To many errors in every Tarantino movie
That's a Bingo!
Christoph Waltz is so good. Him just talking and being menanicing is perfect. Everything about this movie is great, especially killing Nazis.
I hadn’t seen this since it came out and as with most of Tarantino’s work one remembers the key scenes but forgets just how well he writes. I can’t think of anyone who can keep you riveted through 20-minute long scenes of just dialogue, yet this film flies through its 150 minute runtime as if it were half as long.
The film flits between English, French, German and Italian yet Tarantino has his own visual language we can all understand. The devil is in the detail - whether it’s Hans Landa filling his fountain pen or eating strudel with Shoshanna, there’s always something more for characters to do rather than just talk.
Second time around, Inglourious Basterds has firmed itself up as a personal favourite if only for the bar scene and the final 30 minutes.
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We're no strangers to love
You know the rules and so do I
A full commitment's what I'm thinking of
You wouldn't get this from any other guy
I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you
Never gonna make you cry
Never gonna say goodbye
Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you
That opening scene was brilliant, as Waltz's whole performance.
The sad part is that the scene actually set the wrong mood for me. I'm convinced that I took this movie way more seriously than it's supposed to be. Pitt's ridiculous accent and some odd scenes would be hilarious otherwise, I'm sure.
First thing I noticed was how inefficient the dialogue was. It beats around the bush in an attempt to be more natural and meandering, but it's just the usual contrived Tarrantino style of doing so. The content of the dialogue isn't even character based for the most part, but just whatever just sounds cool or plot told in a straight forward boring way with no emotional connection to whoever is talking. Worst of all is that it's all completely predictable from Tarrantino. It's the same dialogue style and voice every movie now and with almost every character. His whole dialogue writing is a big style of substance trick. Many praise his dialogue. It entertains people. That's fine. It's not great character based dialogue. It's hollywood cool. It's aggresive and trashy chic. It's why Pulp Fiction worked. It was a perfect fit for that movie. The characters were visually striking in that movie and had a job or purpose, which made them individual - even with simular dialogue. Pulp Fiction also had some plot and pace. A great farce. I'm no hater of Tarrantino and will always give his films a watch.
The way the movie is shot is good.
The story is slow and uninteresting itself. It does nothing for me. It's not that I hate ridiculous stories, but even ridiculous stories can cleverly tell us something interesting underneath the stupidity. That's what makes writing and movies special. The ability to tell a storymore connect with a character.
What story is this? It's a collage of trash, not a parody of styles. This movie is a complete mess and sad to watch. And what a bore, just waiting for something to happen and being left with the plot.
Luckily I found this movie in a pound shop as I looked for cheap DVDs. That was still too much for this.
Tgis is an adolescent wannabe movie buff movie. Self projection in that Tarrantino likes movies and I like him, therefore I like movie just as much as Tarrantino and get him.
Marcel, burn it down.
Oui, Shosanna.
Tarantino's best movie in my honest opinion.
Inglorious Basterds makes no apologies, asks for no forgiveness, it's a no holds barred assault on the senses. Brave, unique and just sheer brilliant!
Way overrated movie. Though it has some great monologues and dialogues in there (Christpher Waltz's monologue at the beginning of the movie is probably the best part of the entitre movie), it just didn't live up to the hype.
I do NOT get why this movie gets so much love.
I get that it's not meant to be a historical movie. It's a revenge exploitation flick set in WWII, and the bad guys being the target of revenge here are the Nazis. I get that. At the same time, there's something so utterly morally corrupt about creating an unrealistic fantasy where badass Jews torture Nazis. It's the kind of thinking that has led to America using torture on captives: ultimate evil requires an equal response. It's so much against the ethos of the survivors of the Holocaust that it's embarrassing to watch. It's misguided revenge porn.
Ah, but if only the story that was being told was better. As it is, it's not so much a story as much as a sequence of masturbatory dialogues where Tarantino gets to feel clever about himself. People talk and talk and talk, and although there is an overlying sense of tension, it's so predictable every time it becomes tedious. There's just so many times we can watch a Nazi being passive aggressive with an undercover Jew before the shtick becomes boring, and each of these last so damn long... You get twenty whole minutes of a Nazi talking racist shit until the inevitable violence happens and Tarantino gets his money shot. We're talking porn-levels of sophistication, here, except it's about murdering evil Nazis.
It's well-directed for sure, and Christoph Waltz and Mélanie Laurent do an amazing job, but man, that script is a big pile of self-indulgent crap. And I say this as someone who loves early Tarantino.
This is Quentin Tarantino's latest entry in the "I want to make movies that I like and you can go f yourself if you don't like them" collection.
In case you're not familiar with this film, the story involves a group of renegade Nazi hunters in Europe during World War 2. The head of this group is Brad Pitt - he plays a rather gruff southerner with a distaste for Germans.
This is probably one of Tarantino's three best works. The amazing thing is that he took what can be considered a period piece and made it his own. While the backdrop is the war, at times it is laugh out loud funny. In a sense it is a slightly more serious and violent version of "Hogan's Heroes". Even though there are serious topics at play here (after all, there are Nazi hunters chasing self-proclaimed "Jew Hunters") at no point does the movie ever really feel that serious.
Tarantino could have EASILY made this into a rollicking action movie (in a sense, Pitt's character is not unlike captain Jack Sparrow) but he resisted. In fact, after a hilarious scene about 30 minutes into the movie you really don't see a lot of Pitt until the end. The acting in this movie is top-notch (although I do have to admit that seeing Mike Myers play a brit took me out of the film for a minute. It just reminded me too much of Austin Powers).
I highly recommend this movie.
Can Tarantino just overdose already? He's clearly snorting too much cocaine
8.3/10 good movie
It's obviously Tarantino, creating tension with long dialogues and containing short bursts of violence, although some scenes could have been shortened or omitted. Great to see the lineup of French and German actors, where the terrific Waltz takes the cake.
8/10
"You know somethin', Utivich? I think this just might be my masterpiece!"
I think I haven't seen Inglourious Bastards since the year it came out. Always thought it was a great film and still believe it is. All those great long scenes sucking you in. Christoph Waltz stealing the show as Hans Landa. Brad Pitt's crew kicking ass, the final moments as the movie plays Shosanna made, the way the leave the Nazis marked, the great ending and the movie as a whole is just a great one.
The problem why I have it only rated with 4 stars was because I watched it the day after I finished my 5th night shift and only had 3 hours of sleep. I think if I was well rested my enjoyment would've been better because this movie is almost as long as I had slept. Which kinda of felt like the film was dragging a bit near the end because I was fighting to stay awake.
Still in the end I am happy to have seen this one again and I do believe I will revisit it again someday!
Describe this movie with one word: masterpiece.
quoteworthy like no other movie.
A lot of screentime the actors are talking german in a english movie. Now that's really cool.
And Christoph Waltz. Wow. Holy cow. What an actor.
If there was one word to describe Inglorious Bastards it would be excellent. I had very high expectations for the Inglorious Bastards and after watching it I was blown away on how much I loved this movie and how well made it was. The beginning scene is great how it sets up how menacing Lt. Hans Landa is. The plot is really good. The writing is great, this has some fantastic character dialogue and some of Tarantino’s best writing. The acting from the whole cast is great but specially Christoph Waltz. He gives a great performance that’s menacing and feels authentic. It’s directed very well by Quentin Tarantino he should have won and Oscar for this movie. The shootouts and fights are awesome and a lot of Nazis die. The cinematography is great and the score as well. The soundtrack is really good like in every Tarantino movie. The ending in the theater and the events leading up to it are thrilling and the last scene is great right before the credits was great. Overall it’s an amazing movie that never lost my entertainment and is definitely one of Tarantino’s best and is really a masterpiece.
( 9 out of 10)
Amazing!
“I think this just might be my masterpiece”
This is such a good movie. Strange how a Hollywood feature was mostly in German but nonetheless a great film. Taking place during times of war the plan is to kill top ranking Nazis during a film premiere specifically for Nazis courtesy of the theatre owner whom years earlier escaped Nazi prosecution. In a nutshell.... but Tarentino films can never be described easily as they are wonderfully complex with nuances that need to be examined by the viewer. Do yourself a favour and watch it. Great performances that need to be seen.
One of my favourite movies of all time. Superb acting (Christoph Waltz in particular), legendary soundtrack (Morricone never fails expectations), unforgivable moments such as the opening scene and the tavern. Probably Tarantino's best work, 100% his best movie until 2009, then it is a hard choice between this and Django. Highly recommended, I've watched this like 5 times already in these last 10 years.
A good movie, but it could be a little shorter. Too many unnecessary parts.
watched this movie yesterday and it was amazing. I haven't seen such a good movie for a while. Definitely worth watching!!
Can't belive i waited so long to watch this movie!
a lot better than I thought it would be. Looks kind of cheesy from the cover, like a spoof
If right-wingers and Nazis are on the rise in your country, you should watch and enjoy this movie.
Typically, I am not the biggest fan of Quentin Tarantino films as I am always below the public reception. However, there are a couple exceptions and this is likely one of them. I really enjoyed this romp. Brutal, well told, darkly hilarious. I will certainly be watching this one again.
Rating: 4/5 - 85% - Would Recommend
I've only just got round to watching this film, it was alright but could of been better espeically from Quentin Tarantino, he's done so much better, wished it had more action, it had some good moments but also had some boring ones too.
Few films leave me with absolutely nothing to criticize - even my favorites have something small here or minor there. Inglorious Basterds, on the other hand, is cinema perfection. Quentin Tarantino is the best character writer in the business and one of the best story tellers of all time!
Just gonna say it… this is my favorite Tarantino film.
shosanna dreyfus laughing while a theater full of nazis are screaming in agonizing pain is by far the most beautiful thing I've ever heard
I saw this film, almost a decade ago and did not get the hype at all. Now, revisiting the film so many years later, I cannot imagine a world where I don't sing this film's praises. What an extraordinary film, Tarantino is a director with no equal and I lament the day he will stop working in the film industry.
The thing about this film that really sticks with you is the dialogue - Tarantino's scriptwriting skills are on full display here, giving each character depth and distinctiveness. The performances are nothing short of phenomenal, especially Christoph Waltz as Colonel Hans Landa, who delivers a performance that's chilling, charismatic, and downright captivating all at the same time. The movie beautifully plays with history, blending fact and fiction in a way that's both exciting and refreshing. It's a masterclass in storytelling and a love letter to cinema that's as bloody as it is brilliant. You just can't help but appreciate the artistry at play here. Inglourious Basterds is truly a rollercoaster of a film, and it's a ride well worth taking.
Why didn’t I see this movie before, when it was released? It’s amazing!
Another master piece by Quentin Tarantino. I.B finds the perfect moments to be intense and the worst moments to be funny (not a negative) It will make you laugh when the moment didn't need it, exactly how Quentin does it. Brad Pitt did an amazing job playing a cartoonish American. If you haven't watched this yet, do yourself a favor and go for.
Theme- 9/10
Rewatchibility- 6.5/10
Acting- 9/10
Kinematography- 8.5/10
Time- 7.5/10
Total - 40.5/5 = 8.1
We're gonna be doin' one thing and one thing only... killin' Nazis. A very simple concept with the delivery that Tarantino does best, bloody, loud, intense, & engaging. I didn't anticipate where the movie went which is a great feeling not all movies can afford you. It's been said many times before but bears repeating, Christoph Waltz plays what I believe is one of the greatest cinematic villains of all time. Waltz's Hans Landa character is a Nazi who watched The Lorax and answered the Once-Ler's lyrical question by becoming the Jew Hunter. Brad Pitt fit like a glove in a Tarantino movie. Laurent & Kruger also provided noteworthy performances. Tarantino checking off war genre off the bucket list and I'm here for it.
A perfect film in every way. The fucking gold standard. Probably my favourite final line ever too.
The movie "Inglourious Basterds" directed by Quentin Tarantino in 2009 is one of his popular and successful movies. The story of the film is told during World War II in France and is about a group of American soldiers and a Jewish actor who seek to assassinate the Nazi leadership in order to take revenge on the Nazis.
One of the main features of this movie is the combination of war and cinema. Tarantino creates one of the best movies of the 20s by combining an attractive and criminal story inspired by world movies and the excellent acting of his actors. Also, Tarantino has used many cinematic techniques such as beautiful images, strong dialogues and showing the power and darkness of the Nazis.
In the movie "Inglourious Basterds", a picture of the crimes of the Nazis in World War II is depicted. Tarantino has been able to portray the horror and fear of the Nazis in a way that no one else has been able to do and cast his actors in different roles. For example, Christoph Waltz played a great German detective and we have different impressions of him.
Overall, "Inglourious Basterds" is a fascinating and crime movie that draws inspiration from world history and movies, depicting an interesting and exciting story. Also, the excellent acting of the actors and the combination of war and cinema have made this film one of the best films of the 20s.
The best thing about "Inglorious Bastards" is the actors. The worst thing about "Inglorious Bastards" is the actors. Yep, it's a blast to watch the acting in this. Christoph Waltz is just the best. Daniel Bruhl, Melanie Laurent, Brad Pitt, Michael Fassbender...they are great, too. Problem is, I was always watching the actors act and weirdly not even caring about the story.
Yeah, there is actually a story and it's silly, which is fine. But I realized that I was mostly just sitting there watching and thinking to myself, "Wow, that is some really good acting". Ultimately, this is a comedy and comedies are about the gags and the story is secondary. I'm certain I was looking for this film to be a bit more serious. There's been Nazi spoofs a-plenty over time, though. Maybe I've been watching too many World War II documentaries.
I've seen enough of Tarrantino to know that this is his formula for success and I'm good, in fact, very good with it. But, it does lend an emptiness to a film that I was (maybe mistakenly) led to believe told an interesting tale.
Very interestingly structured, great characters, most of the actors give career best performances here, lots of incredibly memorable & tense scenes, great use of dark humour and beautifully shot. However, sometimes Quentin just gets in his own way. The cartoony, post-modern edits feel a bit inconsistent with other parts of the movie (not that I’m against that in a film as heightened as this one, but they’re only sporadically used here), a few moments of exposition/handholding are poorly done (e.g. why are we doing this quick, unnecessary insert to re-establish who Melanie Laurent’s character is?) and his excessive use of unmotivated spotlights can be distracting to people who pay attention to that stuff. Those are all pretty minor issues, of course.
8/10
So much to love here, but I think my favorite are the two separate masterclasses on building tension in a scene: the farmhouse interrogation as well as the beer hall card game sequence. Performances galore–Christoph Waltz has never been better, and Kruger/Laurent/Pitt all shine.
Great Tarantino’s movie. Watch before you die!!!!
I think the best thing about the movie is that it sends the nice message of "naz! lives doesn't matter" and I'm definitely here for it. The acting is really good; I loved watching the many different languages on screen too. 9/10
Classic Tarantino. This movies is infinitely rewatchable because waltz and the rest of the cast and script are so damn entertaining
At its heart this film is a very American-styled Nazi revenge fantasy from start to finish, interspersed with interesting characters, masterful performance (particularly from Christoph Waltz and August Diehl), and tense scenes.
If you come to watch the film expecting no more than that, you'll be satisfied. But to me I don't think this is Tarantino's masterpiece. Albeit the plot structure is quite unique and unpredictable, the resolution falls kinda flat. Although it serves its purpose - as Soshanna's ploy and intricate plan goes a long way and ends fittingly ends "just like that - as the credit rolls the film doesn't left something to ponder about. Unlike Django Unchained or Reservoir Dogs, it's a film that you can watch in one sitting without wondering what happened and why the characters made such decisions.
Some draw similarity to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but to me it plays more similarly to Kill Bill. Revenge, violence, and... just that.
Long periods of boredom interspersed with violence. Only just likeable.
Tarantino’s exuberant nazi revenge fantasy is so weird that I am not even sure I liked it. There are some great moments along the way, but as a whole feels disjointed and poorly paced. The cathartic movie premiere is a huge payoff, though.
The introduction of Aldo Raine and the Basterds is epic indeed, but eventually they end up doing little. The other characters all have their own five minutes of glory, but other than Christoph Waltz’s Jew Hunter no-one is really memorable. I don’t mind the film being cartoony and humor-centered, but it just felt a bit too out of focus and, despite putting so much on the plate, unexpectedly toothless for Tarantino’s standards.
The traumatic past made her a dangerous woman.
The burning of the theatre is really entertaining to watch.
Incredible, Tarantino never disappoints.
And for me that I love war movies about the Second World War this is a work of art
In the category of alternative history, quite a good movie.
England’s uplands are infested
By old money and interests vested
Lords, Earls, Viscounts and Dukes
Morally bankrupt driven grouse shoots
But don’t meddle with
The rural way of life
Swathed in lies
Publicly subsidized
Cloak and dagger
Soaked in blood
This traditional slaughter
Fusillade and laughter
Wildlife murdered
Where are our Hen Harriers?
Insurmountable barriers
Rows and rows
Of Stoats, Foxes and Crows
Goshawks, Peregrines and even Hobbies
Fall foul of this criminal lobby
Who could have thought
That they call this a sport?
The Glorious 12th
Maintaining the countryside’s health
Paying eye-watering amounts
For the privilege
To kill for fun
To them its just game
But its not just
And its not a game
Reload and volley
The poor red grouse
They don’t stand a chance
Filled with lead shot
There’s no escape from the pot
Or the men in tweed
The Establishment
Illegitimate heirs
To our natural heritage
These crooks
Down on us they look
From their lofty perches
They laugh in our faces
And perform these outrages
They take our money
For burning and shooting
An ecocide, they try hard to hide
Stewards of the land
You wouldn’t understand
Great Movie - The Italian Scene Beautiful...
But many french parts without translate thats bad.
I think this might be a perfect war movie
I don't think this can be properly appreciated without first knowing how it ends. Personally, I left the theater disappointed after my first viewing - like I'd been the butt of an enormous joke, with Quentin Tarantino taking full advantage of the kind of notoriety and clout he'd accumulated over the years to cash in on an intentional stink bomb. Now, a few years removed from the experience, I've given it another shot and left with an entirely different look on my face.
It's a magnificent film, dedicated to building up one impossible situation after the next; two full hours dedicated to stacking the dynamite. The implication, of course, is that he'll find a way to write himself out of it - and I suppose he does, just not in a way that anyone could have expected. It's an impervious blend of Tarantino's notoriously sharp-witted dialog, his ADD-influenced lack of focus on one particular storyline for more than twenty minutes, and a deep yearning to lead his audience into a false sense of security before dumping cold water over their heads.
Brad Pitt has the time of his life as the braggish, stereotypical war hero with an awful accent, but Christoph Waltz steals the show as a giddy turncoat Nazi sleuth. Basterds is a stroke of brilliance, weaving three distinctly different movies into one spectacular cinematic quilt. Where my initial impressions of the "did they just do that" climax were of shock and disdain, time and honest thought have transformed it into one of my favorite scenes. Ballsy, bright and bombastic, it deserves a spot alongside the director's classics.
Nazis died in a cinema? My gosh. What a waste of time. Sadly, it could be a great movie with great actors without all this funny ridiculous story.
Watched it at the cinema and did quite like it.
Picture and sound 5/5. several languages, best performances, one of the best of Tarantino
the opening scene surprising me
Ha ha, this was really good! :) loved it, but django is better
I expected a better movie with all the fuzz. The only parts I really liked were Christoph Waltz's Oscar Worthy performance, and the ladies laugh in the cinema.
Brad Pitt had a good character, but I didn't really enjoy watching him play that part...
Review by dunpealhunterVIP OG 14BlockedParent2012-06-02T04:08:49Z
Once Upon a Time... in Nazi-Occupied France....
It goes without saying that this is a masterpiece.
Everyone who is a film enthusiast knows who Quentin Tarantino is. In the nineties his movies became instant cult classics to such a degree that (most likely) a 100 years from now everyone will still see him as one of the best director that ever came out of Hollywood.
Inglourious Basterds is a WWII movie. But it is nothing like any WWII movie you have ever seen. Quentin Tarantino gave the story and history its own twist. There are too many historical inaccuracies to count, but who cares? Quentin Tarantino obviously didn't and created a movie filled with dark humor, an amazing intelligent script, as always very good music and some of the most talented actors currently in the business.
WWII was one of the most horrific and devastating events in human history. But Tarantino together with Brad Pitt, a phenomenal (before this movie unknown) Christoph Waltz and Mélanie Laurent make it into an movie that makes you laugh, cry and keep you in suspense until the last second.
On my list of best WWII movies this one is rightfully in my top 3. At the end Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) proclaims: "This might be my best work yet" there are two ways you can implement that, the first one off course is that he is talking about the swastika he just "carved" into Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz) his forehead and the second one is that Quentin Tarantino is talking through Brad Pitt and says that this is his best movie till date. For me it will always be Pulp Fiction, but this one comes pretty close.