This QT fan says the following regarding The Hateful Eight-
the bad - a really sweet act one & two that unfortunately leads to a predictable and way too violent act three (similar to Django.)
- QT used up his allotment of the N-word decades ago and quite frankly I'm sick of hearing it.
- as far as soundtrack, this might be his least effective music management
- Samuel Jackson's performance is dialed in, not his best acting by a mile
the good - all the things we usually expect from QT in photography and production design, the cinematography on some of the outdoor shots is breathtaking.
- there is one really big saving grace about this movie and her name is Jennifer Jason Leigh who is both hysterical and tragic in her role, she brings more than a lot to her character, one of her best.
Pinewoods Rating System - Three Pinewoods
With The Hateful Eight, Tarantino's Stylistic Compulsions Lead Him Astray
The unpleasant truth exposed by The Hateful Eight is that Quentin Tarantino's wit and craftsmanship - his artistic soul - are inextricable from his sadism. He has gone to elaborate lengths to make the movie look like a classic widescreen Western, in 70mm, with a thunderously lyrical overture by the great Ennio Morricone and an intermission, but there's nothing widescreen about his story.
The Hateful Eight Movie Review (2015) | Roger Ebert
An extraordinary display of directorial craft, but an ugly movie-so ugly that it seems as if the director is daring his harshest detractors to see it as a confirmation of their worst fears about his art.
The Horror!!
THE HORROR!!
