Should've Been Made Years Ago

Rating: 10/10 (30 December 2012)

(Note: This is a rewrite of a review that respectively was poorly written and didn't truly convey my emotions of this film. So as the Bud Light people say, Here We Go.)
I officially saw this film twice in the theaters and so far my reactions are the same. This film is a work of art and I repeat a work of art. Not since The Departed has a film literally had everything in a bag of potato chips. Tarantino found a way to not only throw his normal crap in, (violence and such but we'll get to that later.) but he did with respect to the historical reality that was Pre-Civil War treatment of slaves. Was there a loads of racial slurs thrown around like the bullets throughout the film, no doubt, but guess what people, that's the way it was. Sadly to say, our nation's wealthiest people back then treated slaves like they did in this film and in some cases worse then portrayed. The fact Tarantino didn't go deeper shows the respect he has for his moviegoers by not turning this thing into a Schindler's List, which he could've easily done. Another thing he did that was impressive was turning Jamie Foxx's Django from an uneducated tortured slave into one of the most necessary characters in film. Not a black hero (that's been done before) but a server of justice that couldn't be done in a real world scenario. Something that I would hope even the likes of Al Sharpton and Spike Lee would appreciate (Oh wait they can't get away from the fact that Tarantino made the script real to the times).
In regards to the highlights, aside from the script the acting was excellent all around. Leo played a great ruthless plantation owner and Waltz was equally great as Django's mentor. Both of them could easily get the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor this year and in fact they were both so good it will probably give Tommy Lee Jones the win due to the divide it will cause. Plus Samuel L. playing as the stereotypical Uncle Tom was great as well, and I know it's great because I didn't enjoy it as much as my fellow African-American moviegoers did. There are so many other great performances that are great but I can't even mention right now because there are so many but now we have to address the haters.
To All Haters: You all have a right to your opinion, but take the following arguments out before you make a statement. 1. The violence: It's done on purpose, Tarantino has a knack of using a lot of corn syrup during his films and this case there was enough to throw a kickin Halloween party. But to those that say this is wrong and it causes shootings and things like that (Someone actually said that Hmm), read into the tragedies and then make statements like this cause if you really want to say He's partially responsible for Aurora, then blame Christopher Nolan for the kid being inspired by The Dark Knight (read some stuff and you'll understand). 2. Racism: To anyone who believes this film is racist should join the Spike Lee club for Complete Separationist. Like what was said earlier, N word used a lot, straight up, but anyone with a brain could see Tarantino if anything was doing a nasty stereotype on the South. He portrayed the Southern Slaveowners as generally uneducated and ones that couldn't even do a raid right (that scene was hilarious by the way). Also if Samuel L. Jackson (who was a former member of the Black Panthers, look it up) was willing to be in it then it can only be so bad.
Final Analysis: This film maybe long, but it sure as hell didn't feel like it to me and that's always a plus. It's worthy of multiple views and that's a plus and even though it's over-the- top, it's over-the-top with class and that's something that should not only be appreciated in the future but it should be taught to other directors (Michael Bay maybe). Plus this film has an equal balance of humor, violence, drama, and suspense which in the end should be enough. So if you're not a prude, come on in, sneak in a snack before you enter the theater, and enjoy the Best Film of 2012 and it's not even close.