Quentin Tarantino does it again

Rating: 8/10 (16 May 2016)

Out of Quentin Tarantino's Western films, most notably Django Unchained and the Hateful Eight personally I think that the hateful Eight tops Django. Why? Well though Django definitely tops at being completely extravagant and completely insane killing sprees it lacks the intricacy that I feel The Hateful Eight has. It does have substance, while Django is much more of style over substance. That is not to say that the Hateful Eight lacks the Western style and tone that Tarantino gets on point, just as Tarantino always delivers the Hateful Eight is no different, exciting actions and exhilarating fast paced story is vintage Tarantino.
The Hateful Eight really is like a game of 'clue', what's great is that it does that very well and keeps us guessing throughout. The end game was not predictable and any of the 'eight' could've been the 'bad guy' or perhaps all of them. When the guessing games are over we still get an amazing Tarantino styled shoot out and confrontations (no spoilers) it was quite impeccable, I love that ending and final act reveal. It captures the sense of danger of the era much better than much any Westerns that I have seen while still being fun and exciting.
Samuel L Jackson performance is probably my favorite, one of the biggest mysteries of the eight and all. His monologues were delivered with such power and was just so well done I really expected him to be an Oscar contender. In addition this time round he is a lot more likable than "Django Unchained's Stephen the butler". Samuel Jacks had great flair just as all of the characters. Another one of my favorites is Kurt Russell who owned the scene whenever he was in, while being fun and likable. Each character was so colorful and diverse. They had very clear character traits very different from one another making it very interesting to see their interactions with one another.
The film like many of Tarantino's film has such diverse themes that are all executed in a way that gives the film so many directions and makes it so jam packed with essence and story. The score was also amazing, it seemed to fit so perfectly well with the mystery theme of the film and just had a pinch of excitement and fun in there as well. The music just is the film, it represented everything that the film represents. The setting of the story was set in this very isolated, cold location which gives a sense of fear and distrust through such a harsh surrounding.
The dialogue in this film on a whole was amazing, especially in these character moments where one of the characters just break down the situation, it is so well written just as the ones in Django. Every time there were characters going on about the situation or some past or even when they were breaking down how they were about to kick-ass it was great. A lot like those Christoph Waltz monologues in Django. Fantastic dialogues and great characters make The Hateful Eight one of the best all year.