Pulp fiction prequal

liamwhite

As many of you may have heard/read that quentin tarontino has had a follow up to the hit cult classic "pulp fiction on his mind for many years. He intends to use this movie to show us "before pulp fiction, what we didnt see in pulp fiction and after pulp fiction" sounds interesting to me, but could it be a hit like the first? or should pulp fiction be left just as it is and not turned into a franchise like many other movies out today.

There was also rumour of a remake which is lies, i think quentin tarontino would know himself that just wouldnt work. I wouldnt be a huge fan of the maker himself but i would say i am a huge fan of pulp fiction itself for what it is.

What do you think?

Galvasean

In one word: no.

It doesn't need a sequel, prequel, sidequel or whatever. It would be a huge step down for Tarantino artistically if he were to do something like that.

liamwhite

I think personaly, with the right idea's and script it could be done? Anything is possible, it would take alot of hard work and idea's of course to do it. I think it could be done...

deadhead13

It would be a bit of a stretch to make a credible prequel with the actors being, and looking, 16 years older.

seanybiker

Personally I think it would just ruin the hole thing. Leave it as it is.

magma69

I think he should leave it be. It would be impossible to be as cutting edge as the original and I could see Tarantino trying too hard and descending into self indulgent tripe a la Death Proof. Leave it Quentin, it would be another Godfather 3.

bluto63

No no no no no no. Pulp Fiction is a gem and it shouldn't be touched. For all the same reasons that were given above.

Otis Driftwood

Any link or source for this or is it just the usual crappy internet crap?

Skerries

why do these directors have to prick around with classic
you wouldn't have a prequel to Casablanca or Citizen Kane would you?

That_Guy

If Tarantino did this then he'd really be going down the George Lucas/Star Wars route.

It was fantastic on it's own as a standalone film. A sequel or prequel would take away from everything that was amazing about Pulp Fiction.

Hank_Jones

Pulp Fiction works best as a stand alone film.

If Tarantino made it into a series of films it would taint the original one, especially after all this time.

It's clear that making sequels after such a long time doesn't work.

Indiana Jones...

That_Guy

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Indiana Jones...

"I thought it was pretty good"

liamwhite

BackfromtheNed wrote: »

Any link or source for this or is it just the usual crappy internet crap?

I could provide you with many links but as for sources well thats debatable. just google it and you will see 100'S

Hank_Jones

Aliens in an Indiana Jones film, really?

And you liked that?

I actually laughed uncontrollably for the last ten minutes.
It's one of the stupidest endings I have ever seen in a film.

Each to their own though I suppose, I just think that aliens don't belong in an Indiana Jones film.

Galvasean

I don't see why aliens in an Indiana Jones film is such a big turn off for most people. I mean, they unleashed evil spirits from the Ark of the Covenant for crying out loud! Thre are worse problems in Indy4, but I digress...

Skerries

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Pulp Fiction works best as a stand alone film.

If Tarantino made it into a series of films it would taint the original one, especially after all this time.

It's clear that making sequels after such a long time doesn't work.

Indiana Jones...

i see your face palm and raise you a double

grames_bond

Galvasean wrote: »

In one word: no.

It doesn't need a sequel, prequel, sidequel or whatever.

exactly, and everyone knows that EVEN Tarantino! people have got to stop listening to tarantinos interviews....he bullsh!ts and lies fir sh!ts and giggles, have you heard the "script idea" for PF2? its a prequal with the 2 vega brothers....coz he can somehow make travolta and Madsen look younger now than they did almost 20 years ago! Or the other "leaked" idea was that the 2 brothers had IDENTICAL TWINS and thats the brothers the sequal is based on....newsflash: Tarantino is having a bit of fun with the media! Pulp Fiction is a classic and should not and will not be tarnished with any other movies!

Hank_Jones

It just didn't seem to gel at all, was as if they wrote a lazy script about something that they like.

''Oh here's an idea we haven't had before....aliens...''

Those lads and their aliens...

Hank_Jones

grames_bond wrote: »

its a prequal with the 2 vega brothers....coz he can somehow make travolta and Madsen look younger now than they did almost 20 years ago!

He certainly can't make Michael Madsen look younger, the guy looks awful these days.

He's up to his tits in debt and is starring in anything that he can.
It's really sad, he could have been somebody if he played his cards right.

bonerm

No thanks. I can see it now:

EXTERIOR AMSTERDAM

Oli (from HOSTEL) : Hey Vincent, you got to check out the McDonalds over here.
Vincent (played by Eli Roth) : Why?
Oli : They put mayonaise on the French Fries.
Vincent : Goddamn! I gotta see this! Can we go now?
Oli : Of course my horse. 

:rolleyes:

Ann22

deadhead13 wrote: »

It would be a bit of a stretch to make a credible prequel with the actors being, and looking, 16 years older.

That's the first thing I thought of.. I loved 'Pulp Fiction'. It's one of those films no matter how many times you've seen it, when you change over to another channel and it happens to be on, you end up watching it 'til the end.
One thing I'd like to know though...what was in the case?

greendom

I can see the temptation - such an amazing film and Tarantino hasn't reached those highs since. But he should leave well alone.

Hank_Jones

I always thought that there was gold in the case, but then again it could have been anything.

Could have been drugs, I still think it was gold though.

greendom

Ann22 wrote: »

One thing I'd like to know though...what was in the case?

Marcellus Wallace's soul ?

Anakin.S

Ann22 wrote: »

One thing I'd like to know though...what was in the case?

Case Closed?

http://www.snopes.com/movies/films/pulp.asp

Hank_Jones

But wouldn't that be a bit of a plot hole.

Ringo (Tim Roth) looks into the case and says ''is that what I think it is?''

How does he know what a soul looks like?

missingtime

Galvasean wrote: »

I don't see why aliens in an Indiana Jones film is such a big turn off for most people. I mean, they unleashed evil spirits from the Ark of the Covenant for crying out loud! Thre are worse problems in Indy4, but I digress...

Shia le ****ing Bouf being the glaringly obvious

fuelinjection

Maybe a Pulp Fiction 2 to see how things worked out for Zed.

Zed's dead baby, Zed's dead.

Hank_Jones

fuelinjection wrote: »

Maybe a Pulp Fiction 2 to see how things worked out for Zed.

Zed's dead baby, Zed's dead.

Yeah but Zed wasn't really the most interesting of characters.

I'd be more interested in Ringo and Yolanda or Butch and his lady friend.

^^Sounds like Pulp Fiction: A Love Story^^

fuelinjection

Hank_Jones wrote: »

Yeah but Zed wasn't really the most interesting of characters.
I'd be more interested in Ringo and Yolanda or Butch and his lady friend.
^^Sounds like Pulp Fiction: A Love Story^^

Zed may not have been interesting but he scared the crap out of me the first time I saw that movie.

Butch was a cool character, and his dumb girlfriend was so sweet. Hard not to like her.

DazMarz

No........... please................ dear God..................... No.................. Quentin, what are you doing to us, Quentin!!! Don't turn into Lucas/Spielberg!!!! Don't sully the precious memory of one of the greatest films ever!!!! I beg of you!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!:(:(

liamwhite

Ann22 wrote: »

One thing I'd like to know though...what was in the case?

The diamonds from resevoir dogs were in the ase, pulp fiction and resevoir dogs were related.

DazMarz

Ann22 wrote: »

One thing I'd like to know though...what was in the case?

What was in the case was actually an

orange lightbulb

...

Sleazus

I remember reading Tarantino was happiest with the suggesting it was a mini-nuke in an obscure reference to another cult film.

JJ

Surely, there's already a "prequal" to PF: Resevoir Dogs.

TonyD79

Galvasean wrote: »

I don't see why aliens in an Indiana Jones film is such a big turn off for most people. I mean, they unleashed evil spirits from the Ark of the Covenant for crying out loud! Thre are worse problems in Indy4, but I digress...

The same reason aliens would be out of place in Ghostbusters 3. I know they all fit into this supernatural element but doesnt the existance of Aliens conflict with the Religous theme in the previous films? Obviously George Lucas doesnt feel it does but if thats the case sure why not throw in Big Foot for the next film!

bonerm

TonyD79 wrote: »

The same reason aliens would be out of place in Ghostbusters 3. I know they all fit into this supernatural element but doesnt the existance of Aliens conflict with the Religous theme in the previous films? Obviously George Lucas doesnt feel it does but if thats the case sure why not throw in Big Foot for the next film!

The aliens (and cold war paranoia) motifs of Indy4 were perfectly judged. If you watch any American sci-fi/fantasy television of the era then you'll see the stories are literally dripping with the stuff.

Say what you like about Shia LeBouf and the rest but the movie itself is entirely faithful to the stories of the time and should not be criticised for having flying saucers etc. If anything the movie would have been wrong without them!

Personally I'm glad Indy IV diverged from the other 3 movies to that point. Tbh I don't even see why it's an issue as if you watch the four movies carefully enough you'll see that all of them are different. There is no overriding style/genre. Raiders is clearly going for the DayTimeSerial feel but however Temple is trying for horror and Crusade is aping Hope/Crosby road-movie comedy experience.

liamwhite

http://www.countingdown.com/movies/2792298 there you go lads

Ann22

greendom wrote: »

Marcellus Wallace's soul ?

I heard that too.
Hank, I too assumed it was gold..just wondered why they didn't show it, maybe just to add a bit of mystery to it.
Liam, that 'diamonds' idea was a cool suggestion but I think the glow might be a wee bit too yellow.

krudler

Its also been suggested that the gold suit Val Kilmer as Elvis wears in True Romance is whats in the case, hence the reason Vincent "an Elvis man" is staring so captivated at it in the apartment

Or its just a lightbulb, whatever works

sprinkles

greendom wrote: »

Marcellus Wallace's soul ?

A quick search and this is the most popular thoery on what is in the case. I heard this many years ago too - in the land before Boards.ie :eek:

The conspiracy theory is that Marcellus Wallace had his soul removed through a hole in his neck and it somehow ended up in the "glowing suitcase" that Vince and Jules retrieves from Brett's apartment.

On the subject of a prequel I think deadhead 13 is right - 16 years on and presumably some of the actors will be recalled to do a sequel!? Sorry... just won't work.

In any case I'd be very concerned that he'd end up going the Speilberg/Lucas route and rape the original in the a$$. When will Hollywood stop looking backwards and come up with something new?