Greg Turley/ Southland View
Noted Movie Blogger
I'd been resisting it, nothing more to see. It's a modern classic and I was an early adopter when it came out. Why did I need to watch Pulp Fiction again on Netflix? Since I've now seen the full Tarantino Collection it was time. Today was the day.
What makes it great...
1. The movie as a play in acts. The framing of many of the scenes takes place in just one room, which almost becomes a character in itself. Think of the apartment scene with Jules and Vincent and Brett. Or the warehouse in Reservoir Dogs. Or the basement in Inglourius Basterds.
2. The characterizations. It would be hard to come up with a description of the lead characters Jules and Vincent. Are they smart? Dumb? Quiet? Living Loud? All of the above? There's a lot going on, from their dialogue to their clothes.
3. The Hyperlinked Storyline. Not quite time travel, but it keeps you guessing and involved.
4. The Wolf - perhaps the greatest movie characters EVER!
1. Quentin Tarantino as an actor. Jimmie was perhaps as bad as it gets. "We've got to resolve this before.... Bonnie gets home from work? I like being married? Gimme a break. This alone takes it down.
2. The Bruce Willis storyline. It takes up a lot of the movie and doesn't add as much as it uses. Suffice it to say the vulgarity might even be over the top. But you could say it was a major plot point as to Marcellus. And it plays into the revenge motives used to great extent in Kill Bill, Inglourius Basterds and Django Unchained. All much better revenge stories to be sure.
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