Django

Stacy and unjust finished watching Django Unchained. I'm still in a bit of shock... not because I abhor violence in movies, but because parts of the movie were downright cheesy. I understand it was a nod to the spaghetti westerns of old which had a cartoonish nature about their violence (and a black & white sense of justice), but I believe that had more to do with a lack of special effects than a desire to be cheesy. Cheese was simply the consequence. 

Parts if the film were brilliant. Christop Waltz deserved his Oscar. The soundtrack was typically wonderful. The opening sequence was riveting. I also enjoyed the cameos; Don Johnson as Big Daddy was pretty fun to see. 

I'm still left with an uneasy feeling a out the film, though. Maybe it's because I feel as though it was just Tarantino's excuse to use the "N" word a thousand times (I'd love to do a word count on the script). Maybe it was the crazy way Jamie Foxx made his horse dance at the end... I heard someone describe the movie as the best film they had ever seen. For me, it wasn't even the best film Tarantino has made. 

Oh, and the blood was over the top; a six shooter is not capable of throwing a body across a room, and a rifle doesn't blow up a torso from 150 yards out.