Cert 18
148 mins
BBFC advice: Contains drug use, sexual violence
I am ashamed to admit that before this week I had never seen Pulp Fiction because it was part of a cultural desert in the early 1990s when our children were born.
So, I was delighted when it was re-released last month, giving me the excuse to finally see this Quentin Tarantino classic.
No surprise that I thought it was brilliant but there was a question left hanging: is it better than Django Unchained - my movie of 2013.
And the answer in my opinion is no. Django made me laugh many times whereas Pulp Fiction didn't and I thought the storyline of Django was more engaging.
Obviously, it's a close call. I was discussing the matter with three film fans and two of us plumped for Django and two went for Pulp Fiction.
And I can see why fans of the latter are sticking by their favourite. Pulp Fiction is an intense, magnificently acted thrill ride.
It is crazy but compelling and its writing, typically of Tarantino, is super sharp.
Samuel L Jackson and John Travolta are as quick on the jaw as they are on the draw as two sharp-suited assassins.
However, their day is going badly askew because of an unfortunately quick trigger-finger, the mad antics of their boss's wild wife (Uma Thurman) and a double-crossing boxer (Bruce Willis).
The action is so fast that for nearly two and a half hours I didn't want to turn my head from the screen for a minute.
If I had I might have missed inspirational contributions from Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth or Christopher Walken.
As well as some scintillating performances there is, of course, a soundtrack to die for.
Nothing more need be said that hasn't been said thousands of times. But in my view Pulp Fiction is brilliant - but not quite as good as Django Unchained..
Laughs: a couple of chuckles
Jumps: none
Vomit: foam rather than vomit
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 9.5/10