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Author Topic: Django Unchained Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 12-25-2012 04:23 AM                     Quentin Tarantino is back in full form creating a fantastic and entertaining movie with his unique method of storytelling and his trademark spectacular dialogue. Christoph Waltz has once again provided an Oscar award worthy performance as well. Just like his role in Inglorious Basterds, whenever Mr. Waltz is on screen he will have 100% of your attention. 4.5 out of 5 stars Why not 5 out of 5? The sound mix. Sadly just like with most Quentin movies, the sound mix is done well up until the point where a piece of music starts playing. During the music the treble is simply too strong and the overall level of the music is just too damn loud. It is VERY distracting. (Adding distortion to some of the songs also pulls the viewer out of the movie.) Other than the bad sound mixing, this movie is quirky and a whole lot of fun. Go see it!  |  IP: Logged Jonathan M. Crist Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 531 From: Hershey, PA, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 12-25-2012 11:01 AM                     For those who dont realize it, the Django character goes back to a series of about half a dozen spagehetti westerns (which were particularly big in Spain) from 1966 throught the early 70's - most of which were so bad that they were never released here in the states. First Django Poster Other Django Posters  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 12-26-2012 06:46 PM                        CINEMA: Regal Village Square, Las Vegas, NV AUDITORIUM: 2 PRESENTATION: Sony Digital 4K PRESENTATION PROBLEMS: None RATING: Two and one half stars (out of four) They fixed the RF channel speaker issues I noted when I saw "Lincoln" in this room. They must have balanced everything while they were at it because the sound was about as perfect as it could be, making the shrilling treble Brad noted shrill to...uh...perfection? THE PLOT: A German buys a slave to point out some bounties. Wackiness ensues. This was great great great great great up until the handshake scene. Then it just became a gratuitous grindhouse feature. It might have even been noble to leave it with the handshake, but I guess that wasn't in the cards. First Tarantino movie I have no desire to ever see again.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 12-27-2012 02:46 AM                     The first end credit vocal music comes from the opening credit music of the 1971 film, "They Call Me Trinity ... tribute to the classic 70's Spaghetti Westerns.  |  IP: Logged Frank Cox Film God Posts: 2234 From: Melville Saskatchewan Canada Registered: Apr 2011 posted 01-24-2013 05:08 PM                        Great movie, exactly what I was expecting to see. Good story, ultra-violent. And flashes of Quentin Tarantino's offbeat idea of humour. What's not to like. I really like the sets and the costumes in this one too.  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 01-24-2013 05:21 PM                     RE: The shrill music, I think Quentin is doing that on purpose to match the music mixes of the old Spaghetti Westerns.  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 02-14-2013 06:23 PM                     Even after seeing it about four times in total right now it's still totally enjoyable. In my opinion, a classical Tarantino movie is a lot funnier in every aspect than any movie that calls itself a comedy.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 02-16-2013 04:14 PM                     I liked it, but I don't think it needed to be 2 hours and 45 minutes in length - but I'm not sure what they could have cut to make it more streamlined.  |  IP: Logged Tony Gallimore Expert Film Handler Posts: 108 From: Willis, Virginia, USA Registered: Jul 2009 posted 02-21-2013 10:56 AM                     Three thumbs up?!!  |  IP: Logged

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