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ATG wrote:

He makes B movies. Always has, always will.

wat, you joking?

ITT: ATG doesn't understand Quentin Tarantino movies

ATG wrote:

A " B " movie is that which is not meant to be taken uber seriously.

Tarintino is a fan of b movies, and that's what he makes.

The film failed at being artsy, and the pointing out of various german officers with the bad ms paint style captions was laughable. The scenes were plodding and drawn out way too long. The german sniper character seemed to serve no purpose to the story other than to be a distraction. The dialog was onerous and the bastards a sorry bit player in a movie named for them.

All in all, it was terrible. The spagetti western sound track seemed altogether lost in the film and the last scene was a " if all else fails gross them out " trick favored by other schlock film makers like Stephen King. I could barely stay awake through it. At eleven dollars a ticket even.

What a complete waste.

So, I guess you went in expecting something like Planet Terror but in WW2 and with Brad Pitt?

ATG wrote:

Na, I was hoping for a blood bath, not a sleeper with half the dialog in subtitles.

I admit that the adverts make the film seem quite different then it is. I disliked District 9 the way you dislike I.B. because I formed an assumption based on the trailers. While it would be nice if the trailer would stay accurate to the movies, it seems prejudgment really gets in the way of enjoying a movie.

Well, as you might have guessed, I loved it. IMO it was a piece of filmmaking on par with Reservoir Dogs (though I don't think it will be held as classic as that by history since RD was the first like no one had seen before). It certainly wasn't a predictable film. I had seen the trailers and done some reading but still was taken by surprise by several aspects of the story. It was also a heck of a lot funnier than I thought it would be, despite Tarantinos liberal injection of humor into his previous ones. It also had a bit of a Kelly's Heroes vibe in it, which I liked a lot. In general, it's a great film for fans of movies.
Spoiler (highlight to read):
My favorite scene was probably the basement tavern. Quite an interesting turn of events that transpires there.
Also, on subtitles: I understood a lot more German than I thought I would, but even I was sitting in the middle of a decent-sized theater without my glasses and still was able to read them, so I don't know what you're on about there, Mr. Grape.

Mekstizzle wrote:

As my mate put it, it was essentially a film of the ideal way the Americans would have wanted the war to end.

Mekstizzle wrote:

It could've been so much better though. IMO. If it had less of a silly alternate history storyline and more of just Allied soldiers fucking shit up for the Nazi's, then Tarantino could've made more of the film.

That's where I disagree completely. Tarantino is known for his great storytelling and interesting dialog. If it was more about the Basterds killing Nazis and just killing everyone on sight, that would've become just another boring summer blockbuster WWII movie. I'm sure with Tarantino though, it would've been much more entertaining.. but he already did that on Kill Bill. No point in doing more of the same.

I liked it.

excellent movie, the actor playing Landa was top notch. big fan of Tarantino movies anyways. definitely recommended to see in the theatres!