Pulp Fiction Collector’s Edition

By: The Dweeb

DVD Features Video: 2.35:1 Audio:Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Audio Commentary “Pulp Fiction: The Facts” Documentary Deleted Scenes “The Charlie Rose Show”: Interview with Quentin “Siskel & Ebert At The Movies”: “The Tarantino Generation” Production Design Featurette Behind-The-Scenes Montages Interviews From the Independent Spirit Awards Palme d’Or Acceptance Speech Reviews and Articles Analyzing The Film Filmographies Theatrical Trailers From Around The World TV Spots 8 Different Still Galleries, Featuring Hundreds of Photos Soundtrack Chapter Stops Enhanced Playback Track: DVD-ROM Feature Synchronized Trivia Game: DVD-ROM Feature Screenplay Viewer: DVD-ROM Feature Open Mic Commentary: DVD-ROM Feature Theatrical release: 1994 DVD released on 8/20/2002 by Disney/Buena Vista Running time of 154 minutes Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Rosanna Arquette, Maria De Medeiros, Harvey Keitel, Amanda Plummer, Ving Rhames, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz, Uma Thurman, Christopher Walken, Bruce Willis Director: Quentin Tarantino Plot: The film initiates with two small-time thieves, Honey Bunny and Pumpkin, who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant. The film then shifts to the story of Jules and Vincent, who hit men for the well known and feared Marsellus Wallace, who is caught up in a deal gone wrong with struggling boxer Butch Coolidge.

Pulp Fiction is probably going to go down in film history as one of the most talked about films to come out of the 90’s. Quentin Tarantino took on Hollywood head on with his brand of film and turned the industry on it’s ear. No one has been able to do it like that since, at least not on that level. I remember when it first came out a friend of mine could not stop talking about it. I had originally brushed it off as hype, but finally he was able to drag me into the theatre to see it. I stand corrected!

What can you say about this movie, there is nothing like it (except its predecessor Reservoir Dogs), often imitated but nothing so far has come close. This film grabs you by the cohoneys and drags you around with this ferocious intensity and leaves you begging for more. The story just sucks you right in, and your job is to piece the Quentin Tarantino puzzle back together again. This is a film you watch multiple times, and see something new each time.

What drives this film primarily is the characters. Borrowing from his earlier works, he writes to give his characters life. The dialogue is great, throughout the film gangsters, two bit thieves and what have you, wax on about the little things in life, while they go about the grim business of being gangsters. Would Don Corleone care about what they call a quarter pounder in France? He wouldn’t even know what a quarter pounder is.

Aided with a strong script, this movie was able to revive John Travolta’s career, and solidify Samuel Jackson’s star status on the Hollywood scene. Both of their portrayals netted them with some Oscar nominations, unfortunately they were pitted against Forrest Gump’s Tom Hanks so they had a snowballs chance in hell. But ever since then, every time I think of these two, I can’t help but think of Jules and Vincent. Everyone compares these roles to what they have done since this film, I myself think it was their greatest roles ever in their careers.

This DVD edition is a must have for any Quentin fan, there is so much stuff included with the film. I haven’t even been able to watch all the extras yet that’s how much there is. There is a cool VH1esque Pop up video version you can choose to watch while the movie is running. Quentin also provides a lot of explanation for the deleted scenes section, you finally get to know why certain scenes were cut. There is a cool feature that just plays the soundtrack only parts for each chapter, and an absolute overload of other Pulp Fiction related material. It sounds and looks great, and you get a menu for the Jack Rabbit Slims Diner on the insert.

This DVD is a definite winner, a total thumbs up!

Reviewer’s Opinion: BUY IT!!