Quentin Tarantino Goes All Out

Rating: 10/10 (14 June 2013)

I personally enjoy going to the movies when a new Tarantino movie comes out. And though I was a little skeptical about this one, I knew it would be a big one. What I ended up thinking by the end of this movie was "my Christmas was made." "Django Unchained" is one of those movies where you have to appreciate the director's other work to appreciate this one. And if you're a true Tarantino fan, this movie will come close to your favorites. This movie offers all of the elements of a Tarantino movie at an extended level: There is an awesomely, extreme amount of violence which makes every one of them fun to watch; he gathers two of the best acting members of his entourage; and it's the classical revenge flick styles that he loves. The majority of the violence of this movie was done in the coolest ways ever. Some of them were a bit much, and some of them were done in a darkly funny way. I think it would probably be the second most violent Tarantino movie and the most violent Western I've ever seen. The actors were picked perfectly. Quentin brings back Christoph Waltz after he won an Oscar for his performance in "Inglourious Basterds". His performance is equally as good, if not better as he plays the role of Dr. King Schultz, a retired dentist- turned-bounty hunter who's determined to help Django rescue his wife. Tarantino's other golden actor, Samuel L. Jackson, gives off a solid role as Stephen, the very wise house slave that is skeptical of Django and Schultz. But the one performance that made the movie for me was perhaps my favorite actor, Leonardo DiCaprio, in his performance as the film's antagonist. His portrayal of Calvin Candie was the most swiftly crafted role of his career and he nailed it. And as a revenge flick, I thought this movie was written perfectly. This movie brings back the same feeling that Inglourious Basterds did. Considering the themes of "Jews getting back at the Nazis" and "Blacks getting back at the slavers", we can definitely see a third part to this major revenge series coming that Quentin has been making. The screenplay was written out so great that he made every minute of the movie, especially the dialogue which is traditional of a Tarantino movie, interestingly enjoyable. Everything about this movie was solid in my book. I give this movie its deserved 10/10.