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Pulp Fiction (1994)

Crime | 154 minutes
4,26 12.485 votes

Genre: Crime

Duration: 154 minuten

Country: United States

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino

Stars: John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman

IMDb score: 8,8 (2.457.690)

Releasedate: 10 September 1994

Pulp Fiction plot

"You won’t know the facts until you’ve seen the fiction."

Three stories are woven together as Jules (Samuel L Jackson) and Vincent (John Travolta) must carry out the wishes of their boss Marsellus Wallace (Ving Rhames) while dealing with an unfortunate dead body. Meanwhile, boxer Butch (Bruce Willis) is on the run from the mob after throwing a prize fight, and Vincent's night goes awry after taking Wallace's wife, Mia (Uma Thurman) out for dinner.

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Mirckje

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What Tarantino does in this film, and actually in all his films, is create a kind of ultimate world out of the current world, in which what happens is what everyone would do and say based on their most ultimate intelligence. By that, I mean that everyone is at their best and could not do better than the choices and word choices they make in those situations. Tarantino's idea is what would happen if everyone did what they could do best, with the premise of affirming the reason for their existence. So, what would be the ultimate gangster, what would be the ultimate cleaner, what would be the ultimate trenched boxer, etc., and how do you connect that to each other so that you get a kind of ultimate story.

The various storylines being followed eventually converge so that they are connected to one another, but a real reason other than the fact that they are all cool characters remains unclear to me, at least. This film is therefore not about the story, but purely about the characters and their intelligence (ultimacy). With every character, you also get the feeling that a Tarantino ghost is lurking inside, because it is essentially his intelligence that you hear from the characters, which makes it all a bit unrealistic, but very entertaining nonetheless and creates a Tarantino world of its own.

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maxroelofs

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I just watched this number 5 in the top 250. I have to say that it disappointed me to some extent. A film with such a high average rating, that ranks below so many films and is considered by many to be the best film ever made, I naturally had to watch.

First of all, I want to start with the film's biggest plus point: the acting. This is phenomenally good, and if you ask me, Jackson at his best. The others all do a great job as well.

The story itself was the biggest letdown for me; I didn't really know what to expect from it. A bizarre comedy, a thriller, or a drama? I don't think this film can really be categorized. It's listed under comedy. I totally disagree with this. I chuckled a little at the bizarre situations sometimes, but never actually laughed. So many different things happened that, combined with the running time, it felt more like a miniseries. This film really had the atmosphere of The Big Lebowski. And especially the scene where he goes to save that raped black man and picks out his weapon was a fun scene.

Otherwise, still a bit of a disappointment, although I did have regular "oooooh, so that's how it is" moments.

3.5*

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filmamator

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Very strong dialogue and acting to match, wrapped in a story with class. Undoubtedly one of the best films ever made.

Excellent.

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