Inglourious Basterds (review)

As promised, a short review!

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The scene that sets the film's superb standard, Jew Hunter (Christoph Waltz) shows us why he captured that Oscar, among other things. This is, without a single shred of doubt, one of the best interrogation scenes in le cinema. 

The whole scene is NOT on Youtube, so you'll just have to the watch the film. Good for you!

This film is extravagantly great. Period. If I had to rate it, I'd say 9.99 out of 10. When a rare gem such as this comes along, my job is not to critique, but to CELEBRATE.

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*BINGO!* Indeed. 

Let's put this into context. Most of the film is in a language other than English, in some scenes there are no subtitles as Tarantino desires to maximise realism; you are truly placed in the character's shoes, except for the death part. Yet, the film grossed an impressive $US 320 million at the box office, including $120 million from America. BINGO!

Everyone in the cast is excellent! Seriously, Christolph Waltz, with his flamboyant and fantastically nuanced performance, hardly upstages anyone. He scooped, basically, all of the accolades that year because his character illustrates the greatest sense of Individualism. He's out to save his own neck; in a bloodbath as cruel as this war, most people pick a side and stay on it. My point is, the man STANDS OUT. 

The other characters' motives are revenge or survival, and yet the cast portrays these characters with unique quirks that makes them more than just caricatures. That is nothing short of a bloody miracle, no joke intended. The way I see, it comes down to one man - Quentin Tarantino.

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The gorgeous Melanie Laurent enthralls with her compelling delivery of a melancholy, tragic heroine. The woman does red justice, but then again, so does everyone else in this film!

Tarantino has a very distinct style that is a compromise between stylistic, stage theatrics and brutal realism, which is perfect for an ambitious film that re-imagines history. Everyone in the cast illustrates this amazing balance, which is why this absurd script dazzles. The man entices us with the sinister humour of the situation, whilst painting the madness and cruelty of this very real war. 

He is a conductor in every sense, every shot serves a purpose. In a certain scene, a dormant low-angle shot is used to hint the position of the victims, who are intensely watching their predator. You're not stunned by its brilliance until you realise the scope of the situation. The way in which his camera moves, in revealing resolutions, is one of many marvelous directorial skills that is to be cherished.

Quentin Tarantino is nothing short of a genius.

P.S. Brad Pitt, even his with his strange Southern accent, is sexily hilarious.

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