"Vincent Vega and Marsellus Wallace's Wife" is the first story. Those confused by the structure will see everything clearly once the final line is spoken. Tarantino arranges his initial scene to dovetail with his final one in a remarkable example of closure. Pulp Fiction's three tales are structured to intersect and overlap at key points, even though they are not presented in chronological order. As definitive as Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather saga was for the '70s, so is Pulp Fiction for today's generation. Writer/director Tarantino has merged film noir with the gangster tale and pulled them both into the '90s. An anthology of three interconnected stories that take place in a modern-day Los Angeles tinted by echoes of Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, the movie impresses in every possible way. Pulp Fiction shows what can happen when a talented and accomplished filmmaker reaches his apex. Quentin Tarantino, however, has managed the near-impossible: improve upon the extraordinary. The danger of having as successful and explosive a debut as Reservoir Dogs is that expectations are invariably high - sometimes unrealistically so - for the follow up. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee." - Jules' version of Ezekiel 25:17 And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. Blessed is he who in the name of charity and goodwill shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and a finder of lost children. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. A book containing lurid subject matter, and being characteristically printed on rough, unfinished paper. NAKED IN NEW YORK, Mary-Louise Parker, Eric Stoltz, Timothy Dalton, 1993, (c)Fine Line Features THE WATERDANCE, from left: William Forsythe, Eric Stoltz, Wesley Snipes, 1992, © Samuel Goldwyn KEYS TO TULSA, Joanna Going, Eric Stoltz, 1997 KEYS TO TULSA, Eric Stoltz, Joanna Going, James Spader, 1997, (c)Gramercy Pictures THE FLY II, Daphne Zuniga, Eric Stoltz, 1989, TM and Copyright (c)20th Century Fox Film Corp. KICKING AND SCREAMING, Chris Eigeman, Eric Stoltz, Noah Baumbach, 1995, (c)Trimark Pictures HARVARD MAN, Rebecca Gayheart, Eric Stoltz, 2002 2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY, James Spader, Eric Stoltz, 1996, (c)MGM PULP FICTION, Eric Stoltz, Bronagh Gallagher, 1994 THE FLY II, Daphne Zuniga, Eric Stoltz, 1989 KEYS TO TULSA, Mary Tyler Moore, Eric Stoltz, 1997 FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, Eric Stoltz, Sean Penn, Anthony Edwards, 1982, (c) Universal THE FLY II, Eric Stoltz, 1989, TM and Copyright (c)20th Century Fox Film Corp. The Passion of Ayn Rand Photos A MURDER OF CROWS, Eric Stoltz, 1998, © Sterling Home Entertainment A MURDER OF CROWS, from left, Eric Stoltz, Cuba Gooding Jr., 1998, ©Sterling Home Entertainment KILLING ZOE, Eric Stoltz, Jean-Hugues Anglade, 1994 NAKED IN NEW YORK, Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, 1993, (c)Fine Line Features KICKING AND SCREAMING, Eric Stoltz, 1995, (c)Trimark Pictures ANACONDA, Eric Stoltz, Kari Wuhrer, Ice Cube, Jonathan Hyde, Jennifer Lopez, 1997 SLEEP WITH ME, Eric Stoltz, Meg Tilly and Craig Sheffer, 1994.
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