Reviews

This movie started well with an intriguing first scene involving some very competent acting, cinematography & scene setting. I thought QT had turned a corner in his film making & development, moving into a more mature phase of his film-making.

Alas no. The film went downhill with the introduction of the Inglorious Basterds... (what is with the graphical text name tags? They're not edgy or cool; in this film they were just kinda redundant). I'm not sure if these guys were meant to be the heroes, I'm neither American nor European & i just ended up hoping they would get killed off as they lent no sympathy to their (historically inaccurate) cause. They seemed psychotic & barbaric with zero redeeming qualities via zero character development. Take them out of the movie and I don't think it would have changed the outcome very much at all.

My fingered hovered over the fast-forward button a few times; the dialog was long & overly drawn out, some scenes were totally unnecessary, it seemed QT was masturbating behind the camera trying to prove how mature & edgy he could be. And then his blood filled scene climaxes... gross dude. Get a tissue & a room. I don't care about your tug sessions, keep it to yourself next time.

The editing was bad, Brad Pitt was awful (i could not understand what he was saying a few times - why you no subtitle Mr Pitt as well?) The plot dysfunctional, the cinematography was.. OK and some of the other cast acting was actually good. But not good enough to hold this history 'basterdisation' together.

Awful.

I've never seen SNL or know what it is as I do not live in USA... but it does not really matter, this movie does not seem to need any prior knowledge of this show.

This movie is completely depraved, immature, idiotic, stupid & warped; and i guess this is what makes it so much fun. It is not a serious movie. It does not cover serious topics & provide intellectual insight.

It is a vehicle for a premise of MacGruber, who is a kinda anti-anti-hero, whom can do no wrong and also can do no right. I loved him, then hated him, then loved to hate loving him - the actor did a good job of getting into character of this lunatic. The supporting cast were pretty much just that, to provide support & provide foundation for the slapstick.

The humour is random and very offbeat, it could be depraved at times and was base, but the jokes were laid so thick & fast it was hard for me to catch my breath in between the gags. Maybe they weren't suited to a 'mature' audience but that is definitely not who this movie is intended for. I loved it. I can kinda understand why some people may not but hey; i got to laugh (a lot) & they didn't.