Yes, we caught the early showing of "Django Unchained" on X-mas day. It's quite the satisfying movie adventure. Quentin Tarantino finds the perfect tone in this B-Movie Epic. And Jaime Foxx proves once again that he is one of America's great actors. Plus Christoph Waltz is Tarantino's secret weapon.
Yes, lots of blood, mayhem, profanity, and the N-Word... but it all works. Tarantino is a great writer. His dialogue, his cinematic eye and his use of music (Jim Croce, Richie Havens) elevates this B-Movie into high art. High and Low meet in Tarantino's vision and it's great.
Plus it's hip and fun. Really.
Then it was onto Tank Noodle for an Asian feast. This has sort of become our X-Mas tradition. Blood and noodles. Perfect.