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The path of the righteous man and defender is beset on all sides by the inequity 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 he is truly his brother's keeper, and the father of lost children. And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious anger, who poison and destroy my brothers; and they shall know that I am Chiba the Bodyguard when I shall lay my vengeance upon them! Pulp Fiction now appears in several critical assessments of all-time great films. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named it the best film of the past quarter-century. [5] That same year, the American Film Institute's "Ten Top Ten" poll ranked it number 7 all-time in the gangster film genre. [183] In 2007, it was voted 94th overall on the AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Movies list. [184] In 2005, it was named one of " Time's All-Time 100 Movies". [174] As of September 2018, it is number 54 on Metacritic's list of all-time highest scores. [185] The film ranks very highly in popular surveys. A 2008 Empire poll combining the opinions of readers, movie industry professionals, and critics named Pulp Fiction the ninth-best film of all time. [186] In a 2006 readers' poll by the British magazine Total Film, it ranked as the number three film in history. [187] It was voted as the fourth-greatest film of all time in a nationwide poll for Britain's Channel 4 in 2001. [188] In 2015, Pulp Fiction ranked 28th on BBC's "100 Greatest American Films" list, voted on by film critics from around the world. [189] Critical analysis Roger Ebert gave the film 4 out of 4 and said, “so well-written in a scruffy, fanzine way that you want to rub in it the noses of those zombie writers who take classes that teach them the formulas for ‘hit films’.” Most heist movies are centered around the heist. Reservoir Dogs is concerned with the aftermath. As the criminals arrive at the rendezvous point after a bank robbery goes horribly wrong, the question grows: which one of them is the rat who sold them out to the cops. It’s a different and fresh take on a classic subgenre. DualityBrennan, Sandra. "Ving Rhames Biography". AllMovie. Archived from the original on April 13, 2012 . Retrieved April 11, 2012. The script was sent out to actors with the warning “If you show this to anybody, two guys from Jersey [Films] will come and break your legs.”

Britt, Donna (October 25, 1994). "Let's Lose the Gory 'Gulp' Fiction". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on June 15, 2018 . Retrieved April 10, 2018. The movie starts and ends with a scene where a criminal couple hold up a diner. They’re called Pumpkin and Honey Bunny, and the parts were written specifically for Amanda Plummer and Tim Roth, who play them in the movie. Before Pulp Fiction was released, Tarantino convinced Avary to forfeit his co-writing credit and accept a ‘story by’ credit. That was so the line, ‘Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino’ could be used to promote the film.The 7th Annual Chicago Film Critics Awards". chicagofilmcritics.org. January 2013 . Retrieved May 24, 2023. Jules and Vincent arrive at a bar to give the briefcase to Marsellus, and wait while he bribes boxer Butch Coolidge to take a dive in his upcoming match. Wells, Jeffrey (July 12, 1996). "Searching for a Big Kahuna Burger". SouthCoast Today. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009 . Retrieved September 19, 2007. Also, Lance is played by Eric Stoltz. Tarantino was thinking about Stoltz playing either Lance or Jimmy, who Tarantino plays later. He told Stoltz: “There are two parts you can do, and they both wear bathrobes.” Klady, Leonard (October 18, 1994). " 'Pulp' claims B.O. title; competitors call it fiction". Daily Variety. p.1.

Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs (1992) is the alter-ego of Vic Vega, played by Michael Madsen. And Vic is the brother of Vincent Vega, played by John Travolta in Pulp Fiction. Tarantino named them after the singer Suzanne Vega and there’s a deleted scene where Vincent tells Mia that Suzanne Vega is his cousin. Tarantino worked on the script for Inglourious Basterds for over a decade. It was meant to be his masterpiece, and many consider that to be true for good reason. After all, no other filmmaker has been brave enough to write an alternate history where a despised historical figure is brutally gunned down in a flight of fantasy quite like Tarantino. Building Tension Katana (samurai sword)– many, including Seven Samurai (1954); [217] [218] The Yakuza (1975); [217] Shogun Assassin (1980) [218]Texas film critics group doles out awards for the year's best in movies". The Austin American-Statesman. December 18, 1994. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012 . Retrieved May 24, 2023.

a b c "Pulp Fiction (1994)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on April 30, 2011 . Retrieved May 13, 2012. Vincent and Jules's diner breakfast and philosophical conversation is aborted by Vincent's bathroom break; an armed robbery ensues while Vincent is reading on the toilet. Bauer, Erik (August 10, 2013). "Method Writing: Interview with Quentin Tarantino - Originally published in January 1998". Creative Screenwriting (Interview). Archived from the original on September 9, 2021 . Retrieved March 19, 2022.

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Regarding the violence and nihilism in the film, Pamela Demory has suggested that Pulp Fiction should be seen in light of the short stories of Flannery O'Connor, [209] which likewise feature "religious elements, banality, and violence with grotesque humor." Discussing "the connection between violence and redemption," Demory concludes that while O'Connor's purpose is to convince readers "of the powerful force of evil in the world and of our need for grace," Tarantino "seeks to demonstrate that in spite of everything we have seen in the film– all the violence, degradation, death, crime, amoral behavior– grace is still possible; there might still be a God who doesn't judge us on merits." [210] Homage as essence Cinema a b See, e.g., King (2002), pp. 185–7; Kempley, Rita (October 14, 1994). " Pulp Fiction (R)". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017 . Retrieved September 19, 2007. ; LaSalle, Mike (September 15, 1995). " Pulp Grabs You Like a Novel". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012 . Retrieved September 20, 2007. 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 goodwill shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance 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 vengeance upon thee. a b Harris, Will (June 26, 2012). "Phil LaMarr on Futurama and getting shot in the face for Pulp Fiction". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017 . Retrieved March 15, 2017.