Let's go to work!

Rating: 10/10 (10 August 2019)

Reservoir Dogs was groundbreaking on its release, and hasn't lost any of its bite... And undoubtedly never will. There are very few films that stay the course of one's memory so vividly... But Dogs stays the course with a loud growl. It's brutal... It's raw... It's unapolagetic... It's a modern classic. From the genius of casting (Harvey Keitel has never been better than here, before or since) to the outstanding dialogue (you gonna bark all day, little doggy?...) to the simple premise of "we got a rat in the house"... And yeah, okay, it "borrows" greatly from Ringo Lam's City on Fire but outshines it on every level... To the unforgettable soundtrack over specific scenes (that have become iconic). I still cannot listen to Stealer's Wheel without watching the Ear scene in my head. Or Little Green Bag without seeing the group walking the walk in slo-mo. Tarantino has gone on to do bigger, more in-depth projects... But I don't think any are "better" than this debut. It's raw and fresh and in-your-face (and head) even after almost 30 years. These dogs bite.