Django Unchained

[fortunesfool]

Just brilliant. If you're not a Tarantino fan, it's not gonna convert you (he still loves his words a little more than strictly necessary) but this is well on a par with, and possibly better than, Basterds.

Sterling performances from all (except a director cameo which sticks out like a sore thumb but does have a crowd pleasing death) but especially Christoph Waltz and Samuel l Jackson. Jackson in particular is going all in here for the first time in a while.

Funny, tense, exciting and super cool. Two mighty thumbs up.

[CitizenSnips]

I thought it was brilliant. Certainly the first half of the film is absolutely stellar, and its a lot of fun seeing Django dishing out vengeance/justice to all the slavers. My only contention would be with the switch to DiCaprio's slave ranch and everything that happens there- although DiCaprio's great it feels like the film slows down a lot when it gets there.

Sterling performances from all (except a director cameo which sticks out like a sore thumb but does have a crowd pleasing death) but especially Christoph Waltz and Samuel l Jackson. Jackson in particular is going all in here for the first time in a while.

Agreed on the performances - Samuel L Jackson is particularly brilliant, its unusual to see him in such a complex role. Even the QT cameo didn't bother me too much.

Speaking of which, since I don't think its posted here's a funny video of his getting annoyed by Channel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7ER_q0B1-I

[Arriflex]

I couldn't agree more. The actors , Quentin's directing, the cinematography, the music selection were fantastic - especially the editing and the cuts. I was quite surprised how much I enjoyed watching this considering the editor of the film is no longer the one (Sally Menke) who edited Quentin's other great works (eg. Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Inglorious Basterds etc).

Despite the lack of character development and background of Kerry Washington's character and the pulled back of violence (those were my only nitpicks), Quentin's done a great job of making this film and I wouldn't mind paying to see it again.

[Zippykins1]

Really enjoyed this.

One nitpicking point - was Quentin being Australian? And why?

[TheGuyver]

Watched Django last night. Brilliant film but i wish tarantino would stop showing up in his films . Just walk past the camera. Thats enough. But saying that very cool film. Can't wait to see it again.

[morris]

I wish someone would duct tape Tarantino's mouth shut. He can learn sign language to direct his next films.

[Arriflex]

Originally Posted by Zippykins1

Really enjoyed this.

One nitpicking point - was Quentin being Australian? And why?

No Quentin was being a hillbilly. But he did got an Australian extra with a very heavy Aussie accent. As for the reason why, better to ask the man.

[Filmigos]

First half of the movie was great. Then I got really ill. I think it was the popcorn I ate. Ha! So I need to watch it again.

[MovieMike13]

I thought that Django Unchained showed the maturing of Tarantino as a filmmaker, much like Inglourious Basterds did a few years ago. His latest two films have been serious studies of history, all the while incorporating his own twists - such as humour, wit, violence, and incredibly well written characters.
Personally, I think Django is on par with Basterds, and that its incredible script was complemented by stellar acting.

That being said, I couldn't agree more that QT's place is meant to be behind the camera. The Aussie guys were ok, just not Tarantino's character, he should keep himself as an extra corpse or something like in Basterds. The man is a genius, but he belongs behind the camera.

[morris]

Originally Posted by fortunesfool

Just brilliant. If you're not a Tarantino fan, it's not gonna convert you (he still loves his words a little more than strictly necessary) but this is well on a par with, and possibly better than, Basterds.

It's definitely better than Basterds, that is to say I enjoyed it more. Decent performances all round and Di Caprio is convincing as a sleazy slave owner. The violence is brutal and rivetting but the blood bath at the end went on a little too long. I loved Christoph Waltz's performance, that was the highlight of the film for me and I was sad when his part was over.

Tarantino has GOT to stay out of his fucking films. Every time his camera-challenged mug turns up it jars you right out of the film. The man is talented, no question, and no one matches a piece of music to a scene with as much flair as he does. But genius? No. Some people are too loose with that word.