The Hateful Eight

Name: The Hateful Eight
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: December 25, 2015
Rating: 68
Cast: Bruce Dern, Channing Tatum, Demián Bichir, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell

2015

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Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: December 25, 2015 | R

Starring: Bruce Dern, Channing Tatum, Demián Bichir, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kurt Russell, Michael Madsen, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Roth, Walton Goggins

Summary: Six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his fugitive Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh), race towards the town of Red Rock where Ruth, known in these parts as “The Hangman,” will bring Domergue to justice. AlongSix or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry Wyoming landscape. The passengers, bounty hunter John Ruth (Kurt Russell) and his fugitive Daisy Domergue (Jennifer Jason Leigh), race towards the town of Red Rock where Ruth, known in these parts as “The Hangman,” will bring Domergue to justice. Along the road, they encounter two strangers: Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), a black former union soldier turned infamous bounty hunter, and Chris Mannix (Walton Goggins), a southern renegade who claims to be the town’s new Sheriff. Losing their lead on the blizzard, Ruth, Domergue, Warren and Mannix seek refuge at Minnie's Haberdashery, a stagecoach stopover on a mountain pass. When they arrive at Minnie’s, they are greeted not by the proprietor but by four unfamiliar faces. Bob (Demian Bichir), who’s taking care of Minnie’s while she’s visiting her mother, is holed up with Oswaldo Mobray (Tim Roth), the hangman of Red Rock, cow-puncher Joe Gage (Michael Madsen), and Confederate General Sanford Smithers (Bruce Dern). As the storm overtakes the mountainside stopover, our eight travelers come to learn they may not make it to Red Rock after all.… Expand

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Comedy, Crime, Western

Rating: R

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Brian Truitt

Jan 21, 2016

While not as cinematically game-changing as Pulp Fiction or as gore-spattered as the Kill Bill films, The Hateful Eight doles out all of Tarantino’s favorite things. Read full review

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The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Dec 15, 2015

Tarantino has created another breathtakingly stylish and clever film, a Jacobean western, intimate yet somehow weirdly colossal, once again releasing his own kind of unwholesome crazy-funny-violent nitrous oxide into the cinema auditorium for us all to inhale. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

Dec 23, 2015

But Tarantino isn’t glorifying the ugliness; he’s condemning it. He just wants to put on a grand show at the same time. “Are you not entertained?” he seems to be asking. Yes. Yes, we are. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Dec 23, 2015

Needless to say, if “Inglourious Basterds” and “Django Unchained” were too much for you, The Hateful Eight won’t be any easier. This is a big step beyond. Read full review

Joe Dziemianowicz

Dec 22, 2015

Weird, wild and way-too-long. Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Dec 15, 2015

The Hateful Eight doesn’t have enough ideas. Set almost entirely in a snowed-in saloon, the story’s so spare it doesn’t warrant either its three-hour running time (including an overture and intermission) or his use of 70mm projection. It’s narratively and visually claustrophobic. Read full review

Joe Morgenstern

Dec 23, 2015

The Hateful Eight wears out its welcome well before the halfway point, leaving the equivalent of a whole other movie to sit — and suffer — through. Read full review

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robert21

Dec 25, 2015

one more reason to love Tarantino because his new film of his best work. Plot, dialogue and characters are all done at the highest level and with love

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notheguy

Jun 4, 2020

“The Hateful Eight. In my opinion, Tarantino doesn’t show off his consistency in any other movie as much as he does in this one. In his other movies, you could always feel his western influence bleed into whatever genre he wrote in; this made all his movies have a certain flair and feeling“The Hateful Eight. In my opinion, Tarantino doesn’t show off his consistency in any other movie as much as he does in this one. In his other movies, you could always feel his western influence bleed into whatever genre he wrote in; this made all his movies have a certain flair and feeling that is un-matched by any director of his time. I always asked myself what a fully western movie by Tarantino would look like until I saw “The Hateful Eight”. As soon as the first few lines of dialogue begin you can immediately feel the passion of this film, all it took was to hear those first few lines for me to know that this is what Tarantino should be doing. The entire movie takes place in a very limiting amount of sets, which could be a down-side for a lot of viewers but in my opinion, this gives the spotlight to the most thought-out part of any Tarantino film, his writing. Tarantino has a way of making a movie feel so alive with only using his words; the way he achieves this perfect balance of plot driven dialogue and normal conversation amazes me every time. One minute he’s taking about big macs in Europe and the next he’s giving you the most well-presented bible verse of all time; his films are truly the work of genius. I could talk about Tarantino films for hours, but this about the “The Hateful Eight” so I should probably try not to get side-tracked. The most important scene of this movie is actually one of the first, the carriage ride to the shaft (which is were most of the movie takes place) presents all of the main problems of the movie, creating this tension between the characters that resonates through-out the remainder of the film; with just a short conversation Tarantino is able to masterfully set-up what this movie is all about. Not only is this scene incredibly written, it is also perfectly paced, he knows exactly when to be funny, exactly when to be serious or awkward which makes for one of the most impactful moments in all of cinema. Back to westerns, it is clear Tarantino has seen a great deal spaghetti western films and it really shows. The camera work and the ambience it creates makes this movie feel like a true modern western, it’s as if you’re watching the great Sergio Leone make another one of this masterpieces. The props on set, the costume design and the just the way these characters speak are all examples of the great amount of detail Tarantino can truly achieve. I would like to speak more of this film but I am afraid I wouldn't be able to hold myself back from completely revealing the movie, I am a true believer in the ancient tradition of NO SPOILERS! So, I leave you with the wise words from the actual movie - “The ****** in the stable has a letter from Abraham Lincoln?”… Expand

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bfoore90

May 21, 2020

A few notches short of Tarantino's best, Hateful Eight is character driven , dialogue heavy and insanely dark and funny. It's also violent but not as over-the-top as Django Unchained and its incredibly well shot and scored by Ennio Morricone. Performance wise? All of the cast shows up, IA few notches short of Tarantino's best, Hateful Eight is character driven , dialogue heavy and insanely dark and funny. It's also violent but not as over-the-top as Django Unchained and its incredibly well shot and scored by Ennio Morricone. Performance wise? All of the cast shows up, I loved Jennifer Jason Leigh, Walton Goggins, Sam Jackson and Kurt Russell especially. Mind you that I'm reviewing the 4-hour long extended cut that is available on Netflix but even then Hateful is a very good movie that I liked even more the second time around.… Expand

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MrMickeyRich

Jan 27, 2016

Quentin Tarantino has done it again. The movie is probably his most dialogue driven film yet and this doesn't slow down the film at all. Sam Jackson and Kurt Russell were really the standouts of the movie and it is certainly worth watching. It isn't as good as most of his movies but not badQuentin Tarantino has done it again. The movie is probably his most dialogue driven film yet and this doesn't slow down the film at all. Sam Jackson and Kurt Russell were really the standouts of the movie and it is certainly worth watching. It isn't as good as most of his movies but not bad by any stretch however if you love the action of kill bill of django be warned yoy wont find much here. It's a western reservoir dogs… Expand

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Pablo6120

Jun 7, 2016

“The Hateful Eight” (2015)
Set in post-Civil War Wyoming, Quentin Tarantino provides us with a visually stunning film, shot in 70 mm, but it is clearly not his best cinematic effort. This story starts slow, attempting to build its characters methodically. If you can endure the first couple“The Hateful Eight” (2015)
Set in post-Civil War Wyoming, Quentin Tarantino provides us with a visually stunning film, shot in 70 mm, but it is clearly not his best cinematic effort. This story starts slow, attempting to build its characters methodically. If you can endure the first couple of chapters, this “cinematic stage play” will develop intensively thereafter.
The plot centers upon two sets of stagecoach travelers trying to make it to Red Rock, stymied by a horrible blizzard and forced to take refuge at Minnie’s Haberdashery, an isolated way-point. An ensemble cast, most of whom have grudges or issues with each other, settle in for what essentially becomes a “who dunnit”. The mysteries and answers come forth in an explanation of certain conditions that existed prior to the arrival of the second stagecoach and result in a bloody and violent ending.
Not a traditional “Western”, The Hateful Eight” has garnered a wide range of critical ratings and some were punctuated with complaints about the excessive use of the “n-word” (not unexpected given the era and continuing racism of the characters with confederate convictions). The violence was also criticized, but this is a trademark of Tarantino and should be expected.
The cast includes many Tarantino veterans, notably Samuel L. Jackson as Major Marquis Warren, an ex- union hero and legendary bounty hunter, whose performance is intense and essential. Tarentino veterans include Tim Roth, Bruce Dern, Michael Madsen, James Parks and Walter Goggins. Jennifer Jason Leigh is amazing and a treat to watch as Daisy Domergue, a convicted murderer with a $10,000 bounty on her head. She’s bound for a hanging at Red Rocks. Kurt Russell the bounty hunter John Ruth, who is bringing Daisy in and hell-bent to deliver her alive to meet her maker. The cast is rounded out by Damian Bichir and Channing Tatum, in what turns out to be almost a cameo appearance for him.
The end result is nowhere near the level of cinematic brilliance of Tarantino’s masterpiece, “Pulp Fiction”, but I give it a 74 out of a possible 100; good, not great. This is not for children and some adults may feel uneasy with the racism and violence that is displayed in the second half of the film. All others should give it a try, if, for nothing else, the performances by a solid cast.… Expand

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Callidor

Dec 30, 2015

The cinematography was great, acting was good obviously. But it is just another piece of ego porn from Tarantino. The story was predictable and shallow, it felt very very drawn out and I found myself checking the time to see when it would freakin end.

Its ok for some mild brainlessThe cinematography was great, acting was good obviously. But it is just another piece of ego porn from Tarantino. The story was predictable and shallow, it felt very very drawn out and I found myself checking the time to see when it would freakin end.

Its ok for some mild brainless entertainment, but it is no way a well done movie imo. Tarantino has done a lot better in his past and I fear all the ego stroking he has received over the years have gone to his head and now he primarily makes shallow, predictable ego porn for himself and his sycophants to marvel at.… Expand

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Broyax

Aug 17, 2017

Tarantino ne fait rien d'autre que du "Tarantino" et ne s'arrange certainement pas avec le temps : vivement qu'il prenne sa retraite très anticipée !

Ainsi, nous voilà enchaînés dans le genre à la fois scabreux et propagandiste de la négritude à tout crin à la manière de Django Unchained.Tarantino ne fait rien d'autre que du "Tarantino" et ne s'arrange certainement pas avec le temps : vivement qu'il prenne sa retraite très anticipée !

Ainsi, nous voilà enchaînés dans le genre à la fois scabreux et propagandiste de la négritude à tout crin à la manière de Django Unchained. Dire qu'on va et qu'on a sans doute traité de raciste le réalisateur préféré des adulescents progressistes parce qu'on entend le mot "nègre" 143 fois (estimation) dans son western, tient du paroxysme de l'ironie.

En tout cas, c'est assurément scabreux et de mauvais goût d'un bout à l'autre et ses passages provocateurs qui confinent au grotesque (à la fin surtout) dénotent la violence habituelle d'un esprit clairement infantile qui met de la sauce bolognaise partout et se croit drôle ce faisant (?!)...

Pour autant, ce film qui s'étire inutilement en dialogues caricaturaux n'est en vérité qu'une pièce de théâtre de deux heures trois quarts qui aime s'écouter parler et se regarder le nombril. Dommage pour les acteurs (et Jennifer Jason Leigh) qui se dégradent dans cette sinistre mascarade.… Expand

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