Quentin to the Dogs (Reservoir Dogs (DVD))

Member Name: naylinski

Product:	Reservoir Dogs (DVD)
Date:	05/07/09 (13 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Tarantino Dialogue, Great soundtrack, Top notch film

Disadvantages: Violent and not for those who may be a little squemish

In 1992 Quentin Tarantino's debut film was released to a shocked worldwide audience. Little had previously been takled about in regards to the talent and hype that we now take for granted from Tarantino, his arrival on the scene fast and without any real film background to speak of.

Reservoir Dogs is one of those films you will love or hate. It is a simple story of a bank heist gone wrong, except that the story is pretty much confined to what happens after the event, with of glimpses of flashback to show what happened.

The very opening scene throws you from the start, and we immediately meet our main players. Mr Pink, Mr Blonde etc are sitting around a diner table talking and chilling out, and this sets us off on the backfoot. As is now commonplace amongst Tarantino movies, we get an earful of commentry between the characters, without much added to the plot. But this is all done to show depth to the characters and to make them more believeable, and contains the now infamous 'Madonna speech'. Also of note is a great little dance and a Picasso-esque ear scene!

The film is violent, humorous (adult in nature) and the timeline is non-linear, but this is a film well worth investing the time in for the reward you will get back. Again, there are many different-looking copies out to buy, but the one to get is most probably the 15th Anniversary edition in a red metal tin (shaped like an American petrol gallon tank. This has the most extra features, including commentaries, and should be cool enough for any QT fan.

Summary: Tarantino's first - one of the best debut films of all time