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    Written December 27, 2012

    Questioning Our Most Uncherished Values:2 COMPLEX 4 MOST MOVIE GOERS

    by grimesgolden1

    Evil flourishes when good people do nothing.QT reveals in his moviesTHE most American of values is violence.He cleverly asks us to participate as observers &we get the blood all over us. It is a suckers bet. By showing polarity of bad and worse,we always choose bad.Why?The protagonist(s)in his films represent violent &vile lifestyles,aka bad people. We are trained to make every shade of grey&black into good and bad. But wait, grey is not good, it is bad,but not worse than bad, but still bad. Like Inglorious Basterds, Django is thought provoking and re-educates, or more accurately educates, us on the ignominious presence of evil in not only of historical weirdnesses (National Socialists& Slavers)but also the capacity for acting righteously in each of us(bounty hunters are legal, nazi hunters are legal). As long as we are beating the worse demons, we are better than they are. It makes you wonder how far one goes,will go,or has gone w/out examining 1's values.Spins a good erudite tale!

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    Written December 27, 2012

    Tarantino does it again!

    by tomit

    This was an old time western told only like Tarantino can. It was compelling, interesting, and funny. The dialog was pure Tarantino. The acting was superb. Samuel L was amazing!!!

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    Written December 29, 2012

    All kinds of awesome!

    by jjboudreau

    Yes it's violent, but this is Tarentino at his best. The constant sense of outrage at the behaviors of the period driven characters is perfectly tempered by the absurdity of their beliefs and actions. The emotional whipsaw of hilarity; then violence and sometimes violence AS hilarity was nothing short of genius. Remember how conflicted we all felt watching the unhinged; unapologetic violence of Pulp Fiction while laughing so hard it left us dazed and confused? Well Django is an all-out thrill ride that demands you pay attention to the incredible injustice that was and in all to many instances, still is rampant. Anyone upset by the 100+ utterances of the "N" word-trust me; it's use is more than balanced by the sheer ignorance and ineptitude written into the character portrayal of the slave owners and those who supported the institution. This is the most fun I've had at a movie all year. What a way to end or start the year. See this movie; early and often! Thanks Quentin.

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    Written January 2, 2013

    Best Tarantino Film since Pulp Fiction. *SPOILERS*

    by GregCo

    Nasty, violent, foul mouth cinema never looked any cooler. One of the best "PAYBACK" flicks I've seen in a long time. The acting was superb, violent as hell (Reminds me of the gore from Planet Terror). Some parts are hard to watch, for example *START SPOILER* The scene where one of the slaves was ripped apart by vicious dogs was pretty hard to watch along with other extreme mistreatment of slaves at the time. But it leads up to a VERY gratifying ending *END SPOILERS* But if you can get through that, it is one of the best movies of the year.

    So leave the kids at home and go see it!

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    Written December 26, 2012

    Best Tarantino Movie Since Pulp Fiction

    by 19biker59

    If "Pulp Fiction" is a favorite, you will love Django. Smart dialog, interesting characters, great story line & great direction. Outstanding performances by the Stars and some less-known actors. Lots of action without the CGI crap and unrealistic super-human athleticism that I have come to hate in many action movies. I hope Quentin continues to make these types of movies. It's what he is best at.

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    Written December 27, 2012

    Django Unchained

    by Madame_Vales

    A true Tarantino classic. Action packed, no expense was cut for the blood and fight scenes. Thoroughly enjoyed it. At the end, the patrons in the theatre clapped because we had all been thoroughly entertained. Must go, must see!

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    Written January 7, 2013

    cinematic creativity in a historic backdrop

    by bmarshall_1980

    Django is not a documentary. Yet the background of the movie
    is steeped in the world of slavery. This movie is a forbidden love
    story that is strung across the horrific brutality that erupted
    from slavery and that of the pre-civil war era. In between
    the story lines there is humor. The humor on the
    surface brings laughter yet if you pause for a moment
    the humor is a product of twisted perspectives.
    I hope you enjoy this movie. I sure did!

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    Written December 29, 2012

    Spectacular Acting, Accurate Accounts and Mind Boggling Mayhem

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    Finally! Our first black superhero of the old south. This gives me much hope that the movie industry is shifting and its about time. We need more heros and heroines in prolific roles such as this. I was proud. Thank you QUENTIN!

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    Written December 29, 2012

    Fantastic!

    by Photograstalker

    The use of the N-Word in Django Unchained didn't bother me as is was relevant to the times (though still vile). However, the misuse of the F-Word did bother me...I know, I know it's a Tarantino film, but this was also done in Lincoln. In the Civil War Era the F-Word was only used around brothels as a VERB...it had no other meaning.

    That being said, the film was wonderful. Tarantino did a fantastic job at his first attempt at a spaghetti western, with his own Tarantino touch. Of course, you have all the over-the-top gore you have with his other films & the odd ball music that just doesn't quite match up. I just with Tarantino would stop making speaking cameos in his own films - boy does he stink!

    Christoph Waltz's performance is divine and, quite frankly, he should win Best Supporting Actor.

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    Written January 24, 2013

    Classic Quentin

    by theonepf

    Better than expected. Great cameos by Bruce Dern and Don Johnson. The movie keeps you interested and it did not feel like a 2hr 45min movie once it was done.

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  • So-so
    Written December 26, 2012

    Not as good as I had hoped

    by Dancinglibrarian

    This movie was extremely violent and pretty typical of Quentin Tarantino. I felt that the use of the "n" word was excessive and it began to annoy me. Some of the scenes were realistic about the history of slavery and made me feel sick about the representation. The best acting was Christopher Waltz. Jamie Foxx gave an average performance. If you enjoy revenge fantasies, this will not disappoint. There were some humorous moments. This is not on my list of movies to see again.

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    Written December 26, 2012

    Brilliant

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    I just want to start off by saying, if you aren't generally a Quentin Tarentino fan then you may not appreciate the masterpiece that this movie truly is. This movie definitely has Tarentino's signature flare of somewhat cheesy camera angles, old style text and music and exaggerated blood splatter. The movie is violent but the amount of blood that is used is more comical than sickening. it is set during slavery so expect excessive use of the "N" word as that is what slaves were called back then.

    The story is pure genius and wraps you in from the very first scene, Quentin wastes no time in making the hero and his objective clear within the first 10-15 minutes of the movie. Jamie Foxx's mix of bad boy and comical personality are the perfect fit for this character. Samuel L Jackson is funny and yells a lot (as he tends to do) and Leonardo DiCaprio is the villain that I loved to hate.

    Overall this movie has a good story, action and just the right amount of comic relief.

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    Written December 30, 2012

    Quintessential Tarrantino

    by carx15

    If you love gratuitous violence and have a good laugh at the same time, you are gonna love this one.
    This flic really got me emotionally involved. Good guys bad guys, original sets and scenes.
    Waltz is great as a laid back mentor to Foxx.
    Some parts were too long pero overall, I could not have done a better job of keeping me in my seat.

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    Written December 29, 2012

    Fantastic film

    by Twirling

    Not too violent but appropriately violent. Not bloated rather suspenseful. Not a "white savior" film - Django saves himself. The spaghetti western form is not dismissive of slavery; the style doesn't interfere with and even highlights the horror of the subject matter.

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    Written January 1, 2013

    not all fun, but very good

    by nfrutiger

    This movie is about slavery in all it's grisly reality. Tarantino delivers his signature violence and profanity, and a few scenes of the kind of witty writing that he does so well, but the nature of the content keeps him from some of his characteristic goofiness and over-the-top laughable moments. So taken NOT as a fun romp (like Grindhouse) but as a action movie + social commentary, it is VERY GOOD. Samuel L. Jackson and Leonardo DiCaprio blew me away with their whole-hearted investment in roles I can't imagine being brave enough to play. I heard Kurt Russell backed out, and I can't blame him. You will have to search far and wide before finding a movie that uses the N word this much. Everyone. Constantly. Without blinking.

    It always frustrates me when parents take children way to young to see violent movies, but if they are taken to this they'll at least have some idea about how truly horrible this part of our history was.

    Christopher Weltz was also wonderful.

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