Most over-rated movie I've ever seen

Rating: Null/10 (12 March 2003)

I have only seen this movie once, during the original theatrical release, so maybe I'm due for a second viewing, but I just don't get it. Yes, it's misogynistic, racist, hyper-violent, and near as I can tell --devoid of any redeeming social value: but these seem to be the high points! Yes there were some funny bits, particularly Christopher Walken and the thing about the watch. Yes Mr. Tarantino coaxed some very good performances out of some fairly mediocre actors, and yes they were aided by one very capable actor (Samuel L. Jackson). What I don't get is the way everyone seems so enamored of the dialog. As I recall, it competed for an Oscar that year with Much Ado About Nothing, starring a guy named Denzel Washington, written by a guy named Bill Shakespeare, and the best line from this 154 min. glamorization of our baser instincts seems to be "What do they call a quarter-pounder with cheese?" !!!????? As for interleaving plots, I'm wondering if any of the folks so taken with this have ever seen anything made by Robert Altman? I wouldn't object to the violence so much if it made me think (The Matrix, Memento) or feel (Road to Perdition) something, but unfortunately, this film offered me neither.