| |  | Director: Quentin Tarantino
Actors: Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender
Studio: NBC Universal
Category: Movie
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Rating:  517 reviews
Sales Rank: 4,118
Genre: Drama
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 154 Minutes
ASIN: B002YCVX5S
Theatrical Release Date: August 21, 2009
Release Date: January 13, 2010
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 Inglourious Basterds August 20, 2010
D. Johnson (New Mexico)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Inglourious Basterds (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Was pretty good movie but, it also was a little hard to believe, because history did not work that way.
 Quirky, Raw and Ultra-realistic...I Loved It! August 20, 2010
Free Thinker (USA)
This is by far the most bizarre WW2 film I've ever seen. Brad Pitt plays an Army lieutenant who leads a small band of Jewish-American soldiers in a guerrilla campaign behind enemy lines. There they act in terroristic fashion, capturing and slaughtering small groups of German soldiers for their scalps. Pitt's character in fact demands "100 Nazi scalps" of each of his men as a price for joining his unit. The purpose of all this killing and maiming is to strike terror in the hearts of those who have kept occupied Europe in the grip of fear for years.
One thing I noticed is that the movie dispenses with the usual formulas - very refreshing! There is no "boy meets girl and the two fall in love" angle. There is no "show how noble the hero is by having him refrain from killing his evil opponent" nonsense, a la Batman saving the Joker's life in the Dark Knight.
Pitt's Basterds are viciously cruel to those they capture, even gleefully so. In this sense the film is far more realistic than the usual formulaic crap Hollywood throws at us. In real war the only thing that separates the "good guys" from their enemies is the
side they fight for. In their methods they are just as savage and barbaric as their foes. Anyone who doubts this need only review the bombing of Dresden by Allied planes.
Those who gave this fantastic movie one star can't face that, thus their ridiculous "weren't the 'heroes' just as bad as the Nazis?" remarks. The problem with this line of reasoning should be obvious to them. No action is divorced from the context in which it occurs. Just because a deed turns your stomach doesn't make it any less correct. Like it or not, in the real world the end usually does justify the means.
I dinged "Basterds" one star simply because in many other ways it is totally implausible. Eight guys behind Nazi lines successfully eluding capture for months or years? Nonsense. The US Army not ensuring that each of those men, especially their leader, speak fluent German? Even more nonsensical. The prospect of the four top leaders of Hitler's Reich all being in the same place at the same time, in an occupied country with a strong resistance movement? Preposterous.
Despite these weaknesses I loved the movie overall. Be advised: this is an "alternate reality" take on the war. Don't expect it to remain faithful to the history books. As a fun way to spend two hours or so it's definitely worth your time, however. Highly recommended.
 Stupid Movie Waste of Time August 18, 2010
L. E. McCorkle (Redding, CA usa)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Many years ago I watched a movie directed by Quentin Tarantino, I promised myself then I would never voluntarily watch another movie he directed, last night I broke that promise to myself. The cast did a great job especially the one known as the "Jew Hunter". The costumes where excellent. But at the end of the movie I asked what was the point of this stupid movie? I thought it was going to be a new untold story of WWII, but it was just a venue for Tarantino to display the violence that has been the main theme in both of his movies I have seen. It was a waste of my time. And I promise myself I will never voluntarily watch another one of his movies. This time I really mean it.
"Number one being, you're fightin' in a basement!" August 18, 2010
Ghenghis (Monvolia)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
That one cracked me up, but unfortunately not to many yucks in this flick....the cringe factor is very high.
Highly unusual Tarantino film. I have to admit that the first time I saw it I hated it. The second viewing was slightly more objective and if not for my frustration with all the Evelyn Wood designed subtitles I probably would have given this thing 4 stars. As it is however, this movie drags, is overlong by at least 30 minutes, and contains some elements like the Bear Jew, the Bat, and some other unmentionables that I could live without. On the plus side, I thought Brad Pitt's performance was hilarious. Somewhat reminiscent of his Early Grace character from Kalifornia, completely over the top and bigger than life. And Christopher Waltz deserves all the praise, he was phenomenal.
Anyway, this movie has been talked about to hell and back and I really dont have much to add except to say its not for everybody. Typical of Tarantino's efforts of late, you either love it or hate it. I'm mostly indifferent except to say this was a wasted opportunity, it could have been much better.
BTW, a piece of trivia for ya'll. Pitt's character Aldo Raine hailed from Maynardville, TN. That's about 20 miles north of Knoxville. Fans are all aware of Tarantino's Knoxville roots, and of his tendency to insert some reference to Knoxville or whatever but Maynardville is noteworthy for being the home of a local cult favorite, a visionary telephone terrorist by the name of John Bean, the original whoopass man. John passed away over 20 years ago, but some of his classic work like Eddie's Auto and Thom McCann's is still some of the funniest comedy ever recorded. Amazon has his entire body of work titled under the "Real Leroy Mercer". The man was seriously deranged, sort of like Quentin Tarantino who I am quite sure is a huge John Bean fan. 3 fastballs
surprisingly good August 17, 2010
Cleo (USA)
I found the Kill Bills to be unwatchable and the director to be generally too mannered so that I don't bother with his movies. However, this is a longed-for Us vs. Nahtzees movie. Killing the Jews is like Killing Gandalf times 6 million and more. Why would you think that anyone shares your anti-semitism? Why would you believe that when you KNOW that you hate Jews not because they did anything but because you are all wrong inside of you? This movie expresses so much about the war against evil. The American self-confident disdain in a seemingly unedumacated manner embodied by Brad Pitt's character, the young bright elf eyes of Eli Roth and the sadness and young eagerness when he spies his chance to get Adolf, the appalling rudeness and their delight in boot-stomping their way into private French residences and making French fathers fear for their daughters, the endurance and the high quality of the French Jewish heroine who SUFFERS and sees so clearly, the clarity that most of us reach about the Nahtzees and their fantasies of popularity and grandeur and getting the red carpet treatment embodied in the Frederick Zoller character who has a pocketful of modest mannerisms ready for anticipated accolades. The Oscar win went to the most well-constructed and hard working performance in the film. The Oscar win came about due to the German actor's effort and the complex role given him. His performance is worth remembering. It doesn't sit well with anyone of us when we hear that so many Nahtzees were given American citizenship by the CIA for the information they could give the Allies. Is the Lando character supposed to be Rudolph Hess? If so, I hope the English have him and not the Americans. We've got more than we want here already. I bet Rudy told the Allies EVERYTHING and had fun doing it.
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