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User Reviews for: Inglourious Basterds

dunpealhunter
10/10  12 years ago
Once Upon a Time... in Nazi-Occupied France....
It goes without saying that this is a masterpiece.

Everyone who is a film enthusiast knows who Quentin Tarantino is. In the nineties his movies became instant cult classics to such a degree that (most likely) a 100 years from now everyone will still see him as one of the best director that ever came out of Hollywood.

Inglourious Basterds is a WWII movie. But it is nothing like any WWII movie you have ever seen. Quentin Tarantino gave the story and history its own twist. There are too many historical inaccuracies to count, but who cares? Quentin Tarantino obviously didn't and created a movie filled with dark humor, an amazing intelligent script, as always very good music and some of the most talented actors currently in the business.

WWII was one of the most horrific and devastating events in human history. But Tarantino together with Brad Pitt, a phenomenal (before this movie unknown) Christoph Waltz and Mélanie Laurent make it into an movie that makes you laugh, cry and keep you in suspense until the last second.

On my list of best WWII movies this one is rightfully in my top 3. At the end Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) proclaims: "This might be my best work yet" there are two ways you can implement that, the first one off course is that he is talking about the swastika he just "carved" into Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) his forehead and the second one is that Quentin Tarantino is talking through Brad Pitt and says that this is his best movie till date. For me it will always be Pulp Fiction, but this one comes pretty close.
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moonkodi
1/10  7 years ago
First thing I noticed was how inefficient the dialogue was. It beats around the bush in an attempt to be more natural and meandering, but it's just the usual contrived Tarrantino style of doing so. The content of the dialogue isn't even character based for the most part, but just whatever just sounds cool or plot told in a straight forward boring way with no emotional connection to whoever is talking. Worst of all is that it's all completely predictable from Tarrantino. It's the same dialogue style and voice every movie now and with almost every character. His whole dialogue writing is a big style of substance trick. Many praise his dialogue. It entertains people. That's fine. It's not great character based dialogue. It's hollywood cool. It's aggresive and trashy chic. It's why Pulp Fiction worked. It was a perfect fit for that movie. The characters were visually striking in that movie and had a job or purpose, which made them individual - even with simular dialogue. Pulp Fiction also had some plot and pace. A great farce. I'm no hater of Tarrantino and will always give his films a watch.
The way the movie is shot is good.
The story is slow and uninteresting itself. It does nothing for me. It's not that I hate ridiculous stories, but even ridiculous stories can cleverly tell us something interesting underneath the stupidity. That's what makes writing and movies special. The ability to tell a storymore connect with a character.
What story is this? It's a collage of trash, not a parody of styles. This movie is a complete mess and sad to watch. And what a bore, just waiting for something to happen and being left with the plot.
Luckily I found this movie in a pound shop as I looked for cheap DVDs. That was still too much for this.
Tgis is an adolescent wannabe movie buff movie. Self projection in that Tarrantino likes movies and I like him, therefore I like movie just as much as Tarrantino and get him.
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Reply by MajorMercyFlush
7 years ago
"inefficient dialogue" vs "Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Original Screenplay" <br /> <br /> Each to their own I guess
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Wuchak
/10  6 years ago
Refreshingly different alternative WW2 drama/adventure

RELEASED IN 2009 and directed by Quentin Tarantino, "Inglourious Basterds" takes place during the German occupation of France in WW2 and revolves around a ruthless “Jew Hunter” Nazi (Christoph Waltz), a beautiful young theater owner dripping with vengeance, a German war hero who pesters her and a brutal team of Jewish-American guerrilla soldiers led by Lt. Aldo Raine.

This was my first taste of the popular director's eccentric repertoire, although I've since seen all of his movies except “Death Proof” (2007). The first time I tried to watch "Basterds" I gave up around the 50-minute mark. Don't get me wrong, the dialogue-driven opening sequence is great but the film seemed to bog down with its focus on a French theater during the German occupation and the accompanying interminable dialogue (mostly in subtitles). I just wasn't ready for this because I was expecting a Dirty Dozen-styled WW2 film with lots of action and all that goes with it. What I got instead was a plot that focused on the aforementioned theater accompanied by long sessions of generally subtitled dialogue.

I eventually gave it a second chance with the understanding that this wasn't some typical war flick. Strangely, the "interminable dialogue" pulled me in and I slowly became engrossed in the story, which isn't hard to follow. The drama is only occasionally interrupted by flashes of extreme violence. Until the end, that is, where all hell literally breaks loose.

There ARE elements that bring to mind "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), including a group of anti-heroes intent on mercilessly obliterating as many Germans as possible and the fact that the real action doesn't kick-in until the final act, but "Basterds" is hardly a Dirty Dozen clone. It may borrow a bit from notable films of the past but it absolutely possesses its own refreshing originality.

All effective films have quality characters and "Basterds" has several: The stunning Mélanie Laurent as Shosanna, the cinema proprietor who quietly seethes with retribution; Christoph Waltz as SS Col. Hans Landa, an articulate and suave love-to-hate villain who mercilessly hunts down Jews; Brad Pitt as the almost-comical, but no-nonsense leader of the brutal Basterds; super-sharp Diane Kruger as a German actress & British spy; and Daniel Brühl as a genial German hero with the hots for the beautiful Shosanna.

Like Tarantino’s other great movies (“Pulp Fiction,” “Django Unchained” and “Jackie Brown”), "Basterds" pulsates with confidence, style, quirkiness and a sense of the unexpected from beginning to end, the perfect antidote to the idiotic "blockbuster" syndrome that plagues modern cinema with its predictability and overKILL action & CGI, etc. Most movies seem like they’re in a rush and shy away from extended dialogues because they fear losing the viewer’s limited attention whereas Tarantino makes them a highlight because it’s an area where he excels. Instead of pedestrian verbiage that merely advances the plot or conveys the obvious, his interchanges are rich with amusement and mindfood.

THE FILM RUNS 153 minutes and was shot in France and Germany.

GRADE: A-
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JPV852
/10  3 years ago
Second time seeing this since it was released on Blu-ray in 2009 and still is a solid war-thriller with Tarantino's flair with dialogue and of course, feet. But seriously, despite being 2.5 hours, the time flew by thanks to the brisk pace and great performances from all around. Not my favorite Tarantino film but it's up there. **4.5/5**
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AstroNoud
/10  2 years ago
It's obviously Tarantino, creating tension with long dialogues and containing short bursts of violence, although some scenes could have been shortened or omitted. Great to see the lineup of French and German actors, where the terrific Waltz takes the cake.

8/10
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