Great to discover it is still a great watch

Rating: 10/10 (4 September 2017)

Watching this film again after a gap of many years it is surprising just how very good it is. My memory of it was that it was violent but rather stagey being set in a warehouse and that there was a decent soundtrack. Clearly Tarantino's debut film is much more than that and if we think we have seen some of it in other films it is probably that those other films have come along afterwards. The innovation, audacity and sheer bloodyminded determination to present the world on film differently is most impressive. It really is a bravura opening with the chat in the cafe and cutting to the aftermath in all its bloody detail. Pretty visceral throughout, I recall the fuss upon the film's original release and although there have been other violent films things have probably quietened down in more recent cinema - certainly in the mainstream. But then maybe this never was a mainstream film despite awards and accolades. Great to discover it is still a great watch. Excellent.