Inglorious Basterds

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.

[Kloef]

I decided to skip this one.

Although i am a big fan of Tarrantino i like my ww2 movies a bit realistic,or at least somewhat fact-based.

Please correct me if i'm wrong,i saw a small trailer and read the first post and some more,but it seems like an out of style movie or something..