Review of Inglourious Basterds (2009) by Norman B — 05 Sep 2013

We got a German here who wants to die for his country! Oblige him!

Inglourious Basterds quick glance; A group of hardened Nazi killers stalk their prey in Nazi occupied France as a Jewish cinema owner plots to take down top-ranking SS officers during the official premiere of a high-profile German propaganda film. As far as Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) is concerned, the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi. His mission is to strike fear into the heart of Adolf Hitler by brutally murdering as many goose steppers as possible, or die trying. In order to accomplish that goal, Lt. Raine recruits a ruthless team of cold-blooded killers known as "The Basterds" which includes b.ball bat wielding Sgt. Donnie Donowitz and steely psychopath Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz, among others.

The cast is terrific I mean let's be honest have you ever seen a Quentin Tarantino movie with a terrible cast and bad acting? {Uhhh no} in particular I feel that Brad Pitt was the stand out performer he was entertaining all the way through. The only negative I really have is that the movie contained excessive dialogue with limited action. All in all it's still a decent and feasible film but, I definitely wouldn't rank it high up there with the greats by Tarantino i.e. Kill Bill vol 1&2, Pulp Fiction, and Django Unchained.