Think back to the early 1990s. During this time, there was a man by the name of Quentin Tarantino who made to crime films that changed everything in terms of cinema. Those films were Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. Due to the success of those films, it is bound that someone will either make a rip-off, tribute, or
both of those films. Well, what we have is a man who made a film that celebrates the films of Tarantino, while at the same time paodying the crap out of it.My first expose to this film came from me seeing the trailers for the sequel. By judging from that, I knew that this film series was not going to be intelligent and just made for pure entertainment. So, I went and saw that IFC was showing the film of the first one, and being curious, I decided to watch it. What I got was what I expected: a dumb film with no brain, but is entertaining to watch regardless. Plus a rather interesting performance by Willem Dafoe.As it is mostly a complaint with this film, it does take a lot of liberties from Tarantino's first two films to a point where is almost becomes a parody. For numerous film fans and film buffs, this is a fault due to it making the film unoriginal. In my opinion, I see this more as a tribute to Tarantino then a parody. What Troy Duffy done here was take a man's two masterpieces and create a film that would take on a life of it's own and celebrate Reservoir and Pulp. Now, it does not do the best of jobs, but it does do better then most films I have seen (*coughplumpfictioncough*). now, there are a lot of reasons why I would recommend this film. Mostly from the comedic script to the stylize fighting and gore effects (believe me: there is plenty for all adrenaline junkies out there). But the main reason would have to be the over acting of Willem Dafoe. I have seen some comedic performances in my life time, but Dafoe just steals this film in one of his most bizarre films ever plus having one of the most overacted scenes he has ever done (when you hear him yell "IT WAS A FIRE FIGHT!", you will know what I mean). But that has to be one of the main reasons why I have a soft heart with this film: the actors do not take this serious. They have fun with the film. Plus, it is even more comedic due to the director is the only person who takes the film serious.But, that is the main idea of this film: not to be taken seriously and just to join for the ride. Yeah, it is mindbogglingly stupid in some areas and the entire concept is pathetic as being original, but if you just sit back and go along for the ride, you will be in for an entertaining two hours. Just, don't take the film seriously and watch for Dafoe. He makes the film worth viewing.
October 22, 2011
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