Strong performance out of the tradition of The Princess Bride

Rating: 8/10 (13 January 2013)

The two movies remind me so much of one another that I had to post this. From the blend of cultures and tales, to the improbability of the plots turns, the Stormtrooper effect-like ease with which non-major characters are defeated, and the scathing intensity of the villains, both of these parodical revenge-rescues flicks must be drawing largely from the same rich narrative traditions. Unsurprisingly, the character of Django is like Westly in many ways, from their unflappable confidence, to coming back from "the dead", and riding away victoriously on horseback from the fortresses they assaulted at the end.
Gets fewer stars than I gave TPB simply because QT needs too much time to accomplish all of this and should learn to trim some epicardial fat.