Inglourious Basterds (2 Viewers)

[kaa]

I'm going to see it again. I'm sure this movie will get a Best Picture snub. Clearly the best picture to come out this year....by a large margin.

I haven't seen the film, but I'll trust Finless' advice.

 

[PatsWillWin]

Good movie but not one that is going to grab me repeatedly on cable. The opening scene at the cottage, the tavern and streudal scene were not classic scenes.

I thought the opening scene at the cottage was one of the most gripping scenes that I've seen in a long, long time. It was one of the highlights of the film for me. I wasn't as wowed by the streudel scene as some seem to have been.

One of the better opening scenes I can remember in a movie. Incredibly suspenseful.

 

[Harry Manback]

Good movie but not one that is going to grab me repeatedly on cable. The opening scene at the cottage, the tavern and streudal scene were not classic scenes.

I thought the opening scene at the cottage was one of the most gripping scenes that I've seen in a long, long time. It was one of the highlights of the film for me. I wasn't as wowed by the streudel scene as some seem to have been.

One of the better opening scenes I can remember in a movie. Incredibly suspenseful.

Another stellar performance was the French father... He was incredible... If the movie had zigged and not zagged and been about him... I think we'd been looking at awards. He reminded me of Jean Reno in the Professional... Quiet power and dignity.

I mean really no one put on a bad performance.But yeah, that scene was probably put me on the edge of my seat the longest. Very sad too.

 

[Finless]

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[jdoggydogg]

Good movie but not one that is going to grab me repeatedly on cable. The opening scene at the cottage, the tavern and streudal scene were not classic scenes.

I thought the opening scene at the cottage was one of the most gripping scenes that I've seen in a long, long time. It was one of the highlights of the film for me. I wasn't as wowed by the streudel scene as some seem to have been.

<_< One of the better opening scenes I can remember in a movie. Incredibly suspenseful.

Another stellar performance was the French father... He was incredible... If the movie had zigged and not zagged and been about him... I think we'd been looking at awards. He reminded me of Jean Reno in the Professional... Quiet power and dignity.

Definitely. Like Shoshana's role, there's a lot of internal acting by the father. Awesome.

 

[Wingnut]

Theres good quality cam versions with full, correct subtitles on torrent sites now. Heres a few screenshots from the best one I found

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[Kumerica]

Definitely going to see it again this week. And, Finless, with the Oscars allowing ten nominations for BP this year, I think IB is a shoe-in. Ditto acting awards for Landa & Shosanna.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Anyone keeping track of jdogs post count just in this thread?

Winner (loser): jdoggydogg 67Runner up: TenTimes 16Don't tell my boss.

 

[JFT Ben]

Waiting for the overrated wave to come. Good movie but not one that is going to grab me repeatedly on cable. The opening scene at the cottage, the tavern and streudal scene were not classic scenes. The tavern scene was terrible with a confusing dud of a resolution.The movie was pretty good. But let's not go overboard here. Most of the scenes with Brad Pitt were very entertaining. Movie would have been better served with a bit of editing and twenty more minutes of the bastards doing their thing.Don't really see any reason to introduce that movie critic character. His whole character could have been edited out along with the Mike Myers scene. Just use the bastards/Pitt to head the meeting at the tavern.

I just saw the movie this afternoon and to me the underlying tension in the scenes you describe as "not classic" or a dud were probably my two or three favorite scenes. The build up in tension and suspense that you identified with those scenes and the exhaust at the end of each of those regardless of resolution I've rarely felt watching movies. It was a lot more Hitchock and a lot less what most would think "classic" Tarantino. While I loved the lighter, but violent, kill bill, pulp fiction and even death proof, this was way more serious and at when I first realized that I honestly didn't know how to react as I was half expecting the pop-culture witty banter from pulp fiction or true romance. Once I accepted that direction of the movie, I really, really thought he captured what he was going for. My wife said she was shaking most of the movie due to the overriding suspense in many of the scenes. I'd like to see this again in the theaters now that I understand his direction. I purposely stayed away from any reviews or the spoilers in this thread, so I went in with a blank slate. ..and to follow up on my previous posts about QT not writing good dialogue for women, I'd like to retract that after seeing this. Two large female roles and both were very well done.

 

[NCCommish]

QT is on Conan

 

[Joe Bryant]

Yes.J

 

[JFT Ben]

One thing I will say that maybe goes away with repeated viewings (and may have thought this about Pulp Fiction, which is my favorite movie, at one time), is that as a whole it lacked a certain continuity or glue or something that made it seem a little disjointed. Maybe it was the scale of the movie compared to the tighter/smaller Pulp Fiction. The only thing I felt that was cliche or didn't really enjoy was the grand finale large scene at the end. Waltz stole the movie IMO and I would think would be a best actor nominee. His line of questioning made my blood run cold because you knew that he knew more than he was letting on in most instances.

Also, I've just been looking at various reviews, seem to be all over the board, and what some here (me included) thought were the strength of this movie, others felt were weaknesses.

Edited to add: I liked having Harvey Keitel and Samuel L Jackson as narrator/non-acting roles, albeit brief.

 

[UniAlias]

Good movie but not one that is going to grab me repeatedly on cable. The opening scene at the cottage, the tavern and streudal scene were not classic scenes. The tavern scene was terrible with a confusing dud of a resolution.

What was confusing about it?

The movie was pretty good. But let's not go overboard here. Most of the scenes with Brad Pitt were very entertaining. Movie would have been better served with a bit of editing and twenty more minutes of the bastards doing their thing.

I think there was just enough to where I wanted more. Not sure more Basterds would have made a better movie.

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Why would they repeatedly shoot each other in the crotch like that? After the first shot is fired, why not take the Nazi out in the head to minimize the damage he can do. Granted i could be mis-remembering what had happened, perhaps things would be a lot clearer to me if i could watch that scene again.

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Just saw it tonight.. thought it was a great movie. May go see it again while it's still in theaters..

 

[Wingnut]

Edited to add: I liked having Harvey Keitel and Samuel L Jackson as narrator/non-acting roles, albeit brief.

Im getting ready to watch it for the 2nd time, and I was unaware of this fact until now. SLJ is listed on the imdb cast page as uncredited, but Keitel is not.Nice catch

 

[jdoggydogg]

I just saw the movie this afternoon and to me the underlying tension in the scenes you describe as "not classic" or a dud were probably my two or three favorite scenes. The build up in tension and suspense that you identified with those scenes and the exhaust at the end of each of those regardless of resolution I've rarely felt watching movies. It was a lot more Hitchock and a lot less what most would think "classic" Tarantino. While I loved the lighter, but violent, kill bill, pulp fiction and even death proof, this was way more serious and at when I first realized that I honestly didn't know how to react as I was half expecting the pop-culture witty banter from pulp fiction or true romance. Once I accepted that direction of the movie, I really, really thought he captured what he was going for. My wife said she was shaking most of the movie due to the overriding suspense in many of the scenes. I'd like to see this again in the theaters now that I understand his direction. I purposely stayed away from any reviews or the spoilers in this thread, so I went in with a blank slate. ..and to follow up on my previous posts about QT not writing good dialogue for women, I'd like to retract that after seeing this. Two large female roles and both were very well done.

Yes, yes, yes.

 

[jdoggydogg]

One thing I will say that maybe goes away with repeated viewings (and may have thought this about Pulp Fiction, which is my favorite movie, at one time), is that as a whole it lacked a certain continuity or glue or something that made it seem a little disjointed. The only thing I felt that was cliche or didn't really enjoy was the grand finale large scene at the end. Waltz stole the movie IMO and I would think would be a best actor nominee. His line of questioning made my blood run cold because you knew that he knew more than he was letting on in most instances.

Also, I've just been looking at various reviews, seem to be all over the board, and what some here (me included) thought were the strength of this movie, others felt were weaknesses.

Edited to add: I liked having Harvey Keitel and Samuel L Jackson as narrator/non-acting roles, albeit brief.

I've read a lot of reviews, and like the ones you read, they are all over the board. As I said earlier, I think Tarantino takes a lot of risks and messes with standard movie conventions. Those choices are the thing that polarizes most viewers.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Regarding the scene in the tavern...

 

[awesomeness]

Regarding the scene in the tavern...

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[JFT Ben]

Exerpt from Rotton Tomatoes inteverview with QT:

"I remember a critic actually saying, sometime after Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, that I was too much a lover of minutia to ever become a master of suspense. So the technique I was trying to employ in this movie was this: the suspense is like a rubber band that's being stretched throughout the scene, getting tighter and tighter and tighter. And if I'm pulling that off, if I am successful in that, then the idea isn't to make the scene shorter. The idea is to see how long I can stretch the rubber band out. The scene should be as long as it can be, as long as the rubber band will hold. It should take it to its finest, finest point. And then - snap! And when it snaps, it's over in a second."

I certainly felt that he succeeded in this. Do the rest of you feel that way, or were some of the scenes too long?

 

[Harry Manback]

Exerpt from Rotton Tomatoes inteverview with QT:"I remember a critic actually saying, sometime after Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, that I was too much a lover of minutia to ever become a master of suspense. So the technique I was trying to employ in this movie was this: the suspense is like a rubber band that's being stretched throughout the scene, getting tighter and tighter and tighter. And if I'm pulling that off, if I am successful in that, then the idea isn't to make the scene shorter. The idea is to see how long I can stretch the rubber band out. The scene should be as long as it can be, as long as the rubber band will hold. It should take it to its finest, finest point. And then - snap! And when it snaps, it's over in a second."I certainly felt that he succeeded in this. Do the rest of you feel that way, or were some of the scenes too long?

Not at all, I was on the edge of my seat, it was uncanny, the moment I started to feel that something needed to happen, that things were dragging, something happened.The more I think about the movie the more I love it, I really think I need to see this again.

 

[Bobcat10]

Exerpt from Rotton Tomatoes inteverview with QT:"I remember a critic actually saying, sometime after Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, that I was too much a lover of minutia to ever become a master of suspense. So the technique I was trying to employ in this movie was this: the suspense is like a rubber band that's being stretched throughout the scene, getting tighter and tighter and tighter. And if I'm pulling that off, if I am successful in that, then the idea isn't to make the scene shorter. The idea is to see how long I can stretch the rubber band out. The scene should be as long as it can be, as long as the rubber band will hold. It should take it to its finest, finest point. And then - snap! And when it snaps, it's over in a second."I certainly felt that he succeeded in this. Do the rest of you feel that way, or were some of the scenes too long?

Cool.Saw the flick yesterday. Loved it!

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Great movie, want to see it again today. The rubber band analogy used by QT in the quote above is spot on.

If Waltz doesnt get the Oscar, itll be a crime. He's up there with Shigar (sp?) in No County in my book for unforgettablr characters.

ETA: Mélanie Laurent is way hot.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

A little trivia from IMDb:

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Eli Roth and Omar Doom were nearly incinerated filming the fire sequence in the theater. During tests the flame temperatures reached 400 degrees centigrade, and during the take the set burned out of control and the temperature of the ceiling above them reached 1,200 degrees centigrade (2,000 degrees fahrenheit.) Quentin Tarantino was seated on a crane operating the camera in a fireproof suit, and none of them wanted to back down and ruin the shot. Fire marshalls said that another fifteen seconds of filming and the steel structure would have collapsed, incinerating the actors. Roth and Doom were treated for minor burns.

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In the scene where Col. Landa (Christoph Waltz) strangles Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger), the hands doing the strangling are those of Quentin Tarantino.

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[jdoggydogg]

Exerpt from Rotton Tomatoes inteverview with QT:"I remember a critic actually saying, sometime after Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, that I was too much a lover of minutia to ever become a master of suspense. So the technique I was trying to employ in this movie was this: the suspense is like a rubber band that's being stretched throughout the scene, getting tighter and tighter and tighter. And if I'm pulling that off, if I am successful in that, then the idea isn't to make the scene shorter. The idea is to see how long I can stretch the rubber band out. The scene should be as long as it can be, as long as the rubber band will hold. It should take it to its finest, finest point. And then - snap! And when it snaps, it's over in a second."I certainly felt that he succeeded in this. Do the rest of you feel that way, or were some of the scenes too long?

I don't think Tarantino ever makes a scene longer than it needs to be. I don't think he's ever adding in more than needs to be there.

 

[Wingnut]

ETA: Mélanie Laurent is way hot.

She reminded me of Zooey Deschanel in a few scenes.

 

[jdoggydogg]

ETA: Mélanie Laurent is way hot.

She reminded me of Zooey Deschanel in a few scenes.

Zooey is hot, but I wouldn't have spotted a resemblance.

 

[Joe Bryant]

On the tavern scene, Pitt's insistence on how bad it was to fight in a basement had me

J

 

[Tremendous Upside]

On the tavern scene, Pitt's insistence on how bad it was to fight in a basement had me J

You don't have to be Stonewall Jackson to know you don't want to fight in a basement

 

[Joe Bryant]

On the tavern scene, Pitt's insistence on how bad it was to fight in a basement had me J

You don't have to be Stonewall Jackson to know you don't want to fight in a basement

J

 

[Finless]

Going for round two tonight. I'll update with tweets for all my followers.

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

Exerpt from Rotton Tomatoes inteverview with QT:"I remember a critic actually saying, sometime after Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, that I was too much a lover of minutia to ever become a master of suspense. So the technique I was trying to employ in this movie was this: the suspense is like a rubber band that's being stretched throughout the scene, getting tighter and tighter and tighter. And if I'm pulling that off, if I am successful in that, then the idea isn't to make the scene shorter. The idea is to see how long I can stretch the rubber band out. The scene should be as long as it can be, as long as the rubber band will hold. It should take it to its finest, finest point. And then - snap! And when it snaps, it's over in a second."I certainly felt that he succeeded in this. Do the rest of you feel that way, or were some of the scenes too long?

I don't think Tarantino ever makes a scene longer than it needs to be. I don't think he's ever adding in more than needs to be there.

Death Proof. Most of the first half could have been cut without any loss in story.

 

[moderated]

this movie pwnd heads.

 

[flapgreen]

Just watched this tonight. Great movie. Tarantino is twisted dude.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Exerpt from Rotton Tomatoes inteverview with QT:"I remember a critic actually saying, sometime after Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, that I was too much a lover of minutia to ever become a master of suspense. So the technique I was trying to employ in this movie was this: the suspense is like a rubber band that's being stretched throughout the scene, getting tighter and tighter and tighter. And if I'm pulling that off, if I am successful in that, then the idea isn't to make the scene shorter. The idea is to see how long I can stretch the rubber band out. The scene should be as long as it can be, as long as the rubber band will hold. It should take it to its finest, finest point. And then - snap! And when it snaps, it's over in a second."I certainly felt that he succeeded in this. Do the rest of you feel that way, or were some of the scenes too long?

I don't think Tarantino ever makes a scene longer than it needs to be. I don't think he's ever adding in more than needs to be there.

Death Proof. Most of the first half could have been cut without any loss in story.

 

[wadegarrett]

Saw it yesterday...loved it.

 

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Saw it last night.

FANTASTIC film. Want to see it again.

Agreed with those who commented on Waltz performance as flat out mesmerizing. The opening scene was just stellar. The dialogue harked back to classic cinema... a series of great scenes linked together.

Tarantino has finally lived up to his potential. Hopefully this film is a sign that he's made that leap from pop-gore to great filmmaker.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Saw it again Saturday. Liked it as well. Didn't like it any better the 2nd time (thought I might).

Couple of questions? These might be thought of as spoilers but not enough to make them hidden so if you're sensitive to that, skip this.

When Hans Landa sees Hammersmark at the premiere, why does he laugh hysterically at the story of how she broke her leg? I can understand he might want to toy with her, but that just seemed incredibly awkward and stupid.

When Shoshanna was getting ready for the premiere, why the goofy makeup stuff putting it on like warpaint so dramatically and then lowering the veil so slowly? Just seemed goofy.

FWIW, one of the people I saw it with is American but lives and works in Germany. He's fluent in German and he said the German dialogue was spot on. Lots of different accents from different regions and he said they nailed it. Especially Hitler who evidently had a strong accent. That's kind of cool.

Has anyone said why they played around with the subtitles so much? Lots of times the character would say "merci" and instead of the subtitle translating as "thank you" the subtitle would be "merci". Did this with "adieu" and "wunderbar" several times.

In the last scene with Pitt, there was a pretty obvious "retake" shot where he has his bow tie draped over his collar and when they go back to it, it's changed. Guessing that was on purpose as it was so obvious.

Another question - why were the Basterds portrayed as so bumbling? They're supposed to be this super stealth deadly team that appears and disappears so adeptly that the rumors are that the Bear Jew is a golem. Yet in the theatre, the two guys are almost comical tripping over the people and such. Outside of Stigler, they give no indication they're really qualified. Yet Pitt talks to Stigler as if he's in the minor leagues compared to them.Thoughts?

When the Bear Jew kills the Nazi with the bat, the Nazi came off by far as the best guy in the scene. He showed incredible bravery accepting his fate. Donowitz came off poorly as just a hack executioner and then looked stupid with the "went yaahd" dance after. I wonder what Tarantino was trying to do there?

All in all, loved the movie.

J

 

[mon]

Saw it yesterday, and of course loved it like I do all of QT's films. The quote about QT stretching the scenes like rubber bands was right on. It did not seem like a 2.5 hour movie to me, either -- went by rather quickly for me.

The two minor things that bothered me were:

The part where Shoshana was given milk in the restaurant. I know QT was trying to make us wonder if he had recognized her from the opening scene, but there's no possible way he could have.

The seeming lack of security in the theater. Wouldn't there be guards all over the place, especially backstage to see all the film in a pile?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

"You know, fightin' in a basement offers a lot of difficulties. Number one being, you're fightin' in a basement!"

 

[mon]

Another question - why were the Basterds portrayed as so bumbling? They're supposed to be this super stealth deadly team that appears and disappears so adeptly that the rumors are that the Bear Jew is a golem. Yet in the theatre, the two guys are almost comical tripping over the people and such.

They had dynamite taped to their legs.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Couple of questions?

When Hans Landa sees Hammersmark at the premiere, why does he laugh hysterically at the story of how she broke her leg? I can understand he might want to toy with her, but that just seemed incredibly awkward and stupid.

He didn't believe that story for a second. I think he found her excuse ludicrous. When Shoshanna was getting ready for the premiere, why the goofy makeup stuff putting it on like warpaint so dramatically and then lowering the veil so slowly? Just seemed goofy.

Has anyone said why they played around with the subtitles so much? Lots of times the character would say "merci" and instead of the subtitle translating as "thank you" the subtitle would be "merci". Did this with "adieu" and "wunderbar" several times.

I bet that's just some fun Tarantino had and kind of a mini series of Easter eggs. I am willing to bet that someone will pour over those subtitles and find a lot of subtle puns in them.

Another question - why were the Basterds portrayed as so bumbling? They're supposed to be this super stealth deadly team that appears and disappears so adeptly that the rumors are that the Bear Jew is a golem. Yet in the theatre, the two guys are almost comical tripping over the people and such. Outside of Stigler, they give no indication they're really qualified. Yet Pitt talks to Stigler as if he's in the minor leagues compared to them.Thoughts? When the Bear Jew kills the Nazi with the bat, the Nazi came off by far as the best guy in the scene. He showed incredible bravery accepting his fate. Donowitz came off poorly as just a hack executioner and then looked stupid with the "went yaahd" dance after. I wonder what Tarantino was trying to do there?

The review I posted earlier addresses this better than I can:

Americans are hillbillies. The Brits are blithe and effete and yet, somehow, tough as nails. And SS butchers are always polite, in a menacing kind of way. Tarantino gives us the stereotypes, but pumps them up so that we notice them, then finds the truth inside of them.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The part where Shoshana was given milk in the restaurant. I know QT was trying to make us wonder if he had recognized her from the opening scene, but there's no possible way he could have.

That's valid. I'm guessing The Jew Hunter never forgets an escapee. And while I don't think he knew Shoshana was the escapee, maybe he did that several times to suspicious women hoping the escapee would reveal herself.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

When Shoshanna was getting ready for the premiere, why the goofy makeup stuff putting it on like warpaint so dramatically and then lowering the veil so slowly? Just seemed goofy.

Tarantino loves his stylish warrior princesses. Her putting on the makup (actaully, it's rouge and that's how you put it on, rubbing it in after application ) seemed to fit into the Apache/scalping motif. And the dramatic lowering of the veil is all Tarantino style.

 

[awesomeness]

When the Bear Jew kills the Nazi with the bat, the Nazi came off by far as the best guy in the scene. He showed incredible bravery accepting his fate. Donowitz came off poorly as just a hack executioner and then looked stupid with the "went yaahd" dance after. I wonder what Tarantino was trying to do there?

the reason they came off as hack executioners was because they were hack executioners. They're called the Inglorious Basterds, there definitely isn't any hidden meaning about what kind of people they are.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

When the Bear Jew kills the Nazi with the bat, the Nazi came off by far as the best guy in the scene. He showed incredible bravery accepting his fate. Donowitz came off poorly as just a hack executioner and then looked stupid with the "went yaahd" dance after. I wonder what Tarantino was trying to do there?

the reason they came off as hack executioners was because they were hack executioners. They're called the Inglorious Basterds, there definitely isn't any hidden meaning about what kind of people they are.

"Quite frankly, watching Donny beat Nazi’s to death is the closest we ever get to going to the movies."

 

[Disco Stu]

Saw it this afternoon and thoroughly loved it. I'm a fan (loved everything but Death Proof) and biased, but to me, IB felt like the least schticky of QT's movies, without sacrificing his trademarks and stylization. The dialog and the intensity in which it was delivered was absolutely fantastic. The German actor playing Landa gave the best performance I've seen out of anyone in a long, long time. Ever scene he was in was uncomfortably brilliant. Similarly, the woman playing Shosanna absolutely owned her scenes. Pitt, though over-the-top, was great and clearly having a good time with his role. Whenever I saw him on the screen, I knew I was likely about to laugh. Can't wait to see it again.

I agree with all of this. Great movie that seemed less "Tarantinoish" than his previous efforts. Maybe it was the Pitt character but at times it felt like a Coen brothers' movie to me.BTW, did his accent and style of speaking remind anyone else of Wooderson in Dazed and Confused?

 

[mon]

Saw it this afternoon and thoroughly loved it. I'm a fan (loved everything but Death Proof) and biased, but to me, IB felt like the least schticky of QT's movies, without sacrificing his trademarks and stylization. The dialog and the intensity in which it was delivered was absolutely fantastic. The German actor playing Landa gave the best performance I've seen out of anyone in a long, long time. Ever scene he was in was uncomfortably brilliant. Similarly, the woman playing Shosanna absolutely owned her scenes. Pitt, though over-the-top, was great and clearly having a good time with his role. Whenever I saw him on the screen, I knew I was likely about to laugh. Can't wait to see it again.

I agree with all of this. Great movie that seemed less "Tarantinoish" than his previous efforts. Maybe it was the Pitt character but at times it felt like a Coen brothers' movie to me.BTW, did his accent and style of speaking remind anyone else of Wooderson in Dazed and Confused?

Reminded me a bit of Clooney in O Brother.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Saw it yesterday, and of course loved it like I do all of QT's films. The quote about QT stretching the scenes like rubber bands was right on. It did not seem like a 2.5 hour movie to me, either -- went by rather quickly for me.The two minor things that bothered me were:The part where Shoshana was given milk in the restaurant. I know QT was trying to make us wonder if he had recognized her from the opening scene, but there's no possible way he could have.The seeming lack of security in the theater. Wouldn't there be guards all over the place, especially backstage to see all the film in a pile?

I thought the milk was fine. If Landa's as sharp as his reputation, it's not implausible that he would have known the theatre owner was a Jew in hiding and that she had been a dairy farmer. He could have done the same with Hammersmark talking about the card game they were playing.The security thing was a pretty big hole. You just have to roll with that I guess. You'd think that if Hitler were visiting a theatre like that, it would be crawling with security. I'm ok with it though.J

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Saw it this afternoon and thoroughly loved it. I'm a fan (loved everything but Death Proof) and biased, but to me, IB felt like the least schticky of QT's movies, without sacrificing his trademarks and stylization. The dialog and the intensity in which it was delivered was absolutely fantastic. The German actor playing Landa gave the best performance I've seen out of anyone in a long, long time. Ever scene he was in was uncomfortably brilliant. Similarly, the woman playing Shosanna absolutely owned her scenes. Pitt, though over-the-top, was great and clearly having a good time with his role. Whenever I saw him on the screen, I knew I was likely about to laugh. Can't wait to see it again.

I agree with all of this. Great movie that seemed less "Tarantinoish" than his previous efforts. Maybe it was the Pitt character but at times it felt like a Coen brothers' movie to me.

That's a pretty good comparison. It's like Reservoir Dogs meets Raising Arizona/O, Brother.

 

[Joe Bryant]

Saw it this afternoon and thoroughly loved it. I'm a fan (loved everything but Death Proof) and biased, but to me, IB felt like the least schticky of QT's movies, without sacrificing his trademarks and stylization. The dialog and the intensity in which it was delivered was absolutely fantastic. The German actor playing Landa gave the best performance I've seen out of anyone in a long, long time. Ever scene he was in was uncomfortably brilliant. Similarly, the woman playing Shosanna absolutely owned her scenes. Pitt, though over-the-top, was great and clearly having a good time with his role. Whenever I saw him on the screen, I knew I was likely about to laugh. Can't wait to see it again.

I agree with all of this. Great movie that seemed less "Tarantinoish" than his previous efforts. Maybe it was the Pitt character but at times it felt like a Coen brothers' movie to me.BTW, did his accent and style of speaking remind anyone else of Wooderson in Dazed and Confused?

That's the words I've used explaining it to people - it feels more like a Coen Bros movie than his other efforts. Mainly because of the dialog I think. And that's not a bad thing.J