Sentences with phrase «not unchained»

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And not just the lead, mind you, because Django was most certainly the lead role in Django Unchained.

Which brings us to his latest, the Antebellum spaghetti western / slave vengeance picture «Django Unchained,» which has the unstructured, long winded architecture and pace of a novel — or at least a novel that doesn't have to concern itself with the format demands of a visual medium that lends itself to around a two hour experience.

In Django Unchained, there's one particularly vivid moment that comes directly from Kill Bill (I won't say which volume — that might spoil the fun).

Such is the problem with «Django Unchained,» a bloated, complacent narrative that saunters along at a delicate pace with scene after scene that, when everything is tallied all up, reveals that many of them simply don't need to be there.

Tarantino may not be unchained here so much as he is unraveled, but sometimes this needs to happen so that an artist can find new ways to pull it together again.

Without revealing too much, the faux climax in «Django Unchained,» which can possibly be described as part one of the three extended third act parts, doesn't have stakes to sell the sizzle.

I will say that Django Unchained is a beautifully constructed film in which, as Tarantino has said, Django goes from being a slave to being not only a free man, but a professional — a bounty hunter, trained by Schulz and become his partner.

Django Unchained isn't the only highly anticipated December release this year.

As such, «Django Unchained» isn't much of an adaptation for the screen as it is a completely faithful distended adaptation of a screenplay that reads better as a book.

When analysed clinically, Django Unchained shouldn't really work.

Django Unchained may not be one of the great Tarantino films and it loses some of its narrative drive towards the end, partially due to Tarantino's most unnecessary cameo to date.

The greatness of Django Unchained, however, comes not from its nods to Corbucci and Leone, its prodigious reliance upon Ennio Morricone compositions, its deliciously evil villains, blood - spattered vengeance or comic inserts (though an early scene in which the newly freed Django picks an outfit to pose as Dr. King Schultz's valet is endearingly funny).

I don't like Unchained quite as much as its immediate predecessor, but it still offers a vivid, satisfying adventure that reminds us that few filmmakers today can match the mastery shown by Tarantino.

Django Unchained isn't in the absolute top tier of the director's films; I consider Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Inglourious Basterds to be more complete experiences.

Like many westerns, «Django Unchained» latches onto a simple, stark picture of good and evil, and takes homicidal vengeance as the highest — if not the only — form of justice.

There's nothing in Unchained that screams «Oscar - nominated epic», but darned if Tarantino doesn't create the proverbial silk purse.

Regardless of whether anybody believes that about Tarantino's previous films or not, it is difficult to accuse him of misusing the word in Django Unchained where it is directly tied to the calculated way that black people were viewed as sub-human, even to the extent that some of them believed it themselves.

If I didn't think so before I saw this film, Unchained convinced me that Tarantino is arguably the best director in movies today.

Django Unchained, Tarantino's deliriously kicky and shameless (and also overly long and scattershot) racial - exploitation epic, is set in the slave days, and among other things, it's a low - down orgy of flamboyant cruelty and violence: whippings, a scene in which a man gets torn apart by dogs, plus the most promiscuous use of the N - word ever heard in a mainstream movie.

And if «Django Unchained» is not better, it is arguably more radical, both as cinema and as (fanciful) history.

Not unexpectedly, Tarantino inserts himself into Django Unchained in a part that's larger than a cameo and smaller than a supporting role.

So the boisterous, outlandish, fiercely intelligent Django Unchained is at once an act of provocation and reparation — not just for slavery, but for Hollywood's decades of saintly Negroes and sass - talking sidekicks and its relentless whitewashing of history, from Guess Who's Coming to Dinner to The Help.

Where it headed from there — bookstore shelves or the big screen in CinemaScope 70 mm — wasn't revealed, but the «Django Unchained» director still seemed smitten with the story's possibilities.

Of course Tarantino is still a terrific writer / director, and Waltz, DiCaprio and Jackson are all worthy of awards for their brilliant performances, but Django Unchained doesn't come close to matching the same level of giddy amazement as Inglourious Basterds.

On the one hand, their task with «The Lone Ranger» isn't so tough — «True Grit» and «Django Unchained» have proved that the western is still a viable draw for audiences.

In material, Tarantino repeatedly proved he hasn't slowed in defying his critics since «Django Unchained», and he displayed the same quality in showmanship as well.

His latest feature, «Django Unchained,» marks a few firsts for the director — including the first film not produced by Lawrence Bender (if you don't count «Grindhouse») and the first film not edited by longtime collaborator Sally Menke (who unfortunately passed away in 2010)-- and though it's hard to say how much of an effect that had on the finished product, it's easily one of his weaker movies.

Tarantino's frequent use of the N - word will no doubt inspire both challenges and defenses — I'd argue that, as it was in «Django Unchained,» the term allows modern audiences to experience period racism that much more vividly — and there's also the matter of Jennifer Jason Leigh, who spends much of the movie getting punched in the face by various characters.

12: The Hunger Games 11: Sound of My Voice 10: The Secret World of Arrietty 9: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey 8: Django Unchained 7: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World 6: Cosmopolis 5: Safety Not Guaranteed 4: Seven Psychopaths 3: Cloud Atlas 2: The Grey 1: Beasts of the Southern Wild

Some films that reached Australia this year, such as Django Unchained and Cloud Atlas were on last year's list, whereas I have not yet had a chance to see the likes of All Is Lost, Blue Is The Warmest Colour, In a World... or Cheap Thrills.

You could also argue his previous two performances were somewhat comedic / over-the-top in nature (Great Gatsby & Django Unchained) even if the films surrounding them were not.

For example, Spike Lee said of Django Unchained that slavery was «not a Spaghetti Western» and he wouldn't «disrespect his ancestors» by seeing the film; Denzel Washington had a long feud with Tarantino over what he also felt were the director's racists sensibilities.

There is much much much to enjoy about Django Unchained, but as a whole it doesn't bite with the cleverness of other Tarantino films.

He's not the only weak link here, but it's ultimately telling that Tarantino's ego overshadows the exceptional work of several of his longest serving collaborators, most notably the elegant cinematography of Robert Richardson (who lensed Kill Bill, Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained) and immaculate production design of Yohei Taneda (who previously worked on Kill Bill: Vol.

For the past couple of years — except 2013 when he was working on his own «Django Unchained «-- Quentin Tarantino wasn't shy about sharing the films he liked, and sometimes, the ones he didn't.

Jan 08 (TheWrap.com)- Quentin Tarantino's «Django Unchained» has already been the subject of criticism for its bloody violence and frequent use of the N - word, but now action figures from the film are causing the next wave of outrage.

Excellent performances all around, a masterfully written script, excellent direction, awesome cinematography, and along with a great soundtrack make Django Unchained not only one of the best films of the year, but also a definite Oscar contender.

Tarantino shocked the media when he used the N - word in the press room after collecting a Golden Globe for 2013's «Django Unchained.»

Perhaps not quite as salivating a prospect as last year's auteur - heavy, brand - new lineup, which included early glimpses of «Django Unchained,» «The Master,» and «Silver Linings Playbook,» it's still a mark of TWC's high standing on the awards circuit that what is essentially an invite - only marketing event got so many clamoring to attend.

I don't think it's a real stretch to say that among the most intriguing things about Quentin Tarantino's upcoming film «Django Unchained» is the...

These people may have fallen down some rabbit hole of their own devising, but couldn't it be argued that we have as well, in a topsy - turvy world that finds its reflection onscreen, alongside references to Trump and racist websites, not to mention such diverse films as Django Unchained, Eyes Wide Shut, and Fight Club.

The «Django Unchained» star sticks by his guns, insisting he's not portraying the iconic villain in the next Bond film.

However, let's not forget his mesmerizing turn as eccentric good guy Dr. King Schultz in 2012's «Django Unchained.»

Once Quentin Tarantino latches on to something, he can't let it go: following three films about black - suited criminals and two about yellow - suited samurai, he's now moved into his Western phase, chasing «Django Unchained» with another hard - bitten tale of frontier violence.

The attendant 5.1 DTS - HD MA track is very much in the vein of Django Unchained's: the high end is slightly harsh in a not - unappealing way that adds loudness to voices and makes those boomy gunshots shred the soundstage.

Every year, we predict Leonardo DiCaprio will get nominated and he gets snubbed (didn't get a nod for «The Departed» or «Django Unchained»).

If the stellar acting talent assembled by Quentin Tarantino for Django Unchained isn't...

While most directors may not borrow as much from other movies as Quentin Tarantino, a video series called Film Meets Art compares movies like There Will Be Blood, Melancholia, Lost in Translation, Empire of the Sun, Inherent Vice and and even Django Unchained to the pieces of art that inspired some of their gorgeous shots.

His two previous films, Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained, have not only earned high praise from critics and been nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, but have also performed extremely well at the box office.