By Far Tarantino's Worst Movie

I would not say it's his worst film by far but it is near the bottom. It isn't any worse than Death Proof which was completely insufferable at times with practically every female character talking like Tarantino.

Don't know if I'd agree with all your points but I do agree with your first and fifth ones, and like you I think Tarantino films usually have great rewatch value. Not even sure what it is about them that makes it that way. Apart from the scene where Pitt visits the hippies and the end scene, I wouldn't bother rewatching the rest of this. At least those scenes have a sense of tension, danger and excitement. Nothing else does.

"1. Barely any plot and the characters weren't particularly interesting"

You don't need plot. Film worked without it, and this comes from someone who thinks plot should be nr.1.

The film had a driving force, and it was the year 1969 with the Manson murders lurking in the backround.

"2. Sharon Tate survives the movie so we don't even get the big finale that the movie alludes to for over 2 hours"

You still get a big finale.

"3. The Bruce Lee scene - now i'm not too bothered about protecting Bruce Lee's legacy, but this scene just came across as goofy and fantastical. If you're going to portray one of the most famous men to have ever lived, at least reflect his real-life persona in a believable way"

I agree. This was the worst part of the film, and a giant miscalculation by Tarantino.

"4. DiCaprio - i've enjoyed a few of his performances in the past (he peaked with What's Eating Gilbert Grape if you ask me) but he's just trying too hard in his recent movies. He doesn't come across as natural at all. He needs to drop the intensity down a few notches."

Intensity is his trademark. He does it very well and it's one of the reasons he's the biggest (and best) actor in the world. That and the fact that he makes good movies. Are you telling me that his performance in Wolf of Wall Street was bad? He was perfect in that. Was The Revenant bad? Departed? Aviator?

"5. Hardly any rewatchability. If I can say anything about Tarantino's movies it's that they have great rewatchability. I've seen Pulp Fiction a thousand times, Django, Inglourious, Kill Bill all many times. i've even seen Death Proof a few times. But this is the first Tarantino movie that I don't have the immediate urge to rewatch. Not even a little bit. In fact I think i'm going to watch Jackie Brown to wash the taste of this movie out of my mouth, haven't seen that in a while."

Pulp Fiction is in a class of it's own. I have only seen Django and Inglorious once, and I want to rewatch this one more than the others.

The more I rewatch this movie the more I want to see it again. It is so well done that I just become a part of the film in some weird way. I think it is one of his best. The people who don't like it generally like IB and Django a lot. I have only seen those two movies a few times.

1. Barely any plot and the characters weren't particularly interesting.

This was less of a story and more about reminiscing about a particular place and time. I agree that it is atypical QT.

I found the bromance between the main characters refreshing, but Sharon Tate was a blank. Apparently, she was only meant to be a symbol and not a character, according to QT.

2. Sharon Tate survives the movie so we don't even get the big finale that the movie alludes to for over 2 hours.

Alternate history. He's done it before.

Also I think the finale -- flamethrowers, cans to the face, dog ripping out testicles -- would qualify as big, no?

3. The Bruce Lee scene

I thought like you on this one until I read some of the other threads and then re-watched the scene. This one is way misunderstood. This scene is a memory that plays out in Pitt's mind... we can assume that he's remembering in such a way that he -- Cliff -- comes out looking good.

I agree, was disappointed. If it didn't have Tarantino's name attached people would see it as average at best.
Quentin was at his best in the 90ties, he got hurt because Jackie Brown was misunderstood. Took a 3 year long pause to make an ok movie like Kill Bill just to suck up to fans who wanted another Pulp fiction. Django unchained was underwhelming, so was Hateful eight. Inglorious basterds is a masterpiece but I can't watch it more than once, every single character in that movie is revolting.
Once upon a time in Hollywood is too slow, no plot, no strong chars, no message.