Movie Critic Snob-Bait

Rating: 5/10 (1 January 2016)

I have come to learn there are is a small self-selected, very wordy/vocal group of "special people" who rabidly believe that Movies should be made, sold and viewed solely to the measure of their own snobbish definition of "Art," as they alone define it (usually something us little people just can't understand/appreciate).
But, the reality is that the other 99.9% of the people who buy the movie tickets that support the industry, simply pay to see: an entertaining, well told story. If it's done "artistically" too, then both groups can be satisfied.
While prior Tarantino films seemed to satisfy both the snobs and us regular folks, that which appeals most to the snobs in this film - the long unnecessarily drawn-out TEMPO, the 70mm hoop-la, and the extra gratuitously depicted violence and blood spatter - significantly reduced it's "entertainment" value.
His previous successes clearly afforded him a longer leash on this film (70mm?, 3 hours?), which satisfied the snobs at the expense of us regular folks.
However, excellent casting (terrific ensemble of players) and acting by all (bravo again, Mr. Jackson, the Master of The Soliloquy), and a basically entertaining plot (a gory, western version of "Bus Stop") cannot be denied.
I'd like to see a "Viewers Cut": Lop off the unnecessary hour or more, dial down all the unnecessary blood spatter (don't think it doesn't seep into the subconscious of all the borderline disturbed), and let 70mm rest in peace.