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Hugh Bonneville recommended Pulp Fiction (1994) in Movies (curated)

 
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
1994 | Crime
8.6 (93 Ratings)
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"Well, maybe that’s why David Heyman and Paul King cast me in Paddington, I don’t know [laughs]. You’ll be surprised by my fifth one, then. OK, try and find the link with this: Pulp Fiction. I think that’s the exception that proves the rule. I think it was great, it was such a breath of fresh air. That same year, I remember, I was completely enamored by two films: The Lion King and Pulp Fiction, so you couldn’t get more extreme than those two. They both have death in them, I suppose. But Pulp Fiction was such a great breath of fresh air when it came out, and I think it still remains such a cool and fantastic piece of the cinema. Obviously it was the second film after Reservoir Dogs that brought Tarantino into the fold, but I think it’s a gloriously slick and entertaining piece of movie-making, structurally and cinematically, with these great, legendary performances that were instantly loved, and instantly classic and endlessly imitated. The number of people I’ve seen doing Christopher Walken impressions — or Bruce Willis impressions from that movie — or indeed Samuel L Jackson… It’s sort of a great cinematic feat and [it’s filled with] dark, dark humor."

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LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Dead Man (1995) in Movies

Sep 20, 2020  
Dead Man (1995)
Dead Man (1995)
1995 | Drama, Western
7
7.5 (6 Ratings)
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On the one hand you have this audacious, visionary, deeply memorable film experience unlike any other that - in some ways - does earn its masterpiece distinction. But on the other, you have a movie where every scene ranges from about 10 seconds too long to 3+ minutes too long. I completely understand the need for much of this lingering, uncomfortable dread caused by the silence and negative space here - and a lot of the time it really does work. But injecting that same trick into *every* single scene sort of subtracts its original potency. I still cop to loving Jarmusch's sardonic delirium even with this, but in my opinion he achieved more success with his leaner nihilism like 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘍𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 and (shitty ending aside) 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘋𝘪𝘦. But in its own right this is still an excellent western with some of the most evocative music ever made for the genre courtesy of that righteous Neil Young score. The imagery, too, is just about to die for - the huge, unsafe rustic machinery of the opening factory and increasingly ubiquitous scenes of nature from then on are expressive, convincing, *and* gorgeous. Those final moments are unforgettably haunting. Plus it's still got that trademark Jim rousing dry humor aplenty. The "New World" is a lie.
  
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Cody (12 KP) rated The Green Mile (1999) in Movies

Aug 2, 2020  
The Green Mile (1999)
The Green Mile (1999)
1999 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
8
8.9 (76 Ratings)
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A wonderful film about selflessness. This is what it really seems to come down to. It is a story about doing what is right no matter the cost.

Tom Hanks is Paul Edgecomb, a guard for the death row inmates. Michael Clarke Duncan is John Coffey, the newest inmate on death row for the rape and murder of two young girls. But Paul soon discovers that John can heal illnesses and injuries

After both Paul and a pet mouse are healed by John, the guards risk their jobs, their lively hoods, to sneak John out so he is able to heal the warden's dying wife.

Each time Coffey heals someone it takes something out of him. Taking the darkness of disease and injury costs Coffey a piece of himself. The jail break could have cost the guards their lives in a manner of speaking.

The execution of Coffey remains one of the most tragic deaths on screen. It effectively drives home the darkness of the world we live in and the need for goodness in it.

The whole film is brilliantly acted by a stellar cast. The script has a good flow and a few touches of humor. It never loses its impact.