Pulp Fiction (Special Collectors
Edition) [VHS] starring Rosanna
Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Paul
Calderon, Bronagh Gallagher, Peter
Greene
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With the knockout one-two punch of 1992s Reservoir Dogs and 1994s
Pulp Fiction writer-director Quentin Tarantino stunned the filmmaking
world, exploding into prominence as a cinematic heavyweight contender.
But Pulp Fiction was more than just the follow-up to an impressive first
feature, or the winner of the Palme dOr at Cannes Film Festival, or a script
stuffed with the sort of juicy bubblegum dialogue actors just love to chew,
or the vehicle that reestablished John Travolta on the A-list, or the
relatively low-budget ($8 million) independent showcase for an ultrahip
mixture of established marquee names and rising stars from the indie
scene (among them Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Ving

Rhames, Harvey Keitel, Christopher Walken, Tim Roth, Amanda Plummer,
Julia Sweeney, Kathy Griffin, and Phil Lamar). It was more, even, than an
unprecedented $100-million-plus hit for indie distributor Miramax. Pulp
Fiction was a sensation. No, it was not the Second Coming (I actually think
Reservoir Dogs is a more substantial film; and P.T. Anderson outdid
Tarantino in 1997 by making his directorial debut with two even more
mature and accomplished pictures, Hard Eight and Boogie Nights). But
Pulp Fiction packs so much energy and invention into telling its
nonchronologically interwoven short stories (all about temptation,
corruption, and redemption amongst modern criminals, large and small) it
leaves viewers both exhilarated and exhausted--hearts racing and
knuckles white from the ride. (Oh, and the infectious, surf-guitar-based
soundtrack is tastier than a Royale with Cheese.) --Jim Emerson
Personal Review: Pulp Fiction (Special Collectors Edition) [VHS]
starring Rosanna Arquette, Steve Buscemi, Paul Calderon,
Bronagh Gallagher, Peter Greene
PART 1: Film review
This is one of those films that come along so rarely that one must savor
them when they eventually do. Quentin Tarantino screenwrites and directs
to an incredible high. This film has some of the most poetic cursing in any
movie. The dialogue is extremely carefully written. Without being preachy,
obnoxious, or repetitive, it reveals relationships between characters, plot
points, and details without overtly saying anything. The conversations
sound realistic and are often laugh-out-loud funny. The script is flat-out
brilliant. The film, like most of Tarantino's films, is told out of chronological
order, which adds a degree of infinite watchability as you try to spot both
the ways in multiple retellings of the same event differ (this is done
deliberately to show different viewpoints and interpretations of the same
event) as well as little clues that tell you how to reconstruct the story, like
when you might see something from a scene you just saw or something
you saw at the beginning of the film happening in the background of a
scene shown separately.
The acting is fantastic. Samuel L. Jackson is unforgettable as a hitman
who quotes the Bible before executing people, and then later reinterprets
the quote he uses, and, in turn, his entire career (and, in a way, the "point"
of the film and even what it specifically is about). John Travolta is equally
fantastic as his partner, in the role that revitalized his career so late after
Grease was released. Uma Thurman is as she always is, which is
effortlessly cool, calm, and collected no matter what her character is doing.
The role is written for her, and it's exactly the kind of person that only she
can play. Bruce Willis is just awesome in the chronological last part of the
movie, entitled "The Gold Watch". It's the slowest part of the movie, but it
creates a strong sense of the relationships between the people in the
movie and the content of their characters, as well as revealing what drives
these people to do what they do in the way they choose to do it. As it
moves onwards, it begins to turn around on itself, as characters interpret
things that have happened, and this forces you as the viewer to see
everything in an entirely new way. The way Tarantino's script

simultaneously tells an interesting story so well while creating memorable
characters without even telling the story straight is remarkable. The film is
two and a half hours long, but you won't be watching the clock. It's that
good.
PART 2: Product review
The previous releases of this film had been lacking, with extremely poor
transfer from the master recording, bad contrast, and oversaturated colors.
The sound was also noticeably bad in other releases. The Collector's
Edition is the best transfer yet by far, with cleaned up video, a fresh
transfer, and Dolby 5.1 surround sound. No problems here.
Secondly, the special features are remarkable. In my opinion, no movie
has ever included such a complete and immense collection of extras. From
full-length documentaries about the film and crew, to reviews, many photo
galleries, a Charlie Rose interview, an episode of At the Movies (with Ebert
and Roeper) about the impact of this film. Plus, there's even a fun trivia
subtitle track that you can turn on that gives a very large number of
intriguing facts about each scene as it plays. An incredible package of
extras that seems to be unparalleled by almost any other film release to
date.
Overall, excellent film, great quality audio and video, plus amazing array of
extras. The price is right, too. You can't go wrong with this.
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