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So, youre 16? Charlotte's Web has a good storyline.

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I said I was 16, not 6. I think I am mature enough to watch R rated movies, and smart enough to digest information that is in a lot of movies that have a "message"

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Have you watched Snatch or Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels? These are important for anyone looking to impress girls with their knowledge of trendy counter culture. Also great movies.
Next on the list should be Boondock Saints. Watching some old Bogart flicks is good for the artsy chicks too.

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No, I have not seen Kill Bill, but it's a movie that I have been wanting to see. Would you recommend it?

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No, I have not seen Kill Bill, but it's a movie that I have been wanting to see. Would you recommend it?

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Probably not if you didn't like Pulp Fiction.

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No, I have not seen Kill Bill, but it's a movie that I have been wanting to see. Would you recommend it?

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I would. I can't say that you'll enjoy it. Kill Bill is a different movie but it has alot of similiar characteristics that Pulp Fiction contains. Give it a go.

IMO I believe that second half of Kill Bill to be better.

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ur problem was that u went into the movie expecting enlightenment or something beyond what u had ever seen before. u r not gonna get that, espcially the last part since it was an aclaimed movie from a decade ago.

expectations change everything. the same thing happened when i saw jarhead, everyone i saw it with was expecting Full Metal Jacket or something like that. when they didn't get that they said they hated it. had i expected a social commentary, i probly would have really liked it.

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Not liking Pulp Fiction is stupid.

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Yeah, I was just expecting too much. I'm not saying it is a bad movie, parts of it were pretty good. But overall I was just kind of disappointed.

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Please watch/buy the following movies:

Cool Hand Luke
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Das Boot
MASH
Glengary Glen Ross
The Godfather

Post a trip report.

BTW - One's collection really doesn't have much to do with their taste in movies. I mean, I own XXX fer chrissakes.

XXX.

WTF.

Seriously.

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I said I was 16, not 6. I think I am mature enough to watch R rated movies, and smart enough to digest information that is in a lot of movies that have a "message"

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yet, apparently not.

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Alright, I'll watch a few of those(I've already seen The Godfather, but it was on cable, so a lot was edited out. I also caught about 30 minutes of Outlaw Josey Wales at a friends house, looked pretty good.

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BTW - One's collection really doesn't have much to do with their taste in movies. I mean, I own XXX fer chrissakes.

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I buy movies I like. If I don't like a movie, I won't buy it. If I own a movie, that means that I like it. So, it might not be true for you, but my movie collection reflects my taste in movies. Pretty dumb statement, by the way.

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I said I was 16, not 6. I think I am mature enough to watch R rated movies, and smart enough to digest information that is in a lot of movies that have a "message"

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yet, apparently not.

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Because I did not see past the violence and drug usage in this movie and find some deeper meaning that led me to worship god and read the bible weekly, that means I am too immature and dumb to watch these movies?

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Because I did not see past the violence and drug usage in this movie and find some deeper meaning that led me to worship god and read the bible weekly, that means I am too immature and dumb to watch these movies?

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No but when you go on internet and make a post in a forum saying

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I felt like there was no point to this movie, other than seeing people get their heads blown off and watching a big black
guy get anally raped.

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then probably you are not mature enough to get it.

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yet, apparently not.

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Because I did not see past the violence and drug usage in this movie and find some deeper meaning that led me to worship god and read the bible weekly, that means I am too immature and dumb to watch these movies?

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Well if there is a message there and you don't see it... then yes you are too immature and/or dumb to watch those movies.

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Alright, I obviously don't understand this movie. I realize that change is a theme here(Butch going back in the pawn shop to help Marcellus, even though Marcellus is the most dangerous person to him at the time, and Jules going from being a hitman to following Jesus and being a good bible toting Christian)

Is there some deeper meaning? Please, somebody explain it to me.

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BTW - One's collection really doesn't have much to do with their taste in movies. I mean, I own XXX fer chrissakes.

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I buy movies I like. If I don't like a movie, I won't buy it. If I own a movie, that means that I like it. So, it might not be true for you, but my movie collection reflects my taste in movies. Pretty dumb statement, by the way.

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Not really a dumb statement at all. I have about 400 movies, I don't like them all.

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I didn't say that I am mature enough to watch every movie out there. I said that I can digest a lot of the movies that I am not "supposed" to watch until I am 17. For what it's worth, I feel I am smarter than 90% of kids my age(but then again, who doesn't?) I think a lot of people I know would watch the movie, be like "whoah, that was badass, Jules and Vincent are coldblooded killers, don't [censored] with them!!!"

A few would watch it, and be able to appreciate it's deeper meaning. I'm in neither of these categories.

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Then stop buying movies you don't like. It doesn't make sense to me that a person's collection would not consist of movies that they like watching.

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You have to watch the movie for the little things, not the overriding theme (of which there was little). You have to be able to see the internal struggle that Butch has when he's talking to Marcelus (i.e. the struggle between self interest and pride). You have to be able to see the irony in Jewels' search for salvation and the absolute non-tragedy of Vincent's death (oh God, sorry for the spoilers!). These are just a couple of things I can remember off the top of my head. I haven't seen the movie in a couple of years.

But you don't have to derive an all encompassing theme from the movie because it is, in the end...pulp fiction. Maybe that's the point.

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But what you forget is that this movie resurrected John Revolta's career, and therefore is among the greatest crimes ever committed against humanity.

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Thanks a lot. That makes sense. And you're right, I was looking for one overall theme. Like you mentioned, there really wasn't one.

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My little brother(he's 12) thought John Travolta with long hair(absolutely terrible, by the way) was one of the funniest things ever. I found it really hard to take Vincent seriously whenever I saw saw that hair.

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But what you forget is that this movie resurrected John Revolta's career, and therefore is among the greatest crimes ever committed against humanity.

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Tolbiny, i dont have anything to say. i just wanted to capitalize your name.

bwana

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The techniques used by Tarantino have been copied numerous times and I could name a dozen movies that should grant credit to Tarantino.

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could you do this, please? i don't know a lot about movies, so i'd find it interesting.

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wow

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It depends on which one you saw first.

People who saw "Reservoir Dogs" first like it better, because they had never seen anything like it before.

People who saw "Pulp Fiction" first like it better, because they had never seen anything like it before.

(Me? I like "Dogs" better. I saw Dogs first. It blew me away, it was like nothing I had ever seen before.)

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The techniques used by Tarantino have been copied numerous times and I could name a dozen movies that should grant credit to Tarantino.

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could you do this, please? i don't know a lot about movies, so i'd find it interesting.

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and can you name the movie that tarintino rips off for reservoir dogs w/ no credit?

"city on fire"

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Incredibly overrated, when I was done watching the only thought I had was "That's it?" I started off good, and then the stories were crossed paths...then it was over. I felt like there was no point to this movie, other than seeing people get their heads blown off and watching a big black
guy get anally raped.

Damn, how did I forget to mention the briefcase? Like half of the movie is centered around that goofy glowing briefcase, and you don't even find out what is in it.

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Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it's a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe.

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the main belief is that the suitcase contains the soul of Marsellus Wallace


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I vomit every time I hear someone say this. It's really starting to make a mess, so can you please stop? Thank you.

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could you do this, please? i don't know a lot about movies, so i'd find it interesting.

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but he copied a lot of them from Godard and other French new wave directors (along w/ others), so you probably should go to that source as well, just to be complete.

but to answer your question, "Go" comes to mind.

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Yeah, I do need more movies. Quality over quantity is definitely how I feel about movies though. I'm not trying to pretend that I didn't like the Waterboy, it just isn't up to par with the rest of my DVD's. I forgot, I also have Tommyboy, which is another really funny movie.

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I love Tommy Boy AND Pulp Fiction, so keep at it.

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See, that's what I'm talking about. It isn't just OOT. People on IMDB loved this movie also, but I can't figure out why it's considered to be so great.

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you know how insane people think that their own thoughts and actions are rational, but that the rest of the world is looney...?

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One of my favorite things about Pulp Fiction is the dialogue. It's both very realistic, and very witty which is not an easy combination.

Am I the first person to actually post something good about Pulp Fiction? The amount of dick waving here is ridiculous? OMG YOU LIKE TUPAC BUT NOT PULP FICTION. LAAME. I'M C00LER THAN J00. PWNED. This is why many people hate OOT.

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Oh, so now I'm crazy? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]


Justin, I agree, the dialogue was very good, realistic for the most part(a little over the top and ridiculous at times though)

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Dick waving?

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He called the [censored] poop.

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lmao vnh


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Reservoir Dogs is a better film than Pulp Fiction.

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Negative. He also stole this movie plot from City Of Fire.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093435/

He takes so much [censored] from other movies for use in his own films.

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It's both very realistic, and very witty which is not an easy combination.

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If the dialogue in Pulp Fiction were realistic, the world would be a much better and funnier place. It is obv histerical.

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I don't know, maybe I am missing something.

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I think you're right

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On both accounts, aside from the maybe.

~D

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Pulp Fiction is one of those rare movies which appeal to people who can get a bit higher on their abstract thinking level than average.

You dont watch that kind of movies for the plot, you dont watch for action or for deep emotions.

You watch it for absurd fun, for witty dialogs, for style and undefined "something" that just hangs in the air there.

You just have to like those kind of movies - where form&style is far more important then content.

When i look back at my favourite movies - they are just like that : not much of a sense in plot, but tons of fun to watch again and again.

Examples ?

Swingers - guys hangin out in LA, hitting on girls
Big Lebowski - guys hanging out in LA, going bowling
Human Traffic - guys hanging out in UK, going clubbing

So, nothing really happens in those movies - but i know every frame of each by heart.

Regards
M.

(sorry if my english sucks...)

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This quote was what sealed the deal for me.

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