Quentin Tarantino's new movie Inglourious Basterds is definitely a Quentin Tarantino movie. It is Nazi Europe meets Pulp Fiction. Filled with extravangant cut scenes to give bring the viewer up to date on certain characters and interwoven story telling, Inglourious Basterds is a war movie like I have never seen.
The movie, despite its title and the images on most of the posters out there, doesn't really center on Brad Pitt's character (Lt. Aldo Raine) and the so-called "Basterds" he leads into Nazi-occupied France. It primarily seems to focus on a young woman named Shosanna Dreyfus (Me'lanie Laurent) who escapes when her family is murdered by a group of Nazi officers led by the so-called "Jew Hunter" Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). These type of Jewish executions is where the Basterds come in. Moving throughout France, the Basterds are a specially organized group of Jewish-Americans determined to turn fear on the Nazis. Their primary means of doing so are killing Nazis while letting some live with Swatiskas engraved on their foreheads for purposes of future identification. This proves to be very effective.
While the movie is a fun-style of movie with a reasonable amount of humor, it does illustrate the fear and trepidation that Jews in Europe must have felt during the era of the Third Reich. Within these scenes lies intense suspense. There are also moments where we get a glimpse of the intense love the Nazi officers had for their Fuehrer.
The performances were well played by all the actors. There are moments when Eli Roth (Sgt. Donny Donowitz) seems outright crazy. He even gets his own cool nickname, "The Bear Jew."
There is one possible downside to the movie. About 50% of the dialogue is in French or German. It is pretty necessary to the story but can be difficult to keep up with at times. However, all the subtitles are in bold yellow so they are easy to see.
Overall I have to say this is an outstanding movie. The climatic scene at the end is classic. Reminds me of when Dorothy and her companions meet the Wizard of Oz. It's a Nazi's worst nightmare.
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS...GO NOW!!
The movie, despite its title and the images on most of the posters out there, doesn't really center on Brad Pitt's character (Lt. Aldo Raine) and the so-called "Basterds" he leads into Nazi-occupied France. It primarily seems to focus on a young woman named Shosanna Dreyfus (Me'lanie Laurent) who escapes when her family is murdered by a group of Nazi officers led by the so-called "Jew Hunter" Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). These type of Jewish executions is where the Basterds come in. Moving throughout France, the Basterds are a specially organized group of Jewish-Americans determined to turn fear on the Nazis. Their primary means of doing so are killing Nazis while letting some live with Swatiskas engraved on their foreheads for purposes of future identification. This proves to be very effective.
While the movie is a fun-style of movie with a reasonable amount of humor, it does illustrate the fear and trepidation that Jews in Europe must have felt during the era of the Third Reich. Within these scenes lies intense suspense. There are also moments where we get a glimpse of the intense love the Nazi officers had for their Fuehrer.
The performances were well played by all the actors. There are moments when Eli Roth (Sgt. Donny Donowitz) seems outright crazy. He even gets his own cool nickname, "The Bear Jew."
There is one possible downside to the movie. About 50% of the dialogue is in French or German. It is pretty necessary to the story but can be difficult to keep up with at times. However, all the subtitles are in bold yellow so they are easy to see.
Overall I have to say this is an outstanding movie. The climatic scene at the end is classic. Reminds me of when Dorothy and her companions meet the Wizard of Oz. It's a Nazi's worst nightmare.
INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS...GO NOW!!
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