Reservoir dogs of the Wild West

Rating: 7/10 (3 May 2016)

Hateful Eight is a work of a much more experienced movie maker (compared to Reservoir Dogs), so it's a better movie, all-in-all. But, it lacks a lot of the spirit of the Reservoir Dogs, so it's not as interesting or (Tarantino kind of) fun.
Though it does provoke associations w/Reservoir Dogs, it's not "the same movie, just in the Wild West", so, that is not a problem. Neither is the film's quality, which is just fine - acting, directing, script, all is fine. It carries through 'till the end, and you really want to see what will happen. Even the regular problem w/Tarantino, way too much blood, isn't as bad as it usually is.
The problem is that it's not a very fun ride, nor a very thought- provoking one. There are some fun stuff, like the personal letter from Linkoln that Sam L. Jackson carries around, but, there's not very much of it. Apart the Tim Roth's monologue on the purpose of an executioner in a "civilized" society, there are very few thought-provoking moments.
Given that it is as unrealistic as Tarantino is, it can't serve as a study of human behavior or some such thing.
So, what you're left is a master movie-maker doing his thing. Like a very well done painting that doesn't insight any feeling other than "this artist can paint". Which is fine, of course, but it would be nice if there were more.