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Sevens · February 8, 2014, 02:01 AM

Pulp Fiction is one of my favorite movies of all time. And while I'm smart enough to know going in that movies take many liberties with reality, there's still one major flaw in that movie that I cannot ever get past.

John Travolta's character is a mafia tough guy, or a hitman, or a well-paid "heavy" and it's his job and career to kill people when necessary, right? In fact, he's at Butch's apartment to do exactly that.

No matter how many times we can write it off by saying "meh, it's just a movie..." I just find it to be an unacceptable hole in the plot that a mob hit man would leave his loaded, suppressed, fully-automatic Mac-10 just laying on the kitchen counter... while he visits the bathroom to relieve himself.

The world's dumbest hitman doesn't leave a submachine gun in the kitchen when he shuts himself in the crapper for a stretch.

February 8, 2014, 02:01 AM	#26
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,756	Pulp Fiction is one of my favorite movies of all time. And while I'm smart enough to know going in that movies take many liberties with reality, there's still one major flaw in that movie that I cannot ever get past. John Travolta's character is a mafia tough guy, or a hitman, or a well-paid "heavy" and it's his job and career to kill people when necessary, right? In fact, he's at Butch's apartment to do exactly that. No matter how many times we can write it off by saying "meh, it's just a movie..." I just find it to be an unacceptable hole in the plot that a mob hit man would leave his loaded, suppressed, fully-automatic Mac-10 just laying on the kitchen counter... while he visits the bathroom to relieve himself. The world's dumbest hitman doesn't leave a submachine gun in the kitchen when he shuts himself in the crapper for a stretch. __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.