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Inglourious Basterds (1 Viewer)
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McBokonon
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People need to like you, first.
kaa
Footballguy
I tend to agree with them on this film, actually. This is the most disturbing film he's made yet. I have no interest in watching it again.
jdoggydogg
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PC Load Letter
Irregardless.
Surprised there has been no mention of Sam Jackson's and Harvey Keitel's voice overs. Thought that was a cute nod to Pulp Fiction.
Things I liked:
The entire first four chapters. QT did an incredible job of building up the suspense.
Things I didn't like:
Eli Roth's Boston accent. Seemed more forced than Pitt's "Tennessee" accent.
Terrible casting of BJ Ryan, IMO. Mike Myers too for that matter.
The 3 or 4 different fonts used in the opening credits. Yeah this is super minor, but it just seemed sloppy. Why not just use Comic Sans?
After watching him on Attack of the Show, I wanted to see what role Sam Levine (Freaks and Geeks) had. Guy had one line. And what happened to him after Operation Kino?
Things I liked:
The entire first four chapters. QT did an incredible job of building up the suspense.
Things I didn't like:
Eli Roth's Boston accent. Seemed more forced than Pitt's "Tennessee" accent.
Terrible casting of BJ Ryan, IMO. Mike Myers too for that matter.
The 3 or 4 different fonts used in the opening credits. Yeah this is super minor, but it just seemed sloppy. Why not just use Comic Sans?
After watching him on Attack of the Show, I wanted to see what role Sam Levine (Freaks and Geeks) had. Guy had one line. And what happened to him after Operation Kino?
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jdoggydogg
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Roth is from Boston. Just sayin'.
Joe Mammy
Footballguy
We finally saw the movie yesterday and both thoroughly enjoyed it. Masterpiece? I still have to give that accolade to Pulp Fiction.
I picked up on Harvey Kietel immediately but where was the Samuel L. Jackson? I missed that.
I thought the bat basher scene was too drawn out with him coming out, yeah I can see building some suspense but that was too long. The sounds were effective, reminding me of the clinking beer bottles "warriors, come out to play".
Also, the dogs barking in the vet's office was also great use of background noise. It was unnerving.
After Pitt head butted Landa, which seemed like a really good connection they hustled Pitt and BJ into the truck and whisked them off to the tavern where they made their deal. They arrive and there is Landa already sitting behind the desk with no marks or animosity regarding the head butt... found that strange.
Thought the ending cinema scene was epic!
I picked up on Harvey Kietel immediately but where was the Samuel L. Jackson? I missed that.
I thought the bat basher scene was too drawn out with him coming out, yeah I can see building some suspense but that was too long. The sounds were effective, reminding me of the clinking beer bottles "warriors, come out to play".
Also, the dogs barking in the vet's office was also great use of background noise. It was unnerving.
After Pitt head butted Landa, which seemed like a really good connection they hustled Pitt and BJ into the truck and whisked them off to the tavern where they made their deal. They arrive and there is Landa already sitting behind the desk with no marks or animosity regarding the head butt... found that strange.
Thought the ending cinema scene was epic!
Kumerica
Footballguy
Oops. You're right. I thought Til was the captain of the boat in KK.
PC Load Letter
Irregardless.
Pretty sure the first two voice overs were Jackson. That's him telling the story of Hugo Stiglitz and I think there was another one.
Agreed.J
Come To Me
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It is a somewhat exaggerated characterization of Red Sox fans.Joe Bryant said:
LHUCKS GB
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Has anyone mentioned how awesome that big ### pipe was that Landa smoked in the opening scene? Man, when he pulled that thing out, I about lost it.
Elementary, my dear Watson!
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kaa
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I've followed baseball for decades and do not see any connection with the Red Sox.
Come To Me
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jdoggydogg
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The voice over I am certain was Jackson was the description of the flammability of film stock.
MotivationalPoster
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Andy Dufresne
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That was kind of the point of most of the scenes.
IvanKaramazov
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Mr. Littlejeans
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I thought this movie sucked. Let me make some disclaimers first:
I loved Reservoir Dogs, pre-Pulp Fiction. I loved Pulp Fiction. I loved Jackie Brown. Kill Bill v1 was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Skipped v2.
I was OK with the amount of violence involved. I'm on board with the premise of having a movie where Jews seek revenge on Nazis. I'm also OK with deviating from history. It's a pretty cool idea, actually.
Other gripes:
-Mike Myers. Ugh.
-The movie is named after a group of people. We never really become acquainted with them. I really wished they delved into these characters more. I don't necessarily need a "character arc" (which is a hokey and unnecessary device), just give me some more reasons to care about these guys.
-The Nazi officer in the bar was a bit of a reverse deus ex machina.
-The portrayal of Hitler was stale and anemic, and almost exactly what one would expect.
Chapters 1-3 were decent. Chapter 1 was great, amazing acting all the way around. Would've been a great short film that would've completely had me back on the QT bandwagon. The movie really falls apart in the back end.
I did like Shoshanna's character, Landa's character, LaPadite's character, Raine for the most part, and von Hammersmark. All very well done. The line near the end about getting chewed out got a big laugh from me. I thought the dialogue overall was quite good. But the whole set-up and execution of the movie was fatally flawed.
3/10.
I loved Reservoir Dogs, pre-Pulp Fiction. I loved Pulp Fiction. I loved Jackie Brown. Kill Bill v1 was one of the worst movies I've ever seen. Skipped v2.
I was OK with the amount of violence involved. I'm on board with the premise of having a movie where Jews seek revenge on Nazis. I'm also OK with deviating from history. It's a pretty cool idea, actually.
Other gripes:
-Mike Myers. Ugh.
-The movie is named after a group of people. We never really become acquainted with them. I really wished they delved into these characters more. I don't necessarily need a "character arc" (which is a hokey and unnecessary device), just give me some more reasons to care about these guys.
-The Nazi officer in the bar was a bit of a reverse deus ex machina.
-The portrayal of Hitler was stale and anemic, and almost exactly what one would expect.
Chapters 1-3 were decent. Chapter 1 was great, amazing acting all the way around. Would've been a great short film that would've completely had me back on the QT bandwagon. The movie really falls apart in the back end.
I did like Shoshanna's character, Landa's character, LaPadite's character, Raine for the most part, and von Hammersmark. All very well done. The line near the end about getting chewed out got a big laugh from me. I thought the dialogue overall was quite good. But the whole set-up and execution of the movie was fatally flawed.
3/10.
dgreen
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Just saw this movie yesterday.
For the most part, I think these are pretty silly things to worry about except for maybe:
For the most part, I think these are pretty silly things to worry about except for maybe:
I thought he was funny.
Some reason to care about them other than that they were Jews during WWII? I mean, I did enjoy the little back story of Stiglitz, but I think it would have been over the top to do something for each of the Basterds. As with many Tarantino films, he was many other characters to focus on. I think this complaint is mainly based on the name of the movie. It is was named something else, would you have as much problem with the lack of coverage into these characters?
Agreed. That was an awesome scene.
I thought Hans Landa was a GREAT character.Overall, I liked the movie. With most of Tarantino's stuff, I tend to enjoy them more on repeat viewings. I remember leaving Pulp Fiction the first time thinking, "It was pretty good." Upon repeat viewings, I thought, "This is great." Not saying Basterds would necessarily reach that level, but I think I would enjoy it even more after watching again. I did think some of the graphic violence was a bit much and I'm glad it wasn't just 2.5 hours of it. Maybe I'm getting old and soft, but I was somewhat disturbed at times...even if they were Nazis who had it coming.
jdoggydogg
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Now, I understand not liking the movie. I loved it, but the risks that Tarantino takes fail miserably for some people. But what I don't understand is the 3/10 stars. I mean, you're saying that this movie is as bad as some very bad movies. Do you really think Inglorious Basterds is as bad as Dude, Where's My Car?
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TheAristocrat
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Black Taco
Chunky Soup
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Are you calling DWMC a bad movie?
hooter311
Footballguy
I have a question about the film.
One of the basterds, the kid from Freaks and Geeks, just disappears somewhere in the film correct? One minute he is there, but they never show him dying. Or did I miss it?
This guy:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0505949/
One of the basterds, the kid from Freaks and Geeks, just disappears somewhere in the film correct? One minute he is there, but they never show him dying. Or did I miss it?
This guy:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0505949/
dgreen
Footballguy
Aren't there a couple they don't account for?
cstu
Footballguy
I can't dislike a Tarantino film and simply based on the dialogue it was a good movie, but I was disappointed overall. Maybe I was expecting too much still I wasn't able to see when it came out. Pitt did a very good job and Waltz as Col. Landa was absolutely brilliant. On the other hand I thought that Eli Roth should have been the one getting kicked to death due to his terrible acting and Michael Myers took me out of the movie.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I can't disagree with anything you said. However, the scene in the farmhouse and the scene in the bar are already two of my favorite scenes ever.
Anonymous Internet User
Footballguy
I don't understand how people can watch 1 hour of a movie. Talk about being impatient ...
McJose
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I'll assume you're being serious.Actually it was probably more than an hour. I turned it off after the scene where the actress broad is in the vet's office.First of all the title and the trailers were misleading. I guess I didn't pay attention enough because I thought the movie was about a crack squad of commandos killing Nazis...which it isn't. An hour into the film and all we get to see of the Basterds in action is Jew-bear beating a guy and some cheesy, comic-book flashback/backstories.Tarrantino used to be a fun director to watch. Now his shtick is tired. I also don't like being talked down to. The scene that did it for me was when the cinema broad is talking to the black guy about buring down the theater. She mentions that all of the nitrate film could be used as explosives or whatever. Then we're giving some stupid 'sidebar' explaining why nitrate film was dangerous. Thanks for that because I didn't hear the part where the chick said it was dangerous.
shut it down
Footballguy
Yes. And it really pains me to be on the same side as kaa on this one, I'd much rather love it instead.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I know this is English, but I really don't understand what you are saying. When I watch a David Lynch movie, I don't even know what's going on at times. But I admire the effort. I think grouping Basterds with typical Hollywood effluvium isn't intellectually honest.
McJose
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They way I look at it is that considering the director, the cast, the budget, the hype and most importantly the overall goal of this movie it failed big time. Did anybody expect 'La Dolce Vita' when they went to see 'Dude, Where's My Car?'? No, they expected a stupid, brainless comedy. I rented 'Inglourious Basterds' hoping to see a well-crafted and entertaining movie. What I got was a slow, bloated, ham-handed 2 1/2 long farce. Tarantino might as well just provide audio commentary throughout the film. Not as a DVD extra but right on the theatrical release. "Oh! Watch this! Here's a 3 minute shot of Shosanna's face! Watch what I did here. Oh and here's the part when I interupt my WWII movie with funk music and a black narrator. Did you see it? Isn't that 'risky'? Oh, check this out. Watch, watch, watch...right there? See it? I put in a 2 second shot of Goebbels tagging his interpreter because I couldn't figure out a way to imply that even though most people over the age of 10 figured that's was happening anyway..."
shut it down
Footballguy
It's OK if you like it. You really shouldn't worry about what my opinions this much.McJose's right, a dopey comedy or a dopey chick-flick does not aim high. Inglorious Basterds swung hard, missed, and the bat went into the stands and hit a baby in the face. The premise isn't bad (although c'mon, they should've been sneaking into Berlin), some of the performances were good, but the execution was miserable. I watched Twilight with my wife, and I felt pretty much the same way about that movie, although I was expecting a lot more with IB.
It could've been a great short for Paris, je t'aime.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
You say you had high expectations. But reading your remarks, it doesn't even sound like you are a Tarantino fan. So did you really have high expectations?
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Clearly we don't agree, but that line made me
McJose
Footballguy
Yes I did. From what I saw and what I read I expected this to be a good movie. I loved Res Dogs and Pulp Fiction.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I am surprised, because this movie has all the earmarks of Tarantino's best work. Reading your comments, it sounds like you have a problem with Tarantino's ego. I think Tarantino can be perceived as vain and gimmicky. But he just strikes me as a guy that's having fun making movies.
McJose
Footballguy
If QT's ego is what is causing him to make stupid movies then, yes, I guess I have a problem with it.
The Ref
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I'll never expect another Res dogs or pulp ficiton out of the man, but for a "fun" movie this was very good. I hated the fact that QT had to run with history and didn't see how the ending was going to be any good because of it. I was happy to see that history got kicked aside for the betterment of the movie.
McJose
Footballguy
Link?
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I agree. Some critics thought that Pitt was too one-dimensional. But I thought he was perfect.
BlackMagic10
Footballguy
Still haven't seen it and I'm a huge fan of WWII movies.
Do the Nazi's speak German in the movie?
Do the Nazi's speak German in the movie?
McJose
Footballguy
Yes. Another thing I wasn't too crazy about... lot of small, yellow subtitles.And this really isn't a WWII movie. It's a QT movie that just happens to be set in something he imagines what WWII was sort of like.
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BlackMagic10
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OK good. Some of those older WWII movies have the Germans speak English which is a major NO-NO as far as I'm concerned.
Link?
