Monday 14 May 2012

Pulp Fiction

Ezekiel 25:17

Pulp Fiction is probably in my top three movies of all time, a Quentin Tarantino masterpiece featuring a whole cache of stars including Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Uma Thurman and more. Aside from brilliant writing and direction from Tarantino, what makes this movie stand head and shoulders over others like it is the dialogue. Google 'Pulp Fiction quotes' and you're likely to come up with virtually the entire script.

With nothing but praise for this movie, I'll outline some of my personal highlights:

Shake it baby!

The scene at Jack Rabbit Slim's where Mia and Vincent get down and twist after Mia indulges in a five dollar milk shake.
Vincent and Jules (Travolta and Jackson) share some of the best discussions including McDonald's burger names in Paris, the sensuality of a foot massage and the pros and cons of eating pork.
One of the best goes to Bruce Willis as the boxer Butch and his girlfriend Fabienne:

F: Whose motorcycle is this?
B: It's a chopper, baby.
F: Whose chopper is this?
B: It's Zed's.
F: Who's Zed?
B: Zed's dead, baby. Zed's dead.

 Not a motorcycle...

All in all, those sitting down to watch this movie should be acutely aware it's a Tarantino flick, and nothing less. That means that if you look to movies to provide some form of moral standpoint, look elsewhere. If you're looking for entertainment in the form of one of the best movies ever made, here it is.

The Good: Entire film.
The Meh: What's that?
The Ugly: Does. Not. Compute.
Hey There Good Looking: The Gimp.
Overall: 10/10

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