floydfreak wrote:SugarDave wrote:Django definitely isn't perfect but it just stood out to me compared to his other films. And yeah, Westerns are one of my favourite genres so it had that going for it from the start, QT does a good job of leveraging the history of the genre while putting his own spin on some aspects.
What are your're fav western films?
Once Upon A Time In The West is the absolute peak of the genre based on what I've watched, and probably in my top five films of all time. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly is another obvious mention. A few others:
The Assassination of Jesse James
Unforgiven
The Searchers
Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid
There Will Be Blood
The Hateful Eight (2015) - ***I'm struggling to determine whether this is a three or four star film. It's clearly very well made, I'm glad I watched it and I'd recommend it to most people, but I didn't find the story especially interesting either. I know the crux of the film is the interplay between these characters who are forced together rather than the plot setup, and a lot of those interactions are really engaging, but I felt like I was watching it in more of a detached, appreciative way rather than simply losing myself in it. It was fun seeing how they continued to make use of the limited locations over such a long film, but I definitely felt the running time by the end, that part where
Channing Tatum shows up to elaborate on how the gang members were all set up at the cabin didn't need to be as long as it was. I always enjoy watching Walton Goggins and was happy to see him play such a big role in it too.