Okay, so the other day, I was in the mood for a good ol’ action flick, right? So I put on “Django Unchained” again. I mean, I’ve seen it maybe a dozen times by now, but it’s just so good! But watching it this time got me thinking, what other movies out there have that same kinda vibe? You know, that gritty, revenge-fueled, action-packed goodness?
So I did what any sane person would do and fell down a rabbit hole of internet searches. I started with some obvious choices, like other flicks by Quentin Tarantino. I typed in stuff like “movies like django unchained” and “quentin tarantino movies” into the search bar. “Inglourious Basterds” and “Pulp Fiction” popped up right away. Of course, I’ve seen those a million times too. They’re classics! I jotted those down on my little notepad.
Then I started digging deeper. I was looking for movies with that same Western feel, but maybe a little less… mainstream. I stumbled upon a few forums where people were talking about this very topic. Some folks were throwing around names I’d never even heard of.
One that caught my eye was “Bone Tomahawk”. Apparently, it’s a Western horror, which sounded kinda wild. I read a few reviews, watched the trailer, and yeah, that definitely went on my list. People were saying it was brutal, but in a good way, if that makes sense?
I also learned that the original “Django” movie from way back in the 60s was a big inspiration for “Django Unchained”. And get this, the star of that old movie, Franco Nero, even has a little cameo in “Django Unchained”! I thought that was pretty cool, so I added the original “Django” to my list too. I figured I should see where it all started, you know?
Another movie that kept coming up was “Hell or High Water”. It’s not exactly a Western, more like a modern-day Western, but people were saying it had that same kind of outlaw spirit. I watched the trailer, and it looked pretty darn good, so onto the list it went!
- Inglourious Basterds
- Pulp Fiction
- Bone Tomahawk
- Django (1966)
- Hell or High Water
I also discovered there was this big-budget Western called “The Lone Ranger” that came out in 2013. I vaguely remember seeing some ads for it back then, but I never got around to watching it. I figured, why not? I added it to the list just to see what all the fuss was about.
Oh, and apparently, another movie that inspired Tarantino was this one called “Mandingo”. It’s about a slave who’s trained to fight other slaves. Sounds pretty intense. I’m not sure if I’m in the mood for something that heavy right now, but I wrote it down anyway, just in case.
Then there was something about a movie called “The Great Silence”. Some people were saying Tarantino paid tribute to it by including snowy scenes in “Django Unchained”. Honestly, I don’t know much about it, but it sounded interesting enough to add to the list.
My Watchlist Grows
So yeah, that’s basically how I spent my afternoon. One minute I’m watching Jamie Foxx kick butt, and the next I’m diving deep into the world of Westerns and revenge flicks. My watchlist is definitely a lot longer now than it was this morning. Now I just gotta find the time to watch all these movies. I’m thinking a movie marathon is in order. Maybe I’ll even make some popcorn and invite some friends over. We’ll see!
