Inglorious Basterds

[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.

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

it is? i guess it could be...

though i couldnt imagine why

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

German critics lap up Tarantino's Jewish revenge fantasy
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

[GoldenRivet]

From the linked article

Ahead of the film's international release this week, German reviewers were rapturous over the fictitious squad of Nazi killers who stop the Holocaust

Ehhhh... no they didnt stop the holocaust as being that the assasination sene was set in 1944 most of it was already over with.

Only a handful expressed qualms over Tarantino's trademark gore-splattering, most relishing the cinematic massacre of the Nazi brass including Adolf Hitler by a band of Jewish-American soldiers, led by Brad Pitt as deeply satisfying.

Agreed that they would find this deeply satisfying, however it was my opinion that the film, on a couple of occasions, portrayed the average german soldier as a Nazi. Historically, this was not always the case.

"This ain't your daddy's World War II movie," Tarantino has said.

no doubt a bold move for a director to make... considering 99.9% of War movie fans love "Daddy's War Movie"

"Because, unlike 'Pulp Fiction' or 'Kill Bill', only the evil are massacred, the audience cheers the violent scenes with gusto,"

Not every person who died in the film was evil, in fact there were quite a few deaths which were senseless.



having read that article... i can see why the people of Germany would like the film... however, i cant say i would enjoy seeing common German Soldiers being murdered if i myself were german.

[Dan D]

From what I have read, Tarantino declared that he he sees himself as an ambassador for Germany with this movie. If it is true, the movie was basically directed at German locations, with a lot of German actors, some of them from Austria even, who possibly get the chance to make it to Hollywood and finally three generations of Germans would be dreaming of killing Hitler with a big blow.

He seems to be a smart guy who knows how to sell a movie.

[Richard G]

The best thing about this movie was the Nathans hot dog I got at the concession stand.

[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.

[Freiwillige]

Brad Pitts role was very well done and in fact it is a shame that it was wasted in this film as he could have gotten that role further in a more mature film style. Saving Pvt Ryan style.

"Now if you ever want to eat a SaurKraut sandwhich again you will point your schnitzle licking finger right here on this map and tell me what I want to know~ Lt. Aldo Ray" Classic!

The film sucked but the acting was brilliant.

[frau kaleun]

Originally Posted by Freiwillige

Brad Pitts role was very well done and in fact it is a shame that it was wasted in this film as he could have gotten that role further in a more mature film style. Saving Pvt Ryan style.

"Now if you ever want to eat a SaurKraut sandwhich again you will point your schnitzle licking finger right here on this map and tell me what I want to know~ Lt. Aldo Ray" Classic!

The film sucked but the acting was brilliant.

I was very impressed with the actor playing the SS officer who interrogated the French farmer at the beginning of the film. He was such a complete tool and hid it under that oh-so-cultured exterior. Chilling. The fact that he was so eager at the end to turn traitor in exchange for personal profit, and was almost buffoonish in his glee over having (presumably) succeeded in pulling it off was just the icing on the cake.

The funny thing was, I saw the name "Eli Roth" in the credits or somewhere before I watched the movie and that SS dude looked to me so much like Tim Roth that I thought Eli must be Tim's brother and that it was him playing the SS guy. Turned out it wasn't. Can't remember the name of the actual actor offhand, don't think I'd ever heard of him before... but I was impressed.

Overall I have to say I was a bit disappointed in the movie because I loved Kill Bill so much and I thought I would be bowled over in similar fashion. I think though that because I'm already familiar with QT's bizarre style, there was nothing that surprised me that much so I was a bit underwhelmed at first, and I'd had such high expectations after seeing the trailer in the theater.

I'd probably have to watch it again and see if it grows on me, or if my reaction gets more "meh" on repeat viewings. But I doubt that I'd rent it again just for that purpose.