Glory for the Basterds.
An american lieutenant from the Tennessee with a taste for blood gathers sereval men to unleash terror in the Nazi-occupied France. In common, Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) and his men have three things: they are all Jews, they all hate the Nazis, and they are thirsty for revenge. This, supposedly, is the foundation of Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino's last movie. But it's more, way more than that.
There is also a Guestapo Colonel, named Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz), who earn his fame across the Third Reich by hunting and slaughtering Jews. There is also Shausanne, (Mélanie Laurent) the beautiful Jew girl who owns a movie theatre and masterminds the plot - or rather, one of the plots - to kill the heads of the Nazi party. There is Hitler, Goebbels, Himmler and Göring. There is a Nazi war hero which is the most annoying movie character I've seen since that kid from Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd. There is blood, loads of blood. There is conversation, lots of conversation, lots of great conversation - it's Tarantino, after all. There is funny moments (Aldo Raine speaking italian, or just Aldo Raine speaking), there is tension (the bar scene is amazing), there are main characters dying, and there is an ending that might not be a surprise for many, I admit, but it is still very, very good. Tarantino at its best? Yes, no doubt about it. Personally I haven't found Inglourious Basters better than Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs, the latter being my favourite Tarantino. But Inglorious Basterds is still a masterpiece. If you're looking for historical accuracy, then I'd suggest you to go look for it somewhere else. If you're looking for a fictional story taking place during the World War II, then go for it. Inglorious Basterds has all that, and more.
And just to finish this, I want to inform you all that I'm betting a crate of beer for Christoph Waltz being nominated and winning the Oscar for best actor in a supporting role. And if it doesn't happen, then the "Academy" simply doesn't deserve any respect*.
*Not saying that Inglourious Basterds deserves the Oscar for better movie. Well, it surely is "Oscar-material", but there's still Gran Torino. And no, I'm not comparing both movies.
And as a sidenote: by browsing some messageboards, I've noticed a general hatred, even among Tarantino's fans, towards the movie Death Proof, Tarantino's part on the project Grindhouse made by him and Robert Rodriguez, who in turn directed Planet Terror. I don't get it - Death Proof is a great movie that is suposed to look bad. It is so simple and so well written, directed and edited that I am unable to understand why it is so underrated. I might as well be the only person out there loving Death Proof, but I don't mind: it might be the worse movie by Quentin Tarantino, but it is still a great movie.
There is also a Guestapo Colonel, named Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz), who earn his fame across the Third Reich by hunting and slaughtering Jews. There is also Shausanne, (Mélanie Laurent) the beautiful Jew girl who owns a movie theatre and masterminds the plot - or rather, one of the plots - to kill the heads of the Nazi party. There is Hitler, Goebbels, Himmler and Göring. There is a Nazi war hero which is the most annoying movie character I've seen since that kid from Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd. There is blood, loads of blood. There is conversation, lots of conversation, lots of great conversation - it's Tarantino, after all. There is funny moments (Aldo Raine speaking italian, or just Aldo Raine speaking), there is tension (the bar scene is amazing), there are main characters dying, and there is an ending that might not be a surprise for many, I admit, but it is still very, very good. Tarantino at its best? Yes, no doubt about it. Personally I haven't found Inglourious Basters better than Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs, the latter being my favourite Tarantino. But Inglorious Basterds is still a masterpiece. If you're looking for historical accuracy, then I'd suggest you to go look for it somewhere else. If you're looking for a fictional story taking place during the World War II, then go for it. Inglorious Basterds has all that, and more.
And just to finish this, I want to inform you all that I'm betting a crate of beer for Christoph Waltz being nominated and winning the Oscar for best actor in a supporting role. And if it doesn't happen, then the "Academy" simply doesn't deserve any respect*.
*Not saying that Inglourious Basterds deserves the Oscar for better movie. Well, it surely is "Oscar-material", but there's still Gran Torino. And no, I'm not comparing both movies.
And as a sidenote: by browsing some messageboards, I've noticed a general hatred, even among Tarantino's fans, towards the movie Death Proof, Tarantino's part on the project Grindhouse made by him and Robert Rodriguez, who in turn directed Planet Terror. I don't get it - Death Proof is a great movie that is suposed to look bad. It is so simple and so well written, directed and edited that I am unable to understand why it is so underrated. I might as well be the only person out there loving Death Proof, but I don't mind: it might be the worse movie by Quentin Tarantino, but it is still a great movie.
2 Comments:
I was really amazed by Hans Landa character. It was my favorite. Evil and terribly polite. And in the end.. just stupid! The bar scene was one of my favorites. But the scene in the restaurant where Shausanne meets her parents killers is... quite breath taking.
:)Kiss *
Hans Landa is the movie villain of the decade. Period.
Indeed. That scene is amazing. And leaves a doubt: did Landa know who she truly was? I don't think the glass of milk was a coincidence.
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