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Storyline
A gang of thieves carry out an armed robbery on a Diamond warehouse. The police are after them so quickly that they suspect they have a rat in their company. This film starts right after the robbery, with flashbacks to before the robbery, and to the planning of the crime. We are also introduced to the main characters in flashback mode. Plenty of fast action, and plenty of blood and gore. |
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The Director
 Quentin TarantinoQuentin Jerome Tarantino is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer and actor. In the early 1990s he was an independent filmmaker whose films used nonlinear storylines and aestheticization of violence. His films have earned him a variety of Academy Award, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Palme d'Or Awards and he has been nominated for Emmy and Grammy Awards. In 2007, Total Film named him the 12th-greatest director of all time.
Tarantino was born in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of Connie McHugh Tarantino Zastoupil, a health care executive and nurse born in Knoxville, and Tony Tarantino, an actor and amateur musician born in Queens, New York.
Tarantino's mother allowed him to quit school at age 17, to attend an acting class full time. Tarantino gave up acting while attending the acting school, saying that he admired directors more than actors. Tarantino a lso worked in a video rental store before becoming a filmmaker, paid close attention to the types of films people liked to rent, and has cited that experience as inspiration for his directorial career.
Tarantino has been romantically linked with numerous entertainers, including actress Mira Sorvino, directors Allison Anders and Sofia Coppola, actresses Julie Dreyfus and Shar Jackson and comedians Kathy Griffin and Margaret Cho. There have also been rumors about his relationship with Uma Thurman, whom he has referred to as his "muse". However, Tarantino has stated that their relationship is strictly platonic. He has never married and has no children.
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Top 5 Tuesday: Modern Heist Movies
Hey guys, In honor of Tower Heist out this week, our Top 5 Tuesday for the week is dedicated to the all time best modern heist films frm the past 20 years! Lets get started!
5. Inside Man (2006)- A cop has to talk down a bank robber after the criminal's perfect heist spiral...
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Reservoir Dogs Was a Colorful Debut for Tarantino
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This film topped my Netflix queue following the trio of John Cusack films but was not part of any streak or stream of consciousness queuing that I can identify. I placed it on my queue because I'd never seen it, despite my proclamations previously that I am a modest Quentin Tarantino fan, and this is his debut directorial effort. Also, the film has become something of a cult classic, not only for its moniker as QT's first film, but also because elements and aspects of the film have permeated other pop culture media, at least for a time. The references to anyone going by Mr. Color-of-Some-Sort come from this film, anyway, at least popularly. Plus, the film features a bevy of QT favorites who have appeared in some of his other films. All in all, it seemed like a necessary watch.
I had no expectations going in, other than the fact that I expected it to be extremely violent. I had also heard that this film contains the most instances of the word "fuck" used in any film, but I'm not so sure of that fact. It seems I've heard worse in film, at any rate, and I'm so desensitized to it, I barely remember it being used in this movie. If anyone has any insight into that random factoid of trivia, please feel free to comment.
When Reservoir Dogs begins, the viewer is introduced to eight men, sitting around a table, eating breakfast at a diner. Six men wear matching suits and use aliases: Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen), Mr. Blue (Eddie Bunker), Mr. Brown (Tarantino), Mr. Orange (Tim Roth), Mr. White (Harvey Keitel), and Mr. Pink (Steve Buscemi). Crime boss Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney) and his son "Nice Guy" Eddie Cabot (Chris Penn) are also in attendance. The men discuss e...
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reviewed by Pippin2010 (Filmaster.com) on the 9th of May 2011
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It's a nice movie, Tarantino puts all his effort into the classic movie values. Too bad that you can have an educated guess about the ending right at the beginning.