re: So I finally watched Pulp Fiction all the way through

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I don't see what all the hype is about.

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Sums up every Tarantino film.

I agree with OP. It is good, but people overhype it because they think it makes them sound smarter or like they are professional movie critics or some shite. Get over yourselves.

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Is this where the opposing sides try to claim the moral high ground and call the opposition hipsters? Talking down a generally highly regarded movie like pulp fiction seems like hipster talk to me

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I like Forrest Gump more than Pulp Fiction. That hardly makes me a hipster.

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Not one upvote for the OP.

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I don't disagree with him but I threw a downvote in there for good measure.

Sorry I didn't explain it as specifically as you wanted. MANY people overhype it and then act like if you don't enjoy it then your taste in movie sucks.

Piss off douche.

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Personally i thought Forrest Gump was really bad in a lot of ways

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lol never refer to anyone as a hipster ever again

I saw Pulp Fiction in the 90's and absolutely abhorred it. Never watched it again. Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill confirmed that Tarantino is not for me.

I saw Forest Gump the first weekend it was available on VHS from Blockbuster in the 90's. It was the first movie that I enjoyed so much that I watched it again the next morning.

A hipster doesn't like something because they want to appeal cool by disliking something popular. There are a variety of people around here (who happen to be some of the more thoughtful and interesting posters) who don't like Gump for reasons that have nothing to do with that... their reasons are based in the content of the film.

People are obviously welcome and encouraged to exchange opinions about movies and television around here and I'll admit I get annoyed by people who avoid that purpose (and instead attack anyone with a different opinion with ad hominem insults like pretentious, hipster, etc). I guess it wasn't clear I was expressing the opinion that calling a group of people who disagree pretentious out of hand is silly and that's why I made the hipster comment. A major useful purpose of this board is to learn more about movies because it makes them more enjoyable.

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Well you're watching it 20 years later, after being told it is this fantastic movie. Hearing people rant and rave about it.

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Which has very little to do why I thought it was just good. I watched The Godfather and The Godfather Part II, years after both films were released in theaters, hearing the same hype as the hype you hear for films like Pulp Fiction. The Godfather and The Godfather Part II are two of my all-time favorite movies. I also grew up hearing similar things about Schindler's List and, when I finally saw it, it became (at least in my opinion) the best film I have ever seen.

I have always been able to ignore the hype and judge each movie I see with an open mind. I ended up feeling the same way about Pulp Fiction as I do any other movie written and directed by Tarantino. They are wonderfully filmed motion pictures that get weighed down, more often than not, with way too much exposition. I realize he uses dialogue in scenes to build tension but there comes a time when enough is enough. Get your point across already.

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They are wonderfully filmed motion pictures that get weighed down, more often than not, with way too much exposition. I realize he uses dialogue in scenes to build tension but there comes a time when enough is enough. Get your point across already.

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Seriously,

I bet you were shocked at how the movie Lincoln ended.