Comments on: Django Unchained Trailer Released – Promises A Little Slavery Revenge With Your Christmas

By: The Bishop

The Bishop — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:06:37 +0000

This movie has nothing in common with The Help. I see you didn’t go see the movie, because that comment was just plain ignorant.

By: donella@yahoo.com

donella@yahoo.com — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:42:40 +0000

Well… I’ll put it like this. I will not “pay” to see Django Unchained, and we’ll leave it like that. I’m saving actual $$$ to support Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave. Quentin Tarantino’s big daddies in Hollywood have thrown so much money around to promote and market his ego-maniacal white savior take on slavery. I have concerns that the film projects in which Black people lead their own salvation and freedom–Nat Turner, Denmark Vesey, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells–have been ignored by Hollywood. There’s a sinister design there that I do not care for. 12 Years a Slave is a true story written by a Black man, directed by a Black man, screenplay by a Black man. People have barely heard of it because Hollywood doesn’t give a damn unless the project is lead by a favored White–Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Waltz, Leonardo di Caprio. It hasn’t escaped my notice that these three are the ones getting the Oscar buzz, not Jamie Foxx and not Kerry Washington. Sick of Tarantino and Tarantino’s crazed fanboys with whom I will not sit in a darkened theater and watch multiple Black female rape scenes while they cheer, whistle, and catcall.

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By: Khufu

Khufu — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 03:29:01 +0000

Ok sooo I wanna f^%K Tarrantino up, quick two times. He just bothers me at every level, but… the dude is a master filmmaker. Yes he steals other people’s ish but he has a way of making it his own and that becomes original. He just knows the right moments to show the right stuff, matching the correct shot with the right music que,etc. This trailer is dope, the lighting in the beginning, the fear / rage on Django’s face. The dope shot of Django throwing the blanket off in slo mo after the text- HOT, the rifle shot of the horse man which splatters blood on White flowers – DOPE. The random Black Woman dolled up giving much sexiness- AAHHHHH. I can’t stand it! The politics are disgusting, and lets be clear, it is a White man’s film as no doubt the real battle royale is between DeCaprio and Waltz. And then there is the whole notion of Django not gettting his freedom but being emancipated by an oportunistic white man -extra WACKETY WACK. The only redemption for me would be if is after he get his freedom he shoots Waltz for F&*&^& taking him thru all this BS. LOL

So do I wanna see it YEAH, but imma be just as pissed at the subtext as I will be elated at his craft.

By: df

df — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 06:35:29 +0000

i’m not sure if your comment is meant to be sarcastic….
if not, here lies further proof of how unbelievable overrated tarantino is. My goodness…

By: df

df — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 06:33:58 +0000

JaeBee, he pretty much picked one of the few default movie plots hollywood uses when there’s more than 3 black people in main roles….slavery….

over it.

By: df

df — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 06:32:08 +0000

seriously…so ridiculous….

By: malik hemmans

malik hemmans — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 03:18:48 +0000

haven’t heard of too many good black films coming out this year…i think black people should stop being picky about what type of films they wanna see especially when black filmmakers keep making these played out ass movies about the black struggle…movies are mirrors not windows therefore you’re portrayed how you are seen

By: JaeBee

JaeBee — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 23:54:57 +0000

Umm, did I miss something here… Slavery itself is/was exploitative, offensive and (oftentimes) racist. We know that black women were sexually exploited during the American slave trade—so, what’s the problem in addressing that on film?

By: Nadell

Nadell — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 19:01:13 +0000

It is pretty much “The Help”…more edgy and raw, pre-Civil Rights. I can’t believe how many folks opposed TH but are enthused for DU?
Every year a film of this nature comes out.

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By: AJ

AJ — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 18:02:59 +0000

Of course, everyone praising Tarantino’s name seems to overlook all of the reports on the early script being extremely degrading to Black women. Oh, opps! Forgot you are not suppose to mention that the Black women’s sexual exploitation are supposed to be either utterly degrading and violent, or an absolute joke in this movie. Can’t mention that or Clutch will censor you! If you’re not praising “thee Black Man”, or agreeing with every exploitative thing about Black women then you do not get posted to Clutch anymore!

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