tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post1838556117189683192..comments2023-11-05T03:24:07.273-06:00Comments on Random Ramblings of a Demented Doorknob.: DJANGO UNCHAINED.Nickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post-20004056245181797252012-12-29T09:56:07.139-06:002012-12-29T09:56:07.139-06:00The last half of the movie could have been edited ...The last half of the movie could have been edited a little better. I never thought an editor made that much of a difference but Tarantino's movies have suffered a bit since Sally Menke died. I agree with you the intro to this is not one of his best. Solid Review.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174093530239310598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post-88927304690301204392012-12-29T01:34:14.917-06:002012-12-29T01:34:14.917-06:00I definitely agree that the country song at that o...I definitely agree that the country song at that one point just flat-out didn't work. I didn't care for that at all, either. It was overall a very strange soundtrack, but I think it worked on the whole (oddly, I think the rap worked the best).<br /><br />The first third was fine and dandy, but it had the least amount of the typical Tarantino dialogues/monologues, which are generally what I like most in his films (minus Death Proof). Of course as I said in the review, I *loved* the scene where (spoilers) he shoots the sheriff and has to explain to the marshall and the rest of the town who he is and what he's doing. That felt like a stronger opening than the actual opening to me. I also loved the KKK moment, the dinner scene/skull/freak-out moment, and (of course) the insane shoot-out.<br /><br />So I guess my biggest issue with the film is that his fun writing wasn't as strong or as frequent as his past films. What I tried to get off in the review and couldn't was that the film was kind of a collection of brilliant scenes connected by just pretty good, though not quite up-to-par moments.<br /><br />But, as you said, I think we pretty much fall in line with our liking (or disliking) of the film... just for different reasons.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092564511948736386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-332312589214574085.post-54370875789413933492012-12-29T01:07:54.297-06:002012-12-29T01:07:54.297-06:00Agreed and disagreed. I think we come to about th...Agreed and disagreed. I think we come to about the same place, but just have very different takes on what worked/didn't. I suppose my largest issue with the film is the same I had with This Is 40 or even the one big issue I had with Basterds (the Bowie song): it felt like QT needed to be reined in a bit. Edited (and not just for length; sure, it did feel a bit long, but not so much that it bothered me). So it shouldn't surprise you that I dug the first third quite a bit - that first hour flew by for me, and there were very few Tarantino-isms...until the fucking John Denver song showed up (note: I know it wasn't John Denver, but it might as well have been). And then the weird intertitles...and then something else...and then Tarantino showing up. There were all these things that took me out of the flick.<br /><br />But it does have a fuckload to love about it. Dylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337478312308606554noreply@blogger.com