Inglorious BasterdsTarantino is back with his version of WW2. Set in Nazi occupied France, Inglorious Basterds is about an American team of Jewish soldiers infiltrating France as they attempt to take down Hitler and his entourage.
Despite what the trailer and film title suggest the movie actually doesn't spend that much time with Brad Pitt and his Basterds and instead focuses on other characters: A french-jewish woman, Shoshana, and dangerous Nazi Colonel, Hans Landa are both high points of the movie. Hans Landa played by Christoph Waltz rivals Die Hard's Hans Gruber for "Greatest German Villain in movies ever" and exceeds all expectations. A dangerous, threatening even frightening man, Landa, nicknamed the "Jew Hunter" is the smartest character in the movie and is amazingly manipulative and controling. Every scene he's in, most of them dialogue scenes, are some of the tensest scenes in movie history and Tarantino's writing just make it that much better.
The Basterds are sort of underwhelming and suprisingly incompetent considering they're supposed to be the best of the best. They seem to be there mostly as comic relief.
The movie aint all about 'Killin' Natzees" as Kill Bill Vol 1 was about "Killin' Japanese" as there isn't that much killing by the Basterds themselves. Although there is a whole lot of dying throughout the movie and especially near the end.
With homages to the spaghetti western and numerous other films, Basterds is a film geeks wet dream yet is completely enjoyable without getting the references.
Tarantino is a slick filmmaker that is able to make his films look, sound and feel cool without making them dumb or stupid. As of now Waltz is a lock for best actor at the Oscars and that's a fact.
Amazing movie, I'm looking forward to seeing it again and everyone who hasn't seen it should do so.
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