Keepin' it Reel: Inglorious Basterds

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INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey --  Synopsis: In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds soon cross paths with a French-Jewish teenage girl who runs a movie theater in Paris which is targeted by the soldiers.

They call me Roy
Inglorious Basterds: A glorious Tarantino materspiece

I saw Pulp Fiction in the movie theater seven times. I am a fan of Quentin Tarantino's work and will always give his work a shot. Some have been better than others ... and this was definitely near the top of the list.

In typical Tarantino fashion, there is no shortage of blood in this film. The Basterds role in the war is to strike fear into the hearts and minds of the Third Reich. They do that and then some. They are spoken of as monsters by Nazi soldiers on the front lines.  Eventually word of their terror tactics reaches Adolph Hitler himself and he declares any mention of the Basterds will be dealt with swiftly. He finds later that the Basterds are harder to get rid of than that.

Brad Pitt was great in this movie. His role as 1st Lt. Aldo Raines is a memorable one. He brings his A-game for this role. What's great about it is that he seems to just be having such a great time. This role was perfect for him. There weren't really any other big actors, but there are many you may recognize. Look out for Mike Myers as the British General.

Definitely see this movie!

Lambchop
Inglorious Basterds: Correcto!

As soon as I heard Quentin Tarantino was coming out with a new film this past summer, I knew it would be epic, and believe me he did not let me down.

With Sin City, Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs being some of the most watched movies in my and many others DVD collections, I knew Tarantino had a lot to live up to. But within the first 10 to 15 minutes of this movie you're sucked in, and if you didn't hate Nazis before the first scene, well you did after it was over and more than likely you were ready to join 1st Lt. Aldo Raines' Basterds.

(Spoiler Alert!) The characters are presented almost like comic-book characters, with witty one liners and a square mustached villain actually being defeated. It seems as though history was disregarded throughout half the movie, but that's one part of what makes it so epic. Its gory, violent and sometimes hilarious ending is exactly what we all wish would have happened, and it might have you on your feet cheering when the ultimate villain goes down in a hail of gun fire.

To sum it all up, if you like Tarantino films just a little bit, I suspect you'll love this one. There's a lot of fowl-mouth dialogue and awesome characters sprinkled with some comedic genius.

The Dexter
Inglourious Basterds: Who and What is a "Private Butz"?

There isn't a whole lot of grammar that would do justice to this movie. I've got a few words though, that come to mind immediately. Obvious humor, lovely narcissism and Quentin Tarantino. For something as depressing and controversial a topic like Hitler's Reign and World War II, Tarantino definitely pulled off a great mash-up and alternate ending to the death of the fuehrer.

All in all, Inglourious Basterds is like an upbeat "Defiance" and wittier and more planned out "Valkyrie".

Seriously, what is not to like about dispatching armed and angry Jews to ambush and kill Nazis?

Or... "Nat-cees" as a southern Brad Pitt would exclaim. I do believe every time I've heard or said that word since seeing the movie, I've pronounced it just the way he would, spitting it out in that southern twang.

With a wit that's hard to beat (That's a bingo!), the humor and blood and a plot that makes you wonder if this could have panned out in real life- Inglourious Basterds turned out to be hands down, a great War Flick ending to the summer theatre.

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