Inglorious Basterds !!!!!!!!!!!

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Finally saw it yesterday and I absolutely loved it. I felt it was QT's best shot film and the writing was simply amazing. Waltz should be nominated, he put on a clinic. Pitt was fantastic as well. My favorite scene was when Aldo was talking to the soldier in the pit right before the Bear Jew came with the slugger. And that scene where he was speaking Italian with a Southern Accent killed me.

I cracked up when Hitler when got a lead shower, then I gave the "oh Sh!t" chuckle when his face exploded.

Hell, even Mike Myers was good, Even though I kept thinking Dr. Evil.
 
Just came back from this. I really enjoyed it. Thought the dialogue was great. Loved the opening scene, I could rewatch that scene 500 times. That's what I love about Tarrantino, even though I may not be a huge fan of his work overall, I can watch some of his scenes so many times over.
 
Saw it last night and had a good time. I think the laughing at such horrific violence is just a nervous reaction more than anything else. We hear there are going to be scalpings, and then there are. And not in the old style of a John Wayne / Ford picture. More like sawing someones scalp off in an ECU. There was a feeling of vindication, but we didn't have cheering in our theater.

Awesome scene in the farmhouse and the basement. Hitler's tirade while being painted as the supreme leader of the new world was awesome. The paranoia in those dark eyes really came through in the cinematography. Kudos to my man John Dykstra for some seamless VFX.
 
ChrisHurn said:
Loved the opening scene, I could rewatch that scene 500 times.
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You know a scene is working when the simple act of pulling out a pipe gets a reaction. The audience I was with all cracked up when Hans Landa took out his giant Sherlock Holmes pipe. I wonder if Tarantino intended that to be funny, or is it just one of those quirky things that ends up being funny because the audience is so tense.
 
i watched a PBS interview with him. he siad the Sherlock pipe was directly there to refernce Sherlock holmes and his detective abilities.
 
Yeap...this film has got Tarantino written all over it. Although I think some of the talking scenes went on too long before the bloodshed happens, it was interesting enough to keep me from getting bored. A good flick for the summer.
 
TimurCivan said:
i watched a PBS interview with him. he siad the Sherlock pipe was directly there to refernce Sherlock holmes and his detective abilities.
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I watched he second half of that interview with Charile Rose. Great stuff. Tarantino in real life is just as verbose as his movies are. I'd love to see his film on John Brown (he freed slaves just before the civil war). Here it is online for those that missed it--

http://charlierose.http.internapcdn.net/charlierose/082109CRS.wmv
 
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The Charlie Rose interview made one thing clear within 5 minutes of watching the other night....Tarantino absolutely LOVES himself. I got tired of listening to him talk about how important he is.
 
Jim Klatt said:
The Charlie Rose interview made one thing clear within 5 minutes of watching the other night....Tarantino absolutely LOVES himself. I got tired of listening to him talk about how important he is.
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He is pretty sure that he is one of the best film critics around. Without ego... he is nothing and no good to us - his audience. Didn't they tell you everyone has a big ego in the film industry? Its good to love yourself. It keeps you going.
 
Could some one explain the signifigance of this shot in the film:

It's the farm house scene where the farmer and Jew Hunter are speaking. In the middle of their conversation the camera moves about 180 degrees around the Hunter and stops on the farmer. I like the way it looks, I'm just trying to figure out why he did that as opposed to normal cut. Me and my AD were having a discussion about it.

Or is that QT being QT?
 
Richard J. Johnson said:
Could some one explain the signifigance of this shot in the film:

It's the farm house scene where the farmer and Jew Hunter are speaking. In the middle of their conversation the camera moves about 180 degrees around the Hunter and stops on the farmer. I like the way it looks, I'm just trying to figure out why he did that as opposed to normal cut. Me and my AD were having a discussion about it.

Or is that QT being QT?
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Maybe it was his way of saying "The tables have turned."

I would have to see it again and pay more attention. I do remember the shot, I'm just having difficulty remembering where in the conversation the shot takes place.
 
Michael Anthony Horrigan said:
Maybe it was his way of saying "The tables have turned."

I would have to see it again and pay more attention. I do remember the shot, I'm just having difficulty remembering where in the conversation the shot takes place.
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I second that because after that shot, the mind game turns in favor of "the Jew hunter" and the bloodshed soon follows. I remember the shot well.
 
Richard J. Johnson said:
Could some one explain the signifigance of this shot in the film:

It's the farm house scene where the farmer and Jew Hunter are speaking. In the middle of their conversation the camera moves about 180 degrees around the Hunter and stops on the farmer. I like the way it looks, I'm just trying to figure out why he did that as opposed to normal cut. Me and my AD were having a discussion about it.

Or is that QT being QT?
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I like the tables have turned idea but it just seemed like he did it to setup a new line, that they used to crane down the farmer's leg to the people under the floor boards. But it would be nice to think that there is symbolism there.:)
 
Richard J. Johnson said:
In the middle of their conversation the camera moves about 180 degrees around the Hunter and stops on the farmer. I like the way it looks, I'm just trying to figure out why he did that as opposed to normal cut.
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The 180 degree camera seems to create more tension, as opposed to a cut... while the Hunter pretends to be rational and civilized, in reality it's the actions of the Hunter who makes the Dreyfus family hide literally under his heels. The 180 degree dolly may also convey space and freedom of movement vs the huddled family underneath who are trapped & immobile.
 
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jeremytuttle said:
I like the tables have turned idea but it just seemed like he did it to setup a new line, that they used to crane down the farmer's leg to the people under the floor boards. But it would be nice to think that there is symbolism there.:)
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Seemed like quite a big move just to create a new line. I like to think that he had more in mind than that. At least I hope so. :)
 
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