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Reservoir Dogs - (Mr. White) 10th Anniversary Special Limited Edition

	Reservoir Dogs - (Mr. White) 10th Anniversary Special Limited Edition
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Quentin Tarantino came out of nowhere (i.e., a video store in Manhattan Beach, California) and turned Hollywood on its ear in 1992 with his explosive first feature, <i>Reservoir Dogs</i>. Like Tarantino's mainstream breakthrough <i>Pulp Fiction</i>, <i>Reservoir Dogs</i> has an unconventional structure, cleverly shuffling back and forth in time to reveal details about the characters, experienced criminals who know next to nothing about each other. Joe (Lawrence Tierney) has assembled them to pull off a simple heist, and has gruffly assigned them color-coded aliases (Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. White) to conceal their identities from being known even to each other. But something has gone wrong, and the plan has blown up in their faces. One by one, the surviving robbers find their way back to their prearranged warehouse hideout. There, they try to piece together the chronology of this bloody fiasco--and to identify the traitor among them who tipped off the police. Pressure mounts, blood flows, accusations and bullets fly. In the combustible atmosphere these men are forced to confront life-and-death questions of trust, loyalty, professionalism, deception, and betrayal. As many critics have observed, it is a movie about "honor among thieves" (just as <i>Pulp Fiction</i> is about redemption, and <i>Jackie Brown</i> is about survival). Along with everything else, the movie provides a showcase for a terrific ensemble of actors: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, Christopher Penn, and Tarantino himself, offering a fervent dissection of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" over breakfast. <i>Reservoir Dogs</i> is violent (though the violence is implied rather than explicit), clever, gabby, harrowing, funny, suspenseful, and even--in the end--unexpectedly moving. (Don't forget that "Super Sounds of the Seventies" soundtrack, either.) <i>Reservoir Dogs</i> deserves just as much acclaim and attention as its follow-up, <i>Pulp Fiction</i>, would receive two years later. <i>--Jim Emerson</i> *Viewer Reviews* Reservoir Dogs served notice that a new auteur was on the scene, but though a good first effort for Quentin Tarantino, it was just a taste of things to come; and it seems like an experiment that was only partialy successful. Though it is often imitated, spoofed even like for instance a scene in 'Swingers,' it seems like it uses a lot of gimmicks, and even though said gimmicks are pretty much Tarantino's style, in later works, i.e. 'Pulp Fiction,' he is able to better integrate those gimmicks into a seamless tapestry. It seemed very fresh and original at the time, but it may be getting a bit stale now, past its sell-by date. Like for instance, the scene where they plan the caper in the restaurant while discussing Madonna. Flash forward to 'Pulp Fiction' where they discuss what cheeseburgers are called in various European cities. --------------- Mr. Orange: Personally, I can do without her. Mr. Blue: I like her early stuff. You know, 'Lucky Star', 'Borderline' - but once she got into her 'Papa Don't Preach' phase, I don't know, I tuned out. Mr. Brown: Hey, you guys are making me lose my... train of thought here. I was saying something, what was it? ============================== Or how about where Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) does an interpretive dance/Vincent Van Gogh impression to the sounds of "Stuck in the Middle With You" by Stealer's Wheel? ------------ You can say anything you want cause I've heard it all before. All you can do is pray for a quick death, which you ain't gonna get. [He removes his razor] Mr. Blonde: You ever listen to K-Billy's "Super Sounds of the Seventies" weekend? It's my personal favorite. ============================ Can't remember specifically where in 'Pulp Fiction' he used this gimmick to better effect, but it is oh-so Tarantinoesque, and if Quentin didn't do it in 'Pulp Fiction' or 'Kill Bill, Volumes I and II' then a tsunami of imitators that followed in his wake surely did. Funny how even though it is a caper movie, the actual caper is never seen, only the events before and after, not the actual caper itself. Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen (did you know this guy actually published an award winning book of poetry?), Steve Buscemi: awesome. Key Cast Members of Reservoir Dogs: Harvey Keitel ... Mr. White - Larry Dimmick Tim Roth ... Mr. Orange - Freddy Newandyke Michael Madsen ... Mr. Blonde - Vic Vega Chris Penn ... Nice Guy Eddie Cabot Steve Buscemi ... Mr. Pink Quentin Tarantino ... Mr. Brown Steven Wright ... K-Billy DJ (voice) ----- K-Billy DJ: That was The Partridge Family's "Doesn't Somebody Want to be Wanted?", followed by Edison Lighthouse's "Love Grows where my Rosemary Goes" as K-Billy's Super Sounds of the 70's weekend just keeps on... truckin'. =================== Pulp Fiction (1994) .... Quentin Tarantino directed and was Jimmie Dimmick, Steve Buscemi was Buddy Holly, Tim Roth was Pumpkin - Ringo, and Harvey Keitel was Vincent 'The Wolf' Wolfe Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 (Box Set) (2003) Vol. 2 (2004) .... Michael Madsen was Budd - 'Sidewinder' and Quentin Tarantino directed Mulholland Falls (1996) .... Michael Madsen was Eddie Hall and Chris Penn was Arthur Relyea Footloose (1984) .... Chris Penn was Willard Hewitt, and there's your '6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon' connection Thelma & Louise (1991) .... Harvey Keitel was Hal and Michael Madsen was Jimmy Rob Roy (1995) .... Tim Roth was nominated for an Oscar for playing Archibald Cunningham The Big Lebowski - 10th Anniversary Edition (1998) .... Steve Buscemi was Theodore Donald 'Donny' Kerabatsos Bugsy (1991) .... Harvey Keitel was Mickey Cohen The Muse (1999) .... Steven Wright was Stan Spielberg, less successful brother of Steven Spielberg Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988) .... Steven Wright was Dennis Jennings and also the writer of this Oscar winning Best Short Film, Live Action Feature ----- Mr. Pink: We still gotta get outta here. Mr. Blonde: We're gonna sit here and wait. Mr. White: For what, the cops? Mr. Blonde: Nice Guy Eddie. Mr. Pink: Nice Guy Eddie? What makes you think he isn't on a plane half way to Costa Rica? Mr. Blonde: 'Cause I talked to him and he said he was on his way down here. ======================== Back To Top
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