Bruce Willis
plays Bulch, a
boxer paid by a
mob King to lose
his last fight In
Pulp Fiction. But
Butch's troubles
really begin when
he goes against
his word.
Ml,
Blood, sweat and pulp
“Tarantino's vision once again
strteches the boundaries of form
and controversy with the movie.
Greg Hamilton
For the Oregon Daily Emerald
ith only one film to his credit, director
Quentin Tarantino became the Rodney
Dangedield of cinema auteurs
He just couldn't get no respect
Alter his directorial debut with the
highly controversial and violent
Hesevior Dogs. Tarantino became tno
new whipping boy tor film violence
with critics either loving or hating h s
searing, realist style
Editor’s
Note
Pulp Fiction i$ the
movie ot the
moment Everyone is
talking about it The
question, though, is
does everyone like
it? Because of the
movie's impact.
Rhythm and Reviews
is running three
reactions, to better
illustrate thevanety
of responses Pulp
Fiction has evoked
With Resevior
Dogs Tarantino
single-handedly
turned !he film
world on its ear
carving out a styl
istic niche for him
self that, although
violent, did not
rely solely on
havoc to get its
point across
Pulp Fiction, his
second and latest
effort is no differ
ent It revels in
the darker side o*
life, creating char
acters with cold hearts ana iron wu
Cinematic creatures that don't mind
blood and don't mince words when
the fat is m the tire They are violent,
profane, passionate and cut out ol the
same raw fabric as the denizens of a
Dav d Lynch film
They command a sense of respect
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Jules, played by Samuel L. Jackson, Is a gun man who has an enlightening experience.
“It could have been
cheap but it wasn’t
Patrick Mltcheltree
for trie Oregon Deity t nmrnkt
Pulp liction refers to popular
stones printed m poorly-made
books These stones were gen
eratly action/adventure or
romance novels, and there is no
way they could ever be consid
ered literature
Quentin Tarantino'S Pu/p
Fiction, however, can be constd
ered a masterpiece
It's not your basic storyline
The parts of this film don't run
sequentially, and the opening
scene is the same as me closing
scene I tie plot is made up ol
events that are unlikely but pos
sible and. above all. absurd It's
also very funny, in a dark way
That's Tarantino
The characters are murderers,
drug dealers, hit-men, and crime
lords They aren't even your
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“Risks were taken and weren t always successful.
Trista Noel
dragon OMy f trma/d
The acting was wonderful
The dialogue was brilliant The
sets were stupendous The
plot was fascinating The
director was unparalleled
But the violence was what
ruined Pulp Fiction
Pulp Fiction has its
strengths And I don't want to
discount the snappy screen
play, the complex plot or
director Quentin Tarantino's
ability to weave three seem
ingly unrelated stones togeth
er Not to mention the stylish
sets and hip mobster clothes
But it's hard to appreciate
such beauty and creativity
while victim to massive
amounts o! hard to ignore.
graphic violence
i find it hard to believe that
audiences enjoy watching ran
dom people being shot and
hurt for no apparent reason
Pulp Fiction is worse than
other shoot-em-up tilms
because it focuses so much
on the killings
In one scene, Vincent (John
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Travolta