Thursday, March 11, 2010

Pulp Fiction

I just saw an advert on AMC that they will be airing Pulp Fiction at some point in the future (see how much I pay attention?).  I like Pulp Fiction.  It’s a good flick.  I can’t, however, see how it can be viewed on normal television.  Given the extent of violence, cussing, and other no-nos in the movie, how can it be viewed with any justice on normal TV?  It would be like watching Blazing Saddles on regular TV nowadays.  The entrails are left in a pile in the woods and all that is left if a lifeless carcass of its former self.

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Posted by Owen at 2208 hrs
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  5. Owen,

    Define “Regular TV”

    By my Definition AMC is no where near Regular TV. Its a cable channel that shows older Movies. Its not like its broadcast over the air so it doesn’t fall under the FCC as far as regulation goes.

    Now I wish I still had cable its been a long time since I’ve seen Pulp Fiction. Into my netflix Queue it goes…

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 12, 2010 at 0925 hrs


  6. I agree Tom, I don’t consider AMC “regular TV” at all.

    I also don’t know that this is news - it’s already aired on cable before - SpikeTV for sure, but I think some others as well (TNT or A&E maybe?). Highly edited of course.

    AMC usually a little better about staying true to the original form - they might even show it unedited.

    Personally, I thought it was a pretty horrible movie, but Tarantino has never suited my taste & the only thing he’s done that I thought was worth watching was Reservoir Dogs.  Gratuitous violence just turns me off.

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 12, 2010 at 0943 hrs


  7. AMC has aired “Pulp Fiction” previously.  Most of the expletives are “edited” into eupemisms, a couple are clipped out entirely, and the rest are muted.

    Posted by steveegg on March 12, 2010 at 1121 hrs


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  9. I thought Reservoir Dogs was far more gratuitously and graphically violent than Pulp Fiction, but I haven’t seen either in awhile.  Am I remembering wrong or do the film’s other qualities trump the violence for you Locke?

    Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on March 12, 2010 at 1301 hrs


  10. Blazing Saddles on AMC cuts out the “N” word. Which makes the movie silly in a sad way, reminding me that current concepts of political correctness lead only to censorship rather than an improvement in behavior.

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