Usual Suspects vs Reservoir Dogs

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  1. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    Unknown young directors, crime films, ensemble pieces, same era.

    which film do you prefer?
     
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  2. ILLUMINATI

    ILLUMINATI Roberto Duran

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    Usual Suspects
     
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  3. Hut*Hut

    Hut*Hut The Mackintosh of temazepam

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    I thought I'd added a poll on this? Pretty sure I did. Can a mod change my diaper please?
     
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    whiskey Czarcasm

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    Ditto.
     
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  5. Panchyprsss

    Panchyprsss Clogg's LORD PROTECTOR

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    Same here. The Tarantino film has more cult hoopla, but the Bryan Singer film is just fucking brilliant with iconic quotes and the most memorable criminal mastermind ever: Keyser Soze!
     
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  6. ArturoGatti

    ArturoGatti WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Reservoir Dogs but it's a close one!
     
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    Nobleart Narwhal King

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    I like both for different reasons.

    I like "Pulp Fiction" better then both.
     
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    r o o s t e r "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    same
     
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    Erratic "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    I prefer The Usual Suspects.
     
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    meetthefeebles Drunken Geordie Bastard

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    Both great but I prefer Reservoir Dogs. I prefer both to Pulp Fiction, though I also very much like that film too.

    MTF
     
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    salaco Undisputed Champion

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    Not quite same era, what made reservoir dogs special was how different it was to the mainsteam at the time, leaden episodic stuff like lethal weapon 3, the bodyguard..the way it used music, the stylised dialogue, the editing and nonlinear narrative, you could argue that usual suspects could only have ended up as it was thanks to tarantino's trailblazing. Looking at them now, usual subjects is more re watchable.
     
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    Reservoir dogs
     
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