Sukiyaki Western Django

Absolutely incredible, and yet amazingly hard to describe. What Kill Bill tries to be to the samurai movie, Sukiyaki does with the spaghetti western. Except it's set in California, which is in Japan, and stars an entirely asian cast with the notable addition of Quentin Tarentino.

It's extremely stylized, to the point of absurdity. The actors all speak in hilariously cliched English phrases, and sound like they're reading their lines phonetically. I choose to think that both the quality of the dialog and the delivery are conscious decisions by the director, because even though the plot, dialog, and acting are badly stilted, they fit together into something amazing.

The costumes and sets are intricate, brightly colored, and very beautiful. The music is great. The plot is typical, a lone gunman roles into town and immediately gets between two feuding clans. The joy is in watching the story unfold in its inevitable fashion, and watching all the little awful pieces fall into place in the master plan of insane fantastic glory.