[Film] Inglorious Basterds
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karohemdis rubbish but entertaining rubbish.
It's also very long (150odd minutes) but doesn't feel like it.
Oddly enough, it's not very Tarantino, except for a few typical set pieces. Actually, the most typical Tarantino bit was the choice of music.
I went into it with some trepidation because I thought Tarantino would play on the typical American Nazi film with all its horrible movie-German stereotypes - but he didn't. Casting all German characters with actual German actors certainly helped (incl. Til Schweiger and Daniel Brül who was cast utterly against type as a Nazi war hero). My favourite certainly was Christoph Waltz as the evil Col. Hans Landa who was a bigger bastard than the actual basterds.
As I said above, it wasn't very Tarantino. In fact, it was rather German, in places cringeworthily so, especially the dialogues. He seems to have done his homework in that regard.
It's not overly graphically violent like other Tarantino stuff and it as a few good funny moments although not that many.
Overall, not disappointing and better than Death Proof on all counts.
It's also very long (150odd minutes) but doesn't feel like it.
Oddly enough, it's not very Tarantino, except for a few typical set pieces. Actually, the most typical Tarantino bit was the choice of music.
I went into it with some trepidation because I thought Tarantino would play on the typical American Nazi film with all its horrible movie-German stereotypes - but he didn't. Casting all German characters with actual German actors certainly helped (incl. Til Schweiger and Daniel Brül who was cast utterly against type as a Nazi war hero). My favourite certainly was Christoph Waltz as the evil Col. Hans Landa who was a bigger bastard than the actual basterds.
As I said above, it wasn't very Tarantino. In fact, it was rather German, in places cringeworthily so, especially the dialogues. He seems to have done his homework in that regard.
It's not overly graphically violent like other Tarantino stuff and it as a few good funny moments although not that many.
Overall, not disappointing and better than Death Proof on all counts.
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Date: 16/8/09 08:30 pm (UTC)Thankfully, Planet Terror made up for it.
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Date: 16/8/09 08:34 pm (UTC)I can't wait for Machete. Danny Trejo playing the ultimate almagamation of all the roles he's ever played. ;o)
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Date: 16/8/09 08:36 pm (UTC)Sounds like a film made of pure win.
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Date: 16/8/09 09:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 17/8/09 02:45 am (UTC)Oh and don't tell me you actually watched Death Proof with any degree of seriousness? ;P
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Date: 17/8/09 08:04 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 17/8/09 08:31 am (UTC)I want to keep Christoph Waltz. He can illustrate all of my conversations in interpretative dance.
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Date: 17/8/09 09:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 17/8/09 09:16 am (UTC)That said, it ain't on general release 'til the 19th. THAT'S REALLY SOON AAAAH.
Okay, I've had a look at Vue (convenient for after work funtiems) and these are they:
WEDNESDAY! the 19th fiiirst niiight:
14:00 17:20 20:45 00:00
THURSDAY
14:00 17:20 20:45
Now, much as I'm all "Midnight showing! Midnight showing! Getting dressed up and having an ADVENTURE!" I don't know how down you'd be for that, and also, work the next day. 20.45 seems most feasible.
WHAT SAYEST THOU
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Date: 17/8/09 09:42 am (UTC)no subject
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