Sunday 26 January 2014

Best thrillers of all time? - Number 1 - Reservoir Dogs


Reservoir Dogs is a crime thriller made in 1992. The director is Quentin Tarantino who wrote and also stared in the film himself as Mr. Brown. The film tells a story of six criminals who have never met, they are brought together by crime boss, Joe Cabot. They are given fake names so as to not get to close to each other and are then commanded to concentrate on a simple jewellery heist. The heist goes terribly wrong after the police show up exactly at the time of the heist, a shootout follows where police, civilians and one of their own is killed. After the heist paranoia kicks in as the group of criminals believe one of their own is a police informant.

Reservoir Dogs - 1992 - Quentin Tarantino
 
The film lasted for 99 minutes and was rated an 18 due to its violence (Something Tarantino is famously known for see post below). This movie was really the first time Tarantino brought out a blockbuster movie and consequently made him famous for it. The estimated budget for this film was $1,200,000 yet it made nearly $3,000,000 even though it is independent. Tarantino is especially surprised by the fact that this movie featured on the top ten heist movies although you never actually see the heist. The film is considered a great thriller due to its use of high tension and suspense especially in the warehouse where they must figure out who the rat is. The use of certain camera angles also help especially in the scene where

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