@glomps and nibbles said:

I like this movie. Jennifer has acted really well. This movie got some style. I got this in my collection. After reading user reviews on sites, i have come across many who don't like this movie. In my opinion its a well directed stand alone movie. Like i said before Jennifer did good. And so did Kurt and Walton.

Agreed. To each his own. Everybody won't like it, but that's OK. To me it is one of the better movies I have seen in a long, long time. It is one of my favorites now.

We need more movies like this one, dialogue heavy, mostly takes place in a single location, strong cast etc.

When Marquis (Jackson) did what he did to that one Mexican with his two guns, a small mental barrier went up in my head against liking the film.

@Satch_the_man said:

When Marquis (Jackson) did what he did to that one Mexican with his two guns, a small mental barrier went up in my head against liking the film.

Why is that? Did you feel it was excessive force, overkill?

I saw the double blast to the head as an expression of his anger toward this man in particular. He had just moments before listed all the facts and the reasoning which made him believe that 'Bob' was likely the person responsible for the murders of two people he thought of as friends, Minnie, and Sweet Dave. Marquis had been to Minnie's several times and seemed to have been on good terms with them. They treated him well. That meant something to him. So I think he must have wanted to end Bob's life emphatically.

So while it was excessive violence, I didn't think it was gratuitous violence. I thought the plot supported it and that it was understandable.

Spoiler below:

Of course, QT will probably back up his characters' actions with strong motivation. But when you show the guy's face getting blown clean off, people might think it's overkill. A rare moment where I was, I guess, grossed out by a QT film.

@Satch_the_man said:

Spoiler below -

Of course, QT will probably back up his characters' actions with strong motivation. But when you show the guy's face getting blown clean off, people might think it's overkill. A rare moment where I was, I guess, grossed out by a QT film.

I know what you're saying. It wasn't even realistic. It was done for it's shock value.

Two 45 slugs to the head would not take off the top of the head. It is conceivable that the exit wounds, together, and having occurred at the same time, may have removed a substantial portion of the back of the head, but the front would still only show two, round ,entry wounds.
I guess I am so used to Hollywood exaggerations that it didn't phase me. Sometimes those things bother me though. For example, nearly every time they show some a high explosive device detonating near people, they show the people jumping away and coming out of it virtually unscathed, perhaps a little singed from the heat of the blast, but not much more than that in most cases. That is so unrealistic. In reality, it isn't the heat or fire from the explosive which does the most damage, it is the primary blast wave. If you're within the primary blast wave, which may extend hundreds of feet, you're dead. The internal damage from the shock wave is devastating to your internal organs and soft tissue. Throw a concussion grenade into a concrete bunker and then look at the people inside afterward. Their tongues are turned to mush, and if you autopsied them you would find the same thing inside. But Hollywood always shows people diving a few feet away from a high explosive device, then getting up, dusting themselves off, a little shaken up, but that's about it.

QT does go for dramatic overkill sometimes. He kind of likes to use scenes for their shock value sometimes. And yeah, Bob losing the top half of his head was one such instance. But I thought that in this film he didn't do that as much as in some of his other films. This scene is the only one that comes to mind for this film.

Walton Goggins, the MFn man

I'd like to premise my reply with the statement that I was in the 90s what could be described as a QT fanboy. I think the man helped change Hollywood in the 90s and early 2000s and has my utmost respect as a writer first and as a director second. I feel his writing really shines and his directing is good but not original. You can see where he takes a lot of his directorial ideas from. That being said, I did not like The Hateful Eight . It was generally a good film but not a good QT film. I wasn't even sure what he was going for here. A Holmes/Perot style of storytelling? The story never clicked with me nor intrigued me and I felt the dialogue was flat which I never in a million years thought I would be saying that about a QT film. All acting was done well and the characters were pretty cool. Kurt Russell seemed to me like he was trying to do his best John Wayne impression which came off as kinda corny but acceptable. Anyways, QT worst film in years and he was on a pretty good role as his last 4 films I loved. Maybe he's right when he says he is only good for 10 films.

The Hateful Eight - 6 outta 10 stars

@movie_nazi said:

I'd like to premise my reply with the statement that I was in the 90s what could be described as a QT fanboy. I think the man helped change Hollywood in the 90s and early 2000s and has my utmost respect as a writer first and as a director second. I feel his writing really shines and his directing is good but not original. You can see where he takes a lot of his directorial ideas from. That being said, I did not like The Hateful Eight . It was generally a good film but not a good QT film. I wasn't even sure what he was going for here. A Holmes/Perot style of storytelling? The story never clicked with me nor intrigued me and I felt the dialogue was flat which I never in a million years thought I would be saying that about a QT film.

True that, the dialogue in this film was dull and that's the last critique I thought I would ever have about a film written by Quentin Tarantino. In retrospect, that single element was shocking to behold. Combine that with an abundance of n-bombs and you have got one painful film.

THE HATEFUL EIGHT IS AN EXCELLENT FILM.ONE OF THE 10 BEST FILMS OF ITS YEAR.THE PROBLEM REVIEW WISE WITH MODERN TARANTINO MOVIES IS TARANTINO HIMSELF.ALL COMPARED AND CONTRASTED AGAINST THE MANS STYLE AND WORK FROM DECADES PAST.

@VHS-VANDAL said:

THE HATEFUL EIGHT IS AN EXCELLENT FILM.ONE OF THE 10 BEST FILMS OF ITS YEAR.THE PROBLEM REVIEW WISE WITH MODERN TARANTINO MOVIES IS TARANTINO HIMSELF.ALL COMPARED AND CONTRASTED AGAINST THE MANS STYLE AND WORK FROM DECADES PAST.

I have to agree with you. I thought it was a great movie. But it's like when a musician comes out with an album in a new style of music. Even though it is great music, fans of his previous style might not be happy with it. Understandable, but it is still great music.