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Reservoir
Dogs (1992),
Director: Quentin Tarantino, Rated R for intense,
racial language, intense violence
Four perfect
killers. One perfect crime. Now all they have to fear is
each other.
 Starring:
Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen, Chris Penn, Steve
Buscemi, Lawrence Tierney, Randy Brooks, Kirk Baltz, Edward
Bunker, Quentin Tarantino, David Steen
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"Yeah, that's easy for your
to say, you're Mr. White. You have a cool-sounding name. Alright
look, if it's no big deal to be Mr. Pink, do you wanna trade?" –
Mr. Pink, on finding out
that this code name , in fact, "Mr. Pink"
Why watch this? It's
low-life shenanigans dressed up in Tuxedos by Tartantino.
Plot Summary:
A group of criminals is brought together by a mob boss for a
diamond heist which quickly goes wrong, leading the survivors to
suspect one of them is an undercover police informant. As they
gather at a warehouse rendezvous point, the escalating tension
and distrust among the colorful cast of characters unravel the
events that led to the job's disastrous outcome. The film
culminates in a tense, violent standoff where loyalty is tested
and allegiances shift rapidly.
Dad's Preview:
QT is a modern director who is determined to leave his mark on
cinema - his own profanity-laced, bloody, violent legacy - ala
Peckinpah and Scorsese. In his first big film, he shocks
movie-goers with this quirky crime effort that follows a crew of
very diverse men as they embark on a jewelry store job. Each
have experience, but otherwise don't know their temporary
co-workers. From the get-go, the heist is a disaster fueled by
the group's monumental distrust for one another, and one member
who happens to be a trigger-happy psychopath. This is not for
the squeamish, and the scene with Mr. Blonde torturing
the police officer caused some to exit theaters. That said the
movie does stick with you and absolutely does NOT glorify the
life of criminals.

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