Inglorouis Basterds

A friend of mine sent me a message asking me to review this movie. Im not sure why I didnt do it in the original postings since I had seen it in that same time frame as the other few that first posted. I am glad he asked me to pst this review though since this is a great follow up to the end of my last post where I talked about original ideas since this is one.

This movie is exactly what this blog is all about. It is a movie made for guys that does not hold anything back. From the scalping of Nazi soldiers to the gunning down of hundreds of people this is a great guy flick that is right in the top ten of my favorite movies around.

The first thing you have to know about this movie is that it is not all about the squad known as the Inglorious Basterds (the misspelling is intentional due to Tarantino's notorious ability to constantly misspell words). The movie also follows the story of a young Jewish girl who runs a theater in France, in fact the story starts with her family hiding from the Nazi hunters in the French country side at a farm. The film as delves into a short side story about a French soldier given a special task by a French government officer (played by someone you would never see coming). By the end of the movie all 3 of the story lines come together into a amazing finish that is beyond words.

The second thing that you need to know about this film is it is done straight up "Kill Bill" style with chapters. In the first few seconds of the film you see Chapter 1 on screen and it cuts to the french country side with a man chopping wood. It almost makes you believe you are seeing part of the wrong movie. Hell you don't see Brad Pitt's team show up until about 30-45 minutes into the movie, but when they do they do with a bang. As the chapters progress you and you get closer to the final scene you begin to see how the 3 stories intertwine.

The real payoff of this movie comes from Brad Pitt's team "The Basterds" as they are called by the Germans. The team is comprised of various Jewish man looking to get revenge on the Nazi's from the acts they have committed. Of all the team members I have to say my favorite, and the favorite of most people I have talked to, was the "Bear Jew" played by Eli Roth. For people who don't know who Eli Roth is he is the director of some of the most fucked up horror movies around, such as Hostel and Hostel 2. This guy is seriously twisted in the head so for him to show up in this movie and put out a great performance makes me think he should consider a career switch. The "Bear Jew" is the one person on the team that most of the Nazi soldiers fear as he doesn't shoot people very often, instead he beats them to death with a baseball bat.

The end of the movie continues Tarantino's love of graphic violence. While I wont say anything about how the film actually ends I will say this I actually clapped at the end of this movie it was that good. Any guy out there who denies himself the chance to see this masterpiece is a nut-less coward who is afraid of truly seeing the horrors of war. On a quick final note at times the movie is actually pretty funny at times, especially the beginning of the final scene in the theater where Brad and 2 of his men decide to act as Italians even though they don't speak Italian.