The movie features good storytelling, but is over the top with violence, gun-play and wit as would be expected with a western. It is extravagant, violent and lurid -- and delves into
racism and slavery at times due to the setting and period in history. Set in the south two years before the Civil War, Jamie Foxx stars as Django, a slave who is married to Broomhilda
(Kerry Washington). While en-route to a destination with other slaves, a German-born bounty hunter named Dr. King Schultz (Cristoph Waltz) requires Django's help to track down the Brittle Brothers. In
return, he offers to help Django free his wife.
Quentin Tarantino should ease up on the gas. The film is overly long, and even though it contains great dialogue and performances,
it is 165 minutes long with repeated gun-play and violence (a little too repetitive). Delving into racism and slavery, the film is entertaining, but be prepared for
the same type of film-making Tarantino is known for with such films as "Reservoir Dogs": violent escapism. Compare this film to "Sukiyaki Western Django" and you'll
see that this Django film is no different. Take a look at the trailer and decide how this film should be rated.
"Lincoln" focuses on the final months of the 16th President of the United States. About a nation divided by war, Lincoln takes steps to end the war and unite the country.
He is also determined to end slavery. The film is a powerful and compelling story of a man who has since become an American icon. Well portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis, "Lincoln" is
one of Spielberg's better films, but is somewhat old-fashioned and predictable. It sticks to familiar ideas and tired formulas. Though endorsed by President Clinton, it simply
repeats what many of us already know -- about the real Lincoln. Yet again, he will be assassinated in film as he was in life.
The film is doing well in theaters and also stars Sally Field as Mary Todd Lincoln and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Robert Lincoln. If you are interested in Lincoln, the Civil War and
the end to slavery, then you can spend the required 150 minutes to view it. Is it a paternalistic Lincoln who freed the slaves? Or was someone -- or something else --
responsible for its conclusion? Spiel- berg has stuck to safe routes through film-making himself and has once again focused on the past. Take a look at the trailer and decide how this film should be rated.
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" follows the life of Bilbo Baggins. Recommended by Gandalf the Grey, he is hired by Thorin Oakenshield as a Burglar and for his ability to move about silently. He joins Gandalf and 13 dwarves
on a quest to reclaim the lost Kingdom of Erebor that was conquered by the dragon Smaug. The Hobbit is the prequel to the Lord of the Rings and has what are now quite familiar characters: Gandalf, Saruman, Bilbo Baggins, Gollum and
dwarves (13 of them). Set in Tolkien's Middle Earth, many will be [overly] familiar with it's plot-line and cast of adversaries: trolls, goblins and orcs. It's another quest from the Shire.
The film has great visuals, but the story has been stretched out somewhat -- in abundant detail, at 24/48 frames per second. If you are weary of flights/escapes as depicted in the "The Lord of the Rings,"
you may want to seek out a 2nd opinion. The heavy detailed 2D/3D visuals and AVS surround-sound can be captivating, but the film could be edited
down somewhat. We are, of course, once again in familiar ground. The commercial purpose is obvious: 3 long films. Take a look at the trailer and decide how this film should be rated.
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