I hate myself for saying this (and I don’t know why) but Pulp Fiction is a freaking work of art.
I haven’t counted all the Mona Lisa enigmatic smiles of all the characters, but John Travolta gets at least 5 or 6. Others have lesser amounts.
Let’s see ANY ballet dancers match that strut out of the coffee shop while stuffing a 9MM down their crotch!
I love Pulp Fiction. It’s one of those movies that’s catches me when it’s on and I am hooked.
My wife hates it.
To me, it was a warning about the "Banality of evil". Everyone in it was likeable. Yet, ultimately bad. I took it as a warning to me not to get fooled by the devil.
I may be the only one to take it that way. It helped me deal with hard times. I thought it was a masterpiece.
You are spot on FRiend, it is the best of this list for sure. I can watch it whenever it’s on, even in pieces as 30 minute episodes and always appreciate something new.
Whether it’s the brilliant (though coarse) dialogue, disjointed time sequence, musical score, or great acting it just keeps the entertainment coming. I can see why the subject matter turns some people off since it’s very hard hitting stuff that is completely in your face without apologies.
Personally, that is why I watch movies and read fiction books. I want to leave a story having experienced something new and to be shown things that I never knew existed. Pulp Fiction did that while allowing me to laugh my way through it.
I can’t stand Tarintino...but Pulp Fiction is one great flick.
I'll never forget seeing it in the theater as a college student when it first came out. From the opening scene to the end credits, we had never seen anything like it. My friends and I, we were absolutely shellshocked throughout the entire film. It was a cinematic rollercoaster ride like nothing before or since.