Reservoir Dogs | | Cast : | Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen | | Director : | Quentin Tarantino | | Studio : | Lions Gate Home Entertainment | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned | | Released Date : | October 23, 1992 | | DVD Released Date : | February 17, 2004 | | Language : | English (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | R (Restricted) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
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| Rating |  | | Date | August 02, 2005 | | Summary | An amazing journey about the human nature! | Content
 | The symphonic structure given by Tarantino obeys to one of the most ancient traditions of the Italian spirit: the undeniable musicality.
This surprising first Opus of Quentin Tarantino is an admirable testimony the Noir Film is far from dying. The First Movement is the initial dialog around the table; an original device to explore every member of the band; their particular tastes, standpoints and approach. The table is the most important place meeting of the gangsters: the succulent food allows to boast, dream and establish the ideas without restrictions.
They have planed to steal a bank, keeping every little detail, the objective opens to present us in first plane the whole family, in suggestive slow motion: the humor is another ingredient of the key optic in Quentin; the famous song Little green bag alludes and foretells the imminent robe.
The second movement is a cynical scherzo: the plans never consider the human factor and that means the twist of fate: after the fabulous and realist shooting the members have to separate: and the third movement appears: one of them is seriously wounded and one cop is made prisoner while Keitel assumes the command. The cop is tied and we as viewers will presence one of the most brutal scenes of sadism in the story of the Cinema. The jokes have vanished and here you have in this dramatic triangle whose vertices are the law, the death and the opportunity to escape.
The rest of the story runs for you: and here is the great match point of Tarantino. The claustrophobic tension in this hidden hangar is feed by multiple factors: the uncertainness, the isolation of the outer world, the natural anguish of the rest of the band, the gradual desperation of the dying delinquent, the struggle between loyalty and opportunity will lead to a ravishing dramatic crescendo: a formidable coda that will lead to the ending climax.
Tarantino made possible to materialize the best American noir film of the Nineties.
One of my personal cult movies in any age.
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| Rating | | | Date | July 09, 2005 | | Summary | Awesome debut from one of the greatest directors | Content
| This was a great debut from one of today's greatest directors. The story revolves around the aftermath of a diamond heist gone horribly wrong. I didn't like it the first time I saw it but after I watched it a few more times I really started to see how great of a movie it was. What really made this film great was the actors. The whole cast was great in their respectable roles.
THE CAST:
Harvey Keitel: This was another in a long line of brillant Keitel performances. He plays Mr. White. He does a good job of portraying a man who tries, unsuccessfully, not to let his emotions get in the way of his job. It's a great performance but not the best in the movie.
Tim Roth: Roth probably gives the weakest of the movie's performances but it's still a good one. He plays Mr. Orange, an undercover cop, who gets shot during the failed heist and forms a sort of father-son relationship with Mr. White.
Michael Madsen: Madsen probably gave the best performance out of everyone in the movie. He plays the psychotic Mr. Blonde. What makes his performance so good is that he doesn't play it over-the-top as a lot of actors would. We mostly hear about what his character has done and hardly see it until the others leave him alone with Mr. Orange and a cop he took hostage from the robbery and if you don't know by now what happens then I'll let you find out for yourselves.
Steve Buscemi: I've only seen Buscemi in a few goofy roles in Adam Sandler movies and I groaned when I saw he was in this but after watching this I changed my mind completely about him because he gives close to the best performance of the film as Mr. Pink, the only one in the entire group who acts like a real professional.
Chris Penn: This is probably Penn's best performance as Nice Guy Eddie the son of Joe, the man who set up the job. His performance is up there in the top three with Madsen and Buscemi.
Lawrence Tiereny: Tiereny is very good in his role as Joe Cabot, the tough old crime boss who set up the job.
All in all this is an actor's movie where the performances, more than anything else drive the film. Of course the movie would be nothing without Tarantino's dialogue. If you like this movie I would also recommend everything else Tarantino has directed which is: Jackie Brown, Kill Bill Volume's 1 and 2, and of course Tarantino's masterpiece Pulp Fiction. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 03, 2005 | | Summary | Why Four Copies?! | Content
| Good movie! But why would anyone need four copies of the same exact movie? It's $100; I could get almost ten different (and decent) movies for that much. It only costs a few pennies to produce a DVD. Why $100?! I could see maybe 45, but not f---ing 100! |
| Rating | | | Date | June 23, 2005 | | Summary | Symphony Orchestra | Content
| When I watch Reservoir Dogs, it is like listening to a symphony orchestra. Funky visuals & subject matter beautifully manicured - amazing! A black comedy - absolutely! Great acting - amazing! Pulp Fiction is a good popcorn munching movie; Reservoir Dogs is Film. My other favorite symphony orchestra on film: The first half of Full Metal Jacket. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 15, 2005 | | Summary | Dissappointing | Content
| One really big dissappointment to me is us not seeing this so called crazy robbery scene. We constantly hear how Michael Madsens character went nuts at the scene, I dont understand why they did film that instead of that stupid car hand holding scene between white and orange, why would some big time gangster all of a sudden have a big heart and feel for this guy. If only they filmed a shooting scene at the robbery, this movie would of been A LOT better. |
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