A work of craftmanship at its finest!

Rating: 9/10 (23 February 2018)

WARNING SPOILERS!
The Hateful Eight uses everything I love in a film, all in one, from the realism in dialogue, to the gore and blood, there is nothing quite like a Tarantino (Director/Writer) film! From the beginning we are introduced uniquely to characters through John Ruth's (Kurt Russel) carriage journey through a snowy wasteland, taking Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh) to hang at Blackrock for her crimes. As soon as Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) encounters John Ruth, we can immediately identify it is a Tarantino movie, through the use of heavy, intense and realistic dialogue. Although profane words are used throughout the film, with majority having a racist context, it shows us as an audience the lifestyle as an African American and a Caucasian American after the American Civil War. Throughout the movie there is so much tension that exists in that small compact bar, with events such as the poisoning of the tea to who killed Dave, which all leads up to the bloodbath we witness towards the end of the film, which was exhilarating! Along with the twists and mystery to what is occurring throughout the film, it kept me as an audience and as an aspiring filmmaker entertained for 3 hours, which is hard to do with modern films. The only downside to Hateful Eight was there wasn't as much action and gore as Tarantino's other films like Django Unchained, so due to this, I give it a 9/10! Worth the watch!