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Summary: Who Let the "Dogs" Out?
Review: Before Quentin Tarantino made "Pulp Fiction" and became the most overhyped filmmaker on the planet (THREE movies in TEN years, please!) he made his ambitious low budget directorial debut with help from Harvey Kietel and one of the best casts ever assembled for a crime picture. Kietel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Christopher Penn and Michael Madsen ALL give first rate performances that are all completely different. Roth is haunted, Buscemi is manic, Madsen is amazingly menacing, Penn is slimy and Kietel is the "moral" center around which the rest revolve. Tarrantino gets inside the criminal mind so completely, it is difficult to imagine that he was not himself one once. The screenplay is brilliant, full of snappy dialog and witty reparte. The action is quick and bloody and the ending is a classic. Overall, along with "Pulp Fiction" this is one of the best crime films ever made.
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Summary: Great film - But get the UK version instead
Review: This film is a perfect example of what you can achieve without a huge major budget. This is quite a masterpiece. I like the fact that the crime scene is told - so you imagination can go in a thousand directions. Kinda like imagining a picture when reading a book or listening to a song. The rest of the film - well, it's a job well done. As for the DVD... You shouldn't get this one. Get the UK version instead. It has an anamorphic picture and two interviews with Quentin Tarantino (one is an introduction to the film). I have the Limited Edition box set and you get a set of postcards and a book bout Quentin Tarantino with that. As well as a video game-sized box.
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Summary: Tarantino & this movie are soooooooo overrated
Review: I'll admit there was a time when this movie was a primary fixture in my video library (I pawned it off recently), but the era of me liking "Reservoir Dogs" came from a time when I thought seeing lots of violence and blood on celluloid was cool. I think we all go through stages like that when we're kids or whatever, but obviously that time has passed for me. I could slag on Tarantino and his geek boy shenanigans (read "Killer Instinct" by Jane Hamsher to see what I mean) till the cows come home, but I won't here. Like another reviewer stated, this isn't about the man behind the camera. The story has a gaggle of criminals drafted to perform a diamond heist, but things go bloody wrong and they end up in a warehouse where they spend a lot of time yelling and threatening each other. The dialogue is repetitious and corrosive, sometimes funny, but often tiring. A little tough-guy shtick goes a long way, but Tarantino goes overboard in savoring every long tirade that comes out of his characters' mouths. And what about those characters? Well, that's not a strong point here. Aside from their tough-guy posturing, we only get to know three of the crooks (Mr. White, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Orange), and even when we view their flashbacks it doesn't reveal any real personality. Tarantino rides the movie a long time hoping that everyone will be impressed enough with his (admittedly great) cast that they'll disregard their lack of distinguishing personalities. The actors do the best they can without any backbone, but time runs out long before the movie's over. There was a big stink about the infamous "ear scene" when this movie was released. I really don't have anything against violence in movies, but in "Reservoir Dogs" Tarantino presents everything in an over-stylized way that makes people go, "That's looks coooooooool." I wouldn't have a problem if this movie proved to me that it was something beyond a celebration of hyper characters and over-the-top violence. But it's not. It's just a hollow exercise in style (like Tarantino's career) whose time has come...and gone.
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Summary: An incredibly cinematic and entertaining film!
Review: This film is a perfect example of great, modern, cinematic storytelling. The entire film pulsates with energy, excitement and a sense of overwhelming interest. It has developed a large cult following and I am proud to say that I am a member of that cult. This film always holds a place on my favourite films list. It is the story of a group of thieves and criminals who are brought together to rob a jewelry store that is getting a large shipment of diamonds. The plan goes haywire and the robbery turns into a mess. People are killed, alarms go off and the cops are there in record time indicating a rat in the group. The film follows the characters after the robbery has taken place and by using flashbacks shows us what has happened. The film is mostly dialogue, with characters arguing, accusing and fighting with each other at any chance, but there are scenes of action as we see various characters making their getaway from the crime. Throw in some hilariously funny moments and one savagely violent (but crucial) torture scene and that is basically the whole movie. It isn't too flashy and it isn't a big budget action movie, it's just a great bit of old-fashioned storytelling. The acting is great with Tim Roth's performance being my personal favourite. I have never seen a man who is dying played so well. You can almost feel his pain along with him. The rest of the cast is great too, especially Harvey Keital as Mr. White, Michael Madsen as Mr. Blonde and Steve Buscemi as Mr. Pink. It has quite an ensemble cast but they are rarely all in a scene together. Only at the beginning and during a meeting are they all present. This is Tarantino's first film and it really shows his potential as a great modern director and, of course, "Pulp Fiction" confirmed it. I consider "Reservoir Dogs" to be the better of the two films though because it is more raw and more exciting than Fiction. They are both great though and that is because of Tarantino. He brings great energy to every scene and he certainly knows how to use the camera to help tell the story. He also picks perfect music for the film. You will never be able to hear "Stuck in the Middle With You" the same after seeing this and "Coconut" ends the film on a perfect note. Many found this film too violent and that annoys me. No one ever complains about the prettied-up violence of action movies but they always complain of realistic violence. I can't figure that out. If it is used to excess I can understand it, such is the case in "Natural Born Killers" but it is not so in "Reservoir Dogs". Realistic violence is much more frightening than action movie violence. It makes you want to avoid violence because it is so awful whereas in action movies it looks cool. The violence has a point in this. It shows us that these are not nice people. They're thieves and killers and we can't forget that. A great film with a great cast and I recommend this to anybody who likes a good bit of storytelling. Thanxs...
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Summary: Good but incomplete
Review: Resevior dogs is a great film. The dialogue is whitty, hte scenes are well shot, and the whole film oozes with style. The one thing that leaves this film on a slightly sour note however is that it feels incomplete. The basic plot is a bunck of guys are all hired to pull off a dimond hiest. Something goes terribly wrong and they have to figure out who the rat is. As with Pulp Fiction the time frame is slowly pieced together and references that the actors make are later shown. Scenes of how the crooks happened to join the gang all also intersperced throughout the movie. However, it the film seems to end too early. We never learn how Mr. Pink joined the gang and we never get to see Mr. Blond go crazy during the robbery. Because of this the movie feels a little incomplete and isn't as satisfying as Pulp Fiction. Still it's a great film and one that is definatly worth seeing.
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Summary: One of the best
Review: One of the best movies all time. It's a tipical Tarantino movie, little twisted, but really entertaining.
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Summary: are you only gonna bark doggy?
Review: Great movie. My personal favorit off al times.
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Summary: Great Quentin Tarintino movie!
Review: I hafta say this is one of the better movies I've seen lately. I still like Pulp Fiction better, but that's one of my all time favorites. Plus Im a Tarintino fan. This movie is extremely bloody & a total gore fest! Its still a good movie though. My favorite performances are by Steve Buscemi as Mr. Pink & Tim Roth as Mr. Orange. Everyone else does great as well! Michael Madsen gives a frightening & pyschotic performance as Mr. Blonde. I loved the way Quentin put everything together & most of all how he made you think, which you had to do. This movie was directed very creatively. The thing that amazed me the most about this movie was how it started off as a little easy robbery that turned into such a bloodbath! Since this movie is a total gorefest, I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but this one gets an easy 4 out of 5 from me.
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Summary: Shocking, realistic type of crime film
Review: I've seen this movie about 5 years ago and recently got the DVD version. This film shocked me even more today than the last time I viewed it. Probably because of the psychological impact it previously had on me. The acting, casting, writing, are all top notch. I cant think of a better film that deals with how it would be like to witness a gang of criminals dealing with a heist gone awry. The flashbacks sequences are unorthodox, having the viewer to put the pieces of the puzzle mentally together. The vulgar dialogue is right on. You would expect this type of language and behavior in this type of situation, so the swearing seems appropriate for this movie. I was very impressed with the way this film was shot. The viewer's perspective is mainly in the background. It's as if one were in a chair watching the sequence of events from afar. The echo in the warehouse, a constant boiler or generator noise throughout the whole warehouse scene, noises from outside,all put together to make the atmosphere of this film seem as if "I am there with them". If there is any Tarantino movie that is a "must see"it's this one. I highly recommend it.
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Summary: Reservoir Dogs
Review: This is the greatest crime film ever made. This movie chronicles eight thieves, Mr. White(Harvey Keitel), Mr. Blonde(Michael Madsen), Mr. Orange(Tim Roth), Mr. Pink(Steve Buscemi), Mr. Brown(Quentin Tarantino), Mr. Blue(Eddie Bunker), Nice Guy Eddie(Chris Penn), and big boss Joe Cabot(Lawrence Teirney). From the opening diner scene to the gripping end in the deserted warehouse, this film is action packed. The dialogue is amazing, it fits the criminals like a glove. Steve Buscemi puts in his best performance until Fargo, as the always nervous Mr. Pink. Tarantino blends these interesting characters together beautifully. This is his best work. Harvey Keitel is also amazing, as is Michael Madsen as a psychotic Mr. Blonde. The torture scene featuring Mr. Blonde and a cop taken hostage is always good for a laugh. The highlight however, is Tim Roth's performance. As Mr. Orange, this is his breakthrough role. The interesting flashbacks make the movie somewhat hard to follow, but with a second viewing, it all comes together. I would give this six stars if I could.
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