"Are you gonna bark all day, little doggy? Or are you gonna bite?"

Rating: 10/10 (19 July 2013)

I'd like to think "Reservoir Dogs" is the most well-rounded Movie Quentin Tarantino ever made. I'd also like to think it's a Movie for everyone, but neither of these claims are anywhere near true. "Pulp Fiction" outclasses "Reservoir Dogs" in any category you can think of, and, regretfully, most people just can't appreciate the artistic merit of gallons upon gallons of blood. I'd be willing to venture, though, that "Reservoir Dogs" is Ground 0 for all things Tarantino. Obviously, it's his first real Film. But with witty dialogue, gruesome violence and insane quotability, pretty much all of Tarantino's trademarks are featured in style here. Say, this movie does everything Tarantino wanted on a constant 8 or 9 out of 10 level. "Kill Bill" would find him expanding upon the violence, for example, but at the expense of the quotability? I can think of some fairly iconic scenes from "Kill Bill", but quotes? Basically, "Reservoir Dogs" is Quentin Tarantino's most consistent Movie. It's not at all graft or bore, it's shocking and hilarious, in turn. It's just very... EFFICIENT. Tarantino's ideas and Tarantino's script and Tarantino's setting (amazingly, largely one room) are all sturdy and reliable. Any actor could deliver the "Like A Virgin" monologue, it's just a great piece. Tarantino gives his actors the best possible platforms to shine on, and they deliver in spades. Supreme enjoyment, and folks, it was about to get a whole lot better.