Pulp Fiction
Rank 4 as of 1/1/13)
Age Rating 18
Year 1994
Being forth in the 250 list, out of all the movies in the world, you would think this film has got be pretty special, well let me say, I does not disappoint. The top-billed cast and of course none other than the superstar himself, Quentin Tarantino, director and writer. Pulp Fiction is like the day in the life of two mob hit men, a boxer, a gangster's wife, and a pair of diner bandits who's day's intertwine into stories of violence and redemption.
Pulp Fiction, is a crime thriller, with it's comedic value of wit and humorous banter between the characters on which the story is set on. Especially with Vincent Vega, and Jules Winnfield played by the brilliance of John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson, who star as two mob hit men. At the beginning its of them discussing Vincent's (John Travolta) travel's across Europe and how people say certain things from McDonalds - Big Mac, is Le Big Mac much to Jules' amusement. Although the scene has no relevance to the rest of the movie it is what makes Pulp Fiction, there are many a scene which have no importance to anything about the movie but giving the movies it's wittiness.
The story also focusses on a pair of diner bandits whom we see at the beginning and end of the movie. Hunny Bunny and Pumkin are the names in which the couple call each other, played by Amanda Plummer as well as being named Hunny Bunny is also known as Yolanda, and Tim Roth who play Pumpkin aka Ringo. The couple discuss which place they think would be a good place to make a robbery. Deciding on diners, because of the amount of people in them and how they are easy to take control of. We later see them make an attempt to rob the diner but Jules steps in their way and takes control of the situation.
The story also follows the life of a boxer who never quite made it to the top. We see as flash back to when he was 10 and how he had a memento of his dad which was a watch that his great grandfather wore in World War I, and then his grandfather wore it for good luck in World War II, but died, the watch was brought to him by a friend solider and he tells a story of how they keep it safe by keeping 'up his arse'. (Here's the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFtHjV4c4uw)
Finally the story follows the life of a gangsters wife, Mia Wallace played by the ever-so-wonderful, Uma Thurman. We watch her life when Vincent takes her out for a meal on boss, Marsellus orders, who is Mia's husband. She takes Vincent to a diner and then end up going back to Mia's house to where Mia snorts drugs and then over-dosses and then Vincent has to frantically drive her to his friends whilst Mia is 'ODing' on him. Once they arrive at Vincent's friends, in s frenzy that causes them to create skids marks and crash onto Vincent friends drive, whilst Vincent, his friend and their family hunt the house looking for a felt pen, cursing, shouting and panic the scene is a manic race to keep her alive. they finally give her an adrenaline shot, reading the instructions, Vincent takes the job of injecting it into her heart in a stabbing motion. Mia spring straight up still with the injection hanging out of her chest. In my opinion Pulp Fiction is one of the best movies ever made, just for the total wackiness of it. Please do watch it, it is truly remarkable.
By Georgina
Ps. Sorry I haven't posted much recently but I have had exams all week and I've been busy revising. I have written two reviews tonight this and WALL-E which will go up sometime during the week.
