Lives up to the hype

Rating: 9/10 (14 April 2004)

This is a film that, for some reason, I missed when it was originally released had never got around to seeing more than a decade later. As far as the obligatory comparision to Tarantino's bigger hit, Pulp Fiction, I think Pulp Fiction wins hands down, but Dogs is a great film on its own.

I remember reading a quote from Quentin Tarantino about where his films should be classified in the video store. He said with the comedies. It is real easy to view the film in this light, the violence becoming nothing more than that of cartoon characters.
I have always liked the Stealers Wheel song, "Stuck In The Middle With You," but never knew it was in the soundtrack to Reservoir Dogs. Michael Masden as Mr. Orange, dancing around to this in the famous ear scene is an absolute classic. I'll never be able to hear the song again without thinking of this scene.