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Not that I am arguing with you, @mylogic , but I feel there was much more to Reservoir Dogs than there ever was to most all westerns that were ever produced.  I make no claim to being a movie critic, but I feel that the action flashbacks and the action directly leading up to the resolution, was all secondary to the flashbacks in which the viewer gets to know the characters and situation.  I am not saying that this was done in a world class manner, but it did have my attention when I first saw it, and unlike most westerns, I don't think I knew what the ending was going to be as I watched the movie.

But as far as Tarentino, although I thoroughly enjoyed Pulp Fiction, I wouldn't go out of my way to watch anything else that he did that I can think of offhand.

I can draw another comparison. “A Gunfight” versus “The Wild Bunch” (a copy cat American Spaghetti Western)

mylogic OP 331 posts 06-11-2025 at 07:00pm  CORRECTION My last post should have read “The Last Sunset” versus “The Wild Bunch”

Because I cannot achieve the formatting I want to on this site, referring to the above:

A Gunfight and The Wild Bunch American Spaghetti Westerns?  I was quite young when I watched A Gunfight (I wanted to see Johhny Cash) but I don't think I'd compare either to a Spaghetti Western.  But it's been a while since I've seen either.

Oops, I see.  High Noon instead of The Wild Bunch.  I cannot remember much at all about that one except wasn’t the theme song The Streets Of Laredo?  I thought, to the best of my recall, that the intent of both High Noon and A Gunfight was the drama that led up to the duels. (Which, in my understanding, was unrealistic in itself.) Is that was Spag Westerns were about?  

@immatthewj Reservoir Dogs

You are probably right with the flash back editing. It did break up the film so it was a nonlinear story telling. To me Reservoir Dogs was comparable with 12 Angry Men and the confines of that film. The flashbacks in one versus the recalling of evidence in the other.

l never worked out how much percentage wise the film takes place in the warehouse, but the confines made that movie feel much longer than the actual running time. I am also speaking as an ex projectionist who showed the film many times in the 90s. It brought back memories of another film with an odd bunch of criminals…..The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) and 4 henchmen with colour names. Tarantino may have been a fan of that film too….right after the Spaghetti Western boom.

If you want to watch a western (an Italian western) with a difference, try and view “Il Grande Silenzio” The Great Silence for another interesting finale. Tarantino was inspired so much from his “Spaghetti Western” heritage as an avid film goer and collector of Italian film music. All this is evidenced in his films and borrowed soundtracks he edited into his movies.