With the help of a German bounty hunter, a freed slave sets out to rescue his wife from a brutal Mississippi plantation owner.
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Too much of everything
Good movie but grossly overrated
It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional
One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
I'm not the biggest fan of Quentin Tarantino. However, this isn't bad. Performances were good, as expected. Jamie Foxx was great as the title character, brining a silent gusto of sorts that worked. Kerry Washington was good. Leonardo DiCaprio was a bit crazy, but I believe that was the intent. If it was, well done Leo! Sam Jackson was interesting and played his part well. As always, Christoph Waltz amazes. Not as much as in Inglorious Basterds (2009), but still a stellar performance.The writing was... interesting. I don't know if it deserved the awards it got. The characters that were crafted were quite good. The main writing that made it was the relations and dialogue between the characters. I just don't know.The direction was not bad at all. It felt a bit more like Inglorious Basterds (2009) than Pulp Fiction (1994), in a cartoonish kind of way, but was still solid. The pacing made it seem slower than it should have been and therefore made me feel as though I was in a movie for about an hour longer than I should have.One last thing that deserves praise: the environment that was created seems very much like the 1800s. From the production design to the props to the costumes, this felt like it was taking place during one of America's most difficult times.A bit much, but still good! 7/10
This movie is a fun action flick! It's not flawless but it's certainly very enjoyable for its fight scenes, phenomenal performances, solid pacing, and intense shootouts. There are a few problems I have though, mainly some of the obnoxious shots that go super close up, the annoying low frame rate slowmo, and somewhat uneven score. These factors prevented this movie from scoring a 9, but didn't detract too much from my overall experience watching the film. What this movie says about the history of racism is important and as I mentioned before, the acting was pretty great. To wrap up, this movie isn't flawless but it's still massively entertaining!
Although very well made, I honestly can't say its been a pleasure watching this. In fact, there are not enough adjectives to use to describe how I loathed this film. I watched this in utter disgust and hated EVERY minute. Also, how many times must I hear the word n***** in one film??Wait, what?? Calvin Candie (DiCaprio jumps to conclusions because of an ASSUMPTION made by Stephen (Samuel L Jackson) before obtaining ANY facts and this leads to gunfight galore??? THIS is supposed to be where it gets interesting??? Two hours into the film when most films end??? What the bloody hell! And it took almost 3 hours to tell this story??My ONLY positive comment goes to Christoph Waltz, who was excellent in this film.The film won numerous awards. Yeah, blah-blah, who cares...
There is no doubt about Quentin Tarantino's ability as a storyteller. The narrative of "Django Unchained" is further evidence of that ability, but his film-making abilities sometimes get in the way of the telling.Though Django (Jamie Foxx) is the film's protagonist, he is an unlikely partner to Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz) and they share the lead. Each is a unique character, but they come to align themselves in common goals and, eventually, a common quest. The slave Django finds himself outside the law and--thanks to Schultz-- possessing freedoms that challenge his moral compass. But this is a Tarantino film, so the compass never strays far from a monomaniacal drive to achieve the completion of the quest. Tarantino graces the story, which is set in the antebellum South, with inherent humor, mostly achieved through the subtlety of Christoph Waltz's acting. His German bounty hunter executes a matter-of-fact demeanor in extraordinarily stressful situations.The story unfolds gracefully, allowing the viewer to discover background stories and motivations without unnecessary voice-overs or dialogue that is merely explanatory. This is done economically and clearly.However, the story later suffers from uneven pacing. This is distracting and reduces the effectiveness of the film. Likewise, some artistic choices take the viewer out of the narrative, including some quick camera zooms, excessive gore that goes well beyond Sam Peckinpah's style, and the use of a Jim Croce song in one montage.Tarantino has created an intriguing world that is unique, then cluttered it with extraneous attention-grabbing elements. This may be attributed to self-indulgence, but the viewer's indulgence is earned through the director's creativity and his obvious love for his creation.