Django Unchained
Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio
A German bounty hunter needs help from a slave called Django, and then sets out to help Django rescue his wife who was sold as a slave to Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Calvin Candie.
This is as classic Tarantino as you can get, B movie feel, lots of blood, swearing like you wouldn’t believe, fantastic dialogue, unbelievable deaths and brilliant acting from everyone involved. The duo of Christoph Waltz and Jamie Foxx have great chemistry and are brilliantly funny throughout the film. Di Caprio is smooth and cool while turning completely mental and unbelievably racist to get his way and comes across as a very scary person. There are cameos right the way through with some you probably wouldn’t expect. It’s hard to say what my favourite scene in the film is as there were many excellent moments but I would probably say the scene about the hoods is clever and very funny.
The deaths in the film are so over the top that they are comical but don’t take anything away from the story. There is an excessive use of the word ‘nigger’ in the film and the first few times you hear it, it does shock you a little. But it goes on and on and you kind of get used to it. There were a lot of the older generation of viewers in the cinema when I saw it and I was unsure if they were aware what the film would be like and if they would make it to the end. I imagine they heard of a DiCaprio film about slavery, set in western times, that has received lot of awards nominations. However no one walked out.
Recommend
If you are a fan of Tarantino then you will love this as you will know what to expect. You will laugh, you will enjoy. Go and see this at the cinema while you can.
TheFriedGold rating – 8/10 – Tarantino is Unchained
Film Fact
After an accident in training where Christoph Waltz was thrown off his horse and broke his pelvis, Jamie Foxx gave him a gift to make him feel better about riding a horse: a saddle with a seat belt.
thefriedgold 
Feels very much like the Western-set sequel to Inglorious Basterds – very similar in tone and style. Obviously a Tarantino film, loved the hoods scene and thought Foxx and Waltz were very good. I must admit I did have awkward feelings watching the film – I’m not sure I found everything as hilarious as other cinemagoers – as some characters are incredibly racist. I enjoyed it, but preferred Basterds.