This is not going to be a real review, for the simple fact that I couldn’t get through the whole film. Quentin Tarantino is kind of hit or miss for me: I love some of his stuff, hate others. File Inglourious under “Hate”.
Ugh, I could only stomach about 40 minutes before giving up in disgust. Was the plot moving anywhere? Was there ever going to be any dialogue worth listening to? Actually, I’m surprised I even made it 40 minutes. That long-ass opening scene, which consisted almost solely of a couple of talking heads, was excruciatingly boring — with absolutely zero payoff for sitting through 20 minutes of gibberish. Yeah, I’m sure the girl who escaped turns up later in the film to exact her revenge, but I didn’t feel like sitting through nearly 3 hours to see it. Seriously, listening to my little cousin jabber on about all the new truck accessories he’s gonna buy with his allowance is infinitely more exciting and interesting than anything I saw in the first part of this film.
Look, I’m sure there are people who love Tarantino and think that I’m probably not smart or sophisticated enough to appreciate his “genius”. Whatever. I hated the movie and wasn’t about to waste 2 more hours of my life on something so utterly craptastic. I give it 0 stars, obviously.
2 Responses to “Inglourious Basterds (2009)”
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I have to agree 100% with you on this one. I’m a huge Tarantino fan. I think Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction were absolute masterpieces. I loved From Dusk til Dawn. Unfortunately, Tarantino started a downward spiral from Kill Bill on. Those films were lackluster. Actually, they were downright weird.
I was really looking forward to Inglourious Basterds due to all of the hype. I got through the boring beginning and still had high hopes. I made it to the 90 minute mark and then did something I never ever dreamed I would do during a Tarantino flick – I walked out of the theatre, disgusted! You’re right. It was horrible.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who found this film to be a complete waste of time.
I agree with you about Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs — both were excellent. I even liked Jackie Brown and the first half of From Dusk Til Dawn. But Basterds was just awful!!