35 films to seek out instead of watching this garbage
Added 11/19/2009
35.Tenchu! (1969, Hideo Gosha)
34. The Man Without a Map (1968, Hiroshi Teshigahara)
33. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928, Carl Theodor Dreyer)
32. Winter Light (1962, Ingmar Bergman)
31. Le samouraï (1967, Jean-Pierre Melville)
30. Amarcord (1973, Federico Fellini)
29. Tokyo Twilight (1957, Yasujiro Ozu)
28. Red Beard (1965, Akira Kurosawa)
27. El Topo (1970, Alejandro Jodorowsky)
26. Muddy River (1981, Kôhei Oguri)
25. Le Pont du Nord (1981, Jacques Rivette)
24. Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959, Alain Resnais)
23. Stroszek (1977, Werner Herzog)
22. the Double Life of Veronique (1991, Krzysztof Kieslowski)
21. Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980, Rainer Werner Fassbinder)
20. A Brighter Summer Day (1991, Edward Yang)
19. Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom (1975, Pier Paolo Pasolini)
18. Blade Runner (1982, Ridley Scott)
17. My Neighbor Totoro (1988, Hayao Miyazaki)
16. Fireworks (1997, Takeshi Kitano)
15. Johnny Guitar (1954, Nicholas Ray)
14. Monkey Business (1952, Howard Hawks)
13. The Cook the Thief His Wife and Her Lover (1989, Peter Greenaway)
12. Andrei Rublev (1966, Andrei Tarkovsky)
11. City Lights (1931, Charles Chaplin)
10. Nazarin (1959, Luis Buñuel)
9. A City of Sadness (1989, Hou Hsiao-Hsien)
8. Mouchette (1967, Robert Bresson)
7. When a Woman Ascends the Stairs (1960, Mikio Naruse)
6. Shoot the Piano Player (1960, Francois Truffaut)
5. the Grapes of Wrath (1940, John Ford)
4. Week End (1967, Jean-Luc Godard)
3. Napoleon (1927, Abel Gance)
2. Out 1, noli me tangere (1971, Jacques Rivette)
1. Eraserhead (1977, David Lynch)
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A Modern Classic
Added 11/17/2009
A good film usually expresses its story visually. It shows us the story. Not this one. Pulp Fiction is a rich circular story about around gangsters, criminals, and a mysterious briefcase. In this story, Tarantino boldly breaks the rules of screenwriting, delivering a film where the dialogue drives the story. Good dialogue seems organic and almost conversational, yet express a deep rich subtext. Take for instance, Vincent and Jules' conversation before they carry out a hit. They discuss drugs in Amsterdam and how their boss supposedly threw a guy out the window for giving his wife a foot massage. The dialogue seems random and unrelated to the plot--almost like everyday conversation. Yet this shows Tarantino's masterful writing skills, because he is able to pack so much weight in dialogue without seeming to do so. Vincent later later on takes out his boss' wife on a date on the boss' order, and she almost overdoses on heroin. Now, what is in the audience's is what would happen to him if he brings her back dead; if some guy got thrown out a window for massaging her foot, what worse will happen to him? Tarantino puts his characters in dire and serious situations, but he always finds dark humor in these circumstances. Do you think you would ever laugh at someone's brains getting blown out? The movie combines a very ironic mix of violence and humor throughout that takes you on a thrilling experience. The unconventional structure of the story adds another twist, with interrelated scenes that add more context to each other. It does not depend on action or special effects to catch the attention of its viewer. The ensemble cast, including John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Harvey Keitel, bring their characters to life. Pulp Fiction's creativity in juggling all these aspects creates a movie that is pure pleasure to watch and be dazzled by. It is for an audience that dares a movie to break all conventions, just as its characters defy all the rules.
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It played alright, but had a few scratches on it. The cover is in terrible condition
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This movie rocks!
Added 10/19/2009
The movie was in perfect condition. It arrived within the estimated time that was given. Everything was sealed and scratch free. This is one of those movies that you will watch over and over again. Truly a cult classic.
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WUV THIS FILM!!!!
Added 9/24/2009
So few movies do I absolutely love and this is one of them. Truly this is in my top 5 favorite films.
I have watched this movie countless of times and every time, I see something new that I missed on the previous viewing. So much is going on, yet one is not lost and that is a feat in itself which shows you how great this movie is... How great Tarantino is....
Anyway, if one is not put off by violence or cursing/foul language then this movie along with its dark humor will appeal to you....
Samuel Jackson and John Travolta along with the other actors were tops in this movie...
Yeah... Great Movie!!
Highly Recommend this movie, especially now that it is offered in this two disc collectors edition for those who have yet to see this film....
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