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Inglourious Basterds - Wogma Readers Reviews
Inglourious Basterds
Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl
Dir:
Quentin Tarantino
quick review:
Inglourious Basterds is a gem. You cannot watch it once and leave it be. You have to turn to again, maybe a few weeks after watching it the first time, maybe after a few years again. Be rest assured you will find something new to explore and something new to enjoy.
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8 readers have given Inglourious Basterds
an average rating of 4/5.0
6 yays
0 nays
2 so-so
Inglourious Basterds - Movie Details
- Official Sites: Website
- Producer: Lawrence Bender
- Director: Quentin Tarantino
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- Lead Cast: Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Eli Roth, Michael Fassbender, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl
- Supporting Cast: Til Schweiger, Gedeon Burkhard, Jacky Ido, B J Novak, Omar Doom, August Diehl
- Story: Quentin Tarantino
- Cinematography: Robert Richardson
- Editor: Sally Menke
- Running time: 150 minutes
- Reviewer: Sanjeev Kumar Singh
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- Genres: Thriller
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Comments (11)
Let's see - "The thing about IB is that it appeals to your basest instincts." "OSO is a gem you will want to have in your collection".
First of all, I find the idea of IB appealing to your basest instincts quite revolting. It is a brilliant movie, no doubt, but I would disagree with the fact that there was pleasure to be drawn from the massacres in the film. One could reflect upon them for sure - but to draw pleasure from them is a bridge too far.
As for OSO - yes it was an enjoyable watch but I have no idea why you would call it a gem that you must have in your collection. When it comes to comedies, the all time classics like the Munnabhai series, Hera Pheri (only the first one) and Jaane bhi do yaaron are the ones I would recommend to anyone or keep in my collection. Certainly not OSO.
Man, this guy is the pits!!! This film is one film of Tarantino, which does not contain gore, barring one or two scenes, the shootout in the pub, and the head bashing scene in the open.
The feel is more like Sergio Leone meets a Hollywood nazi film with the back ground score openly reworking Ennio Morricone themes, especially in the opening sequences.
"Basest instincts", this appeals to it!!!!
@Rahul, I agree what a thing to say!
Like all Tarantino films, this is a conversation film, the only thing being that the conversation for the most part is about movies and movies on movies as in the end and a lot of tributes to early German directors have been thrown in.
With reviews like this, who needs a film!
@Rahul and Boredtodeath:
I think we can all agree on the fact that IB has a lot of violence and presents it in a way that only Tarantino can.
It is also a great movie by a man who loves his movies the way Farah Khan loves hers.
OSO and IB are movies from different genres but both are made by people who LOVE their cinema(s). The passion and the love for the medium comes through and what makes their films so entertaining.
As for OSO being a gem, perhaps we have to agree to disagree. I am a fan of all the other movies you've mentioned (though I got tired of Hera Pheri after the third viewing) and have all of them in my collection. I'd also say that Jaane Bhi Do Yaaron is perhaps the best and the most intelligent of the films you mentioned in your list.
Note to self: Watch Munnabhai tonight.
Can we have meetu back as reviewer ???
Please. ( for all movie reviews )
@Vishal - Meetu, as far as I know, does not review Hollywood movies.
OSO a gem ???? i second vishal's comment... meetu shud b back as reviewer atleast for such classy films lke IB, Avatar etc...
@Vishal, @Rahul, @Ruchita On basic feedback of wogma reviewer I've decided to avoid guest reviewers as much as possible.
Sanjeev has written a couple more reviews which i'll publish in a day or two, but that's it.
I'll try my best to review as many movies as I can, but I think i can do justice only to Hindi and Marathi movies for now. Will try to do more.
jeevi at jeevimovie.com says:Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) escapes from it when Germans slaughter her Jewish family in Nazi occupied France. Later she changes her identity and becomes the owner of a cinema hall. A war hero of Germany falls in love with her and he insists that a movie made on his life story should be premiered in her cinema hall. There is a group of guerrilla soldiers of American-Jewish background called 'Inglorious Basterds' who take up the mission of assassinating all top brass Nazi leaders. The high profile premiere that is being attended by big leaders of Nazi attracts their attantion. The rest of the story is all about if they could successfully blow up the theater or not.
What I liked in the film?
The screenplay and the direction is fabulous. The movie starts like a typical spaghetti western (The beginning chapter is shown as Once Upon A Time in Nazi Occupied France). Then the inglorious basterds and their modus-operandi is introduced. Then there is a one-sided love story between German war hero and Jewish cinema hall owner (who in turn is in love with her black colleague). The last 45 minutes of the movie takes place in the cinema hall with two parties trying to blow it up.
The director entertains us with his black humor. The climax is the clincher. Christopher Waltz is the best among the actors in this movie. He mixes odd humor with uncanny intelligence while portraying his character. Brad Pitt is at his best and his character has a bit of similarities to the one he played in 'Snatch'.
The signature of Quentin Tarantino
The signature of Quenti Tarantino is written all over the movie. The format is also akin -
1. Chapter-based narration (like Kill Bill)
2. Nicknames for all the characters (most of the characters in his movies refer other characters with nicknames)
3. Cool conversations followed by grotesque unexpected twists.
4. Excessive voilence (banging the head with a baseball bat and poking finger into a bullet wound).
5. Retro music (QT has the habit of remixing retro music as background score to key scenes in his movies (Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill)
6. Leaving somebody alive so that he would go to boss and tell what happened (like he did in the ending of Kill Bill I)
Tailpiece: If you like QT movies, you will end up immensely liking this film as well. On a whole, Inglorious Basters is an entertaining tale of kick-assing of Nazis.
This movie had great action, great suspense and dialogue as usual with any Tarantino flick. The bat scene was pretty brutal but the suspense was killer!
Best points: brutal Nazi killings, no individual health insurance issues, great score
Worst points: There were a few weak spots in the script, but overall the movie was pretty awesome!
Just caught the movie on DVD. The first 20 mnts of the film is its highlight - fantastic screenplay and acting by Waltz and meetu ur guest reviewer lets it all out - I mean, it is WOGMA, for God's sake!! Thank god I didnt read the review before viewing the movie!! And please... OSO a gem????? Think Golmaal, munnabhai, jaane bhi do yaaro, chasmebhadhoor,even badshah for that matter!!
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