I saw it earlier this year dubbed in Italian because I had a hunch that the lapdance would be in the European release - sure enough, it was. It was nice to rewatch it in English, too. The extended version is better than the one released theatrically because the cut scenes are some of the most entertaining in the movie - one where Kurt Russel gets to play up the “weird” thing to the max, and the lapdance, which was shot with just about as much love and care as the spectacular chase at the end.

A few things:

• For the majority of the movie, it appears as though Tarantino used an out-of-date telecine transfer machine. It gives the picture the look of how most people used to experience trashy movies when they rented them on VHS. During the second part of the movie (at the beginning of the diner scene), the transfer falls more into line with current standards for DVDs. It’s an interesting choice for an expensive DVD.
• Feet. People have been talking about Tarantino’s foot thing since his scene in From Dusk Till Dawn with Salma Hayek, but it really really comes through in this movie. I hope to someday show him my foot films and photos!
• The soundtrack is, as ever for Tarantino, spectacular.