Tarantino gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quentin Tarantino has been vocal when it comes to how he feels about the police. Back in October, he was criticized by some police organizations for what they deemed was an uncalled for and cop-hating remarks during a NY rally, and promised to get back at him before the premiere of his upcoming movie.

This not to say that The Hateful Eight is without its pleasures, far from it: Tarantino is still a preternaturally skilled filmmaker, and the guy could make a phone book dance with delight. The DiCaprio vehicle appears even more popular than Tarantino’s film, being downloaded over 300,000 times since its release. But with The Hateful Eight, he is pushing his fascination with film to new/old levels of awe and reverence as he tries to reacquaint modern audiences with the thrill of Panavision, Cinerama and the unlimited potential of film on film. Paying homage to Samuel’s role within the director’s newest movie, a birthday cake arrive at the actor’s table baring the message, “Completely pleased Birthday Major Marquis Warren”. These were the things that made movie stars handsome.

Tarantino began his filmmaking career by selling the script for the 1992 heist film, “Reservoir Dogs”, which brought him Independent Spirit Award nominations for best director and best first feature, which he shared with producer Lawrence Bender.

Jackson added there aren’t many people in the business who “still look at film-making the way Quentin does and the purity of what it is and what it should be”. Jackson praised Tarantino for his screenwriting ability.

Despite his strong, eclectic work on TV and film, Goggins was the biggest surprise as the eccentric rebel turned lawman, and Roth does a fantastic Christoph Waltz impression as Mobray. Well I guess subtlety isn’t Channing Tatum’s strongest suit.

While the cast is great, the star is undoubtedly Tarantino, however, he does indulge a bit too much in oddly long establishing shots of characters riding across the blindingly white horizon or panning across a snow covered crucifix. “Keeping you at a disadvantage is an advantage I intend to keep”, John notes early on.

As with his last film, Django Unchained, the bombastic Tarantino still has no qualms about wading into issues of race in America, a topic that remains as polarizing as they come.