Synopsis:

Clarence Worley, a penniless hipster in Detroit with a love for Elvis meets a mysterious hooker paid to meet him named Alabama on his birthday in a theater at night. Falling in love, he makes it his mission to dispose of her past, namely her violent pimp, Drexl Spivey. Defeating him and unknowingly taking a vast fortune of Cocaine, the two fight to sell the white gold in Los Angeles as Drexl's associates fight to reclaim it in a bloody romantic thriller full to the brim with style.

Jennifer M's Rating: A : I know what I am about to write bothers a lot of people, but this movie was actually pretty darn funny.  Well written story.  This is another one that I have seen multiple times.
 

Scott C's Rating: A+ : This was a masterpiece that effectively tanked at the box office when it was released.  Maybe it was ahead of it's time in a sheer "coolness" factor.  Even James Gandolfini in the latest issue of maxim agrees with the rest of the cast, it was one of his favorite movies to be involved with.  For crying out loud look at the cast; Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, James Gandolfini, Brad Pitt, and even a special apperance by The Man, Christopher Walken.  The premise of the film is something everyone can identify with, when you actual meet the person who rocks your world, and nothing will stop you from being with and defending that signifigant other.  Clarence and Alabama are a couple for the ages, a true modern day Romeo and Juliet.  And by the way, The part of Elvis, Clarence's "advisor" is played by none other than Val Kilmer.  Check it out, you'll be glad you did.

Brian's Rating: A : This movie recently came out on Blu-Ray, and I was excited to see it again with my wife.  I remember it being awesome, but I had forgotten how awesome.  Written by Quentin Tarantino, it has all of his marks.

Clearly, Pulp Fiction is the work of his that dominates his name, yet I urge you Pulp Fiction fans to give this movie another gander.  I was surprised at how many Pulp Fiction elements were used first in True Romance.   The most overt example of this is in the criminal lovers that are in the famed opening for Pulp Fiction.  These characters are clearly modeled after the main characters in True Romance, and the theme of true love in crime, while not new (Bonnie & Clyde) is developed during this entire movie rather than the short stint in Pulp Fiction.  A second example of a precursor to Pulp Fiction is a small scene where Clarence (Christian Slater) exclaims a burger to be the best damn burger he has ever tasted.  It smacks of Samuel L. Jackson's Jules character in Pulp Fiction, which very nearly copies the line.

This movie is also riddled with A-list acting talent with unheralded roles by Brad Pitt, Val Kilmer, Samuel L. Jackson and even Tony Soprano.  More heralded appearances go to Dennis Hopper and Christopher Walkin, and interestingly enough, the two leads in the film are mediocre in terms of talent compared to all the support.  However, they were cast perfectly into their roles and really have a great connection on screen, especially coupled with Tarantino's snappy writing.

I love this movie.  I watched it twice before returning it to Netflix, and would easily watch it again.  If you have not seen it, its a must see.  If you have, then I urge you to dig it out again and marvel at the masterpiece.  While your at it, pat attention to all the Pulp Fiction "shadows".

A quick note about the Blu Ray remastering.  Like all video, remastering it to 1080p does not actually add that much when the it was originally digitally source in a lower resolution.  However I have got to add props to the sound remastering into Dolby True HD (loss-less compression).   There were 3 scenes in particular where the sound was flat out spectacular, and although I do not have the DVD to compare, I did flip off of True HD and the difference is like night and day.  I keep telling people, the reason to move to Blu Ray is for sound, not 1080p.  This movie highlights that perfectly.

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