Resevoir Dogs

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gina_loufrisenda

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I watched Resevoir Dogs for the first time in years last night. I could never see what the fuss was about with this film. I much preferred Pulp fiction and Kill Bill. But after seeing Death proof which was awful i felt like seeing this again to see if i enjoyed it more. basically its like a very violent play. But it is certainly better than Death proof but not as good as Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill IMO.

But why is it called Resevoir Dogs? Can someone explain the title?
 
According to imdb.com:

The title for the film came to Tarantino via a patron at the now-famous Video Archives. While working there, Tarantino would often recommend little-known titles to customers, and when he suggested 'les enfants Au revoir' , the patron mockingly replied "I don't want to see no reservoir dogs!"
 
Can't remember whether Quentin claimed Reservoir dogs was based on the film Lung fu fong wan (city on fire) or whether he just ripped off the film.
City on fire, was the same theme, Cop infiltrates gang and goes through the motions, but with City on fire you saw from start to finish, the whole planning as a storyline whereas Reservoir Dogs just concentrated on the end of the heist with a few flashbacks thrown in.
 
It is like an American remake of City on Fire, but there was some controvery at the time as Tarantino didn't say this until other people noticed. Some bits are totally original, but the basic storyline and a lot of the iconography are the same.

I still think Resevoir Dogs is the superior film despite this.
 
I watched it recently and it seems a bit dated.

There's some nice touches though ie the opening scene with them all walking to the music etc.....
 
Reservoir Dogs plot: Tim Roth spenRAB more or less the whole film bleeding to death...and somebody gets his ear chopped off while listening to Gerry Rafferty. Erm...that's about it :D
 
I've not rewatched it recently, but I enjoyed it at the time. As I recall, it's a good little film, quite short, quite stylish, and with a good, interesting story and strong themes of male honour. There's an early moment when Mr White is doing everything he can for Mr Orange, and Mr Orange asks to be taken to a hospital, and Mr Orange won't do that. That was what got me hooked.

I think the impact of the film is lessened now because Tarantino has become well-known. Resevoir Dogs, for many viewers, came out of the blue. It was a discovery, and people like to talk about their discoveries.

I won't argue about Pulp Fiction, but by Kill Bill I think Tarentino was well into his decline. It could have been great, but turning one film into two spoiled both halves. I've not seen Deathproof but it sounRAB similar - what should have been a smallish part of a double-bill got extended into a feature film. Basically Tarentino neeRAB the services of a good editor.
 
I went to see Reservoir Dogs about a dozen times at the cinema, thought it was terrific. I've not seen it for quite a few years now, a bit uncertain about watching it in case I don't like it so much now. I really liked the scenes with Mr Orange when he was preparing for going under cover and when he tells 'The Commode Story', the bit as the camera is panning around him as he's standing in the men's toilet is great. Well, I thought so. :)
 
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