'Reservoir Dogs', and wrote Tony Scott's 'True Romance'. Here, he writes and directs 'Pulp Fiction' with everything he's got, and it never fails. Ever.
Everything about this film is absolutely nothing that you would expect from a mob film, which is exactly one of the reasons that it succeeds. The dialog is classic to say the least, in which it should be required for movie-goer to read that script, and definitely see the movie.
There is one very talked about and mysterious scene, when Vincent opens the briefcase. No one knows what is in it, at least no fans of the movie. Many people take guesses but at times are never close. Quentin does this to make us think in our own minds of what it is. Some say that it is the jewels from 'Reservoir Dogs' but some go as far as to say that it is Marsellus' soul (Briefcase case code: 666; The band-aid on his neck is supposed to cover the "thorn" sign). It's highly doubtful in my opinion, but it is one again thought-provoking and interesting.
The dialog is great. The film never runs on empty for the script or even the characters. The characters all have lines at some point, and each of them are successful, whereas in 'Reservoir Dogs' the pace did drag a bit during the background character development. Here's an example of the dialog in the film:
Vincent: You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris? Jules: They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with cheese? Vincent: No man, they got the metric system. They wouldn't know what a Quarter Pounder is. Jules: What do they call it? Vincent: They call it a "Royale" with cheese. Jules: A Royale with cheese. What do they call a Big Mac? Vincent: Well, a Big Mac's a Big Mac, but they call it "Le" Big Mac. Jules: "Le Big-Mac". (Laughs) What do they call a Whopper? Vincent: I don't know, I didn't go into Burger King.
The dialog is very comically funny in some of the scenes, and at the same time is suspenseful in some ways. Tarantino's direction is fabulous, as was his in his debut. Both this is something different. In his first film, it seemed much more independent and there was much controversy of the style from 'Reservoir Dogs'. Here, his style is much more clear and the writing makes it succeed more than any other indie film I've ever seen.
The cast is great, once again. Samuel L. Jackson gives one of his best, if not the best, performances of his career. Travolta, Thurman, Willis, Rhames, Roth, and Keitel give very memorable performances and quotes. Also, Christopher Walken gives a great comic cameo. Each segment tells most about one of the main characters. You get to know each of them one-by-one. In the end, you don't really know which character to root for, because you like all of them.
One of the most controversial things about this film that came across the critics was it's violence and excessive language. Now that I have seen Tarantino's latest film, 'Kill Bill', I now think that 'Pulp Fiction' isn't nearly as violent as many people would think nowadays. The language is heavily used, but Tarantino blends it in with the script very easily that it isn't really much of a problem.
'Pulp Fiction' has gotten many excellent reviews and great ratings from fans and critics alike. It is definitely a fan that no movie-goer can't miss out on, and Tarantino proves to be one of my favorite directors ever, along on the list with Hitchcock, Kubrick, Scorsese, and Spielberg. This is easily the best of Quentin's career, and a landmark for films to come. 5 stars out of 5.
John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving Rhames, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer, Harvey Keitel, Maria De Medeiros, Eric Stolz, Rosanna Arquette, Christopher Walken.
'Pulp Fiction' is the thrill-ride of cinema . It is like watching a real life comic book on the big screen. It's wild, chaotic, fun, entertaining, and thrilling from beginning to end as it is told from different segments.
The plot of about redemption. Jules and Vincent are two hit men who are sent to retrieve a briefcase for their boss, Marsellus Wallace. Ringo and Honey Bunny are two bandits who plan to rob a diner. Wallace's wife, Mia, goes out with Vincent and unfortunately has an overuse of drugs. Butch Coolidge is a boxer who is out of luck and ditches a fight with Marsellus' money filled in his pockets, and plans to escape with the money.
All of the stories are divided into different segments told at different times. Quentin Tarantino had his directorial debut with 1992' 'Reservoir Dogs', and wrote Tony Scott's 'True Romance'. Here, he writes and directs 'Pulp Fiction' with everything he's got, and it never fails. Ever.
Everything about this film is absolutely nothing that you would expect from a mob film, which is exactly one of the reasons that it succeeds. The dialog is classic to say the least, in which it should be required for movie-goer to read that script, and definitely see the movie.
There is one very talked about and mysterious scene, when Vincent opens the briefcase. No one knows what is in it, at least no fans of the movie. Many people take guesses but at times are never close. Quentin does this to make us think in our own minds of what it is. Some say that it is the jewels from 'Reservoir Dogs' but some go as far as to say that it is Marsellus' soul (Briefcase case code: 666; The band-aid on his neck is supposed to cover the "thorn" sign). It's highly doubtful in my opinion, but it is one again thought-provoking and interesting.
The dialog is great. The film never runs on empty for the script or even the characters. The characters all have lines at some point, and each of them are successful, whereas in 'Reservoir Dogs' the pace did drag a bit during the background character development. Here's an example of the dialog in the film:
Vincent: You know what they call a Quarter Pounder with Cheese in Paris? Jules: They don't call it a Quarter Pounder with cheese? Vincent: No man, they got the metric system. They wouldn't know what a Quarter Pounder is. Jules: What do they call it? Vincent: They call it a "Royale" with cheese. Jules: A Royale with cheese. What do they call a Big Mac? Vincent: Well, a Big Mac's a Big Mac, but they call it "Le" Big Mac. Jules: "Le Big-Mac". (Laughs) What do they call a Whopper? Vincent: I don't know, I didn't go into Burger King.
The dialog is very comically funny in some of the scenes, and at the same time is suspenseful in some ways. Tarantino's direction is fabulous, as was his in his debut. Both this is something different. In his first film, it seemed much more independent and there was much controversy of the style from 'Reservoir Dogs'. Here, his style is much more clear and the writing makes it succeed more than any other indie film I've ever seen.
The cast is great, once again. Samuel L. Jackson gives one of his best, if not the best, performances of his career. Travolta, Thurman, Willis, Rhames, Roth, and Keitel give very memorable performances and quotes. Also, Christopher Walken gives a great comic cameo. Each segment tells most about one of the main characters. You get to know each of them one-by-one. In the end, you don't really know which character to root for, because you like all of them.
One of the most controversial things about this film that came across the critics was it's violence and excessive language. Now that I have seen Tarantino's latest film, 'Kill Bill', I now think that 'Pulp Fiction' isn't nearly as violent as many people would think nowadays. The language is heavily used, but Tarantino blends it in with the script very easily that it isn't really much of a problem.
'Pulp Fiction' has gotten many excellent reviews and great ratings from fans and critics alike. It is definitely a fan that no movie-goer can't miss out on, and Tarantino proves to be one of my favorite directors ever, along on the list with Hitchcock, Kubrick, Scorsese, and Spielberg. This is easily the best of Quentin's career, and a landmark for films to come. 5 stars out of 5.