Comment by tptacek

19 days ago

I think you're going to see more and more people saying things like that as the audience gets younger and more people see the antecedents of Pulp Fiction before they see Pulp Fiction itself. There wouldn't be an EEAaO without Pulp Fiction.

Even setting its influence aside, Pulp Fiction is the better movie.

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padjo  19 days ago

I wouldn't even rate pulp fiction highly on Tarantino's filmography. I tried watching it recently and found it to be incredibly pretentious and overwritten.

  • ProllyInfamous  19 days ago

    It's quintessential-Tarantino, but I don't ever recommend it anymore (start with Django or Reservoir Dogs). Decades ago I shared this movie with college friends — mostly because we enjoyed decadence.

    If you've not seen Pulp Fiction by 2026 [0], how can I safely recommend you submit yourself to hours of semi-disconnected robberies, rapes, and deceit? It's a great movie, EEAaO is just better storytelling.

    [0] similarly, how does one recommend the acclaimed Deliverance without blushing?

    • padjo  19 days ago

      Funnily enough I deeply dislike Django too and think Reservoir Dogs is good but extremely raw and unrefined.

      My favourites of his are probably Once upon a time, Jackie Brown and Deathproof, with an honourable mention for Basterds.

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