Watched Inglorious Basterds for the 3rd time and....

[KeithTalent]

Yeah I've watched it about 5 times now (twice in the theatre and 3 times on Blu) and I notice little things every time I watch it. The performances are so amazing. Laurent does so much with just her eyes and expression, it's really quite phenomenal. Fassbender too, his parts were spectacular and I did not appreciate him as much on the first viewing as I did on subsequent viewings.

I really could watch this movie over and over and over.

KT

 

[Texun]

I wasn't all that impressed with it. I naturally expected the plot but I was also expecting or looking for more depth. The basement scene was one of the best in the movie but could have been better. I preferred the one they cut out.

 

[OutHouse]

the "basement" tavern. (the basement is really bugging me now. I would have cut that entirely)

yes that scene was just stupid WAY to long.

 

[KeithTalent]

yes that scene was just stupid WAY to long.

Ugh, no freaking way. :\ I think it did a great job of building up tension.

KT

 

[OutHouse]

My biggest complaint though, is how little we get to see of the Basterds themselves. In fact, the Basterds are perhaps the weakest part of the movie. I hated how he only intro'd maybe 2 or 3 of them and the rest were basically extras. Eli Roth's accent was horrendous beyond the point of comedy. Brad Pitt was Brad Pitt. He played the only character he knows how to play: a one-dimensional alpha male who can simultaneously beat you up and fuck your girlfriend. Except this time he had a funny accent. It's not that he was bad, just... typical.

excellent points. my guess is that he didnt want to turn it into the dirty dozen.

 

[thegimp03]

He was the same actor who played Mark in SLC Punk - does a good job playing psychopathic characters.

Also the same actor that played Jack Carver in the horrible abortion of a movie that is FarCry (although the chick in the movie is pretty good looking).

 

[OutHouse]

at first i thought Diane Kruger was Natalie Portman.

 

[dainthomas]

Adam Carolla did a great interview with Waltz on his podcast and told him that if he doesn't win Best Supporting Actor he should go to Alan Arkin's house and demand the Oscar Arkin won for his tiny role in the just-OK Little Miss Sunshine.

The farmhouse scene with Denis Menochet was just absolutely brilliant. The acting from those two was the best I've seen in quite a while. Look at how little dialogue Menochet has, and how much emotion he conveys with minute changes in posture and facial expression.

That scene had me hooked. Waltz's scene in the cafe with Shoshanna was brilliant too. Does he know? Is he just playing games? He gives nothing away and until the moment he leaves, the viewer thinks Shoshanna is done (at least I did).

Waltz has to be a lock for supporting actor.

 

[dennilfloss]

The ending was gruesome.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Just watched it last night. Meh, I've never really been on board with any or Tarentino's flicks, it seems his only premise is to drag shit out and make me uncomfortable with how contrived everything is.


Oh yeah, and then he kills everyone. I mean, absolutely everyone.

 

[zinfamous]

The movie needed more time in the cutting room in opinion. Three scenes that particularly bother me are the first act at the farm house, Soshanna's meeting with Frederik and Goebbels, and the "basement" tavern. (the basement is really bugging me now. I would have cut that entirely) These scenes are way too long.
The whole movie is 2.5hrs long. It probably could have been cut to two or less by tightening up these scenes. Nothing would have been lost plot wise. It would of flowed better and made a much better movie in the end. I'm not sure what Tarantino was thinking. Maybe he was really proud of this stuff, but sometimes you have to kill your babies.

Those scenes are pure genius and essentially make this film. The tension is glorious.

 

[zinfamous]

Just watched it last night. Meh, I've never really been on board with any or Tarentino's flicks, it seems his only premise is to drag shit out and make me uncomfortable with how contrived everything is.


Oh yeah, and then he kills everyone. I mean, absolutely everyone.

You can pretty much say the same thing about all of Shakespeare's tragedies...

but you wouldn't would you? Unless you're a fool, right?
:hmm:

 

[Arcadio]

Scenes too long? Some of you guys need to work on your attention spans....

 

[KeithTalent]

The basement scene is probably my favourite scene in the entire film. I sometimes just watch that scene on its own, without watching the rest of the film, I love it so much.

KT

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

You can pretty much say the same thing about all of Shakespeare's tragedies...

but you wouldn't would you? Unless you're a fool, right?
:hmm:

You can say the same with Scorcese's gangster films as well. So full of win.

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

The basement scene is probably my favourite scene in the entire film. I sometimes just watch that scene on its own, without watching the rest of the film, I love it so much.

KT

That scene was awesome. But I wish they did some more character development before that scene. Especially for Stiglitz and the british guy. It would have made it much more memorable. Then again, it would have been a 4 hour long movie.

Maybe they should have split it up Kill Bill style.

 

[KeithTalent]

That scene was awesome. But I wish they did some more character development before that scene. Especially for Stiglitz and the british guy. It would have made it much more memorable. Then again, it would have been a 4 hour long movie.

Maybe they should have split it up Kill Bill style.

Yeah, I would have happily watched another hour or two of the film. :thumbsup:

KT

 

[abaez]

1. Intro scene was just amazing. You can totally just see how slimy the officer is. Well deserved Oscar.
2. Laurent is a fantastic actress.
3. Basement scene I have no opinion about. It did drag a bit for me, but it is a Tarantino flick.
4. The scene with Shoshana and Goebbels - wow did I want some French Strudel after that. It looked delicious.
5. The ending of the movie makes a fantastic juxtaposition that produced quite a long discussion between friends. Nazi's bad, horrific movie watching people die etc etc. but then what about us in the theatre watching them burn?

 

[Possessed Freak]

When you realize the director is Tarantino, you know that the action will be spaced out with character development.

 

[thepd7]

I had high hopes for that movie.
I am disappoint.

me too

 

[foghorn67]

I just watched this film for the second time last night and loved it, more than on first viewing. I would raise my review from 4/5 stars to 4.5/5. Christoph Waltz, in particular, is just brilliant, but there are a ton of stellar performances by actors who were previously largely unknown in the US (including the French farmer in the opening scene and the British spy). I could still do without some of the goofy Tarantino-isms (e.g., casting Eli Roth, who was awful, and Michael Myers, who was pointlessly distracting and goofy), but that eclecticism is how he does things, and when the result is this impressive, I'm prepared to cut him some slack.

Mike Myers had a dead on, 100% correct accent. I thought casting him was a great idea.

 

[anxi80]

The basement scene is probably my favourite scene in the entire film. I sometimes just watch that scene on its own, without watching the rest of the film, I love it so much.

KT

"Well, you don't got to be Stonewall Jackson to know you don't want to fight in a basement."

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

The movie needed more time in the cutting room in opinion. Three scenes that particularly bother me are the first act at the farm house, ...and the "basement" tavern. (the basement is really bugging me now. I would have cut that entirely) These scenes are way too long.

those were my favorite scenes in the movie.

 

[Perknose]

The basement scene is probably my favourite scene in the entire film. I sometimes just watch that scene on its own, without watching the rest of the film, I love it so much.

KT

Well agreed. Along with the opening farmhouse scene, two awesome set pieces. And this is my problem with the movie. It has several awesome set pieces stitched into an uneven film, the "backbone" of which is essentially weak.

Don't get me wrong, I love Brad Pitt and he is just fine when used within his capablitites, but his sucky accent grated on me, and his acting effort was so outclassed by several others in the same film that his limitations were needlessly highlighted.

Lurking underneath my basic appreciation for the film was always a nagging but unformed disappointment, and it's taken me until now to crystallize exactly why.

In fact, Inglorious Basterds was, ironically, a film in which the inglorious basterds themselves were by far the weakest part.

Nevertheless, the several, extended, set piece meisterklasse scenes were more than worth the price of admission!

It just didn't have the seamless greatness of Pulp Fiction, but then, few if any films ever have.

Have I experienced the Tarantino Paradox?

1. If this hadn't been a Tarantino film, it's flaws would have been spotlighted and criticized more.

2. Yet if this film had come from a new, unknown director, the blogosphere would be abuzz with breathlessly eager anticipation for his next effort.

 

[KeithTalent]

Well said Perk, and I agree for the most part, however I feel there were so many great set pieces, they overwhelmed any shortcomings in the rest of the film. The bar scene, the farm house scene, Landa and Shosanna at the hotel, Zoller and Shosanna outside the theatre and inside the coffee shop (I swear Laurent can do an entire scene with no spoken words, just her eyes :wub: ).

Now by listing those I kind of proved your point, none of those sequences have the Basterds in them. They are almost like comic relief in the film as the real stories and characters here are Shosanna and Landa; the Basterds seem to simply be there as a vehicle to proceed the story for them. I guess this is why some people felt deceived by the name and marketing of the film, but honestly, how many people would have gone to see a movie called Shosanna? :hmm:

KT