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7/03/2013

Pulp Fiction (1994)


Ezekiel 25:17




Pulp Fiction is a gigantic bubble of classic what-the-f*ckism. When this bubble first explodes in your face, you're surprised. Surprised because you discover the weirdest cast combo and it all works. Willis, Travolta and Keitel together? It sounds like an epic drunken dream but it's brilliant. Then you blink a few times because you can't believe what you see and it's rapidly entering your system. Quentin Tarantino puts a simple mobster tale in a shaker and mixes it with a memorable soundtrack seasoned with random bits of bible, and quarter pounder with cheese. He serves this with his typical nonlinear and intriguing plot. The subtle mixture is spiced up by charismatic characters delivering quotable logorrhea. The funky atmosphere melts into the violent yet non-disturbing Tarantino nonchalance. I believe it's not disturbing because it doesn't make you feel uneasy. A Tarantino movie always makes you laugh even if the topic is hardcore. That's Tarantino magic. Pulp Fiction is definitely a must-see. It's part of 90s memorabilia and belongs to every movie buff's collection.

1 reason to watch it: it's a Tarantino movie, is this enough of a reason?



6/09/2013

Death Becomes Her (1992)


Fallen Living Deads




You can easily guess that a comedy from the 90s directed by Robert Zemeckis (the man behind Back to the Future and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? among others) and starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis in a sick threesome is terrific! I approve the whole package from the old special effects to the amusing sarcasm. The plot deals with the merciless quest to eternal youth, the end of an actress' reign, plastic surgery tyranny and standradized beauty. In other words, current topics that never grow old. Despite its timeless theme, the storyline is very original. Long-time rivals (Streep and Hawn) have always tried to outdo each other until Madeline (Streep) finds out about an immortality treatment... I like how self-mockery steers the screenplay and how the two main actresses take great delight in underscoring the ridicule of their characters' obsession. No need to tell you that the cast is flawless. Hawn plays her obsessive part so well she scares the crap out of me. Streep rocks it all, as always. And even though she is my grandma's doppelganger (which makes it both awkward and fascinating to watch her movies), she makes me laugh until I choke. Death Becomes Her is one frantic comedy that can always cheer you up!

1 reason to watch: the special effects from the 90s (Streep's dislocated neck and Hawn's stomach hole, specifically)