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I watched it recently for the first time, and I really don't get why it's so loved. IMDB rates it as the second-best movie of all time, but it seems far worse than that to me. I like most old movies and see their hype, but The Godfather didn't do it for me. What am I missing?

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[–] nerdschleife@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I love The Godfather. But I don't get the hype behind Pulp Fiction. It's alright I guess

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Pulp fiction was my jam. It wasn't cookie cutter. It didn't just start at the end, it wrapped around a bit. Unexpected things happened. Where's it going next? WTF knows, Quentin goes wherever he wants. The dialog was unusual for the time, intentionally unpolished. It wasn't a bunch of big named actors trying to make you believe they were in the scenes, they were there to take the scenes over the top. In an age where everything was honestly kinda boring, Tarantino put this flick outside the box. But that's his thing, the scenes are there to look good, the dialog is there to be memorable, the overall story is not all that compelling and the the scenes are barely stitched together.

[–] nerdschleife@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe I should re-watch this. It has been a while...

[–] linearchaos@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Aah, not everything is for everyone. It was a bigger deal when it was new.

You'd be better to experience new things than trying something you don't enjoy with new lenses.

[–] Sharkwellington@lemmy.one 5 points 11 months ago

What I really liked about Pulp Fiction is how much better it gets in the days after you've seen it for the first time. A confusing mess of a story that you piece together after the fact. I enjoyed Memento for similar reasons.