I saw it on Saturday. So I'll chime in with my opinion...
I thought it rocked.. for the first hour and a half to 2 hours or so. The story line through Leo DiCaprio and Walz's characters was f#cking superb. Hilarious, intense, beautifully filmed. Pure brilliance. After that, I think some stuff should have been reworked a little, not only because it was a bit too long, but also because a few things were a bit unbelievable and kind of took me out of the film a bit. Not the least of which was Quentin's character. He was terribly out of place (or perhaps it's just because I know what he looks like and he's gotten fatter and even more ugly). He just didnt' seem necessary for that role ([SPOILER - highlight to read]: However, the fact that he blew himself to bits was pretty hilarious, haha). And what was with the rap music during the shootout scenes? That was out of place to me.. kind of un-Tarantino-ish. I know it's a black fantasy kind of thing, but it just didn't fit the era and kind of came across as a shameless catering to present black culture. I'm used to Tarantino using more quirky music for moments of intense violence, while here he settled for a bit of a popular cliche.
It's Inglourious Basterds for blacks, though, for sure. I'm sure I'll end up watching it again on DVD/bluray and seeing how it plays again. LOVED DiCaprio's, Walz's, Foxx's, Samuel Jackson's, Kerry Washington's performances, though. So good. Leo DiCaprio was especially brilliant. [SPOILER - highlight to read]: Oh, and is it just me or did it seem like Samuel L. Jackson kind of broke character when he was talking to Django hanging upside down from his feet? If it's just me, I'll shut up, but it seemed like he kind of lost his old-man house-[term deleted] persona and just sounded like normal, ordinary Samuel L.
But in any case, GO SEE IT. A very enjoyable time at the movies. It was an especially unique experience because I was one of probably a handfull of white people in the theater, and the kind of laughs that the film gets is pretty interesting, considering that slavery isn't exactly a laughing matter for blacks.
Slavery is no laughing matter, but this isn't a "period piece". It's a spaghetti western(confirmed by Tarantino and Foxx) with slavery at it's core. It's not Roots or Amistad. And the movie is funny, simple as that.
And the music went well. In an interview Tarintino said he likes rap music and thought it would go well in certain scenes, which is why he used it. Just because it's different from his usual doesn't mean it's pandering.
Out of the place for the era & Tarantino. And cliched because it's like playing hard rock or rap during a shoot out scene or a some Taylor Swift song for a romantic make-out scene (same idea, enhancing the obvious emotion).
See, that's the hypocritical behavior that kinda irks me.
Malcolm X and MLK fought for Black freedom and equality in a time where there wasn't any.
And now that there is, people say, "Nah, because they were black, only black people can be involved." Well what were they fighting for equality for if that's gonna be ignored in cases like this?
F*** race, if the guy would have made a good movie. Give him the chance to make a good movie.
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Dec 31st, 2012 12:30 AM
