11-20-2017, 03:15 PM
For various reasons I've been unusually impatient with movies of late. I've bailed on five or six of them in the past month or so. Anyway, with the growing discussion here, I decided to give this another go and finished it a couple nights ago.
I can now see why Tarantino wanted to make this, as it leads to a scenario that allows him to do what he does best. The movie has a long fuse, but it leads to a very respectable denouement, though one could nitpick it for several flaws.
As for Samuel Jackson, I keep viewing him as this B-grade actor, likely because of the image burned into my retinas of him bad-mouthing snakes on a plane (only in the trailers, as I never did see that movie; did anyone?). But then a month or so ago I watched Jackie Brown, which I'd never seen before. And while I'm rather fond of Pam Grier, Samuel Jackson was the true standout, so cold-bloodedly creepy that it's hard to believe he's just acting. The Hateful Eight provides another fine display of his brilliance. Not only is he great as an action star, if someone is going to talk at length, let it be him.
I can now see why Tarantino wanted to make this, as it leads to a scenario that allows him to do what he does best. The movie has a long fuse, but it leads to a very respectable denouement, though one could nitpick it for several flaws.
As for Samuel Jackson, I keep viewing him as this B-grade actor, likely because of the image burned into my retinas of him bad-mouthing snakes on a plane (only in the trailers, as I never did see that movie; did anyone?). But then a month or so ago I watched Jackie Brown, which I'd never seen before. And while I'm rather fond of Pam Grier, Samuel Jackson was the true standout, so cold-bloodedly creepy that it's hard to believe he's just acting. The Hateful Eight provides another fine display of his brilliance. Not only is he great as an action star, if someone is going to talk at length, let it be him.