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This is simple. It has to be Unforgiven. Why? Because Unforgiven is a sacred cow, and Reservoir Dogs is not. Dogs was that other movie you saw after Pulp Fiction came out and suddenly realized there was a guy named Tarantino and he'd already made a movie so you rented it. To be honest, I thought it was better than Pulp Fiction, but still... Unforgiven recalibrated Hollywood's approach to Westerns moving forward, and has one of those movie moments that stayed with me forever in the "It's a hell of a thing killin' a man..." line. Yet in spite of that I still wrestle with how much I actually like the film, and would love to hear you guys revisit and discuss it. Maybe it ain't about deserves, but I hope it is in this case.
I have to go with Unforgiven. I admire Dogs, but Unforgiven, in many ways, holds up even better. It feels like the first honest and realistic western, a genre I am an unapologetic fan of. The Outlaw Josey Wales might be as good, but there's something about the scene where Munney is calling out for someone to get water for the man he just shot. Something I had not seen before. No Country owes a lot to this film. REVIEW IT!
I have to go with Unforgiven. I admire Dogs, but Unforgiven, in many ways, holds up even better. It feels like the first honest and realistic western, a genre I am an unapologetic fan of. The Outlaw Josey Wales might be as good, but there's something about the scene where Munney is calling out for someone to get water for the man he just shot. Something I had not seen before. No Country owes a lot to this film. REVIEW IT!
I voted selfishly for Unforgiven. I've seen RD, but Unforgiven keeps slipping through the cracks. And the promise of an interesting discussion about it is enough of a kick to get me to watch it finally.
More talk about Tarantino? You talk about Tarantino more than Tarantino does. Unforgiven please.
Gotta be Reservoir Dogs so you can discover what a profoundly overrated garbage heap Pulp Fiction really is...
Unforgiven, please! Tarantino has been done and done and done again by all and sundry. I'd love to hear an insightful, detailed discussion on Unforgiven.
Despite being rightfully hailed as a masterpiece, there doesn't seem to be a wealth of commentary on Unforgiven out there. It's a well reputed movie that many haven't actually seen and is sometimes overlooked in Eastwood's exhaustive filmography. Pulp Fiction, on the other hand, has been discussed nearly to the point of death and was a smash hit that any movie lover has probably seen several times. I'm sure Filmspottting could wring something out of either movie, but Unforgiven would be more refreshing, and perhaps not incidentally, it's also the movie I prefer of these two.
Aren't "sacred cow" movies those universally revered films that only the bravest critics would publicly disparage for fear of your friends thinking you're a moron? That's why your Sacred Cow reviews are so enjoyable. The takedowns of To Kill A Mockingbird and Raiders have been really fun to listen to, albeit completely wrong. A review of Unforgiven would be a pleasure to hear, but is it at that level of taken-for-granted acclaim? RD is the sacred cow in this deathmatch.
YES, Unforgiven turned it around, last second. I feel somewhat responsible(kidding), Thank you Thank You.
ADDENDUM:
Irony that is only relevant here...
The Awards Gala was a costume party.
I donned stubble, poncho and cheroot and attended as the Man With No Name.
Voting is pretty close. You may have to do both!
I love both, but when Virgin Radio did a contest to see who could best capture the essence of a movie in 60 seconds my friends and I chose Reservoir Dogs. Unforgiven was never in the conversation.
We were the only animated film to make through the first round, and placed in the top ten.
On second thoughts, perhaps it's better that you go with a film that can't be summarized by this: http://youtu.be/nAUjoSE19_8
Reservoir Dogs would be interesting to hear a discussion on, but we have already heard so much of these guys' opinion about Tarentino, with in depth discussions on Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained. I would love to hear there opinions on Clint Eastwood as a director and on a modern western.
After reflexively voting for Reservoir Dogs, I then read the comments and was forced to vote again for Unforgiven to cancel myself out, as I kinda agree that we need to treat Filmspotting's Tarentino habit.
Too bad I can't vote for White Men Can't Jump !
I do love RD, but Tarantino just received the Sacred Cow treatment not long ago. I truly love Unforgiven. It's one of those movies for me that if I happen to channel surf into a showing, you can bet I'll watch it again; especially if it's anywhere near the "It's a hell of a thing killin' a man..." scene. I'd really enjoy hearing Adam and Josh discuss it.
Film criticism is, for the most part, a seriously geeky endeavor. Despite our being (ummm) treated(?) to "an evil wet dream from another world" in a listener voicemail last week, Filmspotting is a welcome alternative to the Marvel, DC, and QT diefication typically practiced in the podcast world.
I know you love QT, but PLEASE choose Unforgiven, if only because no other podcast would.
I voted for Unforgiven because I think it would be more interesting to reflect on. Reservoir Dogs is complete, perfect, and self contained - there's not a lot more to talk about there. But now that I see other comments, I'd be really interested to see how The Player ages.
As much as I love Reservoir Dogs, I hope it's not a foregone conclusion.
Unforgiven.
Fight the power!
Unforgiven, and to go with that a discussion about Clint being overrated, boring and reactionary.
I didn't think so. I voted Reservoir Dogs.
While I picked Unforgiven, THERE IS NO CRYING IN BASEBALL! How about reviewing A League of Their Own instead, the picks tend to be more Male driven, why not give the Ladies a chance
Come on guys, you really want to hear them talk about Reservoir Dogs again?
I've been listening to the podcast long enough to know that "Reservoir Dogs" will be the listener favorite; thus, my vote for "Unforgiven," Eastwood's brilliant anti-Western Western and his best directorial effort. Quentin Tarantino gets a lot of love from Filmspotting, but "Pulp Fiction" has had its own sacred cow review in the "Best Films of 1994" podcast.
"Unforgiven" was a powerful viewing experience when I first saw it in theaters and it has only grown in my esteem in the many times I have re-watched it over the last two decades. The reaction that I suspect some listeners will have to the poll choices ("ugh, an Eastwood western?") is the very reason why I think "Unforgiven" deserves a sacred cow review over "Reservoir Dogs." I'd love to hear Adam and Josh talk about Eastwood's evolution as a filmmaker.
I was kinda' hoping that there would be an "other" category. "The Player" was my first Altman film and I was blown away by the naturalistic flow of the storytelling. I suspect my experience was similar to other filmgoers who couldn't see "adult" movies in the 1970s and discovered Altman for the first time in 1992. I never missed a "late Altman" film after that and have enjoyed learning more about his earlier classic works.