Inglorious Basterds

[XabbaRus]

Adolf Hitler, Oberster Kommandant das wehrmacht und Allen das deutschland... and all of his highest commanders, generals, and staff went... in secret... to Paris, France... to see a fricking movie... during the largest amphibious invasion in the history of warfare which was taking place only about 70 miles away!!!!

Yes but I think that can be forgiiven as it isn't meant to be a wwII flick is it. AS Aramike said it is classic Tarantino in WWII setting.

AS for story telling I though Pulp Fiction was good and Kill Bill

REservoir Dogs never did it for me. Pointless to the extreme.

I will wait for Basterds to come out on DVD over here and then watch it.

[Jimbuna]

I'm actually looking forward to it.

Wish I'd never read your post now GT

[Torplexed]

If you can suspend historical knowledge and common sense for 2.5 hours, you're in good shape with this movie. I mean, the final chapter at the French movie theater felt as if it were written by a junior high school student. Hitler protected by only two guards?? Absolutely nobody on guard at ANY of the theater exists??

Also, it seems as if Brad Pitt gets more mediocre as he gets older. He just came across as a one-dimensional hillbilly stereotype that seemed too stupid to figure out how to tie his own boot laces. I was hoping to see a second layer to this character that suggested he knew his stuff backwards and forwards. Him and his basterds made the film seem like Hogan's Heroes; The Movie. I would love to see Tarantino make a smart movie that has some semblance of plausibility. Jackie Brown and True Romance were screenplays that dealt with a nice ration of intelligent plot turns and character development. Seems like Tarantino just wants to concentrate on explosive individual scenes with his last three movies.. And it also sucks that he enjoys reminding his audience that they're watching a piece of Tarantino kitsch art as opposed to a good story about WWII. The modern day vernacular, the new wave Bowie song, the funky 1970s font throughout the movie, Sam Jackson with his hip, cool narration...I guess I didn't find those things as charming as Tarantino does.

[GoldenRivet]

100% agreed.

with the fullest respect to the Jews and Tarantino... and no disrespect to anyone involved in the film or its making etc i have to say...

... with as many Jewish producers, writers and actors as there are in Hollywood, i think any film piece written by any 5th grader in American which deals with the delusional fantasy of killing Hitler and his goons would go straight to the theaters.

furthermore, my mildly dyslexic wife hated the film, lost interest and caught a good nap due to the endless stream of fast paced sub titles being machine gunned in her direction.

poor girl

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by XabbaRus

Yes but I think that can be forgiiven as it isn't meant to be a wwII flick is it. AS Aramike said it is classic Tarantino in WWII setting.

Tarantinos own words

"Yes... it is a world war two film.... just a different type of world war two film."

that is a direct quote from an interview

how can it be that it isnt meant to be a wwII flick when the director says "it is a world war two film"

im confused

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

how can it be that it isnt meant to be a wwII flick when the director says "it is a world war two film"

im confused

It's Quentin Tarantino's World War Two movie, which means it has more to do with World War Two movies than with World War Two itself.

Oh well, David Lynch became a parody of himself with the Twin Peaks movie and was able to make a come-back a few years later. Now, Tarantino and Tim Burton have become cartoonish parodies of themselves as well and they're STILL the critics' sweethearts. I'm sure they'll continue to do well and sell well.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

It's Quentin Tarantino's World War Two movie, which means it has more to do with World War Two movies than with World War Two itself.

Exactly. He also described it as a spaghetti western in a WW2 setting. Think more a "Where Eagles Dare" and "Dirty Dozen" and less "History Channel".

I loved it.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Exactly. He also described it as a spaghetti western in a WW2 setting. Think more a "Where Eagles Dare" and "Dirty Dozen" and less "History Channel".

I loved it.

while i didnt really dislike Basterds... i think that 'where eagles dare" and "dirty dozen" have much more credibility than Basterds.

in other words... the activities in Dirty Dozen and Where Eagles dare are actually plausible. Hypothetical as their plots may be... the dont pretend to change major war history.... the context of the films could have actually been real WW2 operations for all the viewer knows.

Basterds on the other hand... while it would have been an opportunity the allies jumped right on so far as an assasination attempt goes... it is based in no part in reality whatsoever.

How i would have ended te movie.

1. The SS colonel is headbutted by Brad Pitt's character. Immediately thereafter brad Pitt's Character is shot point blank in the head and killed instantly.

2. the nazi goons escort the "little man" to the interrogation table where he refuses to spill his guts about the operation and he is shot dead.

3. the SS Colonel calls the ghestapo at the theater, warns them of the men in seats 0023 and 0024.

4. The Ghestapo, warned that the men have explosives kill the men without question and in doing so, uncover the plot to burn down the theater.

The basterds go down in history as one of those heroic groups which nobody today knows anything about.

I hear this flick is a big hit in Germany.

[GoldenRivet]

Originally Posted by CastleBravo

I hear this flick is a big hit in Germany.

it is? i guess it could be...

though i couldnt imagine why

nobody will let the Germans "live down" the Nazi years.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by OneToughHerring

The sum of Tarantino's movies always seems to be less then the individual parts, just MHO.

I would agree with that. That pretty much sums up Tarantino in my opinion.

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Immediately thereafter brad Pitt's Character is shot point blank in the head and killed instantly.

I think it is a given that any movie can be improved by having Brad Pitt's character shot point blank in the head and killed instantly.... preferably during the opening credits

Script example:

Pitt: <enters room stage right> "Good morning everyone"

<Gunshot, Pitt collapses, insert CGI special effects of head shot>

<pause action for thunderous and prolonged applause from audience>

<continue action>

Academy Award material in the first 20 seconds.

[AVGWarhawk]

No way, I liked Pitts portrayal of his character. Better than what I expected from him.