Review of Pulp Fiction (1994) by Del H — 09 Apr 2014

After listening to Pulp Fiction references for 20 years I decided to watch it. This is among the dumbest films ever made. The seemingly endless run of ridiculous coincidental (not to mention impossible) events makes this a total waste of 2 1/2 hours.

A mysterious glowing suitcase is the first hint this will be a dog filled with ridiculous conventions. We are also expected to believe an experienced highly trained killer "accidentally" discharges his firearm inside a moving car.

Later a boxer on the run just happens to go into his apartment at the exact moment the highly experienced hit man lays his gun down (in a different room) to take a crap. How convenient. Somehow a toaster strudel sets off a smoke detector.

(Wonder why that never happened when the guy lived there.) Just a few minutes later he boxer meets his nemesis at an intersection in L.A. (Last time I looked L.A. was a sprawling city with millions of people and thousands of intersections.

) How convenient. Then, just to make things more laughable, the two foes just happen to fall into the one pawn shop in all of L.A. that hosts a pair of sadistic serial killers with a pet slave. Naturally, thanks to the carelessness of the two maniacs (who are so stupid they have never been caught) the two escape and part as pals.

Anyone who reads comic books regularly or who is really dumb probably loved this movie. intelligent film goers who appreciate good writing probably hated it. Excessive violence and endless profanities can only carry a movie with a weak plot so far.

This film won a "Best Script" Oscar which clearly illustrates the Academy members enjoy comic books.