Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8457 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-06-07
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Formats: Anamorphic, Box set, PAL, Special Edition
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 95 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Quentin Tarantino came out of nowhere (i.e. a video store in Manhattan Beach, California) and turned Hollywood on its ear in 1992 with his explosive first feature, Reservoir Dogs. Like Tarantino's mainstream breakthrough Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs has an unconventional structure, cleverly shuffling back and forth in time to reveal details about the characters, experienced criminals who know next to nothing about each other. Joe (Lawrence Tierney) has assembled them to pull off a simple heist, and has gruffly assigned them colour-coded aliases (Mr Orange, Mr Pink, Mr White) to conceal their identities even from each other. But something has gone wrong, and the plan has blown up in their faces. One by one, the surviving robbers find their way back to their prearranged warehouse hideout. There, they try to piece together the chronology of this bloody fiasco--and to identify the traitor among them who tipped off the police. Pressure mounts, blood flows, accusations and bullets fly. In the combustible atmosphere these men are forced to confront life-and-death questions of trust, loyalty, professionalism, deception and betrayal.

As many critics have observed, it is a movie about "honor among thieves" (just as Pulp Fiction is about redemption, and Jackie Brown is about survival). Along with everything else, the movie provides a showcase for a terrific ensemble of actors: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Steve Buscemi, Michael Madsen, Christopher Penn and Tarantino himself, offering a fervent dissection of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" over breakfast. Reservoir Dogs is violent (though the violence is implied rather than explicit), clever, gabby, harrowing, funny, suspenseful and even--in the end--unexpectedly moving. (Don't forget that "Super Sounds of the Seventies" soundtrack, either.) Reservoir Dogs deserves just as much acclaim and attention as its follow-up, Pulp Fiction, would receive two years later. --Jim Emerson

DVD Description
2-disc Special Edition of Quentin Tarantino’s 1992 classic.

Special Features
Disc 1:

• Commentary with writer/director Quentin Tarantino, producer Lawrence Bender and select cast and crew
  
• Trailer

Disc 2:

• Deleted scenes
  
• Original interviews (Chris Penn, Kirk Baltz, Michael Madsen, Lawrence Bender, Tim Roth, Quentin Tarantino)
  
• Class of ’92 interviews
  
• Sundance Institute’s Filmmaker’s Lab:
  Scenes of Reservoir Dogs
  Tributes and dedications
  Film Noir files
  Securing the Shot – location scouting with Billy Fox

DVD Special Features:

• Region Code: 2
  
• Running Time: 95 minutes
  
• Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic
  
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
  
• Language: English
  
• Subtitles: English for the hearing impaired

Customer Reviews

Low budget debut movie

Having watched this movie for the first time in ten years, I was blown away by its brilliance and power. Lets get down to the brass tacks- this is a low-budget movie and it has a cheap amateur patina. First movie from the big-chin Quentin Tarantino who came out of nowhere (i.e., a video store in Manhattan Beach, California) and turned Hollywood on its ear in 1992 with this breath of fresh air.

Reservoir Dogs has a fantastic unconventional structure, cleverly shuffling back and forth in time to reveal details about the characters, experienced criminals who know next to nothing about each other.
From the start we know something has gone wrong, and the plan has blown up in the criminals faces. One by one, the surviving robbers find their way back to a prearranged warehouse hideout and from there we are treated to two hours of blinding genius.

This movie will forever remain a piece of 1990's nostalgia. Imagine a good-old crime/drama gangster flick set in the palm tree lands of sunny Los Angeles, California. This is the kind of movie that you can watch again and again. Upon first seeing this film back in 1997, I was struck by the occasional outbursts of bloody violence and vulgar language. I found myself confused towards the direction of the plot which made me dislike the movie at first but that all would change.

On second viewing I realise this movie was going against the grain at the time. It wasn't like any of the cliche' and lame crime films of the 80's and early-90's (see K.Costner in the garbage REVENGE). Resevoir Dogs was original and set the standard for the crime genre for the rest of the decade. It broke new ground and surprised the viewer at every corner.

just a plainly magnificent film
What is there to say about Reservoir Dogs that has notalready been said. The film is:
* Violent
* Abrasive
* compelling
* entertaining
* and genuinly funny
the film is set in a warehouse after a crime has taken plae and told mostly in flashbacks.

the acting in this film is sublime with standout performances from Michael Madsen and Tim Roth.
the film is famed by people who, have often never seen it, and this says it all. without having seen it people are stunned by it.

Along with pulp fiction (which i prefer, but is just not as hard hitting) and Fargo, this is the certainly the best crime thriller of the 90's and if you havent seen it, do so becuase it will knocck your socks off.

p.s if you havent seen it and you have a child over 15, the film is suitable. its not over violent and beside from the swearing and often sexual dialouge the film is suitable for any adult minded child.
dont be put off by reviewers who claim the film is over violent because most of the violence is brutality and there is very little gore


5/5 10/10 see it now

1 word - BRILLANT
I'm a massive Tarantino fan and i love all of his films. Reservoir Dogs i think though is the best by quite a lot, along with Pulp Fiction. I could write for ages about how good this film is and why it should be seen by everybody, but i don't think people could be bothered reading so much! Anyway, if you haven't seen this film then see it. It is brilliantly written, has wonderful acting, it's so well shot, and overall it's just an amazing film. I'd give it more than 5 stars if i could!