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In 1992, Reservoir Dogs transformed Quentin Tarantino practically overnight from an obscure, unproduced screenwriter and part-time actor to the most influential new filmmaker of the 1990s. The story looks at what happens before and after (but not during) a botched jewelry store robbery organized by Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney). .. Read more

Starring	Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Christopher Penn, Steve Buscemi
Director	Quentin Tarantino
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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- Sometimes dazzling cinematic pyrotechnics and over-the-top dramatic energy....RESERVOIR DOGS features a cast of splendid actors, all of whom contribute equally to the final effect...
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- - New York Times
  - 08 Oct 2007 at 15:10
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- - 49
  - 4
  Better than my lofty expectations
  
  This film is truely fantastic and it is all down to simplicity, great direction from Tarentino and an amazing script which uses such abrupt and at points crass ... read more »
  
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  - insanebassist
  - 16 reviews
  - Worcester
  - 28 Jun 2008 at 16:23
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- - 0
  - 0
  Enjoyed it a lot
  
  I am a big fan of Quentin Tarantino films and this did not dissapoint. I Particularly enjoyed watching Harvey Keitel (like i did in Pulp fiction.)
  
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- - O92
  - 2 reviews
  - 24 Mar 2012 at 00:06
- - 0
  - 6
  Awful….. actually worse than awful!!!!
  
  I rented this movie on a recommendation and the fact that it is meant to be classic. Well I am going to recommend to you to not to see this movie at all. It is ... read more »
  
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- 1101295
- - accurist01
  - 38 reviews
  - High Wycombe
  - 11 Mar 2012 at 02:47
- - 1
  - 5
  my name is chris and streaming does not work
  
  a load of c, I did not know I even paid to watch it on-line lol I must have been pis
  
  big time. and the streaming service sucks big time, stop ... read more »
  
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- 1097260
- - ParrotBoy
  - 4 reviews
  - West Wickham, Kent
  - 27 Feb 2012 at 21:35
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  - 1
  Not normally a tarintino fan
  
  i dont like kill bill or any of the other popular tarinto films, but as this is known to be a classic i thought i better try it.
  
  Glad i did. Its not ... read more »
  
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- - Deeangelique
  - 6 reviews
  - 26 Feb 2012 at 09:54
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  You'll see that I'm no Tarantino fan.......
  
  Sorry but I am one of those viewers who think that a little bit of cinema magic was taken away when Tarantino appeared on the scene. And his subsequent efforts ... read more »
  
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- - roncoach
  - 263 reviews
  - suffolk
  - 30 Nov 2011 at 02:17
- - 1
  - 13
  Good movie
  
  I loved Quentin Tarantino on the basis of only two films so had decided to expand Quentin Tarantino film count to three with this title which all my friends ... read more »
  
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- 1043168
- - rs1988
  - 1 review
  - 21 Sep 2011 at 11:29
- - 2
  - 14
  uber cool film craft
  
  this explosive debut heralds the arrival of one of the coolest film makers of our times- the irresistible mr tarantino.
  
  it is superbly controlled, ... read more »
  
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- 1033314
- - lukasz84
  - 62 reviews
  - 25 Aug 2011 at 00:22
- - 12
  - 3
  dull and boring
  
  I found the film very dull and boring. There was no depth to it at all -- would not watch again or recommend
  
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- - alex2301
  - 177 reviews
  - At home
  - 19 Aug 2011 at 16:34
- - 1
  - 9
  “Do you know what this is”? It’s a fantastic film that’s what!
  
  Fantastic. Awesome. Incredible. What else can you say? This is Tarantino, without a shadow of a doubt, at his very best. I’ve never been much of a fan of ... read more »
  
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- - MickeyOnePunchONeil
  - 23 reviews
  - Belfast
  - 30 Jul 2011 at 12:09
- - 2
  - 8
  Awesome debut
  
  Not many directorial debuts start off with such a bang but boy this one does!!. Right from the get-go Tarantino weaves an intricate story of a bank heist gone ... read more »
  
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- - Hobgoblin67
  - 3 reviews
  - Atherstone
  - 04 Jul 2011 at 04:14
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- - 49
  - 4
  Better than my lofty expectations
  
  This film is truely fantastic and it is all down to simplicity, great direction from Tarentino and an amazing script which uses such abrupt and at points crass ... read more »
  
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  - insanebassist
  - 16 reviews
  - Worcester
  - 28 Jun 2008 at 16:23
- - 22
  - 4
  Tarantino's debut is a corker
  
  Tarantinos debut features everything you've come to expect form his previous work. Great soundtrack, plenty of blood and knowing glances towards western / ... read more »
  
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- - division72
  - 2 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 07 Feb 2009 at 10:42
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  - 4
  Violent, Bloody and Boring
  
  Pulp Fiction was good (good story, good rythm, violence more suggested than shown..) but Reservoir Digs is awful. Starts with a scene full of blood and remains ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Berkshire, England
  - 30 Oct 2004 at 18:22
- - 13
  - 4
  Acquired Taste Required
  
  This film is not for someone who dosent like long over stretched stories with little action and lack f special effects and depth to a story line.
  
  The... read more »
  
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  - Shropshire, England
  - 23 Jun 2007 at 06:36
- - 12
  - 0
  too much hype
  
  It was not what'i' thought it would be!! and so i rated it quite low!! ' however'! what isn`t one persons 'cup of tea', will be anothers... read more »
  
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- 451469
- - a customer
  - blackpool england
  - 20 Jun 2007 at 12:13
- - 12
  - 0
  A school play?
  
  I got this to watch as it's rates as one of the best films of all time.
  
  What a dissapointment.
  
  I thought it was some amateur ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - stafford
  - 13 Mar 2009 at 16:50
- - 12
  - 1
  Have a plot navigator on hand
  
  I don't care who Directed or acted in it, this DVD just didn't do anything for me other than help me drift off to sleep! I even watched it the next day ... read more »
  
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- - Flying Kiwi
  - Buckinghamshire, England
  - 07 Apr 2007 at 08:50
- - 12
  - 3
  Mindless useless schoolboy rubbish
  
  I thought I was going to be entertained by a clever witty script, with intriguing plot - but no, this was the sort of stuff that could have been created by a ... read more »
  
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- - gamma
  - London
  - 16 Nov 2005 at 20:49
- - 12
  - 3
  Awful!
  
  I would not recommend this film to my worst enemy.
  
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- 250031
- - a customer
  - Hampshire
  - 31 May 2006 at 10:47
- - 12
  - 3
  dull and boring
  
  I found the film very dull and boring. There was no depth to it at all -- would not watch again or recommend
  
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- 1031212
- - alex2301
  - 177 reviews
  - At home
  - 19 Aug 2011 at 16:34

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  Former video store clerk Quentin Tarantino's directorial debut, RESERVOIR DOGS, is a brutally funny, supercharged introduction to his supremely distinct cinematic vision, which was later to become one of the most mimicked styles of the 1990s. Mastermind Joe Cabot (Lawrence Tierney) assembles a crew ...

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  In 1992, Reservoir Dogs transformed Quentin Tarantino practically overnight from an obscure, unproduced screenwriter and part-time actor to the most influential new filmmaker of the 1990s. The story looks at what happens before and after (but not during) a botched jewelry store robbery organized by ...