What the hell did I just see?

Rating: 4/10 (17 April 2013)

Tarantino is at it again! Now, I never really saw any of this guy's movies with the exception of parts of "Kill Bill Vol. 1", where I instantly see his style of filmmaking, long running times and gallons of blood. Then this jolly little film comes out an I expected it to be a typical Western superhero-type film, kinda like the Lone Ranger, Jonah Hex, or even Zorro. What I actually saw was not what I expected.
What we have here is a standard revenge story. Django was sold as a slave and separated from his lovely wife Broomhilda only to be liberated by a lovable German bounty hunter named Doctor Schultz. Schultz, unlike most folks at the time, pretty much dislikes slavery, so naturally he frees Django in return for being partners in justice as they set out to gain enough bounty to launch a rescue mission to save Broomhilda from the tyrannical white man.
This story could have been done A lot better in a shorter screen time, but Tarantino misses the mark here. First of all, so many dialog scenes dragged on for eternity. The viewer will get the point after the first few minutes of the conversations, even though there are some subtle moments here and there. Second, there was a point where the film forgets it's an action film and the level of violence that is present is greatly exaggerated, people exploding like watermelons thrown into the jaws of alligators (which is to be expected from Tarantino). I found myself bored and finding many moments to be a little silly.
I will give the film credit based on two performances. Jamie Foxx did fine in my opinion, but the ones who stand out are Christoph Waltz and Samuel L. Jackson. Christoph Waltz as Doctor Schultz was a great character, full of charm and is a very sly dog when it comes to action or words. Best character in the film, though the end result near the end of the film left me disappointed. Samuel Jackson is pretty funny sometimes, often to the point where I was laughing pretty hard.
Aside from the mentioned performances, I don't see why people are praising this movie. It's really stupid, slower than a turtle with iron weights on its back, and a major letdown. Not to mention, it kept using the "n-word" so much; I have never heard such a continuous use of that word in my entire life and it really gets old very fast. I suggest you don't waste time with this film because it is SO not worth it.