Last weekend was Air Guard drill weekend. In order to fight the boredom after duty hours, I decided to see a movie. And not just any movie, we're talking Inglourious Basterds, the latest from Quentin Tarantino. Did I like it? Well, let me put it this way: This. Movie. Rocks!
Basically, what you have here is a war movie made like a spaghetti western (I included the link for those folks who are like the 20-something gal I spoke with on Sunday who had no idea what a spaghetti western is). It stars Brad Pitt, but the cast is mostly European. A few familiar faces (and voices) pop up in cameos.
Tarantino, being Tarantino, borrows a bit from the movies that have influenced him. But he kept it low-key, so it didn't become annoying. In fact, some of it was kind of obscure. I recognized some music from White Lightning and Kelly's Heroes, which I guess makes me a serious pop-culture geek (OK, I won't bother denying it).
Inglourious Basterds has plenty of action, some comedy, a fair amount of suspense (Tarantino did a great job building tension in the opening scene), and more than a little gore. On that last point, consider yourself forewarned.
The movie takes some serious liberties with history--spelling too, for that matter. But it was well worth suspending disbelief. Not only will I be buying this one on DVD, but I'd consider seeing it again in the theater.
You can check out the trailer below if you're still not convinced.
Monday, September 14, 2009
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