Django Unchained (2012)

Quentin Tarantino's Films Ranked (7 movies items)

"I liked this film... I really did. However, in the last hour, everything got a bit tedious. It could have had thirty minutes shaved off of it, and on top of that, it got way too messy, bloody, and over-the-top, even for a Tarantino movie. That being said, it was a very fun experience and the film had a great story with some great laughs and (some) good action. "

“Django Unchained was an entertaining breath of fresh air and a return to form for Quentin Tarentino. I was bored for all but 5 minutes of "Death Proof”

film diary 2013 (126 movies items)

" 27 Jan 2013 + Foxx, Waltz, DiCaprio and Jackson were amazing + Beautiful cinematography + Soundtrack + Setting and story - Not as special as Basterds or Pulp Fiction"

Tarentino is back!

“Django Unchained was an entertaining breath of fresh air and a return to form for Quentin Tarentino. I was bored for all but 5 minutes of "Death Proof" and either bored or asleep for the excruciating 2 and a half hours of "Inglourious Basterds", so I was a little worried when i saw that Django was almost 3 hours long. Thankfully, that long run time passed in what felt like minutes.

Django takes everything about the traditional western and turns it on its head. Instead of a white hero on a white horse and a bunch of comically stereotyped minorities we get a black hero on a dark horse poking fun at the violent, racist period that's been glorified over and over throughout film history. The best example of this is the scene which shows the first ride of (what will become) the KKK, a ” read more