The best of Quentin Tarantino, THAT I HAVE SEEN.

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2016)

"The Hateful Eight"
*NO Spoilers*
The Hateful Eight is one of those movies that is longer than you wish it was. But that does not necessarily mean that it's bad. The movie is divided in six chapters and the best ones are in the beginning and in the middle, which is not a bad choice, as you may think. Rather, it is good because it keeps you hooked!
This movie took me by surprise. Reading the plot/premise and catching glimpses of this movie before watching it made me believe this is one of those movies that deal with a lot of action and violence. But, to my astonishment, it's not. A MAJOR part of this movie is drama. People talking, recounting stories, most of which has a purpose. Sometimes, it's to amuse us, while other times, it is stuff that makes sense in the end. MOSTLY, it's character development. And like the title suggests, none of the characters are lovable. And again, that's NOT a bad thing.
The dialogue here is REALLY witty. It's attention grabbing, sometimes humorous and NOT AT ALL boring. I never felt sleepy, even though it was way past my bedtime by the time it ended. Not once!
I say it's the best of Quentin Tarantino I have watched because I've see only a few of his movies.
I watched Reservoir Dogs a few years ago, and I found it to be good. But being more than 2 decades old, it felt the same. And I've seen Pulp Fiction, which was again, an okay, worth watching movie. And that's about it when it comes to Tarantino's movies that I've watched. (I guess)
THIS, on the other hand, is not only a good movie, it actually made me long for more, despite it's already long duration. I actually got so interested in the characters' lives, that I wanted more. It's one of those movies that if I come across on TV someday, I'm not going change the channel.
The next Tarantino's flick I'm going to watch will be Django Unchained, because a friend of mine says, "If you liked this, you'll LOVE that". Let's see how much of that is true. :)
This one here, gets: 8.5/10