Thursday, December 27, 2012

Django Unchained, the D is Silent, but Deadly

I took some time out to see Django Unchained tonight and it's quite unique. It follows the path of Django, a freed slave played by Jamie Foxx, and a dentist/ bounty hunter played by the awesome Christopher Waltz, quite the find by Tarantino. They travel the land as a bounty hunting pair who gets to know each other and eventually agree to pair up to free Foxx's wife from Leonardo Di Caprio. It has about 10 slow scenario shots set to music, buckets of senseless blood and foul language, and an awesome, charismatic anti-hero. You could watch it without sound and know it's a Tarantino movie, but I like Tarantino movies. It's shockingly long at just under 2 hours & 45 minutes, but it moves along at a decent pace, except the weird music accompaniment shots. IT's a good story that is pretty shocking with it's violence and language. I don't know if Tarantino did most of it for shock value, or if this is truly how he imagined the 1858 deep south. Kudos all around, but especially Samuel L. Jackson and Waltz. Everyone is good, but those two especially excel in unique roles. Bottom Line: 7.4 out of 10. It's interesting, entertaining, and has a great cast, but if you don't like Tarantino movies, don't see this one. If you do, head out and be entertained.

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