Inglourious Basterds (2009)

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  Barneyonmovies

  7 / 10

  WHAT I LIKED: After the ridiculously irritating Kill Bill and Death Proof fanboy projects, WW2-Western 'Inglorious Basterds,' came as a possible chance for Tarantino to rectify himself and return on the prospects of his promising early days, and frankly whilst it's hardly a step forward in the vain of 'Jackie Brown,' it is arguably a more enjoyable and engaging affair than one could have expected. Yes it may not be a particularly serious or intelligent movie, but what it does do more of is to broadcast Tarantino's unquestionable ability to build brilliantly amusing and visceral sequences with his usual style and ability. For example, the scene in which Christoph Waltz comes to a farmhouse to find and kill hidden Jews and the sequence in the tavern are truly genius, and they'll both no doubt have you on the edge of your seat and smiling at the same time as this writer/director shows off his flippantly violent style and comedic ability to expert effect. Couple that with a great cast who all show genuine comedic chops, and what you've got is a fun and engaging movie that shows Tarantino's usual style working towards some moments of genuine greatness.
  WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE: The problem is that there's just no restraint to his fanboying anymore... He's insistent on emptying out his entire movie toy box and showing you all the films he loves, and the more movies you acquaint yourself with as an audience member, the more and more irritating that becomes.
  VERDICT: Whilst Tarantino still does that annoying Kill Bill thing of relentlessly showing off hundreds and hundreds of movie references, 'Inglorious Basterds,' has some really great moments, and that makes it engaging and amusing to an extent that some of his post-'Jackie Brown,' works are not.

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