Wish I could rate it higher

Rating: 7/10 (11 March 2014)

Overall I am a HUGE Tarantino fan, Pulp Fiction being one my favorite movies of all time. Sadly, I feel he's starting to lose his touch by playing into the "uber-violence" persona he's built up for himself in Hollywood with his recent movies.
This movie is almost perfect - and it could be, it has the right amount of drama, action and comedy to make it a masterpiece. Sadly, however, there are two scenes which ruin it: 1. The scene where two slaves are killing each other by beating each other to death while our heroes are calmly conversing/negotiating with the villain 2. The dog attack scene
Both are WAAY too over the top.
These two scenes were so over-done and violent that they spoiled the entire movie for me. Being a fan of Tarantino, I've come to expect that there will be some rough violence, but there needs to be a limit (unless you're creating a slasher/horror flick).
It was simply too much, to the point of being gross and disturbing - especially for a western/comedy/action flick.
Pick your genre. At some point enough is enough, and we GET the point... there's no need to splash images of blood, gore and listen to countless minutes of torturous screams that could have be done quickly and tastefully.
I understand wanting to show the horror of the slave situation, but again - there is a point where it's done right, and when it's grossly (pun intended) over-done.
I write this review to those who are expecting a comedy/western/action movie with dramatic undertone. You will be entertained, and you will be disturbed by unnecessary violence and gore usually reserved for slasher/horror/snuff films.