An honest review that doesn't really matter

Rating: 2/10 (26 December 2015)

I'm a Tarantino fan, but this film was difficult to process. I hear some people say he "..broke the rules by creating 3 hour plus film" or "..glorious cinema" - all in the context of being good. For me, and this is my subjective opinion, is this film is bad.
First, I do not know why Tarantino needed 3 hours to make this film. The storyline was excessive. It feels more like a 3 hour student reel of 70mm cinematography.
In the real wild west, they would have simply shot the bounty hunter, not spend hours planting guns, giving up their *own* guns, cooking, making a fire, and poisoning the coffee. I believe that for me, the story dialogue alone killed the movie. It is simply unrealistic.
What in the world was up with the sole female in the movie being 'facialized' with spit, punches, blood, vomit, and brains? It almost felt like Tarantino had his heart broke and took it out on this character via film.
And heck, watching the movie felt like reading Huckleberry Finn, with "nigger' in almost all the dialogue. Sure, this is a common trait in many dark films, but damn, it sorta was excessive in this film. Not in a bad way (well slightly), but in a way that it just didn't work. Tarantino has spoken about using his film to *correct* injustices of the past. This is notable in his films; Django - a hero slave who frees other slaves and whips the white man and Inglorious Bastards - kill Nazis. I think Tarantino squeezed some of that Tarantino justice in the Hateful Eight, by showing S. Jackson forcing the head of a helpless White man to deep throat his penis.
I love recurring actors in a director's film, but I think this film killed that spirit, at least for me. Man, the actors in this film appeared lethargic, almost as if they were tired in appearing in another Tarantino film. Well, S. Jackson appeared the most peppy.
I believe this film is almost made for film/cinema/camera buffs; the general audience may not appreciate some cinematic elements in the film.
What is holding this movie on the likability scale is the 70mm use, but using it for this particular story and its narrative was a waste.
This is a slooooooooooow movie. The 3 hours is a testament. But I don't know. I think it's simply a combination of elements that made this movie bad: the acting that appeared fake/tired, the long ass story, the story itself, and the dialogue. My brain just didn't process it and regurgitated the film.
I really wanted to love this film. It simply didn't happen. But does it matter? If you love it, then that's all that matters.