One of Tarantinos greatest

Rating: 10/10 (10 January 2016)

This is by far one of the greatest films of the year and one of the best movies I've ever seen in the cinema ever. And could also quite possibly become one of my favourite movies after a couple of more watches. Everything seemed on point and I was sucked in from the very beginning to the very end. As a Tarantino fan and movie fan I felt like I completely got my moneys worth and I enjoyed every second of it. I felt like a kid in a sweet shop whilst watching.
With all that said, if you are a Tarantino fan, or a general film goer, or whatever your situation and you don't like it, or in fact even hate it, then I understand and you like what you like. But I personally don't care what anybody says, I loved this movie a lot and I couldn't get enough of it. Even though this is Tarantinos second western movie it is no way the same as Django unchained as the playful silliness is less present to create a more tense environment. But the movie still has the traits of all Of Quentins previous films such as the tension, Drama, humour, the Graphic violence and colourful language.
The thing I love about Quentin Tarantino is not only his appreciation and passion for all types of films (especially exploitation film) but the fact he has the confidence to make a 3 hour movie at the pace that it goes and feel that his characters, story, direction and everything that the cast and crew bring to the project will be enough. And so he should be confident, as he and everyone involved pull it off brilliantly. And what they deliver is way more than enough.
The cinematography is done perfectly and it sucks you into the movie creating that Tarantino style feel. The Soundtrack worked really well at creating the films menacing mood. I especially loved the song at the beginning credits as I think it sums up the movie perfectly. The characters were all interesting and mysterious that I wanted to learn more and more about them. The acting was superb by everyone in the movie and everyone looked great at the parts they were playing. The costumes fitted what the characters looked and acted like which was great.
The locations were atmospheric and truly represented the beauty of the old west. The main cabin location was amazingly designed, with lots of little details fitted in. The direction of every scene in my opinion was greatly executed. And the story is easy enough to follow as it is a western style who done it. The less you know about the story before watching, the better it is. Although I do think you can still enjoy this movie a lot even if you do know some important story points. The Tarantino style is very present in the movie which will please any fans of his.
The Violence like any other Quentin Tarantino movie is very in your face, graphic and mature but is a lot of fun to watch. There are also a few twisted scenes which are funny but also uncomfortable. The language, also like any other Tarantino films is also quite offensive throughout. Many racial slurs are thrown about but are usually for comic effect and I don't think should be taken too seriously.
There aren't really any big problems I had with the movie. But a few little ones are some slow motion shots which I didn't think were necessary. Also a couple of the songs felt forced into the movie but it didn't bother me too much. The biggest problem I think a fair amount of people will have is the pacing of the movie, as this movie is 3 hours of character interaction. But its got enough going on to keep your interest and the length of the movie allows for a lot of tension to build for when certain things later on happen. If you are a Tarantino fan then I don't think this will bother you, but if it does then fair enough.
I had a blast watching this movie. The more I think about it, the more I love it and want to see it again. the only reason this movies isn't a 10 is because I feel ill have to watch it a couple more times in my opinion. I hope when it comes out on DVD, it'll be an extended 4 hour version as I just want to see more of it. Like I said at the beginning if you don't like it then that's fine. I don't think the movie is for everyone but It definitely was for me. What more can I say other than see for yourself if you haven't already and see if you love it too. Also if you can see it in 70mm then id suggest doing it as that's the intended viewing Tarantino intended.