Inglorious Bastards

[greenhorn]

Watched Inglorious Bastards on Sunday. I've only seen one other Quentin T movie (Pulp Fiction) and didn't think to much of it. I've also read a few things about him and his movies here and there.

Well this was one of his movies and I think it would have been better with about 50% less QT.

Does anyone really enjoy the graphic violence?
Does anyone think it adds to the movie?
Does anyone think it would be a lessor movie without it?

The Spaghetti Western touches, the mixed humor were ok. The villain was great and played to the hilt. Rewriting history was interesting. Brad Pitt was corney, as was the idea I'm sure.

Why make a nice meal and then kill half the dishes with salt? I'm usually to each their own, but really what's the entertainment value with the graphic violence to this extreme? Not about volume per se, but when it had violence it was very graphic.

I'm hard pressed to understand someone "enjoying it". I also think that someone (QT) who is that fixated on violence is maybe not quite right.

Back to the world of movie viewing I guess I shelter myself into.

[Ovation]

Well, I guess I'm not "decent", as I thoroughly enjoyed it, plan to buy it and am a big fan of Tarantino's work. But, to each his own.

[greenhorn]

I edited my post down a bit. Not right my passing that kind of judegment. Your response helped point that out to me.

Still have a hard time understanding, same with my wife watching her crime shows. The world is filled with so much real violence and barbarity I don't have much inclination to enjoy it as fiction.

I will say that there is historical and factual context where it is relivant and appropriate.

[audioqueso]

Oh, I got a kick out this movie. The investigator was such a brilliant character! He was my favorite part of the movie. Yes, it was a lot of reading (unless you speak German), but the funny parts were still very much enjoyable to me.

[bigburner]

I've only seen one other Quentin T movie (Pulp Fiction) and didn't think to much of it.

Hey greenhorn, I think that a lot of the movies I watch are crap but Pulp Fiction was absolutely fantastic, in fact one of the best films I've ever seen. I'm clearly the odd man out when it comes to movies!

Nigel.

[Chris D]

I'm not a fan of the QT style and violence, although I think there are aspects about his work that do show good directing.

Someone told me I really need to watch this movie, so it's on my Netflix queue.

[George Bellefontaine]

I am big on war films and usually add any new release to my collection. But I haven't seen Inglorious Basterds as yet so I guess I'll rent it first. Tarantino's work is usually off the wall. I liked Pulp Fiction to some degree but wasn't overly thrilled by some of his other stuff. I can take him or leave him and that's why I'm hedging on IB.

[Bob]

Tarantino does take some getting used to. He grew up near us, at least before we moved to New Orleans. He was one of those kids everybody in the neighborhood new because, he was so different. Both in looks and actions. As you probably all know, he speant alot of time at the movies watching B movies in the one dollar theater over on Hawthorne Blvd as an escape from a single parent home.

When he graduated from high school he worked at the video store I used to walk to. He and the other employee, Roger Avery, were always having very animated discussions about movies. They were both good sources to ask about obscure "B" movies to rent. Quinton has some anger management problems and was known to get in fist fights with customers that returned their videos late. If you liked the dialogue between Travolta and Jackson in Pulp Fiction then you would love talking to Tarentino because that is excactly how he talks. Non-stop, stream of consiouness, with humor. His ideas are endless.

I liked his first three movies, especially Jackie Brown. They were all filmed in the Hawthorne/Inglewood area and it is fun to see places you drive by everyday. The violence in his movies is the same totally over the top kind you find in Sam Remy films. Not realistic but, probably not healthy for our psyche.

If you haven't seen Jackie Brown, I reccomend it. It is the least violent of his films.

[George Bellefontaine]

If you haven't seen Jackie Brown, I reccomend it. It is the least violent of his films.

I forgot about that one. Yes, I rather liked it compared to some of the others.

[mitch57]

I love this movie! Part of the reason is because I too like war movies and am intrigued and disturbed by the whole Nazi era.

The beginning of the movie is what set the pace for the rest of the movie for me. I purchased the movie and plan to watch it again soon.

[Chris D]

Yes, on the side note, I did enjoy Jackie Brown

[RavenX]

Hey greenhorn, I think that a lot of the movies I watch are crap but Pulp Fiction was absolutely fantastic, in fact one of the best films I've ever seen. I'm clearly the odd man out when it comes to movies!

Nigel.

+1. Pulp Fiction is one of my favorite movies along with Kill Bill.

[numberoneoppa]

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. The humor, while not top notch, was good and often unexpected. It wasn't meant to be a cinematic masterpiece, so it wasn't. It was meant be a very entertaining way to spend two hours, and it sure was!

Bonjiorno!

[Azeke]

I agree, I found the movie entertaining, but not clever from a dialogue perspective. If you watch it twice you catch some things you may have missed the first time.

Peace and blessings,

Azeke

[Chris D]

Yeah, I just watched it this past weekend. Oddly enough, I liked it, when there was very little about it that I SHOULD have liked. Sheesh.. the only thing worse than Tarantino for gratuitous, unnecessary violence is Tarantino AND Eli Roth doing the same movie. (ok, maybe adding Sam Peckinpah would make it worse)

Add in the historical re-write, some deliberately cheesy acting, and I shouldn't have liked this movie at all. (again, just to start with, I'm not a Tarantino fan) But I did like it. It won't be a purchase for me, but it was an enjoyable piece.

I'm not even sure if I should admit it!

[George Bellefontaine]

I'm not a Tarantino fan) But I did like it. It won't be a purchase for me, but it was an enjoyable piece.

I'm not even sure if I should admit it!

Ahhh, it's ok to admit it, Chris. I'm gonna rent it eventually and will probably find I like it, too, just like you.

[David Meek]

(ok, maybe adding Sam Peckinpah would make it worse)

Chris, I think maybe having Sam Peckinpah in there would add something, not take away.

[Chris D]

[impala454]

Oh, I got a kick out this movie. The investigator was such a brilliant character! He was my favorite part of the movie. Yes, it was a lot of reading (unless you speak German), but the funny parts were still very much enjoyable to me.

I agree I thought the investigator was a great character. This one was a blu-ray Christmas gift for me and I'm glad I got it. :T

[David Meek]

I went in with fairly low expectations on this one, and unlike Chris D (for once) I am fan of Quentin Tarantino. And, unlike Chris (for twice ) I didn't care for this one at all. I couldn't connect with any of the characters. I didn't enjoy the story, and the historical left turns definitely didn't help. I didn't enjoy the humor. About the only redeeming part was the German inspector played by Christoph Waltz. I'm good with having watched it, but it won't be a purchase and it won't even be a re-watch. Moving on. . . .

[David G]

George, rent it asap. As a war-movie buff, I guarantee you'll be smiling at the end.

[George Bellefontaine]

Thanks, David. It was okay but I prefer war films that are more historically accurate so this one didn't do much for me.

[FrozenRapids]

I enjoyed this, but as most of Tarantino's films are, this is very heavily dialogue based, and if you find the characters boring it'll be hard to get into. The action, when it gets to the action is great, and the ending is crazy.