I don't know if this has come up yet here, but I'll ask anyway:
This is really intriguing me. At the end of Reservoir Dogs, does Mr. Pink get away with the suitcase? I always thought he did. But a friend of mine told me that Mr. Pink is caught by the cops in the script, and apparently you could even hear it at the end of the film (when using earphones, he said).
So what?
i've always thought that the best thing to do about those movie situations is to leave 'em as they are and do not ask questions. just like the briefcase in pulp fiction. or the frogs in magnolia. they all had their reasons for doing it that way.
have a very nice day!
Quote from: chuckhimselfoi've always thought that the best thing to do about those movie situations is to leave 'em as they are and do not ask questions. just like the briefcase in pulp fiction. or the frogs in magnolia. they all had their reasons for doing it that way.
have a very nice day!
what a cop out
yes, Pink is caught outside by the cops.
they're yelling orders at him, and he screams "okay, just don't shoot".
but hey, he's the only one to survive, so that in itself is an accomplishment.
Mr. Pink is pretty cool, but I prefer Mr. White or Brown
what the FUCK is a cop out?! :?
is it a policeman on his day off? (applause)
Quote from: SoNowThenyes, Pink is caught outside by the cops.
they're yelling orders at him, and he screams "okay, just don't shoot".
but hey, he's the only one to survive, so that in itself is an accomplishment.
My life will never be the same again...
What is Tarantino's point? Why let Mr. Pink be arrested if hardly anyone notices it?
Everyone's kinda gotta get caught or killed...
rules of the genre
Quote from: SoNowThenEveryone's kinda gotta get caught or killed...
rules of the genre
Those may apply to Kubrick's The Killing, but not to Reservoir Dogs, I'd say. Whatever, the myth is destroyed. I mean, I really sort of liked Mr. Pink. He just seemed too smart to get caught. Whatever.
Yeah, but at least he put up a fight. You can hear him yell "I'm fuckin' shot! Don't shoot!"
That's how come it took so long for the cops to move in.
Maybe Mr. Pink's apprehending was in the script and QT didn't have the budget actors or patience to film it. But it was still important to him so he kept in that little piece that only the observers of aural subtlety usually note.
Quote from: AntiDumbFrogQuestionMaybe Mr. Pink's apprehending was in the script and QT didn't have the budget actors or patience to film it. But it was still important to him so he kept in that little piece that only the observers of aural subtlety usually note.
Nope. It always meant to be Off Screen:
We hear outside a CAR START. Then the SOUND of a BULLHORN
yells out:
POLICE FORCE (OS)
Freeze! Get out of the car and lie
face down on the ground!
MR. PINK (OS)
Don't shoot!
We now hear SIRENS, the SOUNDS of more CARS DRIVING UP,
MEN RUNNING to the warehouse.
Quote from: chriskelvinQuote from: SoNowThenEveryone's kinda gotta get caught or killed...
rules of the genre
Those may apply to Kubrick's The Killing, but not to Reservoir Dogs, I'd say. Whatever, the myth is destroyed. I mean, I really sort of liked Mr. Pink. He just seemed too smart to get caught. Whatever.
Hey man, look at it this way: if you didn't hear it or see it,
it didn't happen. Feel better now? I know I do. :)
http://www.moviesoundscentral.com/sounds/color.wav
Hilarious!
i just watched this movie today for the first time in probably 5 years. when i went to college, it was one of a handful of VHS that were stolen from my collection, and since i got the special edition DVD last year i watched the extras but hadnt ever gotten around to watching it. i didnt remember how violent this movie was. i remember hearing about the violence back when it came out but i used to watch these types of movies more often then and didnt bother me. now, it was so blood-soaked it was interesting, but not pleasant. i dont remember the acting/direction to be a little amateurish either, but it stuck out a little more this time that it was a 'first movie on a shoestring budget' type-deal. not that it was bad, but it wasnt something that i would neccesarily want to ever watch. which is funny because in high school i must've seen it dozens and dozens of times, but with 5 years or so between us now it seems like a different movie.
I felt the same way when I watched it on DVD. I saw it on VHS a couple of years before I bought the DVD and I wasn't really impressed with it. Now that I've seen it more than once, I appreciate it more and I really love it.
i have a question.......how come they dont do a prolouge on Mr. Pink. there's one for Mr. Orange, Mr. Blonde, and Mr. White, i understand why not Mr. Blue because he's only in the breakfast scene and the credits, but i never understood why QT left out Mr. Pink, anyone know?
Quote from: coffeebeetleQuote from: chriskelvinQuote from: SoNowThenEveryone's kinda gotta get caught or killed...
rules of the genre
Those may apply to Kubrick's The Killing, but not to Reservoir Dogs, I'd say. Whatever, the myth is destroyed. I mean, I really sort of liked Mr. Pink. He just seemed too smart to get caught. Whatever.
Hey man, look at it this way: if you didn't hear it or see it, it didn't happen. Feel better now? I know I do. :)
VERONICA
The ostrich syndrome: if you don't
see it...
DANTE
...it isn't there. Yes.
Quote from: El Duderinoi have a question.......how come they dont do a prolouge on Mr. Pink. there's one for Mr. Orange, Mr. Blonde, and Mr. White, i understand why not Mr. Blue because he's only in the breakfast scene and the credits, but i never understood why QT left out Mr. Pink, anyone know?
no one?
because there was no reason to
mr. white had a backstory to show the relationship he had with joe cabbot, thus making the ending stand off more meaningful and bla bla bla
mr. blonde to show his relationship with the cabbots as well, and to show he had done 4 years bla bla bla
and mr. orange so we'd know how he got into the situation being a cop and whatnot bla bla bla
no real purpose for a mr. pink backstory
Quote from: kelvinQuote from: SoNowThenyes, Pink is caught outside by the cops.
they're yelling orders at him, and he screams "okay, just don't shoot".
but hey, he's the only one to survive, so that in itself is an accomplishment.
My life will never be the same again...
What is Tarantino's point? Why let Mr. Pink be arrested if hardly anyone notices it?
Fits with Mr. Pink's profile and gives him his just desserts. You have to remember: Mr. Pink thinks he's the exception to every rule. He won't tip waitresses without stating how he's morally opposed to it; he whines about it when Joe assigns him the name "Mr. Pink"; he thinks he's the only one "acting like a professional, here!" A guy like that would hate to have to submit to the rule of law in this diamond heist's aftermath, and Tarantino shits on him by (one might assume) having him end up in jail. Sure, everybody else dies, but Mr. Pink ends up having to pay the long-term price for everyone else's fuck-ups. It's a perfect ending to his story.
Also, Tarantino has said that he originally wrote the character of Mr. Pink for himself to play. So maybe he thought it would be cool if his own character is the only one who survives so he could pop up in his other movies. Hell, maybe the original idea was to actually have Mr. Pink get away with the diamonds after all. But then after Tarantino decided not to play him himself, he decided to have him end up in jail. lol! Who knows. Just food for thought, I guess.