Hateful Eight, The [DVD] [Region 1] [NTSC]

Tarantino movies are 'always' something a bit special. And the hateful eight is certainly no different. What a Tarantino film offers better than any other modern movies......is great scenes with men in rooms conversing. And he doesn't mind dragging out the conversation either. Now I understand many people do not like it when a scene is dragged out. But that is because of their experiences with movies with bad dialogue that didn't need to be dragged out. Quentin has always been up at the top (if not the top) of directors and writers that can turn an average low-key dialogue scene. Into something magnificent. Being able to force career best work out of his cast. Many many times. And that's one of the things about the hateful eight that is so on point. The hateful eight cast. Nobody can ever be carried in a Tarantino film. Everyone involved knows it's going to be intensely difficult. Yet every A-lister would give their right leg to be a part of the madness. Picking out a star performance is almost impossible thanks to everyone involved. From Kurt Russell's hilarious bounty hunter performance to Jennifer Jason Leighs slapped about Daisy. To (in my opinion) a career best performance in Walton Goggins newly promoted Sheriff Chris Mannix. Other Tarantino regulars are on par here too, as you would expect. Samuel L Jackson gives Quentin his best as usual. As does Madsen and the incredibly talented Tiim Roth. Though the hateful eight will not be the best Tarantino movie you have ever seen. That's only because of the sheer masterpiece's he has directed in the past. So saying that, the hateful eight is a must-see brilliant film. There is but a few directors alive, that can place 95% of a movie in one room........yet hold the attention of an entire audience. Here be another cult classic.

I absolutely loved this - I wasn't so impressed with INGLORIOUS BASTERDS (Still a great film, but I just found that quite bleak in some parts) however The H8tfull 8 is awesome - You can call it a remake of RESERVOIR DOGS and THE THING (Tarantino has borrowed heavily from Carpenter before in RESERVOIR DOGS which took a lot of ideas itself from THE THING. ) . What set's TH8 apart from many other westerns in the genre is the direction and drama, this is pure Tarantino, the dialogue is as good as you will get. The stage-coach scenes are so beautifully directed with Russell, Leigh and Jackson at close quarters, that you will love it and want it to go on longer than it does. The cast of actors are wonderful and characters are colourful and excellently portrayed by the actors, particular standouts being Russel, Leigh, Jackson, Goggins and Tatum; And the twists and the thrilling character revelations are usual Tarantino awesomeness. Without giving too much away this also has a very action packed scary climax that will have you on the edge of your seat!

The latest movie from director Quentin Tarantino. Like his last one, it's a western. In Wyoming, bounty hunter John Ruth [Kurt Russell] is on the way to the town of Red Rock via stage, along with his prisoner. The charming Daisy Domergue [Jennifer Jason Leigh]. There's a storm coming along. They end up picking up two passengers. Bounty hunter Major Marquis Warren [Samuel L. Jackson] and Chris Mannix [Walton Goggins] one time guerrilla now - supposedly - town sheriff. A stop off at Minnie's, a stagecoach way station, turns out to be a longer one than intended. As the storm makes it impossible to leave. Not that, once the travellers and those already there get together, everyone may make it out alive anyway... Shot in 65mm film, this has absolutely gorgeous cinematography. It's a western made the way they used to do it. There are some stunning snow covered landscape shots. It's very much a character drama/detective story. As the characters interact and secrets come to light. Like most of the director's work, there are long conversations. But they do all set the scene and add to the characters, and they do all lead somewhere. And there are narrative tricks, twists and turns. In a plot that is very well put together and develops at just the right pace. It's as violent as you would expect. A couple of bits being nearer the knuckle than anything even this director has done before. And it gives good actors strong parts they can really get their teeth into and make the most of. As with some of Tarantino's other films, this one takes an actor who had somewhat vanished off the radar - in this case Jennifer Jason Leigh - and gives them a career redifining role that really shows off their talents. Even with all this strong characterisation, Michael Madsen's character does feel a little underdeveloped. And this is not quite as good a film as Django Unchained, simply because since it's the director's second western in a row, it doesn't feel as original as that did. But those are only minor complaints. All in all it's memorable movie making, and worth five stars. The dvd has the following language and subtitle options: Languages: English. Subtitles: English. The disc goes straight into the film when loaded with no ads or trailers. Be aware that, when it comes to chapter selection, it only has a handful of these. The exact same chapters the film is divided into. So you will have a lot of fast forwarding to do if you want to get a certain point in the middle of one. There are two extras: Beyond the eight: a four minute long behind the scenes feature. Which is just one of those promotional pieces with cast and crew extolling the project. Sam Jackson's guide to glorious 70mm, however, is a fascinating seven minute long look at how the film was shot, and how it was done and released in the manner of certain films of old. Well worth a watch, especially for movie buffs.

This movie edition has turned out to be Region A locked (North America) so my european Panasonic bluray player cannot read the disc. Further more movie's box has been damaged during shipping due to inappropriate packaging (standard amazon's cardboard envelope). Languages: English 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital Audio Subtitles: English SDH (deaf or hard hearing) and spanish Screen format: 2.76:1

Even though there are a lot here that say this is a masterpiece of which I concur wholeheartedly with, I will take it a little further than that, and say it’s sumptuously with it’s whole package an deliciously makes my heart tender with delight, an don’t forget Glee, “The Hateful Eight” is a masterpiece in it’s own right no doubt about it, but the thing I love about it is, it’s the build up to it’s final conclusion, an so that I’ve seen here some people seem to think that others wont like it that way, I Think I can judge for myself whether that works for me or not, I think so, if you can’t understand the preparation it took for all the dialogue for every scene that can hold your attention for so long you just don’t have fait in speaking or listening to anything, understanding seems like a big step for people these days, I guess the abbreviated social media got them stump for words, an it’s even harder when you tell the truth, what’s the best thing here is, there was only fifteen people in the movie an it work to perfection, the original Eight an the two cooks (woman) the helper an the girl in the Davey-crochet out-fit an the man in the chair, plus Daisy Domergue brother, that was a shock to see my goodness I’ll leave it at that, an plus I’ve seen a lot of movies when people use the big N” word but in this one it was used in the most peculiar an funny way that I don’t think was offence, at least not to me, an especially when Walton Goggins was trying to say Daisy’s last name “Domergue” I couldn’t stop laughing, for laughing sake, I don’t know how Quentin Tarantino come up with that name, he must’ve been laughing, like i was, This Is A Masterpiece..An I Love It.. Love It.

Il Blu-ray è arrivato senza problemi, con un packaging semplice e classico. La qualità video e audio è ottima, con colori vividi e dettagli ben definiti. Un buon acquisto per la collezione o per rivedere il film con qualità affidabile.

Once again a few years back saw this film and enjoyed looking at it,

Es una pelicula muy buena y no tuve ningun problema con la paqueteria y la caja de la pelicula