Inglourious Basterds Review
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September 25, 2009
Filed under Arts and Entertainment
Tarantino has done it again! Inglourious Basterds beats your senses unmercifully, like the “Bear Jew” does his victims. Tarantino does not care if he offends you, or if he crushes all stereotypes under his heel, and he most certainly does not mind using his movie as a psychological experiment on the viewers. He is a master at cranking up the tension and then releasing it into a situation leaving you laughing and yet wondering if you should be disgusted instead.
During World War II a group of Jewish American soldiers known as the “Basterds” are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French Jewish woman who runs a move theater in Paris, which is targeted by the soldiers because of the guests attending the next film premier.
The acting in the film is brilliant! The best performance would have to go to Christoph Waltz as Colonel Hans Landa. His character is cunning, sly, sadistic, charming, and downright evil. Landa kills anything that he feels is in his way, and enjoys it. He calls himself a “detective”, while everyone else calls him the “Jew Hunter”, for that’s what he does.
Even though I suggest this movie to all, it is not for the faint of heart, nor anyone under the age of 17 (without a parent). This movie is rated R; for sexual content (no actual nudity), violence, gore, profanity, alcohol, and some intense fighting scenes. As much as I loved this movie, I thought there could be a lot more violence (and I did hope for a lot of it) and I was disappointed,I give this movie an 8/10.
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