Reservoir Dogs (2 Disc 15th Anniversary Special Edition)

One of the best looking 4ks out there it really takes advantage of the format, on top of being a great movie from start to finish.

LLego en perfecto estado, viene con slipcover y para latino america el bluray viene en region A Y trae español latino 2.0

A true Tarantino Classic, it never gets old, I love this movie as much as I Love his others!!!

Classic Tarantino movie. At my fingertips. Loved it.

Entertaining all the way through.

Classic I love since it came out. HDR makes it even more awesome.

Most all are familiar with this film and have discussed its storyline, music, acting, directing and everything else...so I won't. I will just review the transfer of this film to Blu Ray. If you're a Tarantino fan, this is one for you if you don't already have it. It firmly established him as a director while still early in his career and he has made many great movies since.I do have the standard definition DVD and have watched it numerous times but this will not be a side by side comparison, just a short discussion of the Blu Ray's quality.VIDEO....The transfer of the video is very clean with strong colors despite a muting of the entire color grading throughout the film. Contrast is excellent and details, even some of the very small ones, are clearly defined. The lines of the tiny tiles in the meet-up building are easy to see without a blurring of lines despite the depth of field which brings them slightly out of focus. I saw no dirt or artifacting at any time in the watching of this Blu Ray. Shot on film, naturally there will be a slight patina of grain but it is difficult to really see and is not a viewing problem in the slightest.AUDIO....Now this is a bit odd. For English, you have a choice of a Dolby EX 5.1 audio or a lossless DTS HD 6.1. That is not a typing mistake...the audio is 6.1. Okay, that is great but if they are going to upgrade to a 6.1 audio track let there be information for 6 channels plus the sub. There really isn't. The lossless audio provided clear and transparent dialogue that plenty easy to understand. The audio soundtrack is beautifully spread across the front sound stage and the stereo separation of the typical Tarantino soundtrack is simply great, however, there really is no use of the rear sound stage for anything other than some light ambient echo which is barely discernible. The front surrounds do get some discreet directionality from the left and right surrounds but not a whole lot. Yes, this movie has more dialogue than any real action but when the action does come in the second half of the film, though the sub works nicely for the gunshots, there is not much for the home theater to do. The volume levels are just fine so no need to play with your remote's volume control but, maybe the 6.1 track would have worked better on Tarantino's Django Unchained or Kill Bill 1 & 2.EXTRAS....Some fine deleted scenes and alternate takes of the ear cutting scene. Also a Criminal Minds type profiling of the members of the gang that I found psychologically interesting. From the old SD DVD, there was also included a 'Playing it Fast and Loose' Documentary and an interesting 'Pulp Factoids' extra that pops up little tidbits of info during the course of the film. I discovered this feature after I had finished watching the film. Next time I watch it, I will be sure to have it turned on.Finally, there were also 2 trailers for other films, 'Crank' and one of the 'Saw' films. I really dislike previews on any DVD whether it be Blu Ray or Standard def. You are being forced to pay for commercials when the disc space could go to an even better resolution feature film that you just paid for.All my reviews focus solely on the quality of the transfers to Blu Ray of both video and audio and I do hope that this review has been of some help to you in deciding upon your purchase decisions and that I am on the correct path with this type of review.Thanks for reading.

Great movie! But, as with all Tarantino, there is some disturbing violence.

Cualquier película de Tarantino es garantía de muchas cosas, entre ellas, de una buena banda sonora.'Reservoir dogs', la ópera prima del director, nos muestra ya desde un inicio lo que se convertiría en una tradición del cine de Tarantino: escenas memorables que se volvieron icónicas por su contenido y por la música que les acompaña.La escena al inicio donde los perros de reserva caminan en cámara lenta al ritmo de 'Little green bag' o la escena de tortura con Mr. Blonde mientras escucha 'Stuck in the middle with you' son tan sólo dos ejemplos de esto.El transfer a 4K es impecable y es de una mejoría significativa sobre mi vieja copia en Bluray. Esto resulta en que detalles que antes no eran muy notorios ahora lo sean (algunas composiciones durante la escena de tortura tienen un efecto "borroso" que antes no era tan perceptible)Recomendadísima.Como nota adicional, la copia que recibí de la película ya no trae el slipcover, pero además venía emplayada en un plático que no es el original. Al removerlo, había residuos del emplaye original pegados a la caja. Esto me hizo pensar que mi copia probablemente fuera un devolución así que solicité un cambio (principalmente por la copia digital) La segunda copia que recibí venía igual, por si a alguien mas le sucede, pareciera que asi es como vienen.

What acting! Wonderful film but very graphic violence. A masterpiece and ground breaking movie by Quentin Tarantino. Perfect cast and plot told on the present and in flashbacks. Not for the fainthearted.

Coffret 3 DVD en VF DD5.11er film de QT...un must !!

Six crooks with no past history with one another are hired by crime boss, Joe Cabot to carry out a diamond heist. Things, however, don't go according to plan, as no sooner does the job begin, than the police come sweeping in at the site of the robbery. A shootout ensues, with two of them being killed. When they all finally rendezvous at an abandoned warehouse, they come to the conclusion that one of them must be an undercover cop.What can be said that Reservoir Dogs that hasn't already been said? A seminal piece of filmmaking, not to say controversial due to the moral outcry that followed it after its release due to its scenes of violence. Probably not helped by the campaign only just having been waged by the gutter press against, Child's Play 3, which it was erroneously said to have influenced the murder, of two-year-old Jamie Bulger in the UK, by two 10-year-old boys in 1993. In fact, the VHS release of the movie at the time was postponed until 1995 due to the British Board of Film Classification initially refusing the film a home video certificate (UK releases are required to be certified separately for theatrical release and for viewing at home). Fortunately, we now live in more liberal times, and the movie has gained a major cult following, and understandably so.Marking the directorial debut of a then 29-year-old Quentin Tarantino, who had previously worked as a Video Clerk when he wrote the movie's screenplay. It was a highly impressive first feature, comprising motifs that have become trademarks of his. Violent crime, pop culture references, profanity, and nonlinear storytelling. Centering around a botched diamond heist, part of the selling point of the movie, is its witty, superb dialogue. Whether it be a discussion about the lyrics to Madonna's, Like a Virgin to the ethics of tipping, Tarantino displays a perfect ear for it.What elevates it even more though is the relationship between Harvey Keitel's Mr. Brown and Tim Roth's Mr. Orange. Two of the careers criminals who up until recently have been relative strangers, but when Orange is seriously wounded in the midst of them both making their getaway, Brown displays compassion, being a source of comfort to his wounded companion. There is an undeniable bond that begins to develop between each man, which makes the old adage of honor among thieves ring very much true. Dissimilarly, the relationship between Brown and Mr. Pink is less harmonious and more prickly, not helped by the fact that Pink is arguably the shadiest and self-serving. However, he's also very pragmatic, being much of the time, the voice of reason with lots of smarts, and while not physically the most threatening proves to be the one character to not be underestimated. Although his pragmatism at times comes to the chagrin of Brown.When Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen) however finally arrives on the scene is where the situation really hots up, and tensions intensify more so. He is undoubtedly the most unpredictable of the movie's gang of rogues. Played with a cool, icy demeanor by Madsen, beneath that coolness lies the heart of a merciless, sadistic psychopath. In his presence, the atmosphere swiftly and undeniably takes on an air of unease and volatility. With this none more so encapsulated in the infamous torture scene which plays out to the strains of Gerry Rafferty's Stuck in the Middle with You.With the non-linear structure which he would use arguably use to his best and ingenious effect in Pulp Fiction, flashbacks to both Brown and Blonde meeting with Joe and Eddie Cabot serve to flush out both men's relationships, with the Crime Boss and his son. Bringing an added dimension to the dynamic of how the story plays out. Eddie's unwavering trust in Blonde, and the precarious division of loyalties that Brown finds himself being faced with.The performances from the cast are uniformly first-rate, with each of its stars working off one another exceptionally. Not least of all Tim Roth, executed a pitch-perfect U. S. accent, with there being no trace of his cockney accent at all. And it may come as some surprise that Eddie Bunker, cast in the small role of Mr. Blue was an ex-convicted felon, who had gone on to become an author of crime fiction, which lends the movie a further air of authenticity.Needless to say, Reservoir Dogs broke the mold and ushered in a new era of filmmaking. Admittedly, I can't say Tarantino's career hasn't gone unblemished since, as I'm of the unpopular opinion that Jackie Brown reprinted the nadir of his work, and Death Proof more so. Nevertheless, he's hit more than he has missed, and his debut is a testament to what lay ahead for him.

Tarantino ist speziell und man muss ihn mögen. Ich mag ihn. Sehr. Insofern ist sein viel beachteter Einstieg in die Welt der Filmemacher ein absolutes Muss in jeder Sammlung eines Fans. Bereits in seinem Erstlingswerk zeigt er sein außergewöhnliches Talent für treffende und witzige Dialoge. Er erhebt dabei die Banalität zur Kunst. Worüber unterhalten sich Verbrecher während eines gemeinsamen Frühstücks? Ausschließlich über den geplanten Raubzug und ihre früheren Taten? Mitnichten! Wie bei allen anderen Menschen auch, geht es um Musik, um Filme um alltäglich Banales. Dies ist eine fast schon sensationelle Entdeckung Tarantinos, fällt mir doch zumindest kein anderer Filmemacher ein, der dies jemals so schlicht und zutreffend durch die Dialoge seiner Protagonisten auf den Punkt gebracht hätte. Allein die erste, oben erwähnte, Frühstücksszene ist schon den Kauf des gesamten Films wert.Zarte Gemüter, die mit Tarantino bislang nicht vertraut sind (eigentlich kaum vorstellbar aber soll es ja geben ;-) ) seien aber zumindest gewarnt, dass die FSK 18 - Freigabe nicht willkürlich und zufällig erfolgt ist. In Tarantinos Filmen - auch in diesem - geht es zur Sache. Er stellt Gewalt mit einem gewissen Genuss dar, man könnte es vielleicht sogar als Gewalt verherrlichend betrachten. Allerdings ist es aus meiner Sicht eher eindeutig ein ironisch - sarkastischer Umgang mit dem Thema Gewalt, weil er sie doch arg überspitzt, mit Unmengen künstlichen Blutes versehen und häufig in Verbindung mit skurril - komischen Dialogen oder Handlungsweisen der Charaktere darstellt.Zur Blu Ray selbst kann ich nicht allzu viel sagen, da ich überhaupt kein Technik - Freak bin, dazu mögen sich diejenigen äußern, die etwas davon verstehen. Ich fand Bild und Ton prima, und die Menge und Art der Extras ist sowieso immer Geschmackssache. Da die Blu Ray darüber hinaus auch noch preiswert war, gibt es von mir überzeugte 5 Sterne und eine klare Kaufempfehlung!