Reservoir Dogs vs. Pulp Fiction

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on 7/3/2009

GOD DAMN IT

on 7/23/2009

tough one for sure i go with pulp fiction because every time i watch it i see new things and tiny details that imissed before

on 7/29/2009

Two great 90s films, Reservoir Dogs set the ground work for Pulp Fiction which exceeded it's predecessor.

on 7/31/2009

This is a toughie - Res Dogs is more of a tragedy and Pulp Fiction is more of a comedy (in the classic sense). Because QT plays with time so well in the Pulp Fiction narrative, that's the winner for me.

on 8/1/2009

This has always been a heated debate among me and my friends, but also as a personal conflict in myself. I find that I lean towards Reservoir Dogs because of its lean and simplistic storytelling. While the greatness of PF comes much from the intricate web of characters and events, Reservoir Dogs represents the meat and potatoes interaction of characters in tough situations. In my mind, RD is a streamlined version of PF, and is my personal choice.

on 8/11/2009

He's never topped Pulp Fiction in my opinion.

on 8/13/2009

RESERVOIR DOGS may have made people stand up and take notice of Mr. Tarantino, and rightfully so, given its signature dialogue and originality, but PULP FICTION transformed modern cinema. You can't argue with that. It remains to this day, Quentin's masterpiece.

on 8/24/2009

The classic QT debate...I tend to go with which I've seen last, but no one can argue with the impact Pulp Fiction has had on the way this generation views and reacts to movies.

on 8/26/2009

its the one that says bad ass motherfucker, motherfucker

on 8/27/2009

It'd be easy for you...you'd pick Four Rooms.

on 8/29/2009

lol of course i would

on 11/1/2009

Oh shit, what a hard choice. But ...gonna have to go with Pulp Fiction. It's Tarantino's masterpiece imo.

on 11/1/2009

While I love Reservoir Dogs, it is my least favorite of the films Tarantino has directed. Pulp Fiction of coarse, being the best !

on 11/2/2009

If you'd asked me this a year ago, I'd have said Reservoir Dogs, but for some reason, post Inglourious Basterds I'm pikcing Pulp Fiction.

on 11/19/2009

Wow, that's so hard.

on 11/22/2009

Pulp Fiction was better overall, in my humble opinion.

on 12/2/2009

Tarantino has yet to make a bad movie, so any of his comparisons are a lot of fun. I think Pulp Fiction is probably his best, but they are all high on my list.

on 12/19/2009

Both are limited by Tarnatino's acting but Pulp Fiction, while more ambitious also veers drunkenly all over the place. This is not in istelf a bad thing but I prefer the more concentrated story of Reservoir Dogs.

on 12/28/2009

both are really good crime films reservoir dogs is more fast paced but Pulp fiction has a better story, characters and more memorable scenes so i have to go with Pulp fiction. Though both of them are high on my list

on 2/17/2010

Pulp Fiction's narrative does swerve around a little and Reservoir Dogs narrative is rather focused by comparison; however, Pulp Fiction is more memorable than Reservoir Dogs. I can even name scenes in Pulp Fiction that I like more than most of Reservoir Dogs.

on 2/27/2010

For me, Reservoir Dogs was a well-made but largely forgettable crime drama with one starkly memorable scene (Stuck In The Middle With You, obviously). If you want to talk about drunkenly wandering all over the place (as one person said about the story in Pulp), I'd argue that Reservoir Dogs does it with dialogue throughout, which is saying something since dialogue might be Tarantino's greatest strength. I remember being quite bored through a great stretch of Reservoir Dogs; I couldn't say that about any other QT film, except maybe the director's cut of Death Proof. Pulp Fiction by a landslide.

on 3/5/2010

Pulp Fiction,since I actually liked it.

on 3/7/2010

Reservoir Dogs for me. I feel it's very underrated, and you just can't beat the absolute rawness and brutality here.

on 3/9/2010

this is easy for me since i think Resevoir Dogs is terrible

on 3/10/2010

pulp fiction i guess, only because it had so many different and interesting characters

on 5/2/2010

Which one ca I watch over and over and over again? Pulp Fiction.

on 5/11/2010

RD is great, but PF redefined filmmaking. One of masterpieces in cinema.

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on 5/11/2010

Chalk another win for the fantastic Pulp FIction.

on 7/29/2010

Both are truly excellent, but Pulp Fiction is quite possibly my favorite movie of all time.

on 7/29/2010

Pulp Fiction FTW

on 8/23/2010

Reservoir Dogs changed the way i looked at films and made me want to see more films. But Pulp Fiction is not just Tarantino's masterpiece is arguably the masterpiece of the 90's, when you think about 1990's cinema and the independants, what was the turning point...

on 4/27/2011

Even though I prefer Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction is the better film for at the very least its innovation and writing.

on 4/27/2011

Pulp Fiction....heads and shoulders above the overrated Reservoir Dogs...

on 6/6/2011

Both Awesome, I Like Reservoir Dogs more though. On My List It's Reservoir Dogs #2, Pulp Fiction #17

on 7/15/2011

OOOOHHHHHHHHHH! i feel like i've been punched in the gut.

on 7/31/2011

I get why Pulp Fiction inspired so many directors, but I don't see why it revolutionized modern cinema. I really don't. My pick is Reservoir Dogs.

on 8/1/2011

Brilliant script, stylish wardrobe, the amazing cast and cool directing - Pulp Fiction

on 8/12/2011

Reservoir Dogs was so very close to becoming the best crime drama of all time, but it wasn't, Pulp Fiction shows it for the prototype it really is. And that's not saying RD isn't a good movie, it's great, but it could have been much better, PF is where QT really shows off the best of his narrative and directing talents.

on 8/12/2011

For the longest time i probably would have said Reservoir dogs, but Pulp fiction just gets better with every watch. Easily one of the most quoteable movies of all time. "Look at the big brains on Brad."

on 8/12/2011

I love RD, but it's gotta be Pulp Fiction here.

on 9/8/2011

Tarantino's first vs. Tarantino's best...Pulp by a doll hair

on 9/14/2011

It is not fair! You must say what is in he case!

on 10/5/2011

Reservoir Dogs has been my favorite QT movie for a long time, however thinking about it right now I am thinking Pulp Fiction is better. Guess I need to rewatch both and decide.

on 11/2/2011

How in the fuck am I supposed to decide this one?

on Dec 7

This shit just got real.

on Dec 21

Reservoir Dogs was the practice run for Pulp Fiction. Pulp Fiction truly showed the world that rules are meant to be broken and it has influenced my film life to no end.

on Jan 8

Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction are both two of my favorite movies. Reservoir Dogs is excellent, with top-notch acting (particularly from Madsen, Keitel, Buscemi, and Roth), an awesome screenplay, tight story and directing, and cool music. Pulp Fiction, however, is quite possibly my favorite movie of all time, with a complex, cleverly intertwining story, unforgettable characters, sheer unpredictability, tons of replay value, and stellar acting from everyone involved. Plus, one of the greatest soundtracks ever assembled. Pulp Fiction by a bit.

on Jan 22

Dogs for me.Tarantino is yet to top his original masterpiece.

on Jan 26

pulp fiction all he way even tho dogs was the first it wasnt the best fiction has better story and thiers something to the charecters he improved dogs with pulp fiction fiction for me

on Jan 26

I'd take Reservoir Dogs any day of the week. Tighter, more coherent story. Focused script. I've never been a big fan of Pulp Fiction.

on Jan 26

I'm with you, Nathan.

JRM
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on Sunday

Reservoir Dogs was a little too straight forward and simple of a story to top Pulp Fiction; I agree it was a prototype of sorts. Still a great film, just not Pulp Fiction great.

on Sunday

resevoir dogs was good but i thought pulp fiction was on a whole nother level