Django Unchained (2012)'s comments - page 5

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dombrewer

I thought it was great - recognisably a Tarantino product with great performances, especially Christoph Waltz who is amazing (again) as the erudite but ruthless bounty hunter Schultz, Samuel L Jackson's cunning "house slave" Stephen and suitably heroic Jamie Foxx in the title role. There's a typically quirky run of great cameos from actors like Bruce Dern, Don Johnson and, wittily, Franco Nero. It's extremely bloody and has a fantastic soundtrack (of course), and although not quite a deliriously silly and well paced as "Inglourious Basterds" IMO, it mostly works very well as a modern meta-Western. The Klu Klux Klan "bag head" argument scene in particular is sheer comic genius.
My only criticism is a rather underwhelming, long, central section of the film where Django and Schultz take on Calvin Candie - played far too sympathetically by a miscast DiCaprio. I rate DiCaprio, and he is good here, but Waltz is so good he dominates their scenes. I'd have liked a truly vile performance to balance it out with someone who'd make your skin crawl (think a younger Christopher Walken, or Gary Oldman, even poor lost Heath Ledger: I think he could have done something interesting with it) - even with rotten teeth Leonardo's too pretty. Also the fun of the film drains away at "Candieland" and it becomes quite an unpleasant watch at times, but finds its feet again for the final showdown. I can't understand some of the flak QT has been getting in the States - Racism? Hardly. If anything Spike Lee's comments in particular look like sour grapes. He's never made a film as technically ingenious or entertaining, not to mention one so cleverly satirical about racial politics. Nice one Quentin.

11 years 3 months ago

coys77

I was really into the first hour, but it didn't sustain for the last two thirds.. Christoph Waltz was amazing, and DiCaprio was as good as usual..

11 years 3 months ago

I-M-Pulsive

It's a nigger on a horse! WHAHAHA Already EPIC!

11 years 3 months ago

thaisquisito

I loved this film soo much!!! Leo, Jamie, Waltz everybody's so brilliant! The fight scenes were amazing and so was the story! And the soundtrack is the best ever! Can't recommend this enough!!! Masterpiece!

11 years 3 months ago

kayjay027

Tarantino never disappoints. I love his mix of the modern and the classic. He may be crazy, but he knows how to make masterpieces. Acting was utterly phenomenal. I was so happy to see Leo actually playing a bad guy for once. Christoph Waltz, there are no words to describe his talent. And Jamie Foxx, I was not disappointed with surprisingly. Amazing story, gruesome yet amazingly entertaining because of it.

11 years 3 months ago

latautuu

AMAZING. I have no words, just amazing. Funny, great action scenes, brilliant acting and an amazing story. Classic Tarantino!

11 years 3 months ago

Dr Pandhattan

My review here: http://www.kameronmcbride.com/2013/01/django-unchained-2012-review.html

11 years 3 months ago

puppetofmasters

dat nigger's black robocop, motherfucker.

epic action and hilariousness await, after some jackie-brown-paced time. brilliant shit.

11 years 3 months ago

mclorf

Absolutely fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11 years 3 months ago

twistedthursday

Am I the only one who's a little underwhelmed by this?

When the script leaked, I read it through and it is so much better. It is so good that I can't get it out of my head.

Maybe that's why...

11 years 3 months ago

arminko47

Great movie and I really enjoyed it, but I must say that Waltz steals the show. Again.

11 years 3 months ago

Cimeries

Probably not Tarantino's best, but a ridiculously entertaining film nevertheless. It never felt too long for a second of its run time to me.

11 years 3 months ago

nicolino

Tarantino is becoming an expert in mastering history, but with a costant reminiscence of his personal violent and rough direction style. Personally, I think this wasn't his best film so far. But sure this 165 minutes are really worth watching.

11 years 3 months ago

Pallium Invisibilitatem

Another Tarantino masterpiece....

11 years 3 months ago

the3rdman

Always fun to see slaveholders, Klan members and other racists gunned down and blown up.

11 years 3 months ago