Wow!

Rating: 9/10 (19 February 2013)

If you don't like Tarantino's movies I doubt you'd enjoy this. This is true Quentin style. It's more vile and disgusting than anything I have ever seen, but it offers so much authenticity that it actually feels like you're a part of the movie. We see, among other things, a dog eating a slave and 2 slaves who are forced to fight each other and only one is allowed to survive.
I was actually very surprised with the screenplay. Spike Lee has been out and criticized the film for being too racist, but as I see it, this is the most authentic slave movies ever. These plantation owners were horrible men, and what they did and said is being illustrated in the movie. It's easy to note that the screenplay was very thorough, but it annoys me very cruelly that there are passages where the concentration level drops. Django FINALLY gets allowed to meet his wife whom he haven't seen or heard from in several years. The scene is very thorough and the atmosphere is beautiful, but the first thing he says to her is: "Hey you little troublemaker". This annoyed me A LOT! To be honest I wanted go away. That's a no-go!!! When you have built such a strong scene up you must never say anything as stupid as that. Not in a scene like that! I really enjoyed the line: "I like the way you die, boy", but that's because the atmosphere had being build up to it. This happens again at the end of the film when the house is blown up, and the first Django does, is to dance with his horse. No no no ..! That's the only reason it doesn't score a 10 in my book.
The acting is top-notch and it's clear to me that we have with some of Hollywood's best actor to do with. Jamie Foxx performs very well as Django, who are willing to do anything to get his wife back, but there are some places where the concentration could have been maintained a lot better, but the criticism can also be directed to Mr. Tarantino and the screenplay. It comes as a big surprise to me that he isn't nominated for an Oscar, but this shows once again, that you cannot measure the quality of art with Oscar statuettes, although he wouldn't have won anyway because of Daniel Day-Lewis.
I had high anticipations for Christoph Waltz, since he plays the role of Hans Landa in Inglorious Basterds to perfection, and I must say that Christoph Waltz performs completely fantastic! My anticipations were much honored. It would be a complete disgrace if he does not run away with this year's Oscar, although Tommy Lee Jones also did well in Lincoln. He's one of the best actors around; he's so good at empathizing with his role. He gives us so much passion into his role and it looks like he and Tarantino are the perfect match.
Actors like Samuel L Jackson and Leonardo Di Caprio shall not be forgotten, because they're performing very well indeed. It's especially nice to see Leonardo Di Caprio in an unfamiliar role. He should definitely do it more often. I was even sometimes afraid of him. Another huge disappointment from the Oscar academy that he's not nominated. He should have won that statuette a long time ago.
Finally, I would like to comment on the soundtrack. I think the soundtrack is awesome! It's simply so cool that they combined old music with new music and it is placed in precisely the right scenes. Very good mixing indeed!
I don't have anything else to say other than a really good movie that I would recommend to all who dare looking at some blood.