Reservoir Dogs (1992)

4.5 / 5
Tagline: Seven Total Strangers Team Up For The Perfect Crime. They Don't Know Each Other's Name. But They've Got Each Other's Color
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Written by: Quentin Tarantino, Robert Avary
Actors include: Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Michael Madsen
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Length: 99 minutes
Banned: Nope

Review:
After an organized armed robbery takes plays at a diamond warehouse. Six fellows who didn't know each other previously were assembled by the mysterious Joe Cabot and they all go by code names (Mr. Pink, Mr. Orange...etc, borrowed from the original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three). Something is obviously wrong when nearly immediately the Police show up and start shooting...there must be a rat among them but who? When they reassemble they try to sniff out the responsible party things start to get messier. It's very stylish, the dialog is definitely clever typical Tarrantino, some of his finest work really. The story is also rather intelligent and intriguing and let's not forget the memorable violence in this...it's a definite charmer. The characters created here are top notch and even the music is perfect, definitely see this if you haven't already, I doubt you'll regret it!

Availability:  On DVD & Blu-Ray

Inglorious Basterds (2009)

4.5 / 5
Tagline:  "We're in the Nazi killin' business and cousin, business is a-boomin'."
Directed by:  Quentin Tarantino
Written by:  Quentin Tarantino
Actors include:  Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Eli Roth
Genre:  Drama, War, Action
Length:  153 minutes
Banned:  Nope
Country:  USA/Germany

Review: 

To be honest I wasn't too sure about watching this as I have barely any interest towards new movies and well Brad Pitt isn't my favorite.  Still seeing as how this is a Quentin Tarantino venture I gave it a try, and I actually thought it was very good.  Consider the fact that this is over two and a half hours long it's very exciting and crams a lot in so it doesn't feel very long at all.  It's segmented into chapters, the first being about  "The Jew Hunter" coming to find a family of missing jews at the home of a diary farmer.  The second chapter being about the group of Nazi killers called the Inglourious Basterds which is led by Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt).  Now this part is extremely bloody and gratuitous which I liked but it may but some weaker stomached folks off.  The third chapter is about a young woman who runs a cinema in Paris who is asked to hold a Nazi film premiere.  The fourth chapter has all sorts of drama leading up to the film festival including the Besterds plotting to attack the premiere.  Lastly of course is everything coming to a-head during the Premiere.  Now of course I've left out many important details and everything winds together in a neat little blood soaked manner.  It's such a well put together picture and every detail counts, it's no wonder so many hail this to be one of the best!  I guess it all depends on what you are looking for, but if you want an interesting war time revenge epic this should have everything one could hope to find.  It even has many nods to various famous filmmakers that film buffs should enjoy.  If you are looking for typical predictable Hollywood fare, then you will probably want to look elsewhere.  I'm very curious how much of the plot of this film is taken from the original but hopefully I'll watch that very soon.  Definitely a really fun venture that I liked, perhaps there is hope in modern cinema afterall?

Availability:  On DVD & Blu-Ray