Stubbornly theatrical, quentin tarantinos threehour snowedin western the hateful eight is a difficult movie by a director whos not known for making them. Now, it can be assumed that minnie and her people were not part of that eight, so thats six down. Academy awardwinning screenwriter quentin tarantino returns with his most infamous, most. Due to a blizzard they are forced to hole up in a store some way out of town with the occupants of another stagecoach. The hateful eight fine woodworking design book eight. Some time after the civil war, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry wyoming landscape. Why the hateful eight is tarantinos biggest misstep the. The hateful eight is a 2015 american western thriller film written and directed by quentin. The best thing i can say about oceans eight is that its better than the allwoman remake of ghostbusters. Add two bounty hunters, some frozen corpses, a woman on her way to a noose, and two stagecoaches and various passengers. I really enjoyed the film, character development, mystery, dialogue etc, but i had to fight past what i thought was a major plot hole, or, more accurately, a silly premise, unless im missing something. The plot starts deteriorating when a few characters, who are revealed to be in. But the hateful eight really begs the question, is too much of a good thing really wonderful.
The hateful eight had so many major story problems, huge plot holes, a narrator that appears halfway. Tarantinos films have garnered both critical and commercial success. He conceived it as a novel and sequel to his previous film django unchained 2012. Slow in the early going, it withholds almost all overt action until just before the intermission, at which point it explodes into the meanest, most gruesome and nihilistic violence of tarantinos career, only to conclude on a. Fittingly, the hateful eight will be the eighth feature film of writerdirector quentin tarantinos incredible career counting the two kill bill halves as one, but its a project that almost. In addition, tarantino and the weinstein company have certainly done their best to promote the hateful eight as a true cinematic event. Jackson, jennifer jason leigh, and a cast of other old and. Goodreads members who liked the hateful eight also liked. Feared by outlaws in the hateful eight, john ruth aka the hangman played by kurt russell is out to see daisy domergue hang for her crimes. The whole crux of the plot is that the bandits and channing tatum want to free his sister, who is being held at gunpoint by kurt russell. In the hateful eight, the acting of tim roth before the character switch is very similar to the acting of christoph waltz, his miming and his way to speak reminds dr. The hateful eight movie 10 biggest best movie goof you totally. So, i cant write much about it in the question ill need to comment to explain my pov.
Tarantino holes up a few outlaws in the hateful eight quentin tarantino makes a threehour western pastiche with help from samuel l. The hateful eight by quentin tarantino, paperback barnes. Quentin tarantino gets theatrical in the 70mm western the. Dec 24, 2015 tarantino holes up a few outlaws in the hateful eight quentin tarantino makes a threehour western pastiche with help from samuel l. The hits and misses of the hateful eightspoilers shahryar rizvi. Dec 16, 2015 the hateful eight are snowed in together like agatha christie characters in a country house, or indeed the big brother house. Jan 21, 2016 the hateful eight was another gritty western from director quentin tarantino. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. I like the rhyming title, but i was confused during the film about who the eight were when there were clearly nine people present at minnies, at least. Andersons the master, in part because it requires the use of a camera thats quite loud and not easy to handle. But unlike an agatha christie story but very much like, say. Hateful eight i do not consider this a great movie, but whatever, we broke the seal on this movie so ill add this in. Jan 07, 2016 the hateful eight applies that flair to the western genre, resulting in a final product that departs from tarantinos recent approaches and successfully evokes the directors heyday.
The hateful eight is a completely different film than what quentin tarantino has been making in the last 12 years. The hateful eight is a unique cinematic experience that transcends most of the best films of 2015. Jackson, kurt russell, jennifer jason leigh, walton goggins. The only way this is not a plot hole is if major marquis was lying about the sign she had in the wall, what would be a major anticlimax. The plot is a mashup of a paperback western and agatha christie, as it most of the action takes place on a stagecoach traveling the wyoming countryside, and at a way station called minnies haberdashery, in fact, almost all the action takes place at. The hateful eight sometimes marketed as the h8ful eight is a 2015 american western thriller film written and directed by quentin tarantino. Yes, in a purely superficial reading, this film by quentin tarantino seems to be satisfied just to put many despicable characters in the same space for a few hours until their natures lead them to mutual destruction, but a more careful look points to an ambitious intention behind the narrative constructed by the filmmaker to a greater or lesser extent, the filmography of tarantino constantly. When the sheriff puts the coat on there is no bullet hole.
Hateful eight trailer description lists off the main characters. Sure, tarantino makes use of that hefty running time by piling plot twists ontop of plot twists and masterfully building tension to a breaking point. Instead of solely being a good film, it goes beyond that, resting its roots in the past and its. The dialogue is the flattest that tarantino has yet committed to screen. The movie is called the hateful eight, but i counted sixteen characters. That largescale format isnt generally used nowadays with exceptions like p. Hateful eight trailer description lists off the main. The other is daisy domergue jennifer jason leigh, his prisoner and wanted for murder. The hateful eight 2015 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. And in typical tarantino fashion, it was a bloody, violent mess threaded together with captivating dialogue.
Dec 24, 2015 some things to love about the hateful eight. The hateful eight applies that flair to the western genre, resulting in a final product that departs from tarantinos recent approaches and successfully evokes the directors heyday. The hateful eight was another gritty western from director quentin tarantino. The film was adapted from a book written by a exklansman and alabama. But its the same principle take an existing franchise and utilize the current trend. He has received many industry awards, including two academy awards, two golden globe awards, two bafta awards and the palme dor, and has. At the beginning of the film, when major marquis warren samuel l. Scenes, hidden messages, bloopers, plot holes and so much more. I could devote an entire post to pointing out the absurd plot holes and inconsistencies. During their initial conversation, he asks warren if he has ever seen or heard. However, a lot of people were disappointed when the movie ends and they are left scratching the. The big criticism is simply that its far too damn long. Dec 22, 2015 now, all that being said the hateful eight is not a perfect film nor is any other tarantino production.
In the dead of a wyoming winter, a bounty hunter and his prisoner find shelter in a cabin currently inhabited by a collection of nefarious characters. Bounty hunter john ruth and his fugitive captive daisy domergue race towards the town of. What are all the deaths of all the characters in the hateful. But as important as the hateful eights excesses are its paucities. The hateful eight, book by quentin tarantino paperback. Find books like the hateful eight from the worlds largest community of readers. Why are the plot holes in the hateful eight so irritating. Academy awardwinning screenwriter quentin tarantino returns with. Dec 24, 2015 tarantino carefully stages the hateful eight so that shes at the center of most wide shots of minnies haberdashery, the roadhouse where the titular group holes up to wait out the blizzard. This week quentin tarantino decided to sue gawker after the site published a link to the filmmakers leaked the hateful eight script. Quentin tarantino is a film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor known for his hugely popular films pulp fiction, django unchained, kill bill, and reservior dogs, among others. Cate blanchett in this film is like having a maserati and. The hateful eight had so many major story problems, huge plot holes, a i loved django, kill bill, and pulp fiction, and i take a perverse amount of pride in my unusually high tolerance for racism, misogyny, and gore when it serves the story.
The hateful eight by quentin tarantino quentin tarantino. Sprinkle in some suspicious minds, duplicitous characters, time jumping, and dont forget to throw in some racial tension and bigotry. Jan 15, 2016 what i thought of quentin tarantinos 8th film, the hateful eight starring samuel l jackson, kurt russell and jennifer jason leigh subscribe. The hateful eight movie plot holes and absurd quotes in a fun 100 things i learned format. The film is of epic duration and, like lawrence of arabia, includes an intermission, yet its settings could not be more cramped. Each time he is shot, the blood spurts dont line up with the area where warren shoots at. The hateful eight takes place in postbellum wyoming. Bounty hunter john ruth and his fugitive captive daisy.
Dec 25, 2015 quentin tarantino is a scholar of old movies with a particular antiquarian fetish for the ways they used to be made and consumed. The hateful eight are snowed in together like agatha christie characters in a country house, or indeed the big brother house. Tarantino holes up a few outlaws in the hateful eight. After the hiatus that followed the release of jackie brown, the auteur found his. Dec 22, 2015 the hateful eight is a tarantino master class in tensionfilled atmosphere, singular characters, and razorsharp dialogue. Tarantino carefully stages the hateful eight so that shes at the center of most wide shots of minnies haberdashery, the roadhouse where the titular group holes up to wait out the blizzard. Every quentin tarantino film has been greeted with considerable controversy and critical scrutiny, with arguments concerning each new release ranging wider and raging more contentious. Why are the plot holes in the hateful eight are so irritating. The hateful eight, quentin tarantinos new film, is a deeply. What are all the deaths of all the characters in the. Quentin tarantinos latest film the hateful eight has a few ambitions. His eighth feature, the hateful eight, was shot on film with.
The hateful eight why did minnie let bob inside her haberdashery, if she had such a hatred for mexicans. Jacksons character knows hes in walked into a trap is that minnie passionately hates mexicans, and even had a sign up saying no dogs or mexicans. When warren begins shooting bob, a massive blood spurt is shown each time he shoots him. Dec 25, 2015 quentin tarantino has long revered the epic trappings of the cinemagoing experience more than most directors, and for all of its flaws, the experience of seeing the hateful eight in 70mm is a. And the hateful eight repeats a classic trope from reservoir dogs. Now, all that being said the hateful eight is not a perfect film nor is any other tarantino production. Why the hateful eight is tarantinos biggest misstep the atlantic. Spoilers spoilers marquis finally decides that bob is not who he says he is when he reveals that minnie has an intense dislike of mexicans and will not allow them in her haberdashery. Apr 07, 2016 these movie clips include top 10 biggests, deleted scenes, hidden messages, bloopers, plot holes and so much more. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. John ruth would totally identify with the ideologies and relate to life history of issac c. Im wondering if it was purely a tarantino invention or if he grabbed the idea from a previous book or.
The first time warren shoots bob, the gun is showing firing at his stomach, but the blood is shown spurting from his chest and the second time he shoots bob, the gun is fired at the top of his. Academy awardwinning screenwriter quentin tarantino returns with his most infamous, most brilliant, most masterful screenplay yet at the end of the civil war, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry wyoming landscape. Plot holes in great movies page 28 the lounge discussion. A slight plot hole thats been bothering me since watching. Jackson, kurt russell, jennifer jason leigh, walton goggins, demian bichir, tim roth, michael madsen, and bruce dern as eight strangers who seek refuge from a blizzard in a stagecoach stopover some time after the american civil war. Its what allows, for example, that the trajectory of the corleone family be used as a reference to the very history of the united states and the mafia in coppolas trilogy as a commentary on capitalismand its also what makes the hateful eight something bigger than simply a nihilistic exercise. Following a 2014 script leak, the films muchhyped ensuing production, the use of the nearly extinct though certainly still glorious 70mm. The hateful eight contains the traditional tarantino values of racism, violence, and controversy but sets itself apart with brilliant cinematography and classic, mysterious storytelling. Jackson, kurt russell, jennifer jason leigh, walton goggins, demian bichir, tim roth, michael madsen, and bruce dern as eight strangers who seek refuge. The hateful eight movie plot holes and funny quotes. The hateful eight 2015 directed by quentin tarantino.
Jan 07, 2016 and the hateful eight repeats a classic trope from reservoir dogs. What i thought of quentin tarantinos 8th film, the hateful eight starring samuel l jackson, kurt russell and jennifer jason leigh subscribe. The hateful eight, quentin tarantinos new film, is a. Jacksons character knows hes in walked into a trap is that minnie passionately hates. Quentin tarantinos the hateful eight is a bloody post. Jackson first meets john ruth kurt russell, ruth is very skeptical about giving warren and his three dead traveling companions a lift. A slight plot hole thats been bothering me since watching the hateful eight.
Quentin tarantino has long revered the epic trappings of the cinemagoing experience more than most directors, and for all of its flaws, the experience of seeing the. I was lucky enough to snag a showing of the 70mm roadshow version featuring an oldschool overture and intermission and would highly. The hateful eight is a tarantino master class in tensionfilled atmosphere, singular characters, and razorsharp dialogue. These movie clips include top 10 biggests, deleted scenes, hidden messages, bloopers, plot holes and so much more. Along the way they pick up another bounty hunter, major marquis warren samuel l jackson, and chris mannix walton goggins. They do this by charming their way into a haberdashery, killing the innocent people inside, except the civil war general, tidying everything away, and lying in wait, having taken on false personalities. Quentin tarantino is a scholar of old movies with a particular antiquarian fetish for the ways they used to be made and consumed.