I'm slowly but surely getting more and more excited for Inglourious Basterds's release on Friday, but I still have some reservations. In an effort to help you guys out, here are some reasons to go out and see it, and some reasons why you might skip it.
SEE IT:
1) Quentin Tarantino.
The man is kind of a lunatic, but he's made several amazing movies. Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction speak for themselves, Jackie Brown and the Kill Bill saga are incredible, and even though I might be alone on this, I really liked Death Proof. So with this, it's hopefully another movie with super clever dialogue and a good amount of bloody fun.
2) Brad Pitt.
Dude makes a lot of good choices, and last I checked, he's only in two movies that truly flat-out SUCK over the entire decade. ( Those movies, in my humble opinion, are Babel and Troy. I know Ocean's 13 isn't great, but just saying.)
3) What else are you gonna see that comes out this weekend? Post-Grad?
I think not.
4) The script for this movie apparently took over a decade to complete. When was the last time that something that took that long to complete ended up a disaster? Other than, you know, Brett Favre's career. *ZING!*
SKIP IT:
1) Quentin Tarantino.
The man has made several incredible movies, but he's kind of a lunatic. Also, a pretty strong argument can be made that he peaked in 1994, and has been falling off a bit since. There's a good chance that this could be a muddled mess.
2) Mike Myers.
I admit, the first Austin Powers movie is funny. I liked Shrek. I liked Shrek 2, kind of. But this is Mike's comeback from The Love Guru. And, arguably, The Love Guru was the worst movie of 2008. Maybe the decade. And he's kind of irritating. Hopefully Quentin kept him in line.
3) The spelling of the title.
Maybe this is petty, but it's the most irritating thing in the world to me. I'm pretty sure that by changing the spelling of "bastard" to "basterd," NO ONE GOT CONFUSED. It's not like anyone was protected by this, we know exactly what it means. So, henceforth, I'll be referring to the movie as Inglorious Bastards.
4) Eli Roth.
I hate him. I hate the Hostel movies. I hate Cabin Fever. I think that it's probably not a good sign that the best thing that Eli Roth has ever done was a joke movie trailer. He's shrill. He's annoying. He looks like some kind of a sleazy weasel, because, well, he's kind of a sleazy weasel. And, he's starring. So, get used to him.
VERDICT:
Weighing pros and cons, I'm probably gonna see Inglorious Bastards, maybe not at midnight on opening night, like I did for Kill Bill Vol. 2 and Grindhouse, but more than likely at some point on opening weekend. Quentin's earned too much goodwill for me to just ignore him now.
Of course, that's just me. What do you guys think about Inglorious Bastards?
i'm with you all the way, except i like BASTERDS. i think it's cool. in an "i cant spel gud but i can shoot lots of nazis" kind of way.
one thing. austin powers. suprisingly its tom cruise. not mike meyers
Brad pitts accent makes me die alittle on the inside it's so bad but other than that this movie is gold.
I would love to see it. Pulp fiction is my absolute favorite movie.
Eww, the mere mention of Cabin Fever makes me never want to shave my legs again. Does anyone else remember that scene? I couldn't shave them for like a week after I saw that movie. Eck!
It looks like cinematic gold. Tarantino is brilliant with his use of dialogue, which I think will carry the film.
People talk shit about QT's peak, yet still forgive M. Knight Shamamlonamalamslmlamaman and watch his trash.
The Villiage? The Happening? Lady In The Lake? What In The Fuck?
i cant wait to see it actually, i have a big thing for that time period and the holocaust.
mike myers? yikes....i;m still watching it...it;s quentin tarantino - if i survived planet terror and the zombies in it i;m sure a bunch of nazis won;t scare me.
I MIGHT go see it; my boyfriend & I are still trying to decide if it's theater-worthy, or wait until DVD.
2 things....1st off, Im confused but what does Mike Myers have to do with this? Hes not in it is he? They dont mention him in the trailors...if he was in it i would think they'd mention him, but they dont. And 2nd, more than likely I will not be seein this for the simple fact that the story itself seems asinine. Im gettin tired of all these movies bout a bunch of guys who are either tryin to kill Hitler or kill Nazis, it sounds like the childish fantasy of some high school kid. Its fuckin stupid.
You wanna see a good movie go see District 9 an forget bout this stupid shit!
Guys, just to let you know, they probably spelled it with an "e" because the movie already exists. This is a remake. Which makes it even more sad to find out they spent ten years revamping an already great movie.
Inglorious BastArds was made in 1981.
Anything that has to do with wasting Nazis will get at least one viewing from me.
It looks like what you'd get if Pulp Fiction and The Dirty Dozen had a love child.
@Mr_Jin@xanga - so incredibly true. i mean, the TREES did it? somebody shoot that stupidly named man.
I want to see it, I think it looks good. Definitely seems better than District 9 :P
@Mr_Jin@xanga - It might be bad, but I kind of liked Lady in the Water lol
You forgot one other reason to see it: the business of killin' Nazis.
@megaaatron@xanga - Oh my God I'd forgotten all about that scene til now... Now I'm cringing thinking about it.
Definitely one of the best movies I've seen in awhile.
i can't wait to see it. ^.^
It was deliciously campy, funny, and repulsive.
Don't see it unless you're at Family Video and it's a dollar; don't waste the 10 or so your local theater requires.
a couple reasons y im gonna watch this movie first off im a big quentin tarantino fan and second i love his sense of humor
...is it bad that i've never heard of this movie until now? yeah. i'm prolly not going to see it.
i absolutely loved it. the writing was well-done (loved the switch-off from french to german to english), the acting was good (i'm still iffy on brad, and mike myers was only in one scene, thank God!), the violence was, well you know, typical quentin violence, pretty decent plot, great cinematography and score.
you should go see it, really. it's not what you'd expect from qt, there's a lot of dialogue (and if you don't like foreign type films / subtitles, you won't like this), a couple of full-on action / violent scenes, and very funny scenes between brad, diane, and christoph haltz (the german detective; deserved of an oscar nom!).
definitely going to watch, but not expecting pulp fiction greatness.
No no no. Sorry I could never get into Quentin Tarantino as everyone else could. Especially after Pulp Fiction. Yes Kill Bill was awesome but you should hear him slowly falling off the mountain after that one.
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i'm with you all the way, except i like BASTERDS. i think it's cool. in an "i cant spel gud but i can shoot lots of nazis" kind of way.
one thing. austin powers. suprisingly its tom cruise. not mike meyers
Brad pitts accent makes me die alittle on the inside it's so bad but other than that this movie is gold.
I would love to see it. Pulp fiction is my absolute favorite movie.
Eww, the mere mention of Cabin Fever makes me never want to shave my legs again. Does anyone else remember that scene? I couldn't shave them for like a week after I saw that movie. Eck!
It looks like cinematic gold. Tarantino is brilliant with his use of dialogue, which I think will carry the film.
People talk shit about QT's peak, yet still forgive M. Knight Shamamlonamalamslmlamaman and watch his trash.
The Villiage? The Happening? Lady In The Lake? What In The Fuck?
i cant wait to see it actually, i have a big thing for that time period and the holocaust.
mike myers? yikes....i;m still watching it...it;s quentin tarantino - if i survived planet terror and the zombies in it i;m sure a bunch of nazis won;t scare me.
I MIGHT go see it; my boyfriend & I are still trying to decide if it's theater-worthy, or wait until DVD.
2 things....1st off, Im confused but what does Mike Myers have to do with this? Hes not in it is he? They dont mention him in the trailors...if he was in it i would think they'd mention him, but they dont. And 2nd, more than likely I will not be seein this for the simple fact that the story itself seems asinine. Im gettin tired of all these movies bout a bunch of guys who are either tryin to kill Hitler or kill Nazis, it sounds like the childish fantasy of some high school kid. Its fuckin stupid.
You wanna see a good movie go see District 9 an forget bout this stupid shit!
Guys, just to let you know, they probably spelled it with an "e" because the movie already exists. This is a remake. Which makes it even more sad to find out they spent ten years revamping an already great movie.
Inglorious BastArds was made in 1981.
Anything that has to do with wasting Nazis will get at least one viewing from me.
It looks like what you'd get if Pulp Fiction and The Dirty Dozen had a love child.
@Mr_Jin@xanga - so incredibly true. i mean, the TREES did it? somebody shoot that stupidly named man.
I want to see it, I think it looks good. Definitely seems better than District 9 :P
@Mr_Jin@xanga - It might be bad, but I kind of liked Lady in the Water lol
You forgot one other reason to see it: the business of killin' Nazis.
@megaaatron@xanga - Oh my God I'd forgotten all about that scene til now... Now I'm cringing thinking about it.
Definitely one of the best movies I've seen in awhile.
i can't wait to see it.
^.^
It was deliciously campy, funny, and repulsive.
Don't see it unless you're at Family Video and it's a dollar; don't waste the 10 or so your local theater requires.
a couple reasons y im gonna watch this movie first off im a big quentin tarantino fan and second i love his sense of humor
...is it bad that i've never heard of this movie until now? yeah. i'm prolly not going to see it.
i absolutely loved it. the writing was well-done (loved the switch-off from french to german to english), the acting was good (i'm still iffy on brad, and mike myers was only in one scene, thank God!), the violence was, well you know, typical quentin violence, pretty decent plot, great cinematography and score.
you should go see it, really. it's not what you'd expect from qt, there's a lot of dialogue (and if you don't like foreign type films / subtitles, you won't like this), a couple of full-on action / violent scenes, and very funny scenes between brad, diane, and christoph haltz (the german detective; deserved of an oscar nom!).
definitely going to watch, but not expecting pulp fiction greatness.
No no no. Sorry I could never get into Quentin Tarantino as everyone else could. Especially after Pulp Fiction. Yes Kill Bill was awesome but you should hear him slowly falling off the mountain after that one.