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Time to take up a career in bank robbing then, because never
has a double-dip been more tempting than with the long-awaited
special edition (otherwise known as 'the one with all the
extras you never got first time around') of "Pulp Fiction".
The film probably needs little explanation, considering most
of its fans have watched it more times than the evening news,
but here's a short run-down: directed by Quentin Tarantino
(the chap who hit the big time with the uber-violent but unashamedly
creative "Reservoir Dogs"), it's a three-hour crime
pic that takes a band of different folks (including comeback
king John Travolta as a mullet-haired hitman, Uma Thurman
as a coke-snorting mobster's moll, and Bruce Willis as a boxer-on-the-run)
and interweaves their stories to form a complete - well, sorta,
it's all sequenced out of order - picture of how and where
everyone's life fits in and where the connection to each other
lays.
It's a brilliant pic - superbly written, fabulously paced,
and predominantly, immaculately performed. Travolta, who had
been stuck playing second fiddle to talking tots and dogs
for the past few years before it, is a revelation here.
Unfortunately, Tom Hanks snagged the Oscar from him that
year (for "Forrest Gump"), but at the end of the
day, it was Travolta who won: he got a second (or was it third?)
career out of Tarantino's gamble.
If you've worked hard all week, it's time to treat yourself
to a good DVD, and this is one of the best.
DVD Extras
The DVD is a Daryl Lee sample bag-sized treat. There's an
abundance of special features under the 'bonus' button that'll
tickle anyone's tonsils with a penchant for the 'extra'. About
the only thing missing is a commentary from QT himself - but
them's the breaks.
All-inclusive Documentary
Deleted Scenes
The Charlie Rose interview
Siskel and Ebert feature
Featurettes on the production design
Plus a bit of a behind-the-scenes stuff
Conclusion: Movie 95% Extras: 75%
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