Remember the thrill of seeingthis poster, even before you saw the movie? You’d heard the hype, maybe you’d seen the trailer or stills in magazines, but this was different. More than just on-point or clever marketing, the poster was testimony that director Quentin Tarantino was in perfect command of his concept and the stylized revival of a (then) overlooked genre. You couldn’t wait to step into the theater and start watching the movie. The stylishly worn-out edges, the stark lettering, the pulp magazine cover of someone reading a pulp book (how very meta), the gun and its air of danger, and of course Uma Thurman’s cool insouciance. It’s still a pleasure to look at.

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