"If you shoot this man, you die next. Repeat. If you shoot this man, you die next."

Six guys are hired to carry out a diamond store heist on the strict understanding that they do no not know each other or attempt to find out anything about each other. The heist goes wrong and it looks pretty clear that they've been set up. Who is the rat?

"Alright ramblers. Let's get rambling."


skyjude review
Some movies take time to grow on you. Some have an instant impact. I was lucky enough to catch Reservoir Dogs in the cinema on it's limited release in the UK and sat dumbstruck in my seat at the end of the movie. That's only happened to me twice and the next time would be just two years later with the release of Pulp Fiction. With Quentin Tarantino a new era in movie-making began and this is a perfect example of this impact cinema that has yet to be beaten in my eyes. It's dialogue heavy and while a huge chunk of this is pure profanity, the rest is just inspired listening that adds an unusual comedy slant to what is essentially a gritty, violent crime flick. It won't be everyone's cup of tea but for the modern age this is nothing short of an iconic landmark.

Top 5 Reasons for Watching Reservoir Dogs

[5] Mr. Blonde tortures Marvin Nash
The most talked about scene of the movie and it certainly makes an impact. Famously never shows you the actual ear removal but this only increases the tension in a manner not unlike the great Hitchcock himself. Thanks to this scene Madsen was to continue playing the mad man for the remainder of the decade.

[4] Steve Buscemi
The first attention grabbing role for the star and played to absolute perfection. A role originally planned for Tarantino himself probably because of the great lines and general coolness of Mr. Pink - Buscemi positively lights up the screen and creates an opening for him in every other cool movie of the 90's.

[3] Tarantino's debut
This was the movie Tarantino had been planning for many years prior to making it. It encapsulates all his best ideas from his early days as a huge film fan and shows him making a raw movie the like of which he is unlikely to do again. Among the best directorial debuts of all time.

[2] The coffee bar scene
It's a heist flick featuring some deeply unmoralistic characters but Tarantino was brave enough to open the movie (and his film career) with idle chat in a coffee shop. As soon as the scene finishes and the music pumps in you know you're about to watch a very special film.

[1] The dialogue
Simply the first film in the modern era to focus so heavily on the dialogue - never before have criminals been given such cool lines to read. Clearly a trademark of Tarantino and still the additional value his films offer over their obvious inspirations. Tarantino is a film fan through and through and provides just what other film fans want in a joyous script.


Reservoir Dogs quotes

Nice Guy Eddie: C'mon, throw in a buck!
Mr. Pink: Uh-uh, I don't tip.
Nice Guy Eddie: You don't tip?
Mr. Pink: Nah, I don't believe in it.
Nice Guy Eddie: You don't believe in tipping?
Mr. Blue: You know what these chicks make? They make shit.
Mr. Pink: Don't give me that. She don't make enough money that she can quit.
Nice Guy Eddie: I don't even know a fucking Jew who'd have the balls to say that. Let me get this straight - you don't ever tip?
Mr. Pink: I don't tip because society says I have to. All right, if someone deserves a tip, if they really put forth an effort, I'll give them something, a little something extra. But this tipping automatically, it's for the birds. As far as I'm concerned, they're just doing their job.
Mr. Blue: Hey, our girl was nice.
Mr. Pink: She was okay. She wasn't anything special.
Mr. Blue: What's special? Take you in the back and suck your dick?
Nice Guy Eddie: I'd go over twelve percent for that.

Mr. Pink: Look, I ordered coffee. Now we've been here a long fucking time and she's only filled my cup three times. When I order coffee, I want it filled six times.
Mr. Blonde: Six times. Well, what if she's too fucking busy?
Mr. Pink: The words "too fucking busy" shouldn't be in a waitress's vocabulary.
Nice Guy Eddie: Excuse me, Mr. Pink, but I think the last fucking thing you need is another cup of coffee.

Mr. Pink: I'm very sorry the government taxes their tips, that's fucked up. That ain't my fault. It would seem to me that waitresses are one of the many groups the government fucks in the ass on a regular basis. Look, if you ask me to sign something that says the government shouldn't do that, I'll sign it. Put it to a vote, I'll vote for it, but what I won't do is play ball. And as for this non-college bullshit I got two words for that -learn to fucking type. 'Cause if you're expecting me to help out with the rent you're in for a big fucking surprise.

Mr. Pink: You kill anybody?
Mr. White: A few cops.
Mr. Pink: No real people?
Mr. White: Just cops.

Mr. White: The choice between doing ten years and taking out some stupid motherfucker, ain't no choice at all. But I ain't no madman.

Joe: With the exception of Eddie and myself, whom you already know, we're going to be using aliases on this job. Under no circumstances do I want any one of you to relate to each other by your Christian names, and I don't want any talk about yourself personally. That includes where you been, your wife's name, where you might've done time, or maybe a bank you robbed in St. Petersburg. All I want you guys to talk about, if you have to, is what you're going to do. That should do it. Here are your names - Mr. Brown, Mr. White, Mr. Blonde, Mr. Blue, Mr. Orange, and Mr. Pink.
Mr. Pink: Why am I Mr. Pink?
Joe: 'Cause you're a faggot, alright?

Mr. Pink: How about if I'm Mr. Purple? That sounds good to me, I'll be Mr. Purple.
Joe: You're not Mr. Purple. Some guy on some other job is Mr. Purple. You're Mr. Pink!
Mr. White: Who cares what your name is?
Mr. Pink: Yeah that's easy for you 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. Blonde: Hey Joe, you want me to shoot this guy?
Mr. White: Shit. You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologise.

Nice Guy Eddie: Ain't that a sad sight, Daddy, the man walks in the prison a white man, walks out talkin' like a fucking nigger. You know what, I think it's all that black semen been pumped up your ass so far, now it's backed into your fucking brain, and it's coming out your mouth!

Mr. Blonde: Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy, or are you gonna bite?
Mr. White: What was that? I'm sorry, I didn't catch it. Would you repeat it?
Mr. Blonde: Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy, or are you gonna bite?

Mr. Blonde: Boy that was really exciting. I bet you're a big Lee Marvin fan aren't ya?

Marvin Nash: I already told you I don't know anything about any fucking setup - you can torture me all you want.
Mr. Blonde: Torture you? That's a good idea. I like that.

Nice Guy Eddie: If you fucking beat this prick long enough, he'll tell you he started the goddamn Chicago fire, now that don't necessarily make it fucking so!

Nice Guy Eddie: Larry stop pointing that fucking gun at my dad!


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