WHAT WAS Tarantino THINKING?

Rating: 1/10 (9 January 2016)

Let me say upfront that I have liked all of Tarantino's Movies up till now. But his latest offering, The Hateful 8, is way below his usual standard! To begin with he shot it in 70mm, which is normally reserved for film- makers making some sort of epic production....this film is no epic production, and is in fact far from it! The movie is way too long, the acting is cringe-worthy, and the amount of dialogue is excessive, and to be quite blunt, boring and unnecessary. I am also fed up seeing Samuel L. Jackson continue to play Samuel L. Jackson! Is Tarantino unaware there are far better black actors in the cinema world? There could have been at least 30 minutes cut from this movie, and maybe, just maybe it may have made it a bit more bearable! Maybe it's time Tarantino takes a break from writing and directing, and starts rethinking his approach to movie making? He may also need to sit down and watch some Coen Brothers movies, just to see that a good movie can be made, without gratuitous violence. I hope he does not have another Western in mind for his next movie, and can move on to the present? I am one very disappointed Fan, and I am sure I am merely one of a long queue?