Pulp Fiction (1994) 1080p BluRay x265 HEVC EAC3-SARTRE [French Blu-ray]

Outrageously violent, time-twisting, and in love with language, Pulp Fiction was widely considered the most influential American movie of the 1990s. Director and co-screenwriter Quentin Tarantino synthesized such seemingly disparate traditions as the syncopated language of David Mamet; the serious violence of American gangster movies, crime movies, and films noirs mixed up with the wacky violence of cartoons, video games, and Japanese animation; and the fragmented story-telling structures of such experimental classics as Citizen Kane, Rashomon, and La jetée. The Oscar-winning script by Tarantino and Roger Avary intertwines three stories, featuring Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta, in the role that single-handedly reignited his career, as hit men who have philosophical interchanges on such topics as the French names for American fast food products; Bruce Willis as a boxer out of a 1940s B-movie; and such other stalwarts as Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, Ving Rhames, and Uma Thurman, whose dance sequence with Travolta proved an instant classic.
The French Blu-ray has the best PQ IMO. There's less edge enhancement/haloing and lower contrast which mitigates the harshness seen in other sources.







Extras

• Not the Usual Mindless Boring Getting to Know You Chit Chat - This all new retrospective has some great interviews with the cast and crew reminiscing about how they became involved in the project and what it meant to them. From the US Blu Ray. (720p, 43mn)

• Here are Some Facts on the Fiction - This all new roundtable features several critics, including Elvis Mitchell, Scott Foundas, Stephanie Zacharek, Tim Lucas and Andy Klein discussing the impact of the film. Lest you think this is nothing but fawning accolades, Zacharek is on record saying she doesn't like the film very much. From the US Blu Ray. (720p, 20mn)

• Pulp Fiction: The Facts – A Documentary with a good bunch of interviews done circa 2001 as well as background information on the film's history and production. (SD, 30mn)

• Deleted Scenes - An introduction by Tarantino offers more of that iconic Tarantino insouciance. Tarantino eschews the idea there would ever be a Director's Cut of the film, opining "I made the film I wanted to the first time," but there's still some great, often very funny, stuff in this material. (SD, 24mn)

• Behind the Scenes Montages - Two subsections, "Jack Rabbit Slim's" and "Butch Hits Marsellus" (SD, 10mn).

• Production Design Featurette - A piece featuring David Wasco, Production Designer, and Sandy Reynolds-Wasco, Set Decorator. (SD, 6mn)

• Siskel & Ebert: The Tarantino Generation - A segment devoted to Tarantino and his influence. (SD, 16mn)

• Independent Spirit Awards - This segment has Tarantino being interviewed by Michael Moore. (SD, 11mn)

• Cannes Film Festival – Palme D'Or Acceptance Speech (SD, 5mn)

• Charlie Rose Show - The full episode featuring an interview with Tarantino. (SD, 55mn)