Seller:Amazon Video On Demand Rating:517 reviews Sales Rank:2,059
Genre:Drama Rating:R (Restricted) Media:Video On Demand Running Time:154 Minutes
Theatrical Release Date:August 21, 2009 Release Date:December 15, 2009 Availability:Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Synopsis:
In Nazi occupied France, young Jewish refugee Shosanna Dreyfus witnesses the slaughter of her family by Colonel Hans Landa. Narrowly escaping with her life, she plots her revenge several years later when German war hero Fredrick Zoller takes a rapid interest in her and arranges an illustrious movie premiere at the theater she now runs. With the promise of every major Nazi officer in attendance, the event catches the attention of the "Basterds", a group of Jewish-American guerilla soldiers led by the ruthless Lt. Aldo Raine. As the relentless executioners advance and the conspiring young girl's plans are set in motion, their paths will cross for a fateful evening that will shake the very annals of history.
Old-Fashioned Movie MagicMay 15, 2010 John F. Rooney 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Inglourious Basterds" is Quentin Tarantino's ironic and fanciful retelling of an episode from World War II. He directed and wrote the film. He's a very imaginative moviemaker who is a fanatical movie buff, very interested in the writing and the dialogue, and he has some American Indian ancestry which will explain a number of features of this film. Sit back and savor the story and the way it is told. It is at times leisurely paced because he wants moviegoers to relish the dialogue. It's a moviegoer's delight with a lot of inside movie stuff going on.
It's a rousing action-adventure yarn, melodramatic, and in the best movie tradition. There's some hammy, over-the-top acting, a lot of violence, and a very cleverly devised screenplay. You'll see flashbacks that help to elucidate the story or characters, and the names of some characters will be telegraphed with written headlines. French and German dialogue is accompanied by subtitles; all of these are trappings which help to validate the narrative. The movie starts with a soundtrack from a Western that may get you in the mood for this serious fantasy.
The scene is set mainly in occupied France in World War II, and you'll see Hitler, Goebells, and the rest of the top Nazi crew.
Central to the the movie's storyline is Colonel Hans Landa, "the Jew Hunter" of the Nazi SS, played by Christopher Waltz who won an Oscar as best supporting actor. At the beginning of the story he is tracking down a Jewish woman, Shosanna, who is hiding out on a French dairy farm. She escapes and later takes over her aunt's art cinema in Paris. A German soldier, Fredrick Zoller, a hero sniper who has killed 350 of Germany's enemies, falls for her. Goebbels has made a propaganda film, "The Nation's Pride", retelling the soldier's exploits, and it's going to be shown in Shosanna's theater at the urging of Fredrick. All the German bigwigs will be at the premiere.
Brad Pitt plays Lieutenant Aldo Raine (remember gravelly-voiced Aldo Ray, a movie star a few generations back) who is leading a squad of eight Jewish-American soldiers. They have been parachuted behind enemy lines, and are terrorizing, mutilating and scalping German troops, Apache style.
An Italian movie with the same title was made in 1978. Are we really to take seriously a film in which the German actress and double agent is named Bridget von Hammersmark?
Pitt and his gang are planning to blow up the cinema, but Shosanna is planning her own vengeance. The long scene in the tavern with the British implant and Bridget is suspenseful because we get the feeling that the Brit's German is going to give him away to the SS officer. The scene in which Landa matches a shoe to Bridget's foot is reminiscent of "Cinderella", but so devastatingly different in outcome.
Sit back and let this movie captivate you and don't worry about historical accuracy. It's old-fashioned moviemaking magic at its best.
I will watch anything Quentin Tarantino directs.March 31, 2010 VAN ROBERT HEATH(JAMESVILLE, NC USA) 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have yet to see a Quentin Tarantino film that I did not love. Quentin Tarantino is the greatest film maker of our time. He just seems to have the right knack for how to make films.
A masterpiece!April 14, 2010 Claudia C. A. Alves(Brasília, DF Brasil) Second best Tarantino movie! I'm a fan of Reservoir Dogs, but I loved this one. That Col. Landa makes us hate nazis even more. Another great acting work for Brad Pitt. Simply loved. Recommend a 100%
How can you not like this movie?April 20, 2010 Jack(North Carolina) This movie was just flat out entertaining as hell and totally unforgettable. That Waltz guy was crazy good in this movie. Sure it could have used a little more action and was dialogue heavy in parts but good all around. Great acting and totally kept my attention for the full 153 min run time.
Make sure you have the stomach for heavy violence before you pop this one in... but otherwise this one should not be missed.
Another Masterpiece Courtesy of TarantinoApril 23, 2010 Giancarlo Urbano(Venezuela) If you haven't seen "Inglorious Basterds" you really don't know what you're missing. It is as humorous and tongue in cheek as Tarantino can be and is a very insteresting retelling (a very inventive one, by the way) of the end of the second world war.
The photography in this picture is probably my favorite of all Tarantino movies to date, the colors and the sensations they give are simply wonderful. The same goes for the score. And to all this you could also add the fact that the performances in this piece are genius, specially for our friend Cristoph Waltz who plays the Col. Hans Landa, and for which he won an Oscar.
The Special Edition has many goods to be worth the extra money you're paying for it. It also gives you the chance to have a digital copy (at least before december 31st of 2010) free of charge (15$ value).
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