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Quentin Tarantino has been my favorite director for as long as I have had a favorite director. The stylization, dialogue, and violence in all of his films are incredible each time. The Hateful Eight was no exception.
The film follows bounty hunter John "The Hangman" Ruth as he is bringing criminal Daisy Domergue into the town of Red Rock to be hanged. After picking up two hitchhikers, his stagecoach is forced to stop at a nearby haberdashery due to a heavy blizzard. The film takes place in five different chapters, each bringing the story in a completely different direction, and one of my favorite aspects of the film was the fact that it mostly took place in real time. As with every other Tarantion film, the dialogue was a highlight. This being said, The Hateful Eight was an incredibly new direction for Tarantino.
Since the film was a western about bounty hunters, I was expecting the movie to be very similar to Django: Unchained. Instead the film actually shared many similarities with my favorite Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs. The film was about a group of shady characters trying to decide who among them is a traitor, and the two films hit some of the same beats. Even tough it was market as one I didn't feel like this film was a mystery. I won't spoil anything, but there weren't any clues that led to the final result, at least, not any the audience would notice. As I previously said, each chapter in the film takes the story in a new direction. The film starts as a western, becomes a whodunit, and it all results in an incredibly bloody finale.
Even though I wasn't lucky enough to see the film in 70mm, it still looked incredible. The movie was very stylized, and that was one of my favorite things about it. I have talked with many people who said they thought this was one of Tarantino's weaker films, but I have to disagree. I really enjoyed this movie even though it had a few flaws, including the slow beginning and lengthy running time.
Overall I enjoyed this film as much as I expected I would, but I thinks this is a film that requires you to be a Tarantino fan to enjoy. If you love Quentin Tarantino as much as me, you will love this movie.
The Hateful Eight
(2015, Quentin Tarantino)
(2015, Quentin Tarantino)
Quentin Tarantino has been my favorite director for as long as I have had a favorite director. The stylization, dialogue, and violence in all of his films are incredible each time. The Hateful Eight was no exception.
The film follows bounty hunter John "The Hangman" Ruth as he is bringing criminal Daisy Domergue into the town of Red Rock to be hanged. After picking up two hitchhikers, his stagecoach is forced to stop at a nearby haberdashery due to a heavy blizzard. The film takes place in five different chapters, each bringing the story in a completely different direction, and one of my favorite aspects of the film was the fact that it mostly took place in real time. As with every other Tarantion film, the dialogue was a highlight. This being said, The Hateful Eight was an incredibly new direction for Tarantino.
Since the film was a western about bounty hunters, I was expecting the movie to be very similar to Django: Unchained. Instead the film actually shared many similarities with my favorite Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs. The film was about a group of shady characters trying to decide who among them is a traitor, and the two films hit some of the same beats. Even tough it was market as one I didn't feel like this film was a mystery. I won't spoil anything, but there weren't any clues that led to the final result, at least, not any the audience would notice. As I previously said, each chapter in the film takes the story in a new direction. The film starts as a western, becomes a whodunit, and it all results in an incredibly bloody finale.
Even though I wasn't lucky enough to see the film in 70mm, it still looked incredible. The movie was very stylized, and that was one of my favorite things about it. I have talked with many people who said they thought this was one of Tarantino's weaker films, but I have to disagree. I really enjoyed this movie even though it had a few flaws, including the slow beginning and lengthy running time.
Overall I enjoyed this film as much as I expected I would, but I thinks this is a film that requires you to be a Tarantino fan to enjoy. If you love Quentin Tarantino as much as me, you will love this movie.