DVD Review

Pulp Fiction (2002)

Reviewed by Brian M. Raftery | Aug 20, 2002

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Details Rated: R; DVD Release Date: Aug 20, 2002; Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama; With: Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta

$STRANGER THAN \'FICTION\' John Travolta got on the comeback track after \'\'Pulp\'\' Pulp Fiction (Movie - 1994), John Travolta$

Image credit: Pulp Fiction: Kobal Collection

STRANGER THAN 'FICTION' John Travolta got on the comeback track after ''Pulp''

''Reservoir Dogs'' may have made Quentin Tarantino the indie whiz kid, but Pulp Fiction catapulted him to enfant terrible status, and rightfully so: Eight years after its surf-guitar opening, ''Pulp'' -- like its namesake, guilty-pleasure inspiration -- is still hard to put down. Fittingly for a movie that drew from so much movie-nerd knowledge, the new DVD edition packs in plenty of pop-culture study aids, including footage from the 1994 Cannes film festival, an all-Tarantino edition of ''Siskel & Ebert,'' and just about every ''Pulp'' piece ever written. The only thing missing is Tarantino himself; though he appears on a new making-of documentary, the famously motormouthed helmer doesn't provide a sorely needed commentary track.

Originally posted Aug 20, 2002 Published in issue #668-669 Aug 23, 2002 Order article reprints

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