Saw it in 70mm last night. Anyone else do the same?
Overall I really enjoyed the film. The first act was very slow, but the dialogue was well-written so I didn't mind just listening to the characters talk for a long time. After the intermission, it was just straight craziness to the end. My main problem, though, is that it sort of feels all over the place. The first half seemed well-written and linear, and then there's suddenly a lot of jumping around, Tarantino randomly begins narrating...it felt like Tarantino went crazy with a story idea and wrote it in 3 hours while high on Adderall, and nobody edited it. I know Pulp Fiction is like that, but it all came together full circle in the end. This movie had a fairly linear storyline until it got to the halfway mark. But all that aside, the film was still very good, and there's a serious tension among the characters that begins near the beginning and literally never subsides. It made me feel so uneasy (in a good way.) Also, it feels exactly like Reservoir Dogs in some parts. Don't know if that's a positive or a negative thing.
I know that there was 15 or so extra minutes in the 70mm version, but I'm not sure what they were. I'm assuming it was all the shots in the intro of the film. Very long and very wide shots of snowy mountains and such. They were great shots, and great use of 70mm. But two-thirds of the film takes place inside of a cabin, so after the first act (with a couple of notable exceptions), it didn't feel much different than watching the normal theater resolution.
Personally, I'd rank it lower on Tarantino's film record, but I definitely enjoyed it. I'd give it a 7.5/10