Movie Review: Inglourious Basterds

Wow! What can I say about Inglourious Basterds? Well, it was one of the best comedies I've seen in a long time, for one. Really. It may be a dark, dark comedy, but its definitely a comedy. I and my fellow movie-goers were laughing uncontrollably during numerous parts of this movie. It was truly awesome.

Quentin Tarantino has now redeemed himself after the abomination of a movie he called Grindhouse. I was still reeling from having to sit through that snooze-fest when I saw Inglourious Basterds, but this movie was just the cure. It was funny, ultra-violent (as any Tarantino movie is), and actually had a pretty darn good plot! I was engaged in the story, and there were several scenes where the tension was palpable. The movie really has you wondering if the heroes will succeed in their secret plot, if the Nazis will find the hidden jews, etc. And the fact Quentin Tarantino is directing makes the mystery that much better, because he's so crazy practically any outcome to the story is feasable.

The plot of Inglourious Basterds follows an elite team of American Jews who parachute into Nazi occupied France with the mission to kill as many Nazis as possible. I don't need to warn you that you are going to see some serious violence go down in this movie. You already know that. But that doesn't bother you. That's why you want to see the movie, isn't it? You won't be dissappointed. The movie is also filled with so many classic film references, there's no way you'll catch them all. Hell, even the title is a throwback to a 1978 Nazi exploitation film by almost the same name.

Once the heroes get down to whacking some krauts, bigger and better targets present themselves, leading to a finale that is truly epic by any definition of the word. It was soooooo fullfilling. Hell, you'll practically need a smoke after watching the finale of this movie.

I'm sure there will be all sorts of reviews psycho-analyzing this movie. A Reverse-holocaust with the Jews killing the Germans, Tarantino parodying the blood-lust of own his audiences with the wholesale slaughter of German audiences sekking to fullfill their own bloodlust, etc. Don't pay any attention to it all. Just view this movie for the awesome spectacle it is. It's good, wholesome, fun violence. Besides, what better target for the murderous rampage of a Tarantino film than the Nazis? Everybody hates Nazis.

SCORING: I give Inglourious Basterds 4 Agent Smiths out of a possible 5.