my personal favorite

Rating: 10/10 (1 January 2013)

I am not going to rehash all of the fine words already presented by others. I just want to add a few comments of my own. Yes, it was bloody--but it was expected, right? Plus, it was so stylized, I found it more abstract and not real enough to really offend me. Yes, the N-word was used a great deal, but it seemed in context to be realistic and would have been silly without. Yes, some of the violence was shocking. Uh, I think that it is supposed to shock us. I love that the movie is so full of in your face contradictions, juxtapositions, and irony. The sheer audacity of it all. The ridiculousness. The gorgeous but slightly distorted scenery. Partly spoof, and partly homage. I went to see this prepared to be disappointed (seems like every time something is praised highly, I find it disappointing), but I came out and immediately text-ed my friends--I said, "I just saw the most freaking awesome movie in years!!!" I don't know that I'm qualified to say this is Tarantino's best, but I will say it is my personal favorite.