Pulp Fiction The Rewatchables
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Pulp Fiction

Apex Mountain

Samuel L. Jackson; Quentin Tarantino; diners;1964 Chevelle Malibu; Ving Rhames; souped-up Acuras; Christopher Walken monologues;1974 Chevy Nova; cinematic coffee; UC Santa Cruz merchandise; Monster Joe’s Truck and Tow

In the discussion (27)
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  • Jackson is affirmed, including the nomination and subsequent Die Hard 3 role.
  • Tarantino is affirmed for the clout and opportunities following the film, while later films remain artistic alternatives.
  • Amsterdam is proposed without a resolved answer.
  • MacGuffins lose to the Ark of the Covenant.
  • Travolta is rejected in favor of Saturday Night Fever’s greater historical fame.
  • Diners are probably affirmed for the phenomenon despite the film Diner and personal diner habits predating Pulp Fiction.
  • Uma Thurman loses to Kill Bill.
  • Milkshakes face 1957 and There Will Be Blood alternatives without a settled affirmative choice.
  • The 1964 Chevelle Malibu is affirmed.
  • Bruce Willis is rejected.
  • Ving Rhames is affirmed for the career transition leading toward Mission: Impossible and Don King.
  • Tarantino’s three-count gestures are proposed without a settled Apex choice.
  • Mexican standoffs lose to Reservoir Dogs after an initial True Romance answer is corrected.
  • The Twist loses to Chubby Checker.
  • Miramax loses to Shakespeare in Love.
  • Souped-up Acuras are affirmed.
  • Walken monologues are affirmed; Poolhall Junkies, Annie Hall and The Comfort of Strangers are alternatives.
  • Modesty Blaise loses to the Monica Vitti film.
  • Keitel is rejected, with Taxi Driver, The Piano and Bad Lieutenant discussed.
  • The 1974 Chevy Nova is affirmed.
  • Jimmie’s coffee and cinematic coffee are affirmed, prompting a joking broader coffee argument.
  • UC Santa Cruz merchandise is called elite in an approving response to its Apex nomination.
  • Monster Joe’s Truck and Tow is affirmed.
  • A reported Joe Dante namesake is discussed; a Reservoir Dogs Joe connection is wondered about without resolution.
  • Conversations about pigs remain unresolved amid Animal Farm and Babe alternatives.
  • The assault scene loses to Deliverance.
  • The Ezekiel passage prompts biblical-literacy and misquotation discussion without an affirmative apex conclusion.