Tuesday, 15 January 2013

Reservoir Dogs


Eight men use one man's voice to tell a series of shaggy dog stories punctuated with iconic images.
I was amazed at just how much of this film is still indelibly stamped on my memory.
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  1. James16/01/2013, 08:57

    As bloody good as it was, and it still is bloody good, I didn't think time had been that kind to it. It became apparent that the flabbiness that has hampered QT's later films was even there in his lean film with several lengthy scenes of dialogue that don't advance anything but sound nice. Still a classic though.

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  2. Ed16/01/2013, 10:06

    Not all dialogue has to advance the plot does it? Sometimes 'sounding nice' can be an end in itself. I just think it's Tarantino's style - he often uses dialogue in this way. Lots of characters in Pulp Fiction, but particularly Jules and Vincent, go on lengthy conversational detours that don't really advance anything, but still seem integral to the movie and our understanding of the characters.

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    1. James17/01/2013, 10:36

      It's not that they don't advance the plot, it's that they advance nothing. It is very much a Tarantino trait which is why his films are usually overlong and flabby (even when they are brilliant). I'd never really noticed it with Dogs before; this was always the lean one where he didn't just get to do what he wanted, its seemed he had some people telling him "no". It isn't, it's the same as all the others, but better than most.

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  3. Joe16/01/2013, 11:30

    Still fresh and unique every time watch it. I'm always struck by how mr pink is indeed the only one acting like a fucking professional

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