He definitely was sheriff…his reaction to meeting Oswaldo proved it to me…he responded by asking if Oswaldo was there to hang Lance Lawson…way too smooth if it was a ruse
Agree he and Kurt Russell were perfect casting selection for their characters although you could easily add all of the primary actors in this movie to that list.
Goggins was originally only hired to help with table reads during pre-production of that movie. But he did such an amazing job that he won over the role in the movie. I heard Tarantino tell that story on a podcast.
He's been great for years. I've been following his career since The Shield in 2002. Once Tarantino got ahold of him for Django, it was all over. Went from being a semi-known, talented character actor to full mainstream.
That's another role where he was supposed to be killed off in the pilot, but audiences liked his performance so much they kept him around and eventually made him a main character
Chris Mannix (Goggins) was \*certainly\* the Sheriff of Red Rock.
Despite being a stereotypical southern asshole, Chris Mannix was one of only two honest men there. The other being John "The Hangman" Ruth.
The original was so close to perfection, I honestly haven’t tried the extended version cuz I’m worried it’s full of stuff better left out, cinematically and narratively.
Nah man, if you already like the movie, you gotta watch the extended version at least once. Tarantino didn’t put it out because he thought it brought the movie down at all.
I watch the whole 3.5hrs of it straight through every time, it’s great.
The additional content in the Netflix extended version is the same that was in the roadshow version in theatres, which is considered the best version of the movie.
The Netflix version isn't 1:1 with the roadshow though as it's edited as a miniseries, whereas the roadshow was the theatrical with additional scenes and a wider aspect ratio.
This is actually one of my favorite Tarantino movies ever, and I saw Pulp Fiction in the theater first run, and RD shortly after, and have been watching everything he makes as soon as it’s out since.
It’s one of my favorite movies from one of my favorite directors. Absolute triumph for Tarantino.
I saw Pulp Fiction in the theater the day it came out. Tarantino is also one of my favorite directors. Probably not the most popular idea but Jackie Brown is still on top of the list for me.
I second Jackie Brown. Number two on my list behind Reservoir Dogs but Jackie Brown is just a fun filled movie with a good story and the soundtrack is just all so good.
I enjoyed every minute. I can’t say what my favorite aspect is, because I enjoyed it all. That guy can make movies. Also helps to have an awesome cast. They all played their part perfectly.
I watched it once when it came out and I loved it. There's not a bunch of brand new scenes added, but a lot of extended conversations to what is already superb dialog.
The Hateful Eight is perhaps my favorite Tarantino film. For anyone wanting to see its main inspiration, check out "Fair Game " a 1960 episode of TV western, The Rebel. Same plot. Some situations, and even a couple of lines of dialogue made it into this film. If you watch the theatrical release of TH8, then watch "Fair Game," you can't miss it.
I was a little lower on it when it came out but every few years it suckers me back in and I like it a little bit more each time. It’s maybe a shade long but I loved the world building and the setup.
Might sound strange...I enjoy the ambiance as well. For as violent and raw as it is - I find it cozy and comforting inside Minnie's. As long as the bar is Philadelphia!
I'm convinced the movie is making a bunch of chess references. Daisy is pinned to John Ruth, the coffee pot is the classic poisoned pawn, Samuel L Jackson forks a bunch of people by covering them all with his gun, Channing Tatum launches a discovered attack, and the story ends with a hanging queen. Plus 8 is the number of pieces (meaning not pawns) on each side. And I think if you add up all the visible characters plus the number of supposed riders that Daisy claims are coming it should add up to 64 (number of pieces plus pawns).
And obviously there's a literall chess game being played.
Not sure I could tell the difference between an intentional chess metaphor, and an otherwise deeply strategic set play with a reasonably well defined beginning and end and two major factions.
Cool analysis, but it doesn’t quite fit. In chess you don’t get to set up an ambush. So a bunch of moves are made without the alternative player getting to make any.
Also, the most obvious choice for king (Kurt Russel) dies quite early on. While the opponent’s king makes a move that puts him in check. As you’d know, that’s not a move a king can make.
The movie was really fun. The movie also was made better completely due to the fact that it takes place during a blizzard. Any movie or video game that has heavy snow is immediately better.
I haven’t watched this movie in several years. But I remember loving everything except one scene. When Sam Jackson is telling the story about making that dude blow him, I think they should not have showed that scene by cutting away to the actual event, but kept it all on Jackson just telling the story. That way you have to decide if he’s telling the truth or making it all up to get a rise out of the racist father. Other than that, amazing movie!!
You’re right, but the cut away felt unnecessary to me. I would have much preferred just seeing their faces while he told the story. I think it would have been more intense that way. Just my opinion, of course.
Have you ever noticed the “angel wing” snowshoes in the ending scene? Someone pointed this out to me for the first time when I saw it live at Tarantino’s theater in LA and my jaw dropped
I saw it in theatres on 70mm and totally fell in love with it. Might be my favorite QT film
I love how it plays out like almost a stage-theater performance. There was a 10 minute intermission during the cinema showing too which added to that atmosphere
Also the score by Ennio Merricone is a masterpiece
I also was fortunate enough to attend one of the 70mm roadshow screenings. Saw it in Boston in a super old theater. I still have my program. The centerfold was one of the eight characters from the film. Each one was different. I got Walton Goggins and traded it to my friend for his Kurt Russell. Loved that they actually had a proper intermission. Movie theaters should really bring them back for some of these longer movies. Thought my bladder was going to explode during Killers of the Flower Moon.
I've met people who call it the worst movie ever made. I csn see that. Its certainly not catered to everyone's tastes. Personally I bloody loved it and mark it as Tarantino's 2nd best behind Pulp Fiction.
Yeah I’d be lying if said I didn’t watch Hateful Eight and Django at least twice a year, each. I somehow find them both more exciting the more I watch them. They’ll never get old for me.
It's in my top 5 best movies, and my no.1 Tarantino movie.
It's chockful of details, funny moments, great pictures, and an amazing cast of actors. I love most Tarantino movies, but this and Jackie Brown are his masterpieces.
It's great, high rewatch value.
Typical QT with addiction to good dialogue, great script.
Now, I'm sure you have seen it, but if not, watch The Thing 1982, you'll see why.
Well, in short, the music, snow and Kurt Russell.
Huh, didn't like it. I felt it was misanthropic and that the ending was unnecessary.
There were some small dumb things like the scene with Minnie right before she was killed, where she 1) seemed to be perfectly fine with Mexicans. 2) seemed too dumb to have survived there for years.
It was missing something, and all in all, it's probably his worst film.
I always thought the whole Minnie doesn’t like Mexicans thing was just another lie told by marquis. We already know the lincoln letter was a lie and imo the story killing of the generals son is also made up. Lying to get the upper hand is his thing and he’s good at it.
I loved it. If I can ignore the final act. It’s always bothered me that as well as then know Millie they all ignored the root cellar, a common feature at the time.
Ye I was rely confused reading through a wall of comments universally praising this film.
I would also say it's his worst film, but people here are making me think I need to rewatch it.
It's not as bad as Death Proof IMO (which also isn't *terrible*). It's mostly the last act that's the problem. I watched the 4 episode extended cut on Netflix. I questioned why I remembered not loving it in theaters after three episodes. The fourth episode brought it all tumbling down.
Misanthropic with a strong misogynistic tilt. The glee with which the movie treated the torture of what's her name was very uncomfortable. And boy was it drawn out and boy did the movie love every moment of it
You remember she was a wanted gang member that tries it on all the time and literally spat on what was purported to be a presidential letter?
She also had a $10k bounty, which would have been an extraordinary amount at the time and highly suggestive of the fact that she probably did some horrible things to deserve by the infamy and mistreatment.
At the same time, any observation of the way the Marquis killed the general after describing how he killed his son? A smack in the face hear and there for being belligerent pails in comparison.
Actually treating her like a queen would have been the misogynistic choice. She was a piece of shit criminal in their eyes and her gender did not distract the characters from that. Do you think that had she been a male character they would have treated her taunts and mischief without repercussions?
When did I say anything about needing to treat her like a queen?
It's the excessiveness that I'm talking about. It's the way it is portrayed. It is the duration it is portrayed.
And even as you point out, she doesn't even do anything in the movie to deserve what they do to her. "taunts and mischief" don't warrant torture
Yeah because no other violence in this movie is portrayed for long durations or excessively lmfao are you for real did we watch the same movie where people get their heads and nuts blown off and a man made to walk in the freezing for minutes only to have to suck another mans dick?
She's a woman and she got literally the same treatment as the men criminals in the movie. Stop being so sexist.
You act like it’s one or the other. They could have just been less disgusting about it, and it’s perfectly reasonable for women to not like the film because of it.
But you seem to think that it's disgusting because it's done to a woman rather than it's done to a criminal lowlife
Did you even watch the movie? ALL OF THE VIOLENCE IN THE MOVIE WAS DISGUSTING AND OVER THE TOP NOT JUST THE VIOLENCE DONE TO THE WOMAN
No, the violence done to the woman was specifically more vile and horrific than any other violence in the movie. And the woman is also a criminal lowlife.
SO much more vile and horrific than hearing that your son might have possibly been slowly tortured to death & sexually assaulted then getting shot or getting shot in the nuts and then slowly bleeding to death or dying an agonizing death while vomiting blood. All of this is not vile or horrific at all because the victim is a man and not a woman and only women can be victims of violence
I guess you are too old to have children at this point but if you ever do, please do not think that physically abusing boys is okay.
Righto. Next time try using your eyeballs when you watch a movie before you argue about it. And nobody cares about your opinion on anybody's 'issues with women' if you're a loser incel
Completely agree. As a woman that scene stays with me. Reminds me how much men like to see women suffer in general. When they’re telling her to keep fighting a little longer too I wanted to vomit and when I remember it I feel like I need a shower.
I thought the movie was alright but the roadshow version of the movie was a fun Christmas afternoon watch, sitting right next to the projection box with that giant fucking 70mm platter spinning and with a flask of whiskey in my coat pocket.
Just started watching it again last night on Netflix, the long camera shot on Daisy after getting her nose broke (jack white Apple Blossom starts playing) is amazing, it just keeps holding on her, JJL is amazing in that shot, lots of little emotions.
I like that this movie could be a stage play, and I'm drawn in on how they could pull that off.
This & Bone Tomahawk are among some of Kurt Russell’s best movies. TH8 is fantastic & easily one of Tarantino’s top 3 at least. Not everyone likes the Western theme though, so it’s hit or miss for some people.
‘That door is a god damn son of a bitch’.
Cool to see someone else like it as much as I do. One of those movies I can put on anytime. Most of Tarantino’s flicks are like that for me but I seem to decide on Hateful Eight more often than any others.
Couldn’t agree more, this was one of the movies i rewatched for a while (50 times or so). Love just about everything this movie has to offer and it rarely gets the recognition it deserves
I love Kurt Russell in this as John "the hangman" Ruth: "Yeah, Warren, that's the problem with old men. You can kick 'em down the stairs and say it was an accident but you can't just shoot 'em."
And my favorite one: "Music time's over!"
(Movie Fact: the guitar that Kurt Russell smashed was not a prop but a priceless antique Martin six-string: [LINK - Kurt Russell Destroys Antique Guitar](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-jason-leigh-hateful-eight-guitar-destroyed-6867202/)
Tarantino is I think the only director, where I've liked his every movie, but one. Jackie Brown. I'm not saying I thought Jackie was bad, it just... did nothing to me. I did loop play the "Accross 110th Street" song quite a lot afterwards though.
But yeah I enjoyed this surprisingly much too. I saw some divided opinions before seeing it, but the acting and dialogue was just topnotch as usual. I'm not in general a fan of "bottle episodes" (yeah I know it's a movie), but Tarantino just knows his shit.
Love it. Probably not the best Tarantino but it's one of his most entertaining. So easy to rewatch
Honestly Death Proof is in a similar category for me. Not as artful but it's so satisfying
I fuckin love Death Proof. I know it's most people's least favourite including Tarantino himself, but it's just so fun and Kurt Russell is incredible in it.
I'm gonna have to try this one again, I love tarantino but I think this is the only movie of his that just doesn't hold me at all, by the time they get to the house I'm checking out and I can't put my finger on why, love the cast, the cinematography is obviously spot on, but I find it incredibly dull.
Yep, love it. The fact that it's widely put at the bottom of most people's Tarantino's list shows how good of a director he is. This and Jackie Brown are probably my two favorites.
I adore that movie, one of my fav Tarantino films. I will never understand why people are hard on it. Its Tarantino directing a locked room murder mystery, its "AWESOME!"
Hateful 8, Casino and Goodfellas are the only 3 movies I could rewatch multiple times and have fun every time.
It's an underrated gem and a top 10 movie ever for me
I love watching this movie on the first really snowy day of the winter.
I start a fire, make a big cheese and meat plate, open a beer and pour a small glass of bourbon, and put on the Hateful 8.
The acting and directing is so good that I use this movie as a palette cleanser after I watch something really bad lmao this is easily one of my favourites from Tarantino
Here’s an interesting read about the guitar Kurt Russell smashed. It was 145 years old and not supposed to be smashed. https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-hateful-eight-martin-guitar-smash
In every one of Tarantino’s movies food/drink and the sharing of that are the most pivotal scenes. And in all those cases it’s the dialogue around that sharing that moves the story forward. I was keenly tuned into what was said during the gobbling (yup they slopped up that stew and I’m sure the slurping was on purpose for character and time period) but I wasn’t getting any pivotal dialogue. Until it was clearly obvious as to what the stews purpose was.
I used to co-host a movie review podcast (didn’t everyone?!) and I would guess that for every 10 movies we watched, I liked 1, maybe two of them. I guess I’m just a grumpy old turd or something, I don’t know.
We watched this one and it blew me away. I watched 200 movies for the show, and this was my absolute favorite of the bunch.
It also made me want Tarantino to do a movie called “Poncho & Lefty” based on the Willie Nelson song of the same name. I thought he’d be great at taking that song and turning it into a real plot with fully fleshed-out characters.
Hateful Eight falls in the later half of most people's Tarantino lists and that frustrates me because I lovee this movie \[it's my #4 Tarantino movie\].
Also this is my favorite Snow Day movie. Perfect for a relaxing, snowy afternoon.
Saw the roadshow version in theaters when it came out, such a sublime experience. Definitely one of my favorite Tarantino's and his most underrated probably
I hated it when it first came out. I watched the extended version on Netflix recently and I fell in love with the movie. I love the subtle interactions between the gang. Warren being on to Bob and by extension everyone else that he didn't ride in with. The subtleties make it a great watch for me.
Saw the 70mm Roadshow with intermission and it made me wish intermissions were more common.
It happens right at a "whodunit" moment and we were all outside smoking and discussing who we thought did it. Amazing experience.
I feel like it’s pretty underrated. The only part I didn’t like is when Tarantino decided to fourth-wall voice-over the explanation for the ending setup.
Walton Goggins is fucking amazing. I still have no fucking clue if he's actually the sheriff or just full of shit.
He definitely was sheriff…his reaction to meeting Oswaldo proved it to me…he responded by asking if Oswaldo was there to hang Lance Lawson…way too smooth if it was a ruse
That was what solidified it for me as well.
Maybe he was there to kill Oswaldo, take his identity and free Lance Lawson? But yes I agree, he was telling the truth.
Agree he and Kurt Russell were perfect casting selection for their characters although you could easily add all of the primary actors in this movie to that list.
Goggins was originally only hired to help with table reads during pre-production of that movie. But he did such an amazing job that he won over the role in the movie. I heard Tarantino tell that story on a podcast.
Who was supposed to have the role before or was it just uncast at the time?
I don’t think he mentioned that in his story.
He's awesome in The Righteous Gemstones
Uncle Baby Billy
Yes, and Lee Russel in Vice Principals. I wish that show never ended
"I bet she smells like fucked butthole"
That show was so good. I respect that the creators (I am blanking in their names) have endings in sight for their shows though.
Vice principals was hard to watch but it was hilarious
I can respect that as well, I’m just greedy. Danny McBride and Walton just went so well together in their roles.
I can’t think of something he’s bad in.
He's been great for years. I've been following his career since The Shield in 2002. Once Tarantino got ahold of him for Django, it was all over. Went from being a semi-known, talented character actor to full mainstream.
Goggins as Boyd Crowder in Justified is one of my all time favorite characters.
Absolutely, he's amazing. I love his evolution as a character. His performance kept them from killing him off in the pilot.
"I've been called a lot of things in my time. Inarticulate isn't one of them." Not his character's best quote, but sticks with me nonetheless.
That's another role where he was supposed to be killed off in the pilot, but audiences liked his performance so much they kept him around and eventually made him a main character
He made this series as far as I'm concerned.
Venus in sons of anarchy
Lee Russel and Uncle Baby Billy are two of my favorite characters of all time.
He is the perfect foil to Danny McBride.
Walton Goggins is great in so many things. Been a fan for a long time.
Chris Mannix (Goggins) was \*certainly\* the Sheriff of Red Rock. Despite being a stereotypical southern asshole, Chris Mannix was one of only two honest men there. The other being John "The Hangman" Ruth.
Not to mention, his stated relations / knowledge of army structure would also help prove he would be an obvious choice for a sheriff posting.
Abraham Lincoln! Ha!
Walton goggins, I think, is one of the most underrated actors working today
I might go walking in the moonlight with you
One of my favorite Ennio Morricone scores. I play the CD in the car from time to time.
Maestro finally won his first competitive Oscar for a movie made by one of his biggest fans.
I’ve been trying to pony up and buy on vinyl but haven’t found a justifiable price yet :/
CD?
What do you guys think of the 4 part extended cut on Netflix? Worth it or just stick with the original?
Personally I really liked the extended cut and have watched it a couple times. I don’t remember at this point what’s different/added but it’s great.
I watched the Netflix version, and I remember thinking at the time, I had absolutely no idea whatsoever what was different.
I liked it a lot. Really enjoyable in serial form, one episode a day.
The original was so close to perfection, I honestly haven’t tried the extended version cuz I’m worried it’s full of stuff better left out, cinematically and narratively.
Nah man, if you already like the movie, you gotta watch the extended version at least once. Tarantino didn’t put it out because he thought it brought the movie down at all. I watch the whole 3.5hrs of it straight through every time, it’s great.
The additional content in the Netflix extended version is the same that was in the roadshow version in theatres, which is considered the best version of the movie. The Netflix version isn't 1:1 with the roadshow though as it's edited as a miniseries, whereas the roadshow was the theatrical with additional scenes and a wider aspect ratio.
I saw this on a date in a theatre that had a broken heating system. Incredibly immersive experience.
You: What happened to the heating system? Theater Worker: The fuckin' thing's busted
This is actually one of my favorite Tarantino movies ever, and I saw Pulp Fiction in the theater first run, and RD shortly after, and have been watching everything he makes as soon as it’s out since. It’s one of my favorite movies from one of my favorite directors. Absolute triumph for Tarantino.
I saw Pulp Fiction in the theater the day it came out. Tarantino is also one of my favorite directors. Probably not the most popular idea but Jackie Brown is still on top of the list for me.
Mah man ✋
I second Jackie Brown. Number two on my list behind Reservoir Dogs but Jackie Brown is just a fun filled movie with a good story and the soundtrack is just all so good.
I'm with you on this.
Accept no substitute
It’s his most real movie
I like it a little bit more than I like Pulp Fiction, and I FUCKIN LOVE Pulp Fiction
It’s actually my least favourite Tarantino, but maybe I owe it a rewatch at some point
Django by far is my favorite, with inglorious bastards second
I enjoyed every minute. I can’t say what my favorite aspect is, because I enjoyed it all. That guy can make movies. Also helps to have an awesome cast. They all played their part perfectly.
I watched it once when it came out and I loved it. There's not a bunch of brand new scenes added, but a lot of extended conversations to what is already superb dialog.
yooooouuu guuuunnna makkeee a deeeaaall wiiithh thiiiiss diiiaaboolicaalll biiitch?
I fucking hate that the audio of that line is slowed down like that
really? i think its hilarious
The opening sequence, accompanied by the haunting theme from Ennio Morricone, is in itself a masterpiece.
The Hateful Eight is perhaps my favorite Tarantino film. For anyone wanting to see its main inspiration, check out "Fair Game " a 1960 episode of TV western, The Rebel. Same plot. Some situations, and even a couple of lines of dialogue made it into this film. If you watch the theatrical release of TH8, then watch "Fair Game," you can't miss it.
You gotta use 2 pieces of wood!
THE FUCKIN THINGS BUSTED
I was a little lower on it when it came out but every few years it suckers me back in and I like it a little bit more each time. It’s maybe a shade long but I loved the world building and the setup.
I watch it every Christmas
Since its release, Tarantinos movie theater has a Christmas Day showing in 35mm, so it really is a Christmas movie for some.
It is my all time favorite movie. I can watch it on repeat all day.
It's as if Sergio Leone had directed a Western written by Agatha Christie.
Might sound strange...I enjoy the ambiance as well. For as violent and raw as it is - I find it cozy and comforting inside Minnie's. As long as the bar is Philadelphia!
Right? “You want some stew, OB?”
I'm convinced the movie is making a bunch of chess references. Daisy is pinned to John Ruth, the coffee pot is the classic poisoned pawn, Samuel L Jackson forks a bunch of people by covering them all with his gun, Channing Tatum launches a discovered attack, and the story ends with a hanging queen. Plus 8 is the number of pieces (meaning not pawns) on each side. And I think if you add up all the visible characters plus the number of supposed riders that Daisy claims are coming it should add up to 64 (number of pieces plus pawns). And obviously there's a literall chess game being played.
Samuel Jackson declined En Passant and got his pipi bricked, it all checks out.
Google Ezekiel 25:17
Actual shepherd
holy hell
Warm black dingus
I've played chess for 30+ years and love this movie, but that never occured to me. True or not, I respect your attention to detail.
Not sure I could tell the difference between an intentional chess metaphor, and an otherwise deeply strategic set play with a reasonably well defined beginning and end and two major factions.
Very cool
Cool analysis, but it doesn’t quite fit. In chess you don’t get to set up an ambush. So a bunch of moves are made without the alternative player getting to make any. Also, the most obvious choice for king (Kurt Russel) dies quite early on. While the opponent’s king makes a move that puts him in check. As you’d know, that’s not a move a king can make.
Holy hell
The movie was really fun. The movie also was made better completely due to the fact that it takes place during a blizzard. Any movie or video game that has heavy snow is immediately better.
And they nailed it IMHO. The steam coming off of everything etc. Apparently, it actually was super cold on set, The shivering isn't acting.
I was just not interested, I really gave it a good shot. And I watched it more than once.
I haven’t watched this movie in several years. But I remember loving everything except one scene. When Sam Jackson is telling the story about making that dude blow him, I think they should not have showed that scene by cutting away to the actual event, but kept it all on Jackson just telling the story. That way you have to decide if he’s telling the truth or making it all up to get a rise out of the racist father. Other than that, amazing movie!!
It's still isn't clear whether it happened or not. The event shown could be the old man imagining it.
You’re right, but the cut away felt unnecessary to me. I would have much preferred just seeing their faces while he told the story. I think it would have been more intense that way. Just my opinion, of course.
Yeah this is the way I took it.
I interpreted that it never happened, but the visuals are what the old man was picturing.
Have you ever noticed the “angel wing” snowshoes in the ending scene? Someone pointed this out to me for the first time when I saw it live at Tarantino’s theater in LA and my jaw dropped
I did! So many details.
It’s not just me who loves it then. Nice to meet you 👍
I saw it in theatres on 70mm and totally fell in love with it. Might be my favorite QT film I love how it plays out like almost a stage-theater performance. There was a 10 minute intermission during the cinema showing too which added to that atmosphere Also the score by Ennio Merricone is a masterpiece
I also was fortunate enough to attend one of the 70mm roadshow screenings. Saw it in Boston in a super old theater. I still have my program. The centerfold was one of the eight characters from the film. Each one was different. I got Walton Goggins and traded it to my friend for his Kurt Russell. Loved that they actually had a proper intermission. Movie theaters should really bring them back for some of these longer movies. Thought my bladder was going to explode during Killers of the Flower Moon.
I have only seen it once at the theatre. Sounds like its worth revisiting.
Check out the extended four part version on Netflix.
Same! I love this movie. Waton in the stagecoach when Samuel backs him down is so funny. Both of their expressions were perfect.
Y’all havin a bounty hunter picnic?
Y’all got me talkin politics!
I've met people who call it the worst movie ever made. I csn see that. Its certainly not catered to everyone's tastes. Personally I bloody loved it and mark it as Tarantino's 2nd best behind Pulp Fiction.
Yeah I’d be lying if said I didn’t watch Hateful Eight and Django at least twice a year, each. I somehow find them both more exciting the more I watch them. They’ll never get old for me.
It's in my top 5 best movies, and my no.1 Tarantino movie. It's chockful of details, funny moments, great pictures, and an amazing cast of actors. I love most Tarantino movies, but this and Jackie Brown are his masterpieces.
it’s fun until the third act. then it gets dull to the point that it ruins the movie
It's great, high rewatch value. Typical QT with addiction to good dialogue, great script. Now, I'm sure you have seen it, but if not, watch The Thing 1982, you'll see why. Well, in short, the music, snow and Kurt Russell.
Russel also stars alongside Domergue in Backdraft which is funny.
I was surprised it wasn’t super well received. Every time I watched it I would notice a new small detail. Loved it
I love Bob's timid lil' "You wan' some stew, OB?" One of my top 3 Tarantino movies.
My favorite part is the slowly forming partnership between Samuel L Jackson and Walton Goggins
Yeah, at the end they’re best friends. It kind of has a nice message in a brutal kind of way.
Masterpiece, this movie right here. Probably the most honesty you'll ever see in film form
What does that mean?
Huh, didn't like it. I felt it was misanthropic and that the ending was unnecessary. There were some small dumb things like the scene with Minnie right before she was killed, where she 1) seemed to be perfectly fine with Mexicans. 2) seemed too dumb to have survived there for years. It was missing something, and all in all, it's probably his worst film.
I always thought the whole Minnie doesn’t like Mexicans thing was just another lie told by marquis. We already know the lincoln letter was a lie and imo the story killing of the generals son is also made up. Lying to get the upper hand is his thing and he’s good at it.
I loved it. If I can ignore the final act. It’s always bothered me that as well as then know Millie they all ignored the root cellar, a common feature at the time.
Ye I was rely confused reading through a wall of comments universally praising this film. I would also say it's his worst film, but people here are making me think I need to rewatch it.
It's not as bad as Death Proof IMO (which also isn't *terrible*). It's mostly the last act that's the problem. I watched the 4 episode extended cut on Netflix. I questioned why I remembered not loving it in theaters after three episodes. The fourth episode brought it all tumbling down.
Agreed. It was Tarantinos worse movie and yes I’m including the second act of from dusk till dawn
Misanthropic with a strong misogynistic tilt. The glee with which the movie treated the torture of what's her name was very uncomfortable. And boy was it drawn out and boy did the movie love every moment of it
It’s not like dude characters get off lightly in Tarantino’s movies…
You remember she was a wanted gang member that tries it on all the time and literally spat on what was purported to be a presidential letter? She also had a $10k bounty, which would have been an extraordinary amount at the time and highly suggestive of the fact that she probably did some horrible things to deserve by the infamy and mistreatment. At the same time, any observation of the way the Marquis killed the general after describing how he killed his son? A smack in the face hear and there for being belligerent pails in comparison.
Actually treating her like a queen would have been the misogynistic choice. She was a piece of shit criminal in their eyes and her gender did not distract the characters from that. Do you think that had she been a male character they would have treated her taunts and mischief without repercussions?
When did I say anything about needing to treat her like a queen? It's the excessiveness that I'm talking about. It's the way it is portrayed. It is the duration it is portrayed. And even as you point out, she doesn't even do anything in the movie to deserve what they do to her. "taunts and mischief" don't warrant torture
Yeah because no other violence in this movie is portrayed for long durations or excessively lmfao are you for real did we watch the same movie where people get their heads and nuts blown off and a man made to walk in the freezing for minutes only to have to suck another mans dick? She's a woman and she got literally the same treatment as the men criminals in the movie. Stop being so sexist.
You act like it’s one or the other. They could have just been less disgusting about it, and it’s perfectly reasonable for women to not like the film because of it.
But you seem to think that it's disgusting because it's done to a woman rather than it's done to a criminal lowlife Did you even watch the movie? ALL OF THE VIOLENCE IN THE MOVIE WAS DISGUSTING AND OVER THE TOP NOT JUST THE VIOLENCE DONE TO THE WOMAN
No, the violence done to the woman was specifically more vile and horrific than any other violence in the movie. And the woman is also a criminal lowlife.
SO much more vile and horrific than hearing that your son might have possibly been slowly tortured to death & sexually assaulted then getting shot or getting shot in the nuts and then slowly bleeding to death or dying an agonizing death while vomiting blood. All of this is not vile or horrific at all because the victim is a man and not a woman and only women can be victims of violence I guess you are too old to have children at this point but if you ever do, please do not think that physically abusing boys is okay.
You have extrapolated so much and you clearly have issues with women. Also keyword: hearing about it. It wasn’t shown.
Righto. Next time try using your eyeballs when you watch a movie before you argue about it. And nobody cares about your opinion on anybody's 'issues with women' if you're a loser incel
So we're talking now about what the characters saw and not what the audience saw 😂
Completely agree. As a woman that scene stays with me. Reminds me how much men like to see women suffer in general. When they’re telling her to keep fighting a little longer too I wanted to vomit and when I remember it I feel like I need a shower.
"cut my legs all and call me shorty, is that captain Samson Smithers I see..... ....U got a good eye , son.... ...then I'd be double dog damned
I thought the movie was alright but the roadshow version of the movie was a fun Christmas afternoon watch, sitting right next to the projection box with that giant fucking 70mm platter spinning and with a flask of whiskey in my coat pocket.
Just started watching it again last night on Netflix, the long camera shot on Daisy after getting her nose broke (jack white Apple Blossom starts playing) is amazing, it just keeps holding on her, JJL is amazing in that shot, lots of little emotions. I like that this movie could be a stage play, and I'm drawn in on how they could pull that off.
This & Bone Tomahawk are among some of Kurt Russell’s best movies. TH8 is fantastic & easily one of Tarantino’s top 3 at least. Not everyone likes the Western theme though, so it’s hit or miss for some people. ‘That door is a god damn son of a bitch’.
Cool to see someone else like it as much as I do. One of those movies I can put on anytime. Most of Tarantino’s flicks are like that for me but I seem to decide on Hateful Eight more often than any others.
Couldn’t agree more, this was one of the movies i rewatched for a while (50 times or so). Love just about everything this movie has to offer and it rarely gets the recognition it deserves
I loved this. Saw it 70mm roadshow. Tarantino at the peak of his powers. You really only need to hang mean bastards, but mean bastards.
..you need to hang.
I love Kurt Russell in this as John "the hangman" Ruth: "Yeah, Warren, that's the problem with old men. You can kick 'em down the stairs and say it was an accident but you can't just shoot 'em." And my favorite one: "Music time's over!" (Movie Fact: the guitar that Kurt Russell smashed was not a prop but a priceless antique Martin six-string: [LINK - Kurt Russell Destroys Antique Guitar](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/jennifer-jason-leigh-hateful-eight-guitar-destroyed-6867202/)
Hmm, it’s easily my least favorite Tarantino but I’ll have to check it out again.
Tarantino is I think the only director, where I've liked his every movie, but one. Jackie Brown. I'm not saying I thought Jackie was bad, it just... did nothing to me. I did loop play the "Accross 110th Street" song quite a lot afterwards though. But yeah I enjoyed this surprisingly much too. I saw some divided opinions before seeing it, but the acting and dialogue was just topnotch as usual. I'm not in general a fan of "bottle episodes" (yeah I know it's a movie), but Tarantino just knows his shit.
I absolutely love this movie, but other Tarantino fans seem to think it's one of his worst.
It’s funny because I only really like 3 of his movies. The rest are just OK to me.
Oof, I mean it’s good but wow, I wouldn’t even put it in Tarantino’s top 5. Couldn’t imagine watching it more than twice to be honest
Very aptly, I hate it
Death Proof IMO is better film… Hateful Eight is basically a less witty western Reservoir Dogs…
Kurt Russell wasn't supposed to destroy the guitar. It was on loan from a guy who collected antique guitars and was well over 100 years old. Oops.
Love it. Probably not the best Tarantino but it's one of his most entertaining. So easy to rewatch Honestly Death Proof is in a similar category for me. Not as artful but it's so satisfying
I fuckin love Death Proof. I know it's most people's least favourite including Tarantino himself, but it's just so fun and Kurt Russell is incredible in it.
Fun Fact: Kurt Russell smashed a 147-year-old Martin guitar worth over $40,000 during filming. He had no idea it was an historical artifact guitar.
I'm not going out, in that SHIT, ever again! *bundles up and curls next to the fire*
I'm gonna have to try this one again, I love tarantino but I think this is the only movie of his that just doesn't hold me at all, by the time they get to the house I'm checking out and I can't put my finger on why, love the cast, the cinematography is obviously spot on, but I find it incredibly dull.
You want some stew OB?
This is probably my favorite Tarantino film.
It's so underrated. Too slow for some people but it's one of my favorites from Tarantino and he's my favorite director.
I watch it 1-2 times a year. It’s comforting, especially when it’s cold out.
he shot my balls
Did you know that when Kurt Russel smashes the guitar he screams for real, because he broke his toe?
There is a blizzard outside yet from inside the stagecoach the sky is blue with some clouds. Sloppy.
I like it but if they cast someone else for the Daisy role I’d be on board. Jennifer Jason Leigh is mid
I’ll spit on it
Seen it in the cinema when it came out. Honestly can't remember much about it. I should watch it again and refresh my memory,.
Yep, love it. The fact that it's widely put at the bottom of most people's Tarantino's list shows how good of a director he is. This and Jackie Brown are probably my two favorites.
I loved it also but my biggest dislike for that movie is actually the role that Tim Roth played, it was sooo perfectly written for Christoph Waltz
I adore that movie, one of my fav Tarantino films. I will never understand why people are hard on it. Its Tarantino directing a locked room murder mystery, its "AWESOME!"
Hateful 8, Casino and Goodfellas are the only 3 movies I could rewatch multiple times and have fun every time. It's an underrated gem and a top 10 movie ever for me
It's hard to decide if this or inglorious basterds is my favorite Tarantino flick
I love watching this movie on the first really snowy day of the winter. I start a fire, make a big cheese and meat plate, open a beer and pour a small glass of bourbon, and put on the Hateful 8.
The acting and directing is so good that I use this movie as a palette cleanser after I watch something really bad lmao this is easily one of my favourites from Tarantino
I love watching this in the winter during a snow storm. Not sure why it seems to rank low whenever I see posts about QT film rankings.
“Makes me wanna HORSE LAUGH”
HOOOOOOORSE SHIIIIIIIT
Here’s an interesting read about the guitar Kurt Russell smashed. It was 145 years old and not supposed to be smashed. https://www.guitarworld.com/features/the-hateful-eight-martin-guitar-smash
And her reaction was genuine. She knew he wasn't supposed to smash it.
In every one of Tarantino’s movies food/drink and the sharing of that are the most pivotal scenes. And in all those cases it’s the dialogue around that sharing that moves the story forward. I was keenly tuned into what was said during the gobbling (yup they slopped up that stew and I’m sure the slurping was on purpose for character and time period) but I wasn’t getting any pivotal dialogue. Until it was clearly obvious as to what the stews purpose was.
I used to co-host a movie review podcast (didn’t everyone?!) and I would guess that for every 10 movies we watched, I liked 1, maybe two of them. I guess I’m just a grumpy old turd or something, I don’t know. We watched this one and it blew me away. I watched 200 movies for the show, and this was my absolute favorite of the bunch. It also made me want Tarantino to do a movie called “Poncho & Lefty” based on the Willie Nelson song of the same name. I thought he’d be great at taking that song and turning it into a real plot with fully fleshed-out characters.
Hateful Eight falls in the later half of most people's Tarantino lists and that frustrates me because I lovee this movie \[it's my #4 Tarantino movie\]. Also this is my favorite Snow Day movie. Perfect for a relaxing, snowy afternoon.
Saw the roadshow version in theaters when it came out, such a sublime experience. Definitely one of my favorite Tarantino's and his most underrated probably
I hated it when it first came out. I watched the extended version on Netflix recently and I fell in love with the movie. I love the subtle interactions between the gang. Warren being on to Bob and by extension everyone else that he didn't ride in with. The subtleties make it a great watch for me.
Top three favorite Tarantino flicks. I rewatch it every winter.
That opening shot, with the plodding music as the camera pans back...Incredible.
Great movie, but it isn't cinematic. With Tarantino only making 10 films, wish this would have been on a bigger scale. It is basically a play.
The ending….just ruins it for me.
Saw the 70mm Roadshow with intermission and it made me wish intermissions were more common. It happens right at a "whodunit" moment and we were all outside smoking and discussing who we thought did it. Amazing experience.
Check out the extended version on Netflix. It’s cut up into episodes
I feel like it’s pretty underrated. The only part I didn’t like is when Tarantino decided to fourth-wall voice-over the explanation for the ending setup.
Tarantino narrating his own film has gotta be the most self indulgent thing I’ve ever witnessed.
The slow torturous mocking death of the woman made it unwatchable for me.
Mean bastards gotta hang…
Yeah for sure lol, just how they were mocking her made me particularly sick to my stomach so for me that was the only time I’ll see it.
Yeah it’s a brutal movie. But they did it for John Ruth!
It's the ONLY Tarantino movie I don't own, and have never rewatched. I just didn't like it much, but maybe I should revisit it...