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The planning is near perfect and security is tight with every
villain being given a colour-code instead of a name. Mr White
(Harvey Keitel), Mr Blond (Michael Madsen), Mr Orange (Tim
Roth), Mr Brown (Quentin Tarantino), Mr Blue (Eddie Bunker)
and Mr Pink (Steve Buscemi).
Despite this the robbery goes horribly wrong, and not only
do bank staff and customers get killed, but the police seem
to turn up faster than you would normally expect and a massive
and bloody shoot-out occurs.
You don't get to see the bloodshed, you are told about it
in flashback as the survivors struggle back to the post-job
rendezvous.
Mr White is trying to comfort the badly wounded (and bleeding)
Mr Orange, while Mr Pink raises the ugly notion of an policeman
inside the group.
There is lots of talking, lots of swearing, a fair bit of
gunplay and a rather nasty scene where the sadistic and loony
Mr Blond decides to torture a captured policeman to death.
The finale is unexpected and bloody, but works an absolute
treat.
Reservoir Dogs is a deserved cult classic and owes much to
the fantastic performances from an exceptionally good cast.
Keitel and Roth are excellent, although both get shaded by
a manic Buscemi.
The video transfer on to DVD is terrific with very few visual
annoyances to distract your attention. The image is sharp
and clean, with good contrast. The all-important dialogue
is crystal clear, although this is not a movie that will send
your home theatre into audio raptures.
Conclusion: 85% Extras: 80%.
Continued: DVD
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