Not a fan of Tarantino but it was OK

Rating: 7/10 (28 December 2012)

I went to see Django unchained because the trailer intrigued me. To see Leonardo DiCarpio as a bad guy and Jamie Foxx as a good guy I thought that would be fun. First I have to say that I am African American and I am not a Tarantino fan (never saw pulp fiction or kill bill), plus I don't really go in for gratuitous violence but I was able to sit through the film because the violence was so cartoonish and over the top (except I chose not to look at the screen during one particular scene). No this is not a history of slavery, no this is not an accurate depiction of anything having to do with slavery. It is a conglomeration of everything the film maker knows about the period with lots of fiction thrown in. Was I offended as a Black Person, No. I liked seeing Jamie Foxx as the hero. I also enjoyed watching Samuel L act up a storm. I also really enjoyed Christoph Waltz as the German dentist turned Bounty Hunter. The only thing I didn't like was the fact that Kerri Washington had so little to do during the film. Leo was a hoot as Candie the vicious slave owner. I gave it a 7/10 for the story.