If you need heroes, send in the Basterds.
There are really only two types of reviews you will find: either people absolutely LOVE it and will see it again and again and again, or people who hate it and Tarantino with every fibre of their being. Now, I'm a big QT film, and I was happy that this was a BIG step up from Death Proof (which I wasn't a big fan of).
Now, what people need to understand before they read and/or write any more reviews about "Inglourious" is that it is an A/U (alternate universe). Of course Hitler wasn't shot and killed by American soldiers! Of course all of the major Nazi leaders weren't blown up in a French cinema! What are you, stupid? God. Seriously. Oh, and all of the shit people give it about the over-acting and the cheesiness of it all, have you ever even seen a QT film? If you didn't like Kill Bill, you aren't going to like this, so why did you even bother buying a ticket. Anyway, I fucking loved it.
The film stars an ensemble cast of Brad Pitt as Lt. Aldo Raine, who leads a squad of eight Jewish-American soldiers known as the "Basterds" behind enemy lines in Nazi occupied France, Christoph Waltz as Col. Hans Landa of the SS, nicknamed the "Jew Hunter", Michael Fassbender as Lt. Archic Hicox, a British soldier who goes undercover with the Basterds as a Nazi officer, Diane Kruger as Bridget von Hammersmark, a German actress and double agent, Eli Roth as Sgt. Donny Donowitz, known as the "Bear Jew", and Melanie Laurent as Shosanna Dreyfus, a Jew who has assumed the new name 'Emmanuelle Mimieux' and is operating a cinema in Paris after the murder of her family by Landa.
Why should you see it? This film has really amazing cinematography, fantastic ensemble acting from the entire cast, and a great homage to the spaghetti western style, as seen in most of his works. I read somethere that only like 30% of the film is in English. And unlike other foreign language film, there were FOUR languages dominating: French, German, English, and Italian. And it all fit into the Tarantino mold of rich, meanungful dialogue one second and then shocking action in another.
And why else should you see it? CHRISTOPH FUCKING WALTZ, that's why! He deserves an Oscar, even for the first 20 minutes of the film. He spoke every language in the movie, a delivered with all the poise and creepiness that Landa must have. He stole the show in an ensemble film, which is quite a feat. Props, man. Props.
I just watched it again yesterday, and I'm still blown away. I fucking loved this movie, and I really can't say enough about it.
All in all, this deserves a WIN+. Seriously.
