Pulp Fiction: 30th Anniversary Limited Edition 4K UHD Review
“Pulp Fiction” is peak Tarantino.
Having been previously released on 4K before, there’s a brand new Amazon Exclusive edition celebrating the 30th anniversary of Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 classic. It’s hard to believe 30 years have passed since Tarantino changed not only indie film, but the movie industry as a whole. He was and still is a true auteur. He’s the rare filmmaker who is the star of his own films.
It’s entirely open to debate, but “Pulp Fiction” might very well be his finest work. The unique almost anthological non-chronological structure of interconnected stories in the criminal underworld about Honey Bunny, Pumpkin, Butch, Marsellus, Jules and Vincent makes for a fresh cinematic experience that has been often imitated but rarely equaled. The surf rock infused crime-comedy has plenty of intrigue, twists and violence, but it’s the dialogue that is perhaps most captivating. Whether the lines are about a Quarter Pounder With Cheese or religion, the conversational and wordy dialogue has a style all of its own. Sure, a lot of it wouldn’t fly today, but that can be said of many films.
Tarantino has a knack for assembling all-star casts and that is certainly true here as the film features the likes of Uma Thurman, Tim Roth, Bruce Willis, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, Amanda Plummer, Ving Rhames, Christopher Walken, and Harvey Keitel. Everyone (no matter how small the part is) shines here, but it’s Rhames, Travolta, and Jackson who arguably give the best performances of their careers here. They are served so well by the script, but they are just note perfect as Marsellus, Vincent and Jules. There’s a reason these characters are still quoted to this day.
Video/Audio:
Presentation: 2.35:1 2160p With HDR. How does it look? This is the same 4K transfer as before, but it’s a quality upgrade from the Blu-ray.
Audio Track: 5.1 DTS-HD MA. How does it sound? The 5.1 track is satisfactory but an Atmos track would have been preferable.
Extras:
* An envelope containing 8 lobby cards, 6 stickers and a replica contact sheet
* Pop-up slipcover featuring the Jack Rabbit Slim’s dance scene.
* Blu-ray copy and Digital Copy
* 4K and Blu-ray extras- Enhanced trivia track, “Here Are Some Facts On The Fiction” (a round table discussion), and “Not The Usual Mindless Boring Getting To Know You Chit Chat” (cast interviews about Tarantino).
* 5 deleted scenes with a Tarantino intro.
* “Pulp Fiction: The Facts- Documentary”- A half-hour special on how the film got made.
* Behind The Scenes Montage for Jack Rabbit Slim’s and Butch Hits Marsellus.
* Production design featurette.
* “Siskel And Ebert at The Movies- The Tarantino Generation” show.
* Tarantino appearances on “Independent Spirit Awards,” “Cannes Film Festival Palme D’Or Acceptance Speech,” and “Charlie Rose Show.”
* 13 TV spots and US, UK, French, German and Japanese theatrical trailers, posters, Academy Award Campaign and trade ads
* Behind the scenes photos, special photo shoots, production stills, location scouting and set construction still galleries.
* Soundtrack chapter
* “Jackie Brown” and “Reservoir Dogs” trailers.
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