#18 Inglorious Basterds

The movie wasn't quite what I was expecting. Based on the previews I certainly thought it was going to be more violent and be about "The Basterds" going around torturing Nazis. There is very little of "The Basterds" in the film. Most of them in the opening scene are never seen again, much too our disappointment. We were really looking forward to Samm Levine being a tough guy. Also, B.J. Novak (from The Office) is seen early and then forgotten only to reappear later in the film for no real reason with no explanation of why he is in the scene.

Back to the plot, the bulk of the movie centering on Tarantino's favorite theme; Women getting revenge. The movie is a bit long, and the payoff scenes aren't so great that you can look past the extensive build-ups. The best scenes are those involving Christopher Waltz as "The Jew Hunter." He steals every scene, and it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility for him to get an Oscar nod this January.

As far as Tarantino I'd say that this is one of his weakest films, with the only worse one being "Death Proof." It would really do him well to get back to concentrating on clever stories than making homages to whatever genre he is really into at the moment.

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