A film that combines all genres while creating it's own

Rating: 10/10 (16 September 2006)

OK, I thought I'd write my review after seeing it for probably the 25th time, while straight, stoned and in between.
First, I'm almost a Tarantino character in real life.
Great for movies; sucks in real life.
Spent 15 years in prison for property crimes from a life of drug use/abuse. I'm also an accomplished blues/jazz/funk/rock guitarist HTTP://www.myspace.com/randallcasters (mostly rock, check out pulp fiction inspired surf; "conversation stopper"), and am also a maker of guitars and used to be a clandestine chemist who "dreamed" up "ecstacy" among other phenethylamine-type drugs. That's been over with for awhile now.
That out of the way, let me begin first, by how much Q.T's personal story of working in video shops and how he wrote and acted to get to the point of PF moved me.
I first saw the movie after getting out of the Joint in '98, after I'd heard about it, and it had been out on VHS for quite awhile.
I was sick as a dog from some virus and watched while laying on the floor in a fever induced delirium.
I didn't get it right then, or was able to appreciate the subtle and not so subtle greatness of the film.
That began a series of viewings over the years during which all the facets of this masterpiece, in writing, direction, acting, showed themselves, and made me appreciate the genius of QT.
From the start, it engrosses. Tim Roth's and Amanda Plummer's acting along with the dialog, just borders on the surreal. It's the concept of talking in a crowd while knowing your conversation is yadda yadda just like everyone else's, no matter your subject. All anyone has to do, is check the facial cues of those around you, to detect if anyone is actually listening.
Look at Roth's use of his hands as he speaks. How he accents lines by the ways he blows out smoke from his cig. Genius. The way Honeybunny effusively says thank you when the waitress brings more coffee. These little points are the essence of PF.
The film is full of them.
So much has been said about the dialog between Jules and Vince in the car, that I can't add anything, but that it is genius...period.
The scene in the apt., also, a perfect combination of well written dialog combined with perfect acting. The rub is that the imperfections, when they occur,actually ADD to the totality of the film.
it's like QT had the film god with him throughout.
Mistakes galore. My favorite scene is Chris waken's with the young Butch.
The way Walken permutes to soldier/racist in his delivery after
"this watch....", and his inflections are just hilarious!
"and..one place he knew he could hide it.."HIS ASS" "I hid this uncomfortable hunk of metal..(up my ass), TWO YEARS>> No other film will approach this one in mt lifetime!!!!!!
get WI me for talk Y'all!.