The Pulp Fiction/Quentin Tarrantino Thread

[ChileMass]

Kickstand and SkiDog inspired this: http://forums.alpinezone.com/9424-any-coffee-fiends-out-there-2.html

So what's your favorite scene/character/line from Pulp Fiction? Hard to believe it came out 12 years ago now. Amazingly enough, when my wife and I went to see it in the theatre, we actually walked out about 30 minutes into the film! I can't recall which scene drove me out, but I do recall being turned off by the violence and langauage. I guess I just didn't get it at that point. I think I'd never seen anything quite like it before. And now it's probably in my top 5 favorite movies of all time.

Hard to choose just one scene, but it may be the Dead N* Storage scene with Tarrantino, Travolta and Samuel Jackson. Tarrantino is just too much and has so many great lines. I also really like the sicko Hispanic woman cab driver who keeps asking Butch what it's like to kill a man with his bare hands. Lots of weirdos out there in LA, I guess.

Also - I want to make this a Tarrantino thread as well and admit I've never seen Reservoir Dogs (!!! - I'll correct that error soon), and that I loved the Kill Bill movies. Karate master Pei Mei is amazingly over the top and Michael Madsen and Michael Carradine are perfectly under-stated. And whenever I hear the "Woo-Hoo" song on that stupid Vonage phone ad it makes me think of the first movie........so many great scenes in these, too.

 

[SkiDog]

Kickstand and SkiDog inspired this: http://forums.alpinezone.com/9424-any-coffee-fiends-out-there-2.html

So what's your favorite scene/character/line from Pulp Fiction? Hard to believe it came out 12 years ago now. Amazingly enough, when my wife and I went to see it in the theatre, we actually walked out about 30 minutes into the film! I can't recall which scene drove me out, but I do recall being turned off by the violence and langauage. I guess I just didn't get it at that point. I think I'd never seen anything quite like it before. And now it's probably in my top 5 favorite movies of all time.

I fell asleep in the theatre the first time...and I too now LOVE this movie...if its on..no matter how far in, im watchin....no doubt...

if you've not seen resivior dogs yet..also see Killing Zoe. All three are connected. Killing Zoe is the first, Res dogs second, and Pulp last...they all have "vega's" in them....Killing Zoe is one of my favs.

As for favorite scene...it was when Bruce Willis was trying to decide which weapon to bring down to take care of the rapists....bat...no....chain saw...no....hmmmmm samuri sword...now thats the TICKET.....

M

 

[cbcbd]

Honestly, I think Quentin T himself is a little bit annoying. You still gotta respect the guy, he does make some good stuff and knows a lot about cinema. With his movies with me it's hit or miss - I have only not seen one of them.

Pulp Fiction - I thought it was pretty good and there is some great dialog. I don't think it's a spectacular film (not my top 10), but the feel is definitively different and interesting.

Kill Bills - Loved them, everything about them. The style(s) just rocks and the story is perfect and cheesy.

Reservoir Dogs - Nothing special. I guess since it took me a while to watch it and it had already been pre-hyped to the extreme I was probably expecting much more out of it. Still entertaining, but when it was done I was left with "What? That's it?"

Four Rooms (the part directed by him) - Ok. Out of the 4 rooms (4 directors) it was not my favorite. Probably because it involved Quentin Tarantino shooting off his mouth for most of it talking about the "fucking krystal"


One thing that is always constant and that I really like about Tarantino's movies is the soundtrack. He has an eclectic and odd taste and it follows his directing perfectly, especially with the Kill Bills (where the style changes constantly and everything is an homage to something).

 

[kickstand]

in Pulp Fiction, whole scene leading up to and including Jimmi's house was outstanding - "aw, I shot Marvin in the face!". Then the whole coffee thing, the "dead N storage", the Wolfe showing up ("So, pretty please with sugar on top - clean the F'in car") - just classic stuff. The best part of that whole scene wasn't even a spoken line. The Wolfe just giving a smile and a nod after tasting his cup of coffee. Gotta love Harvey Keitel.

with Pulp Fiction, though, it's more the lines that jump out, rather than the scenes. For example, in "Heat", the two scenes I immediately think of are the downtown shoot-out and DeNiro and Pacino sitting in the diner. There really isn't a single scene that jumps out in Pulp Fiction, but the classic lines flow like water.

Reservoir Dogs was my intro to Tarantino. Saw that one just before Pulp Fiction came out. I thought it was a great movie, one my favorites. Still haven't seen Kill Bill yet, but it's on the list. 4 Rooms was on TV a couple of weeks ago, but I couldn't convince the wife to watch it. And I'm drawing a blank - was "True Romance" a Taratino flick?

 

[SkiDog]

"True Romance" a Taratino flick?

think he either wrote or produced not directed.

but great flick nonetheless.... certianly SLATERS best...IMHO.

M

 

[roark]

Love the dialog in Reservoir Dogs (the opening scene - madonna conversation just kills me), Pulp Fiction. Jackie Brown is worthy of a mention as well.

 

[Grassi21]

I love Res. Dogs. Very quotable movie. The conversation about being called Mr. Pink is one of my favorite scenes in the movie. Chris Penn (RIP) had some great lines too. I too had the same opinion on Pulp Fiction. It was better the second time around. I saw Kill Bill Vol. 2 during a 4 hour tattoo session. The visuals were great. Unfortunately the bulk of the dialogue was drowned out by the tat machine. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

Ezekiel 25:17 "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the
inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who
in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the
valley of darkness, for h e is truely his brother's keeper and the finder
of lost children. And I will strike down upon t hee with great vengence
and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers.
And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengence upon thee."

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG

 

[JimG.]

Ezekiel 25:17 "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the
inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who
in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the
valley of darkness, for h e is truely his brother's keeper and the finder
of lost children. And I will strike down upon t hee with great vengence
and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers.
And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengence upon thee."

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG

I couldn't remember the biblical passage...also my favorite scene in the movie. The best part was when the guy burst out of the bathroom with guns blazing and missed every shot.

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

Yes i agree i love this part of the movie, especially how calm he is delivering the beginning of it.

 

[bvibert]

think he either wrote or produced not directed.

Yes, he is credited for writing it, Tony Scott directed.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108399/

 

[riverc0il]

personally, i think QT and all of his movies suck. pulp fiction included. BUT pulp fiction has some AWESOME lines, very quotable, and a ton of great actors that really delivered. so PF was saved by great quotables and great actors. i can quote PF all day, i just can't watch it.

"MMMMMMM, this IS a TASTEY burger! do you know what they call a big mac in france? a royale with cheese."

love it. i probably butched that quote, it's been about ten years since i last watched the movie. still love so many of the lines.

 

[Marc]

personally, i think QT and all of his movies suck. pulp fiction included. BUT pulp fiction has some AWESOME lines, very quotable, and a ton of great actors that really delivered. so PF was saved by great quotables and great actors. i can quote PF all day, i just can't watch it.

"MMMMMMM, this IS a TASTEY burger! do you know what they call a big mac in france? a royale with cheese."

love it. i probably butched that quote, it's been about ten years since i last watched the movie. still love so many of the lines.

Yeah, he was actually talking about a quarter pounder, but that's ok, it's still a great line.

I'm not a big fan of Kill Bill, never saw Resevoir Dogs, but I did really like Pulp Fiction.

"Aw man, I shot Marvin in the face." Lol, that was a great line. As are basically all of Harvey Kietel's lines.

And for some reason, I always think
The Usual Suspects is a QT film but it isn't. Still a great movie though.


Ok, I'm done.

 

[jack97]

I like the dialog in pulp fiction and kill bill. The later is a great take off on the old kung fu movies that was produce in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Kind of reminds of J Bellucci's Samurai Baker character, poking fun at the Samurai movies of that time.


The funniest line,

Pai Mei: Just like all Yankee women, all you are good at is ordering in restaurants- and spending a man's money!


Best dialog,

Bill: What lies within that dart, just begging to course its way through your veins, is a potent and quite infallible truth serum. I call it "The Undisputed Truth." Twice as strong as sodium penethol, with none of the druggie after-effect. Oh, except for a slight wave of euphoria. Can you feel it?
The Bride: Euphoria?
Bill: Yeah.
The Bride: No.
Bill: Too bad.



Bill: An essential characteristic of the superhero mythology is, there's the superhero, and there's the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When he wakes up in the morning, he's Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic that Superman stands alone. Superman did not become Superman, Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears, the glasses, the business suit, that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent? He's weak, he's unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race. Sort of like Beatrix Kiddo and Mrs. Tommy Plympton.




I wasn't a fan of David Carradine but this was the best acting I've seen from him.

 

[ChileMass]

........Bill: What lies within that dart, just begging to course its way through your veins, is a potent and quite infallible truth serum. I call it "The Undisputed Truth." Twice as strong as sodium penethol, with none of the druggie after-effect. Oh, except for a slight wave of euphoria. Can you feel it?
The Bride: Euphoria?
Bill: Yeah.
The Bride: No.
Bill: Too bad.



Bill: An essential characteristic of the superhero mythology is, there's the superhero, and there's the alter ego. Batman is actually Bruce Wayne, Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker. When he wakes up in the morning, he's Peter Parker. He has to put on a costume to become Spider-Man. And it is in that characteristic that Superman stands alone. Superman did not become Superman, Superman was born Superman. When Superman wakes up in the morning, he's Superman. His alter ego is Clark Kent. His outfit with the big red "S", that's the blanket he was wrapped in as a baby when the Kents found him. Those are his clothes. What Kent wears, the glasses, the business suit, that's the costume. That's the costume Superman wears to blend in with us. Clark Kent is how Superman views us. And what are the characteristics of Clark Kent? He's weak, he's unsure of himself... he's a coward. Clark Kent is Superman's critique on the whole human race. Sort of like Beatrix Kiddo and Mrs. Tommy Plympton.




I wasn't a fan of David Carradine but this was the best acting I've seen from him.

Dude - that was sublime.............

 

[thebigo]

A QT thread without reference to Jackie Brown?

Whats the deal?

Along side Rounders JB is the top movie of our generation.

 

[roark]

A QT thread without reference to Jackie Brown?

Whats the deal?

Along side Rounders JB is the top movie of our generation.

Love the dialog in Reservoir Dogs (the opening scene - madonna conversation just kills me), Pulp Fiction. Jackie Brown is worthy of a mention as well.

I tried to plant a seed but no one bit.

 

[SkiDog]

Yes, he is credited for writing it, Tony Scott directed.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108399/

Thanks just lets me know the memory isnt completely gone...I think its just short term memory that ruins anyway...oops did I say that?? ;-)

I just didnt feel like going over to imdb and checking, I just figured I actually DID remember...no matter...still a great movie...do you know who played "elvis" in that movie??

"love ya babe...always have...always will....."

and Gary Oldman...cant forget him... "is today white boy day?"

M

 

[kickstand]

A QT thread without reference to Jackie Brown?

Whats the deal?

Along side Rounders JB is the top movie of our generation.

what generation are you part of? To each his own, I guess.......

 

[jack97]

Dude - that was sublime.............

The last scene in KB2 was the best part of the movie. The analysis of why superman stands apart from the rest of the super-heros is profound.