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Pulp Fiction on DVD (1994)
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While not as abrasive or compelling as Reservoir Dogs, this follow-up not only confirmed Quentin Tarantino's genius for writing hard-boiled comic dialogue, but also demonstrated a control over a wealth of characters and crossplots that was simply astonishing for a film-maker still, essentially, in the process of learning his trade. Originally entitled Black Mask, the picture went on to scoop the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival and win Oscars for Tarantino and his co-writer Roger Avary. Scorching though the writing is, it needed a high-calibre cast to carry it off. Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Maria de Medeiros and Christopher Walken are excellent, but the revitalised John Travolta and the then largely unknown Samuel L Jackson are unforgettable. As much pop as pulp, this is exhilarating stuff and clearly one of the best films of the 1990s.
Clever, witty, violent celebration of junk culture, drawing rather too heavily on past thrillers but blessed with some excellent performances which crackle with menace. New York Times "...[Tarantino] has come up with a work of such depth, wit and blazing originality that it places him in the front ranks of American film makers..." Members ReviewsReviews Voted Most HelpfulMost Recent Reviews |
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