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Disjointed, still made sense, though!

Pulp Fiction 1994 Never had the chance to watch this movie the first time around, the movie that catapulted John Travolta's acting career back into orbit after many repeated failures since Saturday Night Fever. As in other Quentin Tarantino's films, the layout of the movie is different and is full of gore, violence and flowery explicit language. Bruce Willis career too had a kick-start here. I kind of liked it with its unique brand of humour, the right chemistry between the main hitmen, Samuel L Jackson and Travolta and the witty dialogue. The story is basically disjointed and is told in a non-linear fashion, but they all make sense in the end. You would be wondering why Travolta gets shot dead in the middle of the show but reappears later. It starts with two novice robbers chitchatting and decides to rob a diner. When they (one of them is Tim Roth of 'Lie to Me') hold a gun to hold up, the credits roll in. The story stops there and continues at the tail end of the mo...