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defrogSo I went to the movies this weekend ...
Inglourious Basterds
Trust Tarantino to have the guts to come up with a WW2 movie that not only gives the Jews a chance for some payback, but also has no regard whatsoever for historical accuracy. It’s a wonder no one thought of it earlier.
First off, it has to be said that the movie feels uneven, unless perhaps you go in knowing that the Basterds really aren’t all that central to the film. Even then, Tarantino’s tendency to throw in things for the hell of it (the style of the Hugo Stiglitz back story and using David Bowie’s “Cat People” in the soundtrack, for example), fun as they are, make for a bumpy ride.
Also, while I’ve never minded Tarantino’s movies being heavy on conversation – and he uses that to mostly great effect here building up tension for the violence you know is coming – this movie could easily be a good 20 minutes shorter without losing anything vital.
Even so, the basic story is quite good, and there are some seriously great moments, most of them involving Christoph Waltz (as SS colonel Landa), who ends up being the most interesting character in the whole thing.
Overall, it’s flawed but worthwhile, if only to start an argument over whether the Basterds’ ethos of cruelty makes them no better than the Nazis (which is admittedly far more intellectual than the film merits).
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Inglourious Basterds
Trust Tarantino to have the guts to come up with a WW2 movie that not only gives the Jews a chance for some payback, but also has no regard whatsoever for historical accuracy. It’s a wonder no one thought of it earlier.
First off, it has to be said that the movie feels uneven, unless perhaps you go in knowing that the Basterds really aren’t all that central to the film. Even then, Tarantino’s tendency to throw in things for the hell of it (the style of the Hugo Stiglitz back story and using David Bowie’s “Cat People” in the soundtrack, for example), fun as they are, make for a bumpy ride.
Also, while I’ve never minded Tarantino’s movies being heavy on conversation – and he uses that to mostly great effect here building up tension for the violence you know is coming – this movie could easily be a good 20 minutes shorter without losing anything vital.
Even so, the basic story is quite good, and there are some seriously great moments, most of them involving Christoph Waltz (as SS colonel Landa), who ends up being the most interesting character in the whole thing.
Overall, it’s flawed but worthwhile, if only to start an argument over whether the Basterds’ ethos of cruelty makes them no better than the Nazis (which is admittedly far more intellectual than the film merits).
That’s a bingo,
This is dF
