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Sweet 16 (Tier 2): Pulp Fiction vs. Punch-Drunk Love

Discussion in 'Entertainment Forum' started by Morrissey, Dec 25, 2021.

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Which film should advance?

Poll closed Dec 29, 2021.
  1. Pulp Fiction

    75.0%
  2. Punch-Drunk Love

    25.0%
  1. Morrissey

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    We are getting down to the truly spectacular. Who can make it to the Elite 8?

    PULP FICTION

    "The writer-director appears to be straining for his effects. Some sequences, especially one involving bondage harnesses and homosexual rape, have the uncomfortable feeling of creative desperation, of someone who's afraid of losing his reputation scrambling for any way to offend sensibilities." - Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times

    PUNCH-DRUNK LOVE

    "Essentially a weird series of nonsequiturs. I'd rather be watching a sequel to the much-maligned Little Nicky, a Sander film that was at least trying to do something interesting, than this failed experiment in fusing high and low culture." - Lou Lumenick, New York Post

    The winner will move on to the next round. The full bracket is attached below.
     

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  2. SpyKi

    You must fix your heart Supporter

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  3. Nathan

    Always do the right thing. Supporter

    I love PDL so much. But Pulp Fiction was a revolution
     
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  4. Victor Eremita

    Not here. Isn't happening. Supporter

    Yeah have to go with Pulp Fiction but it’s really close. Neither one are particularly close to top 8 all time but I don’t have many of those left anyway
     
  5. Jason Tolpin

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    Pulp Fiction, as I never gave PDL enough credit. I do need to watch it again, but this one put QT on the map for sure.
     
  6. Morrissey

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    It is crazy how far Pulp Fiction has made it. It is maybe Tarantino's third best.
     
  7. SpyKi

    You must fix your heart Supporter

    I was so happy for a second when PDL was winning, haha.
     
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  8. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    i personally agree with you but it’s easily the one with the most cultural cache
     
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  9. the rural juror

    carried in the arms of cheerleaders

    Pulp Fiction being here is less surprising than PDL. Not that PDL isn’t great, but it has far less cultural weight and seems to be one of those films that gets way more love on this site than it would get in most places.
     
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  10. Morrissey

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    There are definitely two tracks here, the typical canon that you would always see and the left-leaning twenty-to-thirties cinephile track.
     
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  11. the rural juror

    carried in the arms of cheerleaders

    True. There is also the luck of the matchups (see: Jaws). PDL had a fairly easy road until now — Mean Streets isn’t overly beloved, and everyone knows 8 1/2 is a classic but many haven’t seen it and will default to what they know.
     
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  12. David87

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    Jaws is also a GOAT tho.

    my hot take is people on this site are holding the fact that jaws happened to be a “blockbuster” and set the stage for future movie studio blockbuster chasing against it unfairly, the movie itself is dare I say perfect
     
  13. Morrissey

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    I openly said that was a knock against the film. However, even without that, it wouldn't be one of the sixteen best films of all time.
     
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  14. Nathan

    Always do the right thing. Supporter

    16 greatest films since 1960*

    but yes. I voted for Jaws at least once but it doesn’t stack up against a good chunk of the films in the bracket
     
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  15. David87

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  16. CarpetElf

    chorus's #3 oklahoma city comets fan Prestigious

    I'm not getting the Jaws hype
     
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  17. Morrissey

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    With 75 percent of the vote, Pulp Fiction will face Raging Bull in the Elite 8.
     
  18. SpyKi

    You must fix your heart Supporter

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  19. Jason Tolpin

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    Im good with this too....
     
  20. phaynes12

    https://expertfrowner.bandcamp.com/ Prestigious

    i’m fine with it, as much as i love PDL