Re: Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt) Grading/Discus
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I really enjoyed it. Especially liked the use of the real languages, which made for an interesting change of pace (the bit in the first segment where they seemingly gratuitously switch to English, only for Landa to reveal the real reason why at the end, was particularly impressive).
Did Shoshana intend to die too? I couldn't figure that out (perhaps she was planning to do something about Hitler, since, unless I missed it, it seemed to be possible to exit from the boxes.
I was very surprised that they let Landa live, but I expect that was Tarantino subverting expectations, since the audience would be expecting Raine to kill Landa regardless of orders. Though the nature of his punishment just had me trying to think of how good they were at skin grafts back then, if he wanted to get rid of the mark.
I really enjoyed it. Especially liked the use of the real languages, which made for an interesting change of pace (the bit in the first segment where they seemingly gratuitously switch to English, only for Landa to reveal the real reason why at the end, was particularly impressive).
Did Shoshana intend to die too? I couldn't figure that out (perhaps she was planning to do something about Hitler, since, unless I missed it, it seemed to be possible to exit from the boxes.
I was very surprised that they let Landa live, but I expect that was Tarantino subverting expectations, since the audience would be expecting Raine to kill Landa regardless of orders. Though the nature of his punishment just had me trying to think of how good they were at skin grafts back then, if he wanted to get rid of the mark.
Re: Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt) Grading/Discus
just saw it. excellent. actually a lot less violent than i'd expected it to be. it's true that it was weak on character development, but the movie is already so long that i doubt it would have been practical to give much more backstory than it does. and symbolically very interesting, even.
just saw it. excellent. actually a lot less violent than i'd expected it to be. it's true that it was weak on character development, but the movie is already so long that i doubt it would have been practical to give much more backstory than it does. and symbolically very interesting, even.
Re: Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt) Grading/Discus
My girlfriend and I walked out of it with mixed, bit overall positive feelings.
My own feelings were that, especially in the early parts, he was trying too hard to make a typical "Tarantino" film, and it showed, and didn't entirely work so what you got was something that looked at times like a parody of a Tarantino film. I enjoyed the performance of the German Colonel greatly. I enjoyed the heavily dialogued scenes such as the Colonel and the French farmer and the Colonel and Soshana, but I also feel that Tarantino often concentrateds on dialogue to the detriment of plot. The fourth section was the strongest and was a great extended scene.
Surprisingly my girlfriend really loved the parts with the soldiers and really hated the parts with the Jewish girl. She thought the Brad Pitt character was perfect and wanted to see more time with him and his soldiers. She felt the section focusing on the Jewish girl was completely unbelievable and very cliche in a uniquely Tarantino way. She thought he doesn't do well when he gets away from his strengths which is that combination of jokey/grotesque. That section was played absolutely straight and she felt he was out of his element with it. She also thought Tarantino's habit of using director's gimmicks like the arrows, narrated asides, and especially modern music took us out of the film completely..
I think overall we both felt that a film called "Inglorious Bastards" would have been better if it focused solely on the Inglorious Bastards and while this film is nowhere near as good as Pulp or Reservoir it is an entertaining if typical outing from him.
My girlfriend and I walked out of it with mixed, bit overall positive feelings.
My own feelings were that, especially in the early parts, he was trying too hard to make a typical "Tarantino" film, and it showed, and didn't entirely work so what you got was something that looked at times like a parody of a Tarantino film. I enjoyed the performance of the German Colonel greatly. I enjoyed the heavily dialogued scenes such as the Colonel and the French farmer and the Colonel and Soshana, but I also feel that Tarantino often concentrateds on dialogue to the detriment of plot. The fourth section was the strongest and was a great extended scene.
Surprisingly my girlfriend really loved the parts with the soldiers and really hated the parts with the Jewish girl. She thought the Brad Pitt character was perfect and wanted to see more time with him and his soldiers. She felt the section focusing on the Jewish girl was completely unbelievable and very cliche in a uniquely Tarantino way. She thought he doesn't do well when he gets away from his strengths which is that combination of jokey/grotesque. That section was played absolutely straight and she felt he was out of his element with it. She also thought Tarantino's habit of using director's gimmicks like the arrows, narrated asides, and especially modern music took us out of the film completely..
I think overall we both felt that a film called "Inglorious Bastards" would have been better if it focused solely on the Inglorious Bastards and while this film is nowhere near as good as Pulp or Reservoir it is an entertaining if typical outing from him.
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This part made the audience laugh.
A French farmer who can speak English fluently in 1941, yeah, sure
That really looks like a parody of the American cinema where everyone speaks English, even French farmers
This part made the audience laugh.
A French farmer who can speak English fluently in 1941, yeah, sure
That really looks like a parody of the American cinema where everyone speaks English, even French farmers
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I did think "Ah so here's a nod to the fact they should speak French and German but are speaking English" then was surprised when it turned out to just be a ploy and there was a lot of subtitles throughout the rest of the film.
This part made the audience laugh.
A French farmer who can speak English fluently in 1941, yeah, sure
That really looks like a parody of the American cinema where everyone speaks English, even French farmers
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Well, by what you posted, it doesn't sound like you've seen the film at all, regardless of whether you liked it or not.
Well, by what you posted, it doesn't sound like you've seen the film at all, regardless of whether you liked it or not.
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I found Mike Myers part was hard to accept in this movie, even compared to say, the over-the-top Hitler. Oh, hey, it's Mike Myers.
I wasn't sure about that, either. Did her projectionist flee...I assume so.
Was the theater attack by the Basterds intended to be a suicide mission or did the last two guys get carried away?
Weren't there a couple of Basterds unaccounted for? Hard to tell since we never got to know them.
Was the theater attack by the Basterds intended to be a suicide mission or did the last two guys get carried away?
Weren't there a couple of Basterds unaccounted for? Hard to tell since we never got to know them.
I found Mike Myers part was hard to accept in this movie, even compared to say, the over-the-top Hitler. Oh, hey, it's Mike Myers.
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I absolutely LOVED it. I was worried going in that it would be another dull and self-indulgent Death Proof, with long stretches of dialogue that went seemingly no where. But here the presence of the Nazis created an underlying and palpable tension that made every conversation riveting as all hell.
I mean, damn. The rich and articulate dialogue, and the way some of these scenes were constructed just puts every other movie this year to SHAME as far as I'm concerned.
And I know some are wishing the movie focused more on the Basterds, but personally, as fun as they were, I think we got them in just the right amount. An entire movie of them bashing people's heads in wouldn't have been nearly as interesting as what we got, IMO.
Yeah there were a few weak spots-- the Mike Meyers scene was pretty dull, and somehow the big finale wasn't as satisfying as I had hoped-- but overall this was still the most fun I've had at the movies all year (sorry Star Trek).
I absolutely LOVED it. I was worried going in that it would be another dull and self-indulgent Death Proof, with long stretches of dialogue that went seemingly no where. But here the presence of the Nazis created an underlying and palpable tension that made every conversation riveting as all hell.
I mean, damn. The rich and articulate dialogue, and the way some of these scenes were constructed just puts every other movie this year to SHAME as far as I'm concerned.
And I know some are wishing the movie focused more on the Basterds, but personally, as fun as they were, I think we got them in just the right amount. An entire movie of them bashing people's heads in wouldn't have been nearly as interesting as what we got, IMO.
Yeah there were a few weak spots-- the Mike Meyers scene was pretty dull, and somehow the big finale wasn't as satisfying as I had hoped-- but overall this was still the most fun I've had at the movies all year (sorry Star Trek).
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Thinking back, yeah, it seems like several of them must have died between the opening scenes and when they show up in 1941. They started off with nine (Raine + 8), then added the psycho German, for a round 10. Raine and one guy drive off in the end, the psycho German and the Austrian were killed in the bar shootout, and Donnowitz and Omar go up with the theatre. That leaves four guys unmentioned (but I don't think we ever saw the full squad in the 1944 scenes, so, as I said, possibly they died or else weren't on that mission).
They still had the bombs around their ankles, I thought.
Thinking back, yeah, it seems like several of them must have died between the opening scenes and when they show up in 1941. They started off with nine (Raine + 8), then added the psycho German, for a round 10. Raine and one guy drive off in the end, the psycho German and the Austrian were killed in the bar shootout, and Donnowitz and Omar go up with the theatre. That leaves four guys unmentioned (but I don't think we ever saw the full squad in the 1944 scenes, so, as I said, possibly they died or else weren't on that mission).
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I have a feeling Quentin's super-long original cut probably explained better what happened with all the other Basterds.
I have a feeling Quentin's super-long original cut probably explained better what happened with all the other Basterds.
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Well considering my take on it on has been mirrored by others here and other critics, I'm not really sure why you would think that. Other then the fact that you probably don't like the fact that I didn't like the movie. Since that's probably the case, then too bad.
Well considering my take on it on has been mirrored by others here and other critics, I'm not really sure why you would think that. Other then the fact that you probably don't like the fact that I didn't like the movie. Since that's probably the case, then too bad.
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I can understand that ... considering the movie is 2:32.
But I also had a great time at this one! And I loved that it was Rod Taylor who was playing Churchill. Can't mistake those piercingly intense blue eyes. I love that Tarentino gives work to his idols.
--Ted
I can understand that ... considering the movie is 2:32.
But I also had a great time at this one! And I loved that it was Rod Taylor who was playing Churchill. Can't mistake those piercingly intense blue eyes. I love that Tarentino gives work to his idols.
--Ted
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giving it an excellent, mostly due to the dialogue. this movie should be around come oscar time in many categories, including best picture.
favorite scene was the bar with the card game, you knew it wasnt going to end well, just didnt know how.
the blood and guts was just what i wanted and expected when heading to this movie, hoping that tarantino would deliver, and he did.
many clever moments popped up, such as the english switch in the first scene to cover up the words from the underground jews. clever also with the shoe from the bar, and the napkin autograph.
also, loved the cameos in the movie such as samuel l jackson and harvey keitel, who are big tarantino people.
giving it an excellent, mostly due to the dialogue. this movie should be around come oscar time in many categories, including best picture.
favorite scene was the bar with the card game, you knew it wasnt going to end well, just didnt know how.
the blood and guts was just what i wanted and expected when heading to this movie, hoping that tarantino would deliver, and he did.
many clever moments popped up, such as the english switch in the first scene to cover up the words from the underground jews. clever also with the shoe from the bar, and the napkin autograph.
also, loved the cameos in the movie such as samuel l jackson and harvey keitel, who are big tarantino people.
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Definetly one I need to go check out, probably this weekend. I'm not a fan of Tarantino, but I AM a fan of Brad Pitt and this movie looks very interesting.
Definetly one I need to go check out, probably this weekend. I'm not a fan of Tarantino, but I AM a fan of Brad Pitt and this movie looks very interesting.
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I like Tarantino but I'm afraid this movie was a crushing disappointment for me. I was all excited about Brad Pitt's revenge squad... too bad they barely appear in the movie. Instead it stars Shoshanna and the gee-shucks German sniper hero actor who I truly did not give a rat's ass about. Oh and a British guy who dies a few scenes later. And I went in expecting little action... but there's almost no action whatsoever! And the Basterds, when they do appear, are mostly just background extras. Only four or so of them actually get personalities and stories. I truly loved Kill Bill (well, part one anyway!) and I'm really disappointed this wasn't a knock out of the park after he spent a decade writing it. The Jew Hunter was excellent of course, and I really really loved Brad Pitt, so it's a shame he was barely in it.
I like Tarantino but I'm afraid this movie was a crushing disappointment for me. I was all excited about Brad Pitt's revenge squad... too bad they barely appear in the movie. Instead it stars Shoshanna and the gee-shucks German sniper hero actor who I truly did not give a rat's ass about. Oh and a British guy who dies a few scenes later. And I went in expecting little action... but there's almost no action whatsoever! And the Basterds, when they do appear, are mostly just background extras. Only four or so of them actually get personalities and stories. I truly loved Kill Bill (well, part one anyway!) and I'm really disappointed this wasn't a knock out of the park after he spent a decade writing it. The Jew Hunter was excellent of course, and I really really loved Brad Pitt, so it's a shame he was barely in it.
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This is very telling as too why you did not like this movie. I thought Kill Bill Part Two was superior to the first. Because it was a more well rounded film. Not just endless action sequences and the usual Tarantino gimmicks. I like his films but he too often lets self indulgences distract from the stories.
I thought Inglorious Basterds had a similar tone to Kill Bill 2. I was very, very impressed with it. I thought this is one of his best films yet. He's getting better at balancing his humor without losing the drama.
This is very telling as too why you did not like this movie. I thought Kill Bill Part Two was superior to the first. Because it was a more well rounded film. Not just endless action sequences and the usual Tarantino gimmicks. I like his films but he too often lets self indulgences distract from the stories.
I thought Inglorious Basterds had a similar tone to Kill Bill 2. I was very, very impressed with it. I thought this is one of his best films yet. He's getting better at balancing his humor without losing the drama.
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That's why I always like to check out the reviews first. They made it very clear this wasn't going to be an action movie, and that the Basterds didn't have a prominent role.
Besides, what's wrong with just a quiet, slow-boil thriller? We don't see many of those anymore, and I thought this was one of the best.
That's why I always like to check out the reviews first. They made it very clear this wasn't going to be an action movie, and that the Basterds didn't have a prominent role.
Besides, what's wrong with just a quiet, slow-boil thriller? We don't see many of those anymore, and I thought this was one of the best.