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This was one of the movies I had been very eagerly anticipating. I've been a fan of many Tarantino films and this one looked to me to be something I'd enjoy. My 16-year-old was also pretty excited to see this. We finally got to go today to an earlier showing that was STILL completely packed.

First and foremost, this movie is not for everyone. The tone is very ugly and the entire setting gives the film a disturbing tone. Brad Pitt is great in this film, but believe it or not is totally upstaged by Christoph Waltz. Many will find this film too long and will wonder why Brad Pitt isn't in more scenes. The people who wonder this wouldn't be familiar with Tarantino's films, which always feature backstories to other secondary characters and use many cheesy techniques, effects and music reminiscent of old spaghetti westerns and kung fu movies. Tarantino has also been one to stretch scenes out in order to increase tension and anticipation. Some people would find this tedious, while many others would find it to be brilliant filmwork -- it's up to you to decide.

I found the film to be very intentionally funny, while at the same time keeping with its disturbing tone. I truly hated the villains, which is always a sign of good writing. I WANTED to see these villains get what they deserved. The heroes are not totally clean-cut likable people, nor are they meant to be. None of these people would be a "role model" type, but this too is common in all Tarantino films.

All in all, I'd say this movie was better than Kill Bill, but nowhere near Pulp Fiction (though I'm biased in that I thought Pulp Fiction was outright fantastic).

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD DO NOT TAKE YOUR CHILDREN TO THIS FILM! I was amazed that a couple next to me took their son who could not have been more than 6 or 7. The graphic violence and language alone should be enough to convince you to find someone to take care of your younger kids for the afternoon. We left our 3-year-old with my mom. The kid in the audience kept asking loud and annoying questions too.

I very much recommend this movie and would gladly see it again on DVD or even in the theater again if I have nothing else to see and extra time/money. You will not be disappointed, but be warned that if you are already not a fan of Tarantino or his style you will not like this movie and find it too long with frustrating and tedious scenes.

Originally I was very excited to see this movie; until I saw the first trailer -- which looked awful. Because I had been a fan of the comic book, toys and cartoons when I was younger, I still went to see the movie. I would probably have gone closer to opening day if not for the lousy trailer.

I'm very glad I did see this movie. It was much better than I anticipated. The action scenes were very well done and kept a good level of intensity. The humor worked as well. The movie completely changes the mythology of the comics and cartoons (which were very different from one another themselves), but that's pretty typical in these kinds of movies. They didn't try too hard to make the movie serious and instead turned it into complete comic book fantasy.

I did enjoy the movie, but it helped to have very, very low expectations. I'll say this flick was worth watching and I was never disappointed or bored (which is my main criticism of many movies -- the worst thing any of them can be is boring).

Despite being based on a toyline, cartoon and comic it is NOT as much a kiddie movie as you would expect. It gets pretty violent and there are a lot of deaths, injuries and explosions. Being that it was made by the same guy who made The Mummy flicks you'll see a whole bunch of references to those movies; including a few of the actors and many plot references.

From a fan perspective, they could have used a few of the more popular characters rather than the ones that were in the movie (Snake-Eyes, Duke and Scarlett were main characters, but Breaker, Ripcord and Heavy-Duty never really were). They also could have chosen actors who looked more like their comic book, toy or cartoon counterparts for just about all of the villains.

Overall I'd recommend it and would buy the DVD. Not great, but good enough to see again.