miles316 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Probably old news but i just saw the trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sQhTVz5IjQ I'm like This is gonna be awesome! Some one tried to Cut Brad Pits throat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilSpex Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Cross of Iron? Stalingrad? Thin Red Line? Flags of Our Fathers? Letters from Iwo Jima? Das Boot? The Big Red One is underrated too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big F Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Or Pearl Harbor (2001), which proved that it's possible to travel from the US to England on a train. You do realise that since the U.K goverment privatised British Rail this service has now been discontinued One thing that these films do show is the stupidity of war in general. even if in the likes of Pearl Harbor the Bayformer pads it out smulchy kissing, love triangles and slow-mo's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anime52k8 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Probably old news but i just saw the trailer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sQhTVz5IjQ I'm like This is gonna be awesome! This looks absolutely vial. Leave it to Quentin Tarantino to take something that could be good and ruin it with stupidity and mediocrity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiotheforsaken Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 From what I understand the Basterds are actually the lesser of the 3 intertwined story lines. The trailer kinda paints the movie different than it actually is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Mancini Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Or Pearl Harbor (2001), which proved that it's possible to travel from the US to England on a train. Wait, what? I've never seen Pearl Harbor...does that actually happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Train Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 You do realise that since the U.K goverment privatised British Rail this service has now been discontinued One thing that these films do show is the stupidity of war in general. even if in the likes of Pearl Harbor the Bayformer pads it out smulchy kissing, love triangles and slow-mo's. It's like: MACROSS-1941 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taksraven Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Cross of Iron? Stalingrad? Thin Red Line? Flags of Our Fathers? Letters from Iwo Jima? Das Boot? Totally forgot Thin Red Line. Not quite the same type of film as "All Quiet..." tone wise but still an outstanding film in its own way. Saving Private Ryan nearly makes it as a horrific portrayal of war but then stuffs it up with the general theme of hope and salvation, which is absolute garbage. Das Boot was brilliant too. The problem is that when you come out of the cinema after the extended version of the film (209 minutes), you really do feel like you have been stuck at the bottom of the ocean in a submarine for that long. God help anybody who has watched the 293 minute mini-series cut. (4 hours and 53 mins!!!) Taksraven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFTF1 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) My first thought and reaction upon seeing the trailer to this movie: Brad Pitt is hard up for money. Pete PS - Add to your list of excellent WWII movies: Europa, Europa Edited July 23, 2009 by VFTF1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taksraven Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I mean, it probably will be a good escapist war film, but when they have the wankey attitude "You haven't seen WW2 until you see it through Tarentino's eyes" whatever it is they say, it leaves me a bit cold. Pitt was excellent in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford". Fantastic film. Taksraven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miles316 Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 This looks absolutely vial. Leave it to Quentin Tarantino to take something that could be good and ruin it with stupidity and mediocrity. Is this movie based on a book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Train Posted July 23, 2009 Author Share Posted July 23, 2009 (edited) Is this movie based on a book? It is not, it is loosely based on a 1978 Italian movie with the english title: Inglorious Bastards... very loosely based. Wait, what? I've never seen Pearl Harbor...does that actually happen? Ben Affleck's character volunteers to serve in the RAF (prior to Pearl Harbor), he is in NY at at the time, and his departure scene takes place on a train station . I mean it's implied that he gets on a boat at some point in time, but the scene is often used an example of how they tried to over-dramatize things in the flick. Edited July 23, 2009 by Ghost Train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I caught a early showing of this; overall it was great watching a WWII movie with a Tarantino spin. Was it an epic war movie? Far from it. Was it fun watching some campy acting from Brad Pitt as a Nazi-hunting basterd? Yes. As far Tarantino films go, it doesn't have much of impact as his other movies and some scenes dragged on. I also would've like to have seen more scenes that showed has the basterds got their rep, but I still had a good time with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Just got back from watching the film. And I can give it a mild recommendation (Don't go in expecting a "historically accurate" story though). If you're a fan of Tarantino's well-known style (dialogue-heavy scenes with the occasional flourish of gleefully over-the-top violence), you'll enjoy it enough. If you get annoyed with Tarantino's techniques or are just plain bored now by his style, you'll probably wanna skip the Basterds. I hate to say it, but I'm starting to see the seams in Quentin's style, especially with Basterds. On more than a few occasions I found myself saying, "Hey, isn't that musical cue from Kill Bill?" or "Isn't she from Kill Bill too?" Also, a few of the scenes seemed to scream, "I'm a cool little cinematic or pacing technique! LOOK AT ME!!" And at 2 1/2 hours long, the film definitely could use some editing. Understand, I'm a fan of Tarantino's stuff. But I think having a stronger editor (to reign Quentin in just a bit) would have made the film a lot tighter. When the film is focusin' on "killin' NAT-Sees!!" , you can just see the energy ooze on-screen. But the middle part of the film (with a certain cameo) just really killed the film's pace. All in all, don't go in expecting to see the greatest Tarantino film. It's okay, but it has its flaws. P.S.--Is it just me, or did you get the sense that Quentin wrote one of the two female roles for Uma Thurman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 P.S.--Is it just me, or did you get the sense that Quentin wrote one of the two female roles for Uma Thurman? Probably, but it could be that he just has a thing for blonde femme fatales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 So, why'd he make her dye her hair black (or wear a black wig) for Pulp Fiction? Also, just wanted to mention that the main baddie in Basterds was generally pretty f'ng good and engaging. Other than the drawn-out strudel scene, he's one of the more interesting characters in the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I'm gonna check it out in a couple of days!! I'll let know what i think o it after, REALLY looking forward to seeing this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excillon Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 Going to see this...I heard Brad Pitt is psychotic in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 So, why'd he make her dye her hair black (or wear a black wig) for Pulp Fiction? Also, just wanted to mention that the main baddie in Basterds was generally pretty f'ng good and engaging. Other than the drawn-out strudel scene, he's one of the more interesting characters in the film. Agreed, the Colonel was definitely one of the strongest, most engaging characters in the film. Besides Brad Pitt and the dude from The Office I barely remember any of the other Basterds. And having recently watched Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 they did reuse some of the same music/score. IMHO Not a bad watch (especially considering what this summer has had to offer) but if you're no fan of Tarantino then you may want to stay far, far away. -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie23 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) I just got back from watching it and I enjoyed it a lot. The dialog was well written (especially the Colonel's). I thought it was a fun take on WWII. And since when is punking Nazi's not fun? Exactly - it always is Edited August 24, 2009 by Valkyrie23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UN Spacy Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Did you guys notice the two voice over cameo's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Did you guys notice the two voice over cameo's? Yep, pretty sure one was Sam MF'in Jackson not sure about the over voice over. -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) ^^That's the same one I heard too. P.S.--That horror movie director, Eli Roth, is one of the Basterds. Also, the slightly-psycho former Nazi Basterd had a fairly memorable backstory. Edited August 24, 2009 by Mog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Hunter D Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 So, why'd he make her dye her hair black (or wear a black wig) for Pulp Fiction? Pfft, I guess he really did have a hard on for Ms Thurman... Yeah, Christoph Waltz made a fine villain. And as psycho as Hugo was, he's no Mr.Blonde. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mog Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Yup, Stiglitz could just flat-out kill you on a turn of a dime. But Mr. Blonde? Mr. Blonde will kill ya WITH FLAIR! And only in a Tarantino film can you learn two useless (but still quite interesting) bits of obscure film and international trivia. It may not be a Royale with Cheese, but I can say I learned two interesting bits of knowledge from Basterds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Every once in a while Brad Pitt does a role that goes above & beyond his norm. 12 monkeys, Meet Joe Black, and now Bastards...stop hating, long in the middle, but definately a good movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanedaestes Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I loved the film, it was a blast, but then I am biased because I love Quentin and his style Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanedas Bike Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 ^^That's the same one I heard too. P.S.--That horror movie director, Eli Roth, is one of the Basterds. Also, the slightly-psycho former Nazi Basterd had a fairly memorable backstory. True! But the way he died in that stupid basement shoot-out (guess Brad called it, fightin’ in a basement is DUMB) relegated his character to forgettable to me. He should have gone out in a blaze of glory . And dammit if I didn't keep looking at Eli's name and thinking, I know that guy from somewhere...guess I've forgotten about Hostel too. -b. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghadrack Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Yep, pretty sure one was Sam MF'in Jackson not sure about the over voice over. -b. It was Harvey Keitel (sp) aka Winston Wolf as the commanding officer on the radio at the end of the movie making the deal with Landa unless my ears betrayed me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Togo Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 IB has become my favorite Tarintino film. I really enjoyed the hell out of it. Nice to see the man produce something that wasn't overrun with overly witty and vulgar dialog, with a constant need for violence. I really, really liked this film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einherjar Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 So that's how World War II ended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruskiiVFaussie Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Didn't get to see it, hopefully wil before it goes off the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Einherjar Posted August 30, 2009 Share Posted August 30, 2009 Time for spoofs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted September 2, 2009 Share Posted September 2, 2009 Saw it last night. Definitely my favorite film of the year so far. Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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