Just got out of the Theater
Meh, as soon as Channing Tatum showed up it started to sink in my opinion and the 3rd act could have been a … morelot better but overall I enjoyed it and I think it ranks in the upper part of my ranking of Tarantino' s movies.
Because I thought the 3rd act could have been better, I'll give it an 8.
I'm still taking in the Hateful Eight but I do think it belongs in the upper section for me..
Pulp Fiction
Kill Bill Vo.2
Hateful Eight (Again, I think the 3rd act could have been better so I might be being nice but I really enjoyed it mostly)
Inglorious Basterds (CHRISTOPH WALTZ!!!)
Reservoir Dogs
Kill Bill Vo. 1 (idk why, I've always enjoyed Vo.2 a lot more than Vo. 1)
Django Unchained (I liked it but personally, I think it's over-rated and even though I love Waltz, I think Leo deserved the Oscar here)
Jackie Brown (Not bad but I agree with most in saying that this is inferior to his others)
Death Proof (I just didn't care for this and the reason Hateful Eight is counted as Tarantino's 8th movie is because some count Kill Bill as one movie but others I know just don't count this at all)
Funny. Django Unchained is what got me more into cinema. That movie holds a special place in my heart, so I give it an A+. But Pulp Fiction is without a doubt better.
Because I thought the 3rd act could have been better, I'll give it an 8.
I'm still taking in the Hateful Eight but I do think it belongs … morein the upper section for me..
* Pulp Fiction
* Kill Bill Vo.2
* Hateful Eight (Again, I think the 3rd act could have been better so I might be being nice but I really enjoyed it mostly)
* Inglorious Basterds (CHRISTOPH WALTZ!!!)
* Reservoir Dogs
* Kill Bill Vo. 1 (idk why, I've always enjoyed Vo.2 a lot more than Vo. 1)
* Django Unchained (I liked it but personally, I think it's over-rated and even though I love Waltz, I think Leo deserved the Oscar here)
* Jackie Brown (Not bad but I agree with most in saying that this is inferior to his others)
* Death Proof (I just didn't care for this and the reason Hateful Eight is counted as Tarantino's 8th movie is because some count Kill Bill as one movie but others I know just don't count this at all)
Funny. Django Unchained is what got me more into cinema. That movie holds a special place in my heart, so I give it an A+. But Pulp Fiction is without a doubt better.
Still waiting. They said they have a 5 minute tardy rule so if I'm late again I can't see it. What the fuck is this, school?
What sucks is that earlier I was literally 5 mins late because the parking here sucks.
The program shows some pictures from the set and cast, has a two page-covering picture of Micheal Madsen (kind of like a poster inside the book), covers the whole 70mm thing and how the movie started as a script reading but then was turned into a movie, It's kinda like a 8 page paperback mini-book.
The program shows some pictures from the set and cast, has a two page-covering picture of Micheal Madsen (kind of like a poster inside the b… moreook), covers the whole 70mm thing and how the movie started as a script reading but then was turned into a movie, It's kinda like a 8 page paperback mini-book.
The Hateful Eight is director Quienten Tarantino's 8th (technically 9th) film and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russel, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Micheal Madsen, and Channing Tatum among others. Taking place in post civil-war Wyoming, it's about bounty-hunter John Ruth (Russel) bringing in prisoner Daisy Domergue (Leigh) to hang in the town of Red Rock for a reward of $10,000 and on the way they meet fellow bounty-hunter Marquis Warren (Jackson) and then a man named Chris Mannix (Goggins). However, there's a blizzard approaching and the group is forced to take shelter in a stagecoach stop called Minnie's Haberdashery and they meet four more strangers and it's suspected that someone is working with Daisy to set her free so the distrust and betrayal begins.
The Positives
The cast gives great performances but specifically Jackson and Leigh were the two that stole the show for me
The first two acts are great and builds the suspense up perfectly and has you wondering "Who's the bad guy here? What's gonna happen next? Who's lying?" and stuff like that.
The Soundtrack's nice and the Cinematography's good
Despite being a Western Mystery, there's humor here and they pull it off well
If you see the roadshow version in 70mm, it's like 20 minutes longer than the normal digital version, there's a 10 minute intermission, and you get a mini-book about the movie.
Not sure if this is a positive but it's worth mentioning that this had the usual Tarantino gore and swearing by showing blood everywhere, heads exploding, ball shots, a blowjob scene, etc. Then for the swearing, they swear a lot and I'm not surprised if they broke the record for saying the word "nigger" the most in one movie.
The Negatives
The 3rd act was kinda disappointing and if they wrote a better 3rd act then I bet this would be getting far better reviews but hey, it's a lot better than the original script ending.
There's a few scenes where Tarantino actually narrates some stuff that's happening in the story but it sounds like a horny teenager was hired or something but it's actually Tarantino himself.
Overall: Despite having a disappointing 3rd act, The Hateful Eight is one of my favorites from Tarantino with good acting, tons of suspense, and his usual filmmaking traditions.
Grade: A-/A
If anyone else has seen it feel free to discuss it but pls use spoiler tags
My "The Hateful Eight" review
The Hateful Eight is director Quienten Tarantino's 8th (technically 9th) film and stars Samuel L. Jacks… moreon, Kurt Russel, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Micheal Madsen, and Channing Tatum among others. Taking place in post civil-war Wyoming, it's about bounty-hunter John Ruth (Russel) bringing in prisoner Daisy Domergue (Leigh) to hang in the town of Red Rock for a reward of $10,000 and on the way they meet fellow bounty-hunter Marquis Warren (Jackson) and then a man named Chris Mannix (Goggins). However, there's a blizzard approaching and the group is forced to take shelter in a stagecoach stop called Minnie's Haberdashery and they meet four more strangers and it's suspected that someone is working with Daisy to set her free so the distrust and betrayal begins.
The Positives
* The cast gives great performances but specifically Jackson and Leigh were the two that stole th… [view original content]
Got around to seeing Kingsman the other day and was blown away by it, definitely one of my favorite movies of the year. And that church scene, never has there been a more perfect use of the song Freebird. Also, my new favorite movie line:
I'm a Catholic whore, currently enjoying Congress out of wedlock with my black, Jewish boyfriend who works in a military abortion clinic. So hail Satan, and have a lovely afternoon madam.
Oh my God Freebird went along swiftly with the church scene. One of the most badass songs I've ever listened to. After I left the theater, I wanted to go around and kick someone's ass!
Got around to seeing Kingsman the other day and was blown away by it, definitely one of my favorite movies of the year. And that church scen… moree, never has there been a more perfect use of the song Freebird. Also, my new favorite movie line:
I'm a Catholic whore, currently enjoying Congress out of wedlock with my black, Jewish boyfriend who works in a military abortion clinic. So hail Satan, and have a lovely afternoon madam.
Got around to seeing Kingsman the other day and was blown away by it, definitely one of my favorite movies of the year. And that church scen… moree, never has there been a more perfect use of the song Freebird. Also, my new favorite movie line:
I'm a Catholic whore, currently enjoying Congress out of wedlock with my black, Jewish boyfriend who works in a military abortion clinic. So hail Satan, and have a lovely afternoon madam.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens review
I'm not gonna lie I'm not really a big fanatic of the Star Wars franchise. I've only seen A New H… moreope and The Empire Strikes Back, which are both great sci-fi films. But the thing is they never impacted me as much as those who are big fans of the franchise. I went into The Force Awakens with an open mind, and it exploded with the sheer amount of epic that this movie screams.
The Force Awakens is directed by J.J. Abrams, and it stars a whole new cast of actors along with some reoccurring ones. The plot follows our new, amazing protagonist Rey (Daisy Ridley), who is a strong willed and independent scavenger living on the planet of Jakku. Along the way she comes across a Stormtrooper named Finn (John Boyega), who has abandoned his division with the First Order as he witnesses something that made him question himself. They soon stumble across the beloved Han Solo, and what unravels next is an epic spac… [view original content]
My "The Hateful Eight" review
The Hateful Eight is director Quienten Tarantino's 8th (technically 9th) film and stars Samuel L. Jacks… moreon, Kurt Russel, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Micheal Madsen, and Channing Tatum among others. Taking place in post civil-war Wyoming, it's about bounty-hunter John Ruth (Russel) bringing in prisoner Daisy Domergue (Leigh) to hang in the town of Red Rock for a reward of $10,000 and on the way they meet fellow bounty-hunter Marquis Warren (Jackson) and then a man named Chris Mannix (Goggins). However, there's a blizzard approaching and the group is forced to take shelter in a stagecoach stop called Minnie's Haberdashery and they meet four more strangers and it's suspected that someone is working with Daisy to set her free so the distrust and betrayal begins.
The Positives
* The cast gives great performances but specifically Jackson and Leigh were the two that stole th… [view original content]
Well now that you've seen it, Spoiler talk I guess lol.
I was surprised they killed Kurt Russell that early, even when he sipped the coffee I was expecting him to spit it out or something EVEN when he was coughing up blood I was thinking he would get out of it lol.
I didn't like how all of the guys in the cabin when the main characters got there turned out to be working with her (if you want to count the General), it seemed kinda like a copout to me
My audience laughed so much at parts like the blowjob part (which made it a lot less awkward), most of the gore parts actually, and when Tatum was giving up his weapons and said he didn't have a 2nd pistol so Sam L. Jackson yelled something like "Well you better shit another pistol out your ass or else we gonna kill this bitch!"
The Hateful Eight is directed by one of the best directors of all time, Quentin Tarantino. Quentin Tarantino is like a living, breathing embodiment of cinema. If cinema were a person, that would be Tarantino because he just knows the in's and out's of it. The film contains an insanely huge cast of recognizable faces. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, Michael Madsen, and Channing Tatum. The story revolves around 8 hateful characters, but mainly Samuel L. Jackson, and Kurt Russell who is claiming a $10,000 bounty put on Jennifer Jason Leigh's head. Due to an immense snow storm preventing them from moving any further, they have no other choice but to take shelter in a cabin where they run into the rest of the cast. What ensues from there on out is an intense story of "who done it?" with Tarantino's glorious movie magic mixed in together.
The Positives
The cast is essentially the regulars that Tarantino always employs in his films. Now everyone in the movie did a great job as usual, but I have to give major props to the standouts. Samuel L. Jackson was without a doubt the best part of the movie. He's like an older version of Django if Django were part of the Civil-War. I loved this guys character because he is the definition of a badass. Out of Jackson's entire career, I think this is his best work. Kurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh were also fantastic. There are scenes where Russell brutally hits Leigh for getting out of line, and at moments I actually felt bad for her. But other moments where I say she absolutely deserved it. Jason Leigh was a surprise tho because she played a role where she's supposed to be a silent prisoner, but she's the exact opposite of that. She's friggin insane.
Cinematography of the film is gorgeous. Sicario gave us boring establishing shots of the Mexican desert, while Tarantino gave us amazing shots of the snowy outback of Wyoming. What's more beautiful? A bland desert, or a snowy backdrop?
I like the film's style because it harkens back to 60's spaghetti westerns such as Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy. Except this time it's sprinkled with Tarantino's methods of movie making by adding all the blood, gore, and violence as possible. And he adds an insane amount of violence into this film. Holy shit, we had movies where blood and gore were expected like Django Unchained, Kill Bill, and Inglorious Basterds. But in this movie it is bat shit insane. People's heads get blown off, bodies just turn into bloody swiss cheese, etc. It's what makes Tarantino, Tarantino, and it is beautiful. :')
Props to Tarantino and his methods of writing. He knows how to take the most boring concept ever and make it the most intriguing thing you'll ever hear. Seriously, the movie does highly depend on people talking to each other, but it's never boring. Lots of scenes where I burst out laughing. One in particular that involved oral sex, but you'll have to see the movie for that.
Music. I never give music in many movies props, but Tarantino knows exactly how and what kind of music to implement into his films. The reason why the music is so great because it was conducted by non other than: Ennio Morricone. If you don't know who he is, he's the man that composed music for Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy. Ennio may be old as fuck, but he hasn't lost his touch when it comes to making intense scores. One soundtrack in particular makes the whole scene seem absolutely intense. You could be sitting at lunch with your friends, and once the music comes on, you immediately feel like an intense shootout is about to commence between you all. The power of Ennio Morricone's music.
The Negatives
Now, I really love Tarantino's method of storytelling. It's unique, and it engages the audience by having us connect two and two together on our own without it being confusing. His delivery of storytelling is really good here, but certain aspects I did not like. For example, certain parts where Tarantino narrates a part of the story, he's telling us something that could've been added without that. You'll know it once you see it as it happens in Chapter 4.
On top of that, I didn't really like the ending of the film. This is just a personal grip I have with it. I know Tarantino has his reasoning as to why the ending is what it is, but I just wasn't satisfied with it. When the credits rolled, I just thought: "Oh. That's it? Ok then...?" I guess I was hoping for something more "happy."
Upon looking back at it, the dialogue is still awesome to hear. But certain scenes do feel very drawn out up to the point where it's pretty boring.
Some of the violence does feel a bit out of place, and somewhat overexaggerated.
Overall: Tarantino has done it again. You need no fear Tarantino, you still got it. The Hateful Eight is a bloody good time with an engaging story, fantastic performances, incredible music, and intense dialogue. It would be nice to have Tarantino do something that's modern next because we've gotten 3 movies in a row where it takes place before the 21st century. I'd say this isn't as good as Kill Bill, Django Unchained, or Pulp Fiction. But it's certainly a gem not to be overlooked in Tarantino's filmography. My final grade for The Hateful Eight is:
Me too. I was also kind of sad that the stage coach driver got killed also because he was innocent! Didn't need to be a part of that whole conundrum.
I thought it would be good to have only the British guy be part of it, but not Madsen. It would've been good for a twist revealing that the dude who looks bad is actually innocent the whole time. But oh well. I didn't really mind honestly, but that would've made for something better.
Also, I found it weird how the new Sheriff of Red Rock didn't mind the Confederate being killed. I mean the dude idolized the guy and treated him with respect. But when Jackson killed him, he didn't bat an eye. As a matter of fact, he began siding with Jackson ALL THE WAY after that. Something that I found rather confusing.
Oh man when I saw that Jackson received a blowjob from the Confederates son, I was laughing so fucking hard. XD I can't help but feel bad for him though. Knowing his son went out like that? Jesus. What I found funny about Tatum was when his brains got blown out by Jackson immediately after he gave up. Serves him right tho for shooting Jackson's balls off.
Well you can read my review about what I liked lol. Music in particular was my favorite though.
On top of that, I didn't really like the ending of the film. This is just a personal grip I have with it. I know Tarantino has his reasoning as to why the ending is what it is, but I just wasn't satisfied with it. When the credits rolled, I just thought: "Oh. That's it? Ok then...?" I guess I was hoping for something more "happy."
That's what I was thinking too and that's how I felt for the last third of it but I heard what happened in the original script and the ending here was far better in comparison to me.
The Hateful Eight review (ChuckTheLizard)
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The Hateful Eight is directed by one of the best directors of all time, Quentin… more Tarantino. Quentin Tarantino is like a living, breathing embodiment of cinema. If cinema were a person, that would be Tarantino because he just knows the in's and out's of it. The film contains an insanely huge cast of recognizable faces. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, Michael Madsen, and Channing Tatum. The story revolves around 8 hateful characters, but mainly Samuel L. Jackson, and Kurt Russell who is claiming a $10,000 bounty put on Jennifer Jason Leigh's head. Due to an immense snow storm preventing them from moving any further, they have no other choice but to take shelter in a cabin where they run into the rest of the cast. What ensues from there on out is an intense story of "who done it?" with Tarantino's glorious movie magic… [view original content]
Good review and glad you finally got to see it
On top of that, I didn't really like the ending of the film. This is just a personal g… morerip I have with it. I know Tarantino has his reasoning as to why the ending is what it is, but I just wasn't satisfied with it. When the credits rolled, I just thought: "Oh. That's it? Ok then...?" I guess I was hoping for something more "happy."
That's what I was thinking too and that's how I felt for the last third of it but I heard what happened in the original script and the ending here was far better in comparison to me.
Mannix would have forced Madsen to drink the coffee, Sam L. Jackson would have either been killed by Tatum after he was shot in the balls cause he would have shot up a few more times or Daisy would have reached a gun and killed him later, and basically the original ending was Mannix dying alone by the fire place but since the script was leaked- Tarantino almost didn't even make this because of it but he then decided to make changes and go through with this.
Me too. I was also kind of sad that the stage coach driver got killed also because he was innocent! Didn't need to be a part of that whole conundrum.
Kind of was sad but I didn't even think he was gonna stick around since he wasn't advertised as one of the eight lol, I was just like "okay, there he goes"
I thought it would be good to have only the British guy be part of it, but not Madsen. It would've been good for a twist revealing that the dude who looks bad is actually innocent the whole time. But oh well. I didn't really mind honestly, but that would've made for something better.
Yeah and I was wondering if they were ALL in on it, then why didn't they kill them when they had the chance? They had plenty of chances to kill em if they were all involved.
Also, I found it weird how the new Sheriff of Red Rock didn't mind the Confederate being killed. I mean the dude idolized the guy and treated him with respect. But when Jackson killed him, he didn't bat an eye. As a matter of fact, he began siding with Jackson ALL THE WAY after that. Something that I found rather confusing.
I was surprised a shootout didn't start after that but I guess it was technically "frontier justice" or whatever since the Confederate reached for the gun.
Oh man when I saw that Jackson received a blowjob from the Confederates son, I was laughing so fucking hard. XD I can't help but feel bad for him though. Knowing his son went out like that? Jesus. What I found funny about Tatum was when his brains got blown out by Jackson immediately after he gave up. Serves him right tho for shooting Jackson's balls off.
I told you it was kinda funny lol. And I was like "YES TATUM'S DEAD", that's why you don't go shooting people's balls...
Me too. I was also kind of sad that the stage coach driver got killed also because he was innocent! Didn't need to be a part of that whole c… moreonundrum.
I thought it would be good to have only the British guy be part of it, but not Madsen. It would've been good for a twist revealing that the dude who looks bad is actually innocent the whole time. But oh well. I didn't really mind honestly, but that would've made for something better.
Also, I found it weird how the new Sheriff of Red Rock didn't mind the Confederate being killed. I mean the dude idolized the guy and treated him with respect. But when Jackson killed him, he didn't bat an eye. As a matter of fact, he began siding with Jackson ALL THE WAY after that. Something that I found rather confusing.
Oh man when I saw that Jackson received a blowjob from the Confederates son, I was laughing so fucking hard. XD I can't help but feel bad for him though. Knowing his son went out like t… [view original content]
Wow. Now I see that the ending we have now is a lot more "happy" than that lol. I'm glad Jackson wasn't killed immediately because he was the best character. If he had died early on, I don't think the movie would've been as good.
I was expecting him to go out, but not like that lol. A bullet or two would have sufficed. And yea I was counting all of the people and it came up to nine. I was just like "Wait, what? Oh there he goes. Now he died a violent death."
I was surprised a shootout didn't start after that but I guess it was technically "frontier justice" or whatever since the Confederate reached for the gun.
But then again Jackson DID provoke him. And the Sheriff noticed it all happen right in front of him. What I find weird in all of this is how he instantaneously became friends with Jackson after that.
Me too. I was also kind of sad that the stage coach driver got killed also because he was innocent! Didn't need to be a part of that whole c… moreonundrum.
Kind of was sad but I didn't even think he was gonna stick around since he wasn't advertised as one of the eight lol, I was just like "okay, there he goes"
I thought it would be good to have only the British guy be part of it, but not Madsen. It would've been good for a twist revealing that the dude who looks bad is actually innocent the whole time. But oh well. I didn't really mind honestly, but that would've made for something better.
Yeah and I was wondering if they were ALL in on it, then why didn't they kill them when they had the chance? They had plenty of chances to kill em if they were all involved.
Also, I found it weird how the new Sheriff of Red Rock didn't mind the Confederate being killed. I mean the dude idolized the guy and treated him with respect. But… [view original content]
Me too. I was also kind of sad that the stage coach driver got killed also because he was innocent! Didn't need to be a part of that whole c… moreonundrum.
Kind of was sad but I didn't even think he was gonna stick around since he wasn't advertised as one of the eight lol, I was just like "okay, there he goes"
I thought it would be good to have only the British guy be part of it, but not Madsen. It would've been good for a twist revealing that the dude who looks bad is actually innocent the whole time. But oh well. I didn't really mind honestly, but that would've made for something better.
Yeah and I was wondering if they were ALL in on it, then why didn't they kill them when they had the chance? They had plenty of chances to kill em if they were all involved.
Also, I found it weird how the new Sheriff of Red Rock didn't mind the Confederate being killed. I mean the dude idolized the guy and treated him with respect. But… [view original content]
Saw The Revenant last night. Was too lazy to write a review, so here it is now.
The Revenant is directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu, the genius behind Birdman, and it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy among many others. The film follows the real life story of Hugh Glass (Dicaprio) who is out to seek revenge on John Fitzgerald (Hardy) for leaving him for dead. If you read Hugh Glass' biography, you'll see that he is one of the biggest badasses in history. Revenant is the perfect term to describe him because when the odds were against him, he cheated the shit out of death. And while the film establishes that it's a revenge tale as well, Alejandro fabricated certain plot points in order to make the story more interesting and personal. Is it all true? Hell no. Is it entertaining? Hell yea.
The Positives
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy are unrecognizable in their roles. Leo usually plays the silver tounged rich dude (Django Unchained, The Wolf of Wall Street, Catch Me if You Can), while Hardy is the big badass hunk (The Dark Knight Rises, Mad Max: Fury Road, Bronson). In The Revenant, they are completely different characters. Leo is just your normal every day fur trapper, trying to make it by. He doesn't have much dialogue, but that doesn't mean he can't deliver a great performance. This is the most convincing portrayal of a man who has been beaten to hell by nature, and is rising back up on top. For Hardy, he plays a character that has a special tone of asshole mixed into him. When I say that Leo deserves his Oscar right now, he fucking deserves it for The Revenant. Same for Hardy in terms of best supporting actor.
I've seen a lot of beautiful movies this year, but The Revenant takes the cake for best cinematography because it is absolutely stunning. The Revenant is a technological achievement because Inarritu was able to direct scenes that would seem impossible to do without making it look fake. A lot of scenes where the intense survival aspect look real, and it makes me wonder if Leo was actually injured during the film. Certain scenes that show the snowy backdrop of the wilderness is breathtaking. I've never seen snow as beautiful as this. On top of all this, the stand out scene in the entire movie is the bear scene. Oh my god the bear scene was fucking brutal. it literally looks like Leo was being mauled by a bear. It was actually frightening to watch. The camera work was also done swiftly as a lot of scenes do go on much like in Birdman. Not saying that it's on the same level, but looks just as amazing. Action sequences were also directed extremely well, and are also gritty and realistic.
Much like how Sicario perfectly captures its dark themes, The Revenant perfectly captures the brutal and intense survival of a man left for dead. That whole Man vs. Nature aspect is huge in this film. And when I mean brutal and intense, I really friggin' mean it. So many scenes in this movie make me think that camping in the woods is the worst idea ever. What makes it so grueling is the fact that everything happening looks realistic. So realistic up to the point that you'd assume some actors are really dead.
The Negatives
Certain scenes in the film I did not like. There are a few scenes where Leo gets into these dream like stages, but rather than it coming off as something mystical, it comes off as a big "huh?" to me. There were also many scenes that started to become repetitive in the middle of the film. Leo's gotta survive, build a fire, shit goes down, build a fire, rinse and repeat. I don't think we need to constantly see the man build and sit at a fire encampment constantly throughout the movie. It becomes a little annoying after a while.
Overall: The Revenant is one of the most breathtaking films I've seen all year. It's riddled with great acting, great cinematography, brutal violence (brutal scenes in general), and exceptional writing. I was engaged with the story from start to finish. The film does become very repetitious at a certain point, but that doesn't deter from the fact that this is the best movies I've seen all year. My final grade for The Revenant is:
Comments
And it's fucking sold out...
There's a later time but God damn it all.
Really? Sorry dude..... I guess I'll write a review on IMDb now lol
Ya. What's your rati g of the movie by the way. How would you rank Tarantino's movies?
I just saw Force Awakens, and by golly, it was great!
Because I thought the 3rd act could have been better, I'll give it an 8.
I'm still taking in the Hateful Eight but I do think it belongs in the upper section for me..
Funny. Django Unchained is what got me more into cinema. That movie holds a special place in my heart, so I give it an A+. But Pulp Fiction is without a doubt better.
Have you seen Hateful Eight yet? Or are you still waiting?
Still waiting.
They said they have a 5 minute tardy rule so if I'm late again I can't see it. What the fuck is this, school?
What sucks is that earlier I was literally 5 mins late because the parking here sucks.
That sucks... are you in Chicago or something? XD
Turns out there is an intermission and you get a program about the movie which is kinda cool.
Nah I'm in the west coast.
Cool. Is the program documentary style or something?
The program shows some pictures from the set and cast, has a two page-covering picture of Micheal Madsen (kind of like a poster inside the book), covers the whole 70mm thing and how the movie started as a script reading but then was turned into a movie, It's kinda like a 8 page paperback mini-book.
Gonna have to see it another time. Fucking personal bullshit ensued. FUCK
Well shit... sorry to hear that....
Yea thanks. But it's something important so what choice do I have? I'm just pissed that I wasted money.
Well, I hope everything's okay with you and that you'll get to see it eventually
My "The Hateful Eight" review
The Hateful Eight is director Quienten Tarantino's 8th (technically 9th) film and stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russel, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Micheal Madsen, and Channing Tatum among others. Taking place in post civil-war Wyoming, it's about bounty-hunter John Ruth (Russel) bringing in prisoner Daisy Domergue (Leigh) to hang in the town of Red Rock for a reward of $10,000 and on the way they meet fellow bounty-hunter Marquis Warren (Jackson) and then a man named Chris Mannix (Goggins). However, there's a blizzard approaching and the group is forced to take shelter in a stagecoach stop called Minnie's Haberdashery and they meet four more strangers and it's suspected that someone is working with Daisy to set her free so the distrust and betrayal begins.
The Positives
The cast gives great performances but specifically Jackson and Leigh were the two that stole the show for me
The first two acts are great and builds the suspense up perfectly and has you wondering "Who's the bad guy here? What's gonna happen next? Who's lying?" and stuff like that.
The Soundtrack's nice and the Cinematography's good
Despite being a Western Mystery, there's humor here and they pull it off well
If you see the roadshow version in 70mm, it's like 20 minutes longer than the normal digital version, there's a 10 minute intermission, and you get a mini-book about the movie.
Not sure if this is a positive but it's worth mentioning that this had the usual Tarantino gore and swearing by showing blood everywhere, heads exploding, ball shots, a blowjob scene, etc. Then for the swearing, they swear a lot and I'm not surprised if they broke the record for saying the word "nigger" the most in one movie.
The Negatives
The 3rd act was kinda disappointing and if they wrote a better 3rd act then I bet this would be getting far better reviews but hey, it's a lot better than the original script ending.
There's a few scenes where Tarantino actually narrates some stuff that's happening in the story but it sounds like a horny teenager was hired or something but it's actually Tarantino himself.
Overall: Despite having a disappointing 3rd act, The Hateful Eight is one of my favorites from Tarantino with good acting, tons of suspense, and his usual filmmaking traditions.
Grade: A-/A
If anyone else has seen it feel free to discuss it but pls use spoiler tags
Hopefully I'll be able to see it today. Glad you enjoyed it!
Got around to seeing Kingsman the other day and was blown away by it, definitely one of my favorite movies of the year. And that church scene, never has there been a more perfect use of the song Freebird. Also, my new favorite movie line:
Oh my God Freebird went along swiftly with the church scene. One of the most badass songs I've ever listened to. After I left the theater, I wanted to go around and kick someone's ass!
I love Kingsman
Well, as of 2 days ago, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has officially made a billion dollars.
It sure beat the hell out of Jurassic World!
I saw The Hateful Eight! Writing a review right now, and I gotta say I'm happy.
Good to hear you liked it
Well now that you've seen it, Spoiler talk I guess lol.
I was surprised they killed Kurt Russell that early, even when he sipped the coffee I was expecting him to spit it out or something EVEN when he was coughing up blood I was thinking he would get out of it lol.
I didn't like how all of the guys in the cabin when the main characters got there turned out to be working with her (if you want to count the General), it seemed kinda like a copout to me
My audience laughed so much at parts like the blowjob part (which made it a lot less awkward), most of the gore parts actually, and when Tatum was giving up his weapons and said he didn't have a 2nd pistol so Sam L. Jackson yelled something like "Well you better shit another pistol out your ass or else we gonna kill this bitch!"
What's some stuff you liked?
The Hateful Eight review (ChuckTheLizard)
Woo hoo!
The Hateful Eight is directed by one of the best directors of all time, Quentin Tarantino. Quentin Tarantino is like a living, breathing embodiment of cinema. If cinema were a person, that would be Tarantino because he just knows the in's and out's of it. The film contains an insanely huge cast of recognizable faces. It stars Samuel L. Jackson, Kurt Russell, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins, Michael Madsen, and Channing Tatum. The story revolves around 8 hateful characters, but mainly Samuel L. Jackson, and Kurt Russell who is claiming a $10,000 bounty put on Jennifer Jason Leigh's head. Due to an immense snow storm preventing them from moving any further, they have no other choice but to take shelter in a cabin where they run into the rest of the cast. What ensues from there on out is an intense story of "who done it?" with Tarantino's glorious movie magic mixed in together.
The Positives
The cast is essentially the regulars that Tarantino always employs in his films. Now everyone in the movie did a great job as usual, but I have to give major props to the standouts. Samuel L. Jackson was without a doubt the best part of the movie. He's like an older version of Django if Django were part of the Civil-War. I loved this guys character because he is the definition of a badass. Out of Jackson's entire career, I think this is his best work. Kurt Russell and Jennifer Jason Leigh were also fantastic. There are scenes where Russell brutally hits Leigh for getting out of line, and at moments I actually felt bad for her. But other moments where I say she absolutely deserved it. Jason Leigh was a surprise tho because she played a role where she's supposed to be a silent prisoner, but she's the exact opposite of that. She's friggin insane.
Cinematography of the film is gorgeous. Sicario gave us boring establishing shots of the Mexican desert, while Tarantino gave us amazing shots of the snowy outback of Wyoming. What's more beautiful? A bland desert, or a snowy backdrop?
I like the film's style because it harkens back to 60's spaghetti westerns such as Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy. Except this time it's sprinkled with Tarantino's methods of movie making by adding all the blood, gore, and violence as possible. And he adds an insane amount of violence into this film. Holy shit, we had movies where blood and gore were expected like Django Unchained, Kill Bill, and Inglorious Basterds. But in this movie it is bat shit insane. People's heads get blown off, bodies just turn into bloody swiss cheese, etc. It's what makes Tarantino, Tarantino, and it is beautiful. :')
Props to Tarantino and his methods of writing. He knows how to take the most boring concept ever and make it the most intriguing thing you'll ever hear. Seriously, the movie does highly depend on people talking to each other, but it's never boring. Lots of scenes where I burst out laughing. One in particular that involved oral sex, but you'll have to see the movie for that.
Music. I never give music in many movies props, but Tarantino knows exactly how and what kind of music to implement into his films. The reason why the music is so great because it was conducted by non other than: Ennio Morricone. If you don't know who he is, he's the man that composed music for Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy. Ennio may be old as fuck, but he hasn't lost his touch when it comes to making intense scores. One soundtrack in particular makes the whole scene seem absolutely intense. You could be sitting at lunch with your friends, and once the music comes on, you immediately feel like an intense shootout is about to commence between you all. The power of Ennio Morricone's music.
The Negatives
Now, I really love Tarantino's method of storytelling. It's unique, and it engages the audience by having us connect two and two together on our own without it being confusing. His delivery of storytelling is really good here, but certain aspects I did not like. For example, certain parts where Tarantino narrates a part of the story, he's telling us something that could've been added without that. You'll know it once you see it as it happens in Chapter 4.
On top of that, I didn't really like the ending of the film. This is just a personal grip I have with it. I know Tarantino has his reasoning as to why the ending is what it is, but I just wasn't satisfied with it. When the credits rolled, I just thought: "Oh. That's it? Ok then...?" I guess I was hoping for something more "happy."
Upon looking back at it, the dialogue is still awesome to hear. But certain scenes do feel very drawn out up to the point where it's pretty boring.
Some of the violence does feel a bit out of place, and somewhat overexaggerated.
Overall: Tarantino has done it again. You need no fear Tarantino, you still got it. The Hateful Eight is a bloody good time with an engaging story, fantastic performances, incredible music, and intense dialogue. It would be nice to have Tarantino do something that's modern next because we've gotten 3 movies in a row where it takes place before the 21st century. I'd say this isn't as good as Kill Bill, Django Unchained, or Pulp Fiction. But it's certainly a gem not to be overlooked in Tarantino's filmography. My final grade for The Hateful Eight is:
Grade: A-
Me too. I was also kind of sad that the stage coach driver got killed also because he was innocent! Didn't need to be a part of that whole conundrum.
I thought it would be good to have only the British guy be part of it, but not Madsen. It would've been good for a twist revealing that the dude who looks bad is actually innocent the whole time. But oh well. I didn't really mind honestly, but that would've made for something better.
Also, I found it weird how the new Sheriff of Red Rock didn't mind the Confederate being killed. I mean the dude idolized the guy and treated him with respect. But when Jackson killed him, he didn't bat an eye. As a matter of fact, he began siding with Jackson ALL THE WAY after that. Something that I found rather confusing.
Oh man when I saw that Jackson received a blowjob from the Confederates son, I was laughing so fucking hard. XD I can't help but feel bad for him though. Knowing his son went out like that? Jesus. What I found funny about Tatum was when his brains got blown out by Jackson immediately after he gave up. Serves him right tho for shooting Jackson's balls off.
Well you can read my review about what I liked lol. Music in particular was my favorite though.
Good review and glad you finally got to see it
That's what I was thinking too and that's how I felt for the last third of it but I heard what happened in the original script and the ending here was far better in comparison to me.
How was the film supposed to end originally?
Mannix would have forced Madsen to drink the coffee, Sam L. Jackson would have either been killed by Tatum after he was shot in the balls cause he would have shot up a few more times or Daisy would have reached a gun and killed him later, and basically the original ending was Mannix dying alone by the fire place but since the script was leaked- Tarantino almost didn't even make this because of it but he then decided to make changes and go through with this.
Kind of was sad but I didn't even think he was gonna stick around since he wasn't advertised as one of the eight lol, I was just like "okay, there he goes"
Yeah and I was wondering if they were ALL in on it, then why didn't they kill them when they had the chance? They had plenty of chances to kill em if they were all involved.
I was surprised a shootout didn't start after that but I guess it was technically "frontier justice" or whatever since the Confederate reached for the gun.
I told you it was kinda funny lol. And I was like "YES TATUM'S DEAD", that's why you don't go shooting people's balls...
Wow. Now I see that the ending we have now is a lot more "happy" than that lol. I'm glad Jackson wasn't killed immediately because he was the best character. If he had died early on, I don't think the movie would've been as good.
I was expecting him to go out, but not like that lol. A bullet or two would have sufficed. And yea I was counting all of the people and it came up to nine. I was just like "Wait, what? Oh there he goes. Now he died a violent death."
But then again Jackson DID provoke him. And the Sheriff noticed it all happen right in front of him. What I find weird in all of this is how he instantaneously became friends with Jackson after that.
By the way, would you put this movie in your best of 2015?
Hell yeah, after being disappointed by Star Wars this was a great way for my 2015 in the theaters to go out
Yea, I liked The Hateful Eight more than Star Wars as well. That movie is still going on my Top 10 though.
The Revenant review
Saw The Revenant last night. Was too lazy to write a review, so here it is now.
The Revenant is directed by Alejandro G. Inarritu, the genius behind Birdman, and it stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy among many others. The film follows the real life story of Hugh Glass (Dicaprio) who is out to seek revenge on John Fitzgerald (Hardy) for leaving him for dead. If you read Hugh Glass' biography, you'll see that he is one of the biggest badasses in history. Revenant is the perfect term to describe him because when the odds were against him, he cheated the shit out of death. And while the film establishes that it's a revenge tale as well, Alejandro fabricated certain plot points in order to make the story more interesting and personal. Is it all true? Hell no. Is it entertaining? Hell yea.
The Positives
Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy are unrecognizable in their roles. Leo usually plays the silver tounged rich dude (Django Unchained, The Wolf of Wall Street, Catch Me if You Can), while Hardy is the big badass hunk (The Dark Knight Rises, Mad Max: Fury Road, Bronson). In The Revenant, they are completely different characters. Leo is just your normal every day fur trapper, trying to make it by. He doesn't have much dialogue, but that doesn't mean he can't deliver a great performance. This is the most convincing portrayal of a man who has been beaten to hell by nature, and is rising back up on top. For Hardy, he plays a character that has a special tone of asshole mixed into him. When I say that Leo deserves his Oscar right now, he fucking deserves it for The Revenant. Same for Hardy in terms of best supporting actor.
I've seen a lot of beautiful movies this year, but The Revenant takes the cake for best cinematography because it is absolutely stunning. The Revenant is a technological achievement because Inarritu was able to direct scenes that would seem impossible to do without making it look fake. A lot of scenes where the intense survival aspect look real, and it makes me wonder if Leo was actually injured during the film. Certain scenes that show the snowy backdrop of the wilderness is breathtaking. I've never seen snow as beautiful as this. On top of all this, the stand out scene in the entire movie is the bear scene. Oh my god the bear scene was fucking brutal. it literally looks like Leo was being mauled by a bear. It was actually frightening to watch. The camera work was also done swiftly as a lot of scenes do go on much like in Birdman. Not saying that it's on the same level, but looks just as amazing. Action sequences were also directed extremely well, and are also gritty and realistic.
Much like how Sicario perfectly captures its dark themes, The Revenant perfectly captures the brutal and intense survival of a man left for dead. That whole Man vs. Nature aspect is huge in this film. And when I mean brutal and intense, I really friggin' mean it. So many scenes in this movie make me think that camping in the woods is the worst idea ever. What makes it so grueling is the fact that everything happening looks realistic. So realistic up to the point that you'd assume some actors are really dead.
The Negatives
Overall: The Revenant is one of the most breathtaking films I've seen all year. It's riddled with great acting, great cinematography, brutal violence (brutal scenes in general), and exceptional writing. I was engaged with the story from start to finish. The film does become very repetitious at a certain point, but that doesn't deter from the fact that this is the best movies I've seen all year. My final grade for The Revenant is:
Grade: A/A+
Yes. Yes it did.
Another year, another movie to see
Why don't you guys tell me a list of your favorite movies of the year right here?