Pulp Fiction

Great item and fair price

Excellent Steelbook release of a great film.

Good movie, 4.8 rating

Finally the movie that sits atop my Amazon Listmania List of "Flicks That Will Leave a Permanent Impression" gets Blu Ray treatment. And 1994's Pulp Fiction epitomizes a flick that leaves a permanent impression. If you said to me that you've never seen Pulp Fiction I'd be very surprised (unless you're a teenager or younger). This movie is so classic, from it's stellar out of order storyline(s) to the memorable quotes throughout the film. Pulp Fiction houses Samuel L. Jackson's best performance in a film ever, and most of the memorable quotes involve his perfectly portrayed character Jules in some way, shape or form. Jackson should have gotten the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in his only Oscar nomination. But it went to Martin Landau that year for his portrayal of Bela Lugosi in Ed Wood. I remember like yesterday as they announced the winner of the award they showed all the Best Supporting Actor nominees in their own little windows, and when they read Landau's name you could see Jackson mouth the words in true Jules fashion, "Oh, that's b***s***!". I agree, Sam...I agree. This is the movie that also revived John Travolta's slumping career. Maybe revived isn't the right word...perhaps saying this movie put Travolta in a much needed refreshing light would be better said. Pulp Fiction took Travolta from a Grease , Staying Alive , Barbarino character into a tough, take-me-seriously character. Travolta got the Best Actor nomination for his role as Vincent in Pulp Fiction, but he didn't win (the winner was Tom Hanks for his Forrest Gump role which was a lot more understandable than Jackson's snub). Pulp Fiction has some of the best screenwriting in any drama that I've ever seen; and at least the Academy agreed with me on that as the Best Screenplay nod did go to Writer/Director Quentin Tarantino. Every lead actor in this film really shines; Tarantino really got the best out of his all-star, A-List cast. Pulp Fiction on Blu Ray is a long awaited addition to my collection. The movie looked great with its 1080p transfer and the DTS sound (with such a great musical score) was terrific. I haven't watched the Extras on this new Blu Ray release yet, but at some point I will find the time for all 6+ hours of them from interviews with the cast, to behind the scenes footage to deleted scenes and more. Step aside, Butch. Pick up this movie....This is a tasty burger!

Looks amazing in person.

From the very well-designed cardboard packaging to the Jack Rabbit Slim's Menu to the 16-page colour booklet to the excellent second disc filled with great extras such as documentaries and interviews to the wonderful main course coming in DTS 5.1 Surround sound options resulting in excellent sound quality as well as very good picture quality with only a couple of frames with imperfections this is truly a version of this seminal movie meant for collectors. As far as standard version dvds go this is as good as it gets although it'll be very interesting to see how the Blu-ray version will eventually look like. No one tells a story as entertainingly and as uniquely in-your-face as Tarantino and this blackest of comedies is for me his very best work. In lesser hands a tale told as disjointedly and with little care for chronology as this one does would fall flat on its face but fortunately for us the hands are Tarantino's. There are many great performances here but surely Jackson's and Travolta's stand out. I also thought Walken's brief contribution was extremely humorous and worthy of honourable mention as well. Shocking audiences upon its initial release I did find it interesting that the overall moral is still about hope for even the worst of the worst as they either find redemption after a life-changing experience e.g. Jackson or death/trauma (Travolta/Rhames)for their crimes and even the underdog has his day (Willis). Despite the graphic violence and in-your-face vice the ending still seems to suggest good triumphs over evil in the end in true Hollywood fashion. Very unique, enjoyable and certainly a classic that should continue to age very well. Recommended! Updated 31 Mar 2015: The Blu-ray steelbook version is even better than the standard dvd release delighting fans and collectors alike! The picture quality is excellent in 1080p and the DTS 5.1 MA audio quality is outstanding! Only one disc but the special features are also here. Highly recommended!

The movie is great, and indeed looks awesome on Blu-Ray... But remember when the Collector's Edition of Pulp Fiction included a 16 page Booklet and a Menu from Jack Rabbit Slims? Pulp Fiction (Two-Disc...

Words cannot express how much I love this movie, but I will try my best. "Pulp Fiction" is one of my favorites. Quentin Tarantino is a very gifted director/writer. Although I love his directing, I must say it is his writing that really impresses me. But I will get to that later on in this review. I think it's safe to say that the first time this movie was released on DVD, it was a little more than disappointing. There were no special features, sound and picture was so-so; I mean, my laserdisk at least had three different trailers of the movie. So, of course, I was very excited to learn that this movie was being re-released in a fully loaded special edition. Re-buying the movie was well worth it, for this edition of the movie is far superior than the other one. The movie really consists of three different stories; not in any order. Any one of the stories could be their own little movies. The players are two hitmen, a boxer, the big boss, the big boss' wife, a crazy gun store owner, a gimp, a cop named, Zed, a man who makes problems go away, and a little suitcase with "666" for the combination. You add all this together and you get one hell of a movie. The acting is more than superb; including one terrific cast with some heavy hitters (Travolta, Jackson, Thurman, Willis, etc.). Tarantino is a master when it comes to writing and directing. Especially when it comes to writing. I have never heard such clever and brutally honest dialogue in any other movie. I have said it before, and I will say it again; Tarantino reminds me of Raymond Carver, except with more humor. Now, on to the special edition of this DVD. Is it better than the previous version? YES! Tons of special features, and not to forget the fact that the movie has been restored in high definition. Picture looks very clear. And the sound is also a lot better. You can watch the movie in DTS, which is always a good thing. Special features.....where do I begin? There's a ton of them! It's not even funny how much stuff is loaded on this bad boy. And every one of them is great. Features include a documentary, an interview with Tarantino on "The Charlie Rose Show," trailers, filmographies, and many more. If you love special features, then you will not be disappointed. "Pulp Fiction" is a great movie, and the new DVD edition is outstanding in every way. If you still have the older DVD of this movie, get this one now! If you haven't seen it yet, check it out when you can! Of course, with any other movie, there is a chance you may not like this movie. That's fine, nothing wrong with that. Don't let hype ruin your preception of the movie, just watch it as if it were any other movie. You like it, great; if not, well, at least you gave it a shot. Filled with sharp humor, great characters, outstanding dialogue, and some of the craziest surprises and twists, "Pulp Fiction" is a wonderful film, and will continue to be one of my favorites.