Well, we went and saw The Hateful 8 this afternoon with Nicki, Brian, and Kevin. It’s the latest Quentin Tarantino movie and one that really had to be seen. And man alive, it certainly lived up to its reputation. The Hateful 8 presumably refers to the 8 people who find themselves stuck together one fateful day in an outpost in the middle of Wyoming during the middle of a blizzard. One of the 8, Kurt Russell’s character, is a well-known bounty hunter who is escorting a prized bounty, Jennifer Jason Leigh’s character, to Red Rock. They stumble upon bad-ass mofo Samuel L. Jackson’s character and end up giving him a ride too. Fate dictates they need to stop at the outpost where they run into a few more people who are also stuck there. Or are they?
The first half of the movie is a lot of tense yet humorous conversations between these 8 folks (and the character of O.B., who unfortunately finds himself caught within this group of folks) that escalates continuously as no one trusts anyone. The last half of the movie? Holy hell – let’s just say it all goes to shit. It’s glorious but damn, it’s brutal. Definitely not a movie for the squeamish, the easily offended, or those with weak bladders. It’s an almost 3-hour movie!
Anyway, if you are a fan of Tarantino’s, this will certainly entertain. It’s not my favorite of his movies (that would be Kill Bill), and in a ranking, I’d probably list it fairly low, but when it comes to his movies, even if it’s low on the list, you’re still in for one hell of a ride.