reservoir dogs
***1/2 loads of tension, gore, humour and surprises.
as of today, tarantino's directorial accomplishments include:
1987 my best friend's birthday
1992 reservoir dogs
1994 pulp fiction
1995 four rooms (only part of the film)
1997 jackie brown
2003 kill bill vol 1
2004 kill bill vol 2
2005 sin city
2007 death proof/grindhouse
2009 inglourious basterds
so i've seen pulp fiction, kill bill 1 and 2,* and sin city. and tonight, i add reservoir dogs to the list.
loved the opening scene, talking about the meanings of songs. reminds me of my own conversations (did you know whitney houston's 'saving all my love' is about adultery?! and that 'careless whispers' is so confusing i'm going to say it's nonsensical). anyway, i was thinking, 'hmm this ain't so gory. i have been misled about this tarantino fellow...' and then -CUT- to scene of mr orange writhing in his own blood in the white leather back seat of a getaway car.
i liked this film, thrilling ride, had to think but not too hard to follow. i always like it when the story is leaked (coherently) in bits and pieces.
* incidentally, here is an example of an 'oxford comma', preceding the 'and' before the last item in a list for the purpose of removing ambiguity. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_comma
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