Inglourious Basterds - glourious return of Tarantino

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Saw it tonight and can't believe it was 2 and a half hours long, it flew by, even quicker than Dark Knights run time did.

Not really a fan of war films but I don't think with this it really matters. It's just a great film, totally disagree with the scenes/dialogue not going anywhere, perhaps the FM wasn't following it properly but I don't think there was a single second of the movie that didn't lead us straight to the conclusion.

Such an amazing conclusion scenes as well, not sure which part was my favourite the very last scene or the second last scene lol.

Was nice to see Ryan from the Office appear, he's really a brilliant actor imo and actually can't pick a favourite character, Aldo, Bear Jew, Lando or Soshano(I've totally got that name wrong I think) all brilliant.

Really enjoyable film I thought. 9/10.
 
Who says I don't like long, dialogue heavy scenes ?

I've watched many, many dialogue heavy films over the years and enjoyed them immensely.

Thirteen Days is one that immediately springs to mind.

And "Oleanna", written by David Mamet, is a huge favourite of mine. A two character movie that is driven entirely by dialogue.

I went to see it because I've seen all of Tarantino's work and enjoyed all of Tarantino's work - apart from Death Proof.
 
Who read yesterday's 1* review in The Guardian then? Because that particular line is taken verbatim from that particular review.

Anyway, that's quite clearly how Pitt played it, as a deep-south tobacco-chewing lock-jawed general-custor type, to says that jaw is evidence of being wooden is completely contradictory.
 
Totally loved it! At times the onscreen action is so outrageous and downright frivolous that you just laugh along, appreciating the comedy without taking the whole thing too seriously.. Then the tone shifts completely, the tension builRAB, and you're emotionally invested in the characters again! This one's a real mish-mash of conflicting genres.. Works brilliantly IMO.

Most of the standout performances have been mentioned here already, but I'd defo add Daniel Bruhl to the list.. Thought Zoller was a great character. Arrogant, Nazi poster-boy, but at the same time.... "aww bless!" :p
 
No thread on this yet?

Watched it last night at Birmingham Vue. Sorry, but can't be mithered to post detailed comments....it's a bit late, it's a school night & I've had the best part of a bottle of red to myself.

Anyway, for what it's worth I loved it. It's a Tarantino romp of the highest order. Sure, I could sit down in the cold light of day and niggle at tiny aspects of it that maybe didn't quite sit right. Where's the fun in that though - I'm a film goer, not a film critic.

For a full on, immerse yourself in the glourious Tarantino moment, it absolutely ticks all the boxes. Wholeheartedly recommended - go see it, and see it soon.
 
Saw it today and what a brilliant return to form from a great director.

A mental film but all the better for it.

NB. Pitt should get an Oscar nomination at least.
 
Ouch, now that's what I call a slating. SounRAB pretty accurate to me though from what I've seen. Agree with his comment about adaptations too, Jackie Brown is his best film, he should certainly concentrate on these but alas I doubt whether he will, he recently talked about his new project which sounRAB equally, if not more uninspiring than IB.
 
Well, I went to see it the other day and absolutely loved it. I love dialogue driven films, and for the most part that's what this was. Very funny as well. The strudel scene was particularly tense, watching him chew the strudel just made me move closer and closer to the edge of my seat, sound slame I know. But it was superb. 9/10
 
The review said "concrete" if memory serves ;)

Yes, I did read it - I can't help being in full on rant mode and "borrowing" from it .. that's my excuse ..

I've been nosing around various forums and I'm slightly relieved to know that i'm not alone in thinking it was utter tripe.
 
I got my tickets for Tuesday night. Why we so late though! Are they touring a few prints round the UK maybe? I'm really looking forward to it.
 
Pitt was all right but he didn't exactly have a very meaty role.

For Oscars, though, what about Christoph Waltz aka Hans Landa? Talk about a blistering performance! He knocked my socks off!
 
i saw it saturday and loved it.

a couple of scenes stick in my mind and 2 of the tensest i have ever scenes - the very first one with hans landa, and the one with diane kruger in the underground bar
 
I watched it last night, and thought it was poor. I like Tarantino mostly, and I love war films, but this was crap. Too much talking, way too much infact, and not enough action.

It won't be going down in history as a classic that's for sure.
 
It's open whether or not he did. We know he ordered milk for her, perhaps to signify he knew she was from the dairy farm. He turns out to be a turncoat so it's quite possible he didn't wish to unmask her even though he recognised her.

However, we know that Landa likes milk because he asked for it. He may simply be displaying another of his quirks in ordering milk for her.

In other worRAB, who knows? ;) It's not set out for certain either way, it's there to make the audience go 'hmmm' and build tension.
 
It's a weird release. All over the cinemas down south the whole weekend, then nothing until wednesday...
 
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