The funny/angry elements of the dialogue.
The homages to other great movies.
It’s all there.
This is not a movie that people cared about when it came out.
The best it ever did was 13th in the box office.
But you might understand why it popped at Sundance.
It must have been like seeing a prospect hit a towering home run in Single-A.
You know this guy is going to be great but he just needs a little more time.
The issue with Reservoir Dogs not being bankable is that it’s ahead of its time.
It’s a chicken and the egg thing.
Reservoir Dogs wouldn’t be appreciated today without Pulp Fiction.
Would Reservoir Dogs have been bigger than Jackie Brown if it was the follow up to Pulp Fiction instead?
Steve Buscemi has had a fantastic career.
He’s so good as Tony Blundetto in Sopranos and I loved him in Boardwalk Empire and Fargo.
But it’s his role as Mr.
Pink in Reservoir Dogs that I think of first when I think of him.
His rant about tipping is both quintessential Buscemi and Tarantino.
That’s how guys talk.
If Uncut Gems is a non-stop anxiety attack, Reservoir Dogs is a non-stop adrenaline rush.
That’s so rare for something that’s not quite an action movie.
This isn’t Speed or The Fugitive.
It has a ton of dialogue.
But it also has the feel that anything could happen at any time.
When the cop gets his ear cut off, you realize there truly is no safety net.
Should Michael Madsen have been a bigger star?
I really don’t know.
He’s so good in this but is that aura of danger that he carries around also limit him?
He’s a handsome guy but he’s also way too scary to be a leading man.
Ray Liotta had a similar energy but seems even less threatening.
Michael Madsen is what I imagine every hit man to actually look like.
Imagine how Tarantino must have felt making this.
It must have been such a rewarding feeling having something you’re so passionate about be accepted.
Quentin Tarantino is my favorite director and I think this is an ideal first film.
It’s a great movie.
How incredible is it that a movie as good as this one is just the beginning of his career?
There’s Something About Mary
20.
Schindler’s List
22.
Saving Private Ryan
25.
Dumb & Dumber
27.
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
31.
Out Of Sight
36.
Carlito’s Way
37.
Wayne’s World
45.
Back To The Future Part III
47.
A Bronx Tale
48.
The People Vs. Larry Flynt
49.
Eyes Wide Shut
50.
The Green Mile
54.
Man On The Moon
55.
Boyz N The Hood
56.
Grosse Pointe Blank
57.
The Talented Mr. Ripley
63.
The Usual Suspects
65.
In The Line Of Fire
66.
My Cousin Vinny
67.
The River Wild
79.
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
Stir Of Echoes
82.
Mission: Impossible
83.
For Love Of The Game
86.
Being John Malkovich
87.
Men In Black
88.
Glengarry Glen Ross
92.
Die Hard With A Vengeance
93.
The Blair Witch Project
94.
Any Given Sunday
99.
The Wedding Singer
100.
