Thread: Reservoir Dogs (1992, Quentin Tarantino)

Amazing debut film and one of his best. It f--ks about with the linear structure more so than Pulp Fiction but it does seem like a prototype to his other films as some of the scenes do not as effectively contribute to the narrative unlike Pulp where seemingly irrelevant conversations are all apart of building the story. For example, the conversations regarding McDonalds foreshadows the tension with Big Kahuna Burger and the foot massage, which...

The scenes inside the room thing were great and intense, the scenes outside waned a bit. Not very memorable overall.

I still rate it incredibly highly - it was a breath of fresh air in 1992 and has since produced a great deal of inferior contemporaries. You have to remember that this movie had an incredibly low budget - which is why it's cheap-looking. 9/10 'No need to stop being a lady about it, you'll be back on your knees in on time' - Melvin

It's a good film with, like you said, interesting characters and excellent dialogue, but how people could say it's QT's masterpiece in the face of Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown is dumbfounding. It is a hip crime movie, but nothing approaches the brilliance he achieved with his next 2 films. It's not even as accomplished as Kill Bill, and I've yet to see Inglourious Basterds. When I was 15 years old, RD was one of my...

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Like I just said in your other thread, everything about it strikes me as trying way too hard. Not terrible , but just not very good at all. A screaming comes across the sky.

a 10/10 for me. great script, great characters, great story. its a landmark in modern cinema, and one of the greatest films ever made. it just oozes cult and cool.

You're all on drugs. The movie rocks. Of course it isn't his best work, because it was his first! It's still a highly enjoyable flick. Decent story, good characters, some superb dialogue That's exactly what makes it a rockin' time. -- "Say auf wiedersehen to your Nazi balls!" - Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz

I love it. It's just solid: good script, acting, music, etc.

It is a film that showcases his obvious talent for dialogue writing, directing and flair for music, and if you consider that it's his first film than it's really pretty great in my opinion. Not to mention it's the foundation for Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown. Just a shame he's taken a step backwards since. visit my movie review page http://matts-movie-reviews.blogspot.com/