Movie #138: Inglourious Basterds

Movie #: 138
Movie Title: Inglourious Basterds
Year Released: 2009

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Notable Cast: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger, Mélanie Laurent

Short Description: In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

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IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: #68
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: #76
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Date Watched: 4/17/2016

Grade: 3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)

Rationale: My beef with Inglourious Basterds is every scene was longer than was needed to get the point across, whether that'd be the opening scene establishing Christoph Waltz as the villainous Jew hunter or the restaurant scene where they decide where to show the Nazi propaganda movie and then Waltz's character intimidates Mélanie Laurent's character. Accurate or not, I believe that hurt my perception of Inglourious Basterds as I would have loved to see more of Brad Pitt's Aldo Raine and his "Basterds" kicking Nazi ass. Not that the film as a whole was bad, I just wanted more of certain parts leaving me with a feeling that it had untapped potential.