# Reservoir Dogs DVD: Worth $5? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 28, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468 "2003-01-28T13:59:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/1 "2003-01-28T13:59:42Z")
Cleaning out my purse the other day, I saw that I had a Best Buy receipt that had a “rebate” printed on it. Since I bought a DVD player, I was entitled to a free DVD of “Reservoir Dogs.” I have to fill out this form, pay $4.95 for s/h postmark it all before 2/3/03. Oh, and I have to pick whether I want Mr. Orange, Mr. Pink, Mr. White or Mr. Blonde edition. ??? While $5 sounds like a good deal for a DVD, $5 for a bad movie isn’t a good deal. Anyone seen the movie that can offer an opinion? And, um, which “Mister” would you recommend? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/2 "2003-01-28T14:07:49Z")
Absolutely hated the movie. I wouldn’t spend $5 for it, but that’s just me. Happy ---
**Author:** ![MrMyth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@MrMyth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMyth)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/3 "2003-01-28T14:10:53Z")
Some people (myself included) are not happy with the picture on the new Dogs DVD. For some godforsaken reason, the producers chose to totally skew the contrast, so it looks like you’re watching the entire movie with a portable sun inside your TV. They said this was how the movie was supposed to look. It did not look like this in theatrical release, VHS release, of previous DVD release. If you’re asking about the film itself, its a good pulp novel with some great dialogue. If you don’t ‘get’ QT movies, you won’t get this one. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/4 "2003-01-28T14:17:48Z")
If you don’t mind violence, torture, and losts of foul language it should be well worth your 5 bucks. Personally I loved it. ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/5 "2003-01-30T02:45:26Z")
I loved it. It is a lot like Tarantino’s other big movie, _Pulp Fiction_, not plot-wise but direction and material-wise. There is a ton of dialogue, staple to any Quentin movie. It’s about a group of bank robbers, only it takes place entirely before and after the heist. Plenty of gore and violence, and there is one or two particularly greusome scenes (one was mentioned in the SDMB thread on most violent scenes in a movie). The story is quite interesting, though the movie can get pretty boring because there aren’t many scene changes. There are some great actors- Steve Buscemi, Harvey Keitel, and Quentin Tarantino, among others. I think it was a great movie. It really depends on what you like. If you liked Pulp Fiction I’d get it. It is very different from other Heist movies like _Heist_ or _The Score_ though, so be forewarned. It has nothing to do with the heist, and it is pretty hard to figure out what exactly happened during the heist. I don’t know how bad the contrast on the DVD is though, I’d put that into consideration. Overall, I’d get it for $5 even if I wasn’t sure I’d like it or not. ---
**Author:** ![Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b782af/32.png) [@Hermann\_Cheruscan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermann_Cheruscan)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/6 "2003-01-30T03:24:44Z")
I would pay 5 bucks for it. It’s a good movie, albeit very violent. I would also go with the Mr.Pink version, as I am a big Steve Buscemi fan. ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/7 "2003-01-30T04:50:33Z")
I paid about $20 for it on the day it was released–the Mr. Pink version. The picture quality does look a bit overexposed, and the color balance is off, but the movie itself is very good if you like heist movies with great dialog. It’s a lot like Stanley Kubrick’s “The Killing”, though the plot itself was borrowed from the Chow Yun Fat movie “City on Fire” (directed by Ringo Lam), with several scenes being lifted directly from that movie. ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/8 "2003-01-30T05:20:10Z")
Depends. If you’ve seen the movie and liked it, spend the $5. If you didn’t like it, the DVD probably won’t change your opinion of it. If you don’t know, you could buy it and if you don’t like it, sell it on e-bay for $10. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/9 "2003-01-30T05:20:36Z")
Seeing as how it costs roughly $5 to rent a movie these days, I think it’s worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/10 "2003-01-30T08:38:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HPL \* > \*\* > If you don’t know, you could buy it and if you don’t like it, sell it on e-bay for $10. \*\* Bingo. Or could sell it at any place that sells used DVD’s for more than $5, if it’s still wrapped. It’s very violent with lots of bad language. But, IMHO, a great, great film. Harvey Keitel, Tim Roth, Micheal Madsen, Steve Buscemi? How can you go wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/11 "2003-01-30T18:53:15Z")
If you have to choose which Mr. you want on the cover, that means it’s the deluxe versionw ith all the extras, and definitely worth 5 smackeroos. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/12 "2003-01-30T19:34:00Z")
One of my very favorite movies. Don’t know anything about the picture quality on DVD but the movie lines and scenes are modern classics. As mentioned, it is more than a tad violent. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/13 "2003-01-30T20:59:53Z")
I would get Mr. Pink. Go for it. If it’s not to your taste, advertise it among your friends and someone will want it. It is extremely violent (including one scene of torture) but I enjoyed it and have watched it many times. There is also humor and drama. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/14 "2003-01-30T21:30:20Z")
For the record, the line-up of Misters is:Harvey Keitel=Mr. White, Tim Roth=Mr. Orange, Michael Madsen=Mr. Blonde, Steve Buscemi=Mr. Pink ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reservoir-dogs-dvd-worth-5/151468/15 "2003-01-30T21:32:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by EJsGirl \* > \*\*I would get Mr. Pink. > \*\* “Why I am Mr. Pink?” “Because you’re a fucking Faggot” Well, at least he wasn’t Mr. Brown…