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Just my opinion, but I prefer the original colours as they were from the photochemical source. Snow or shots emphasizing chilly weather, etc were always tinted bluish in photochemical timed prints. In most cases, the blue dyes shifted towards purple. This was done to make the audience feel the “chill” as we subconsciously associate blue with cold and yellow with warm temperatures. I saw this in the cinemas and the colour timing was gorgeous. I wouldn’t change it to something that looks grayish and less cinematic.
I hated the digital grading of ‘The Revenant.’ Apart from the immersive and video-like camera angles (which I did not like too much), there’s nothing inspiring about the colour grading of that movie for me. Though the feature itself is quite good and a better film than The Hateful Eight, overall.
As for your changes, I do agree that Both Tarantino’s expository voice-over and Channing Tatum are somewhat distracting. But the former I can live with because it sounds good from a purely aesthetic point.
Regarding the chapter marks, I wouldn’t remove them as they add suspense to the film; like reading a thriller novel where you want to find out what happens in the next chapter,i.e, a page-turner.