I'll Tell Ya What Was In That Suitcase

Rating: 9/10 (10 May 2019)

Tarantino's second feature film is one of the very best crime dramas ever. It is also one of the most quoted, hippest and pop culture favorite films. Excellent direction, screenplay, cinematography, soundtrack, settings and acting. All the actors involved deliver perfect pulp magazine performances. In particular Travolta, Thurman and Jackson stand out. Travolta and Jackson's philosophical discussion scenes are pure hilarity. Travolta and Thurman's dance scene is unforgettable. The plot revolves around two hit man whose main storyline is interwoven with their gangster boss, the boss' actress wife, a struggling boxer, a fixer and two armed robbers. All the characters stories are perfectly constructed and come full circle. The plot is intense, clever, funny, gritty, violent, gripping, has twists and is unparalleled. The word pulp is derived from cheap wood paper on which Pulp Magazines, also known as Pulps, were printed. This film is like a Pulps in a different medium. To this day fans of this film memorized and can quote Jackson's, "Ezekiel 25:17" in it's entirety. One of the biggest mysteries in the film is what is in the suitcase? There have been many theories. This viewer's theory is as simple as a Pulps. I believe it was Taratino indicating that there was gold, as in the form of a certain award, that was emitting the glow. This film is memorable and remains one of the very best and most unique in it's genre.