Inglourious Basterds

[bassman1185]

But never have I hated a character so much.

I think the strength of that performance was that the Waltz played an absolutely despicable, vile human being in such a way that you ALMOST like him. He was so slimy and evil, but his little quirks, like shouting out 'I GOT A BINGO!" totally brought him back to where you don't consider him a monster.

 

[Joe Garage]

I agree with those who said it was his best since Pulp Fiction. Christoph Waltz did an awesome job. I hope he wins an Oscar.

 

[Balog]

I didn't like Pulp Fiction, and made it up to the "torturing the cop" scene in Resevoir Dogs before I pulled the plug. This one almost makes me want to try again.

 

[anyonefortennis]

I didn't like Pulp Fiction, and made it up to the "torturing the cop" scene in Resevoir Dogs before I pulled the plug. This one almost makes me want to try again.

If the torturing the cop scene made you walk away from "dogs" - you should not watch this movie.

 

[Balog]

It's odd, even very violent movies like Saving Private Ryan don't bother me in the least, but I absolutely hate watching torture.

 

[bassman1185]

It's odd, even very violent movies like Saving Private Ryan don't bother me in the least, but I absolutely hate watching torture.

This one isn't really torture, per se, but it is pretty brutal. Basically, most of the horrendous things that were done to people were done after they were already dead. The "marking" scene was pretty rough to watch, though.

 

[Ripper]

there was an odd amount of comical gore in it.. like the scene with hitler... but the marking was probably the roughest other than when they first show the basterds after the one battle

 

[Joe Gress]

I think the strength of that performance was that the Waltz played an absolutely despicable, vile human being in such a way that you ALMOST like him. He was so slimy and evil, but his little quirks, like shouting out 'I GOT A BINGO!" totally brought him back to where you don't consider him a monster.

Not me. I really felt the tension in Shosanna when she was sitting right across from him at the table. I wanted her to reach out and stab him right then and there.

 

[doctorjazz]

Great movie, sometimes hilarious, sometimes sickening. Waltz was brilliant, great character in both writing and portrayal.

I was cool with the gore for the most part, I was expecting it to be bloody, but that last scene really got to me. Yeesh...

Also, Brad Pitt made me giggle. A lot.

 

[warwick.hoy]

Typical Tarentino. I find myself more and more turned off by violence. Still I managed to embrace my uncomfortableness and enjoyed this one.

What got me was the audience. We went to the Sunday Matinee and it was so packed that we had to sit front row. A lot of people were laughing and clapping during the violent scenes. I get the feeling that they were laughing with the movie as opposed to at the movie. Sort of "Ha Ha Revenge is funny". To that extent I don't think those audience members were "getting it".

 

[Joe Gress]

^ I was kinda repulsed by the violence. It wasn't pretty and stylized like Kill Bill was. To me, it was supposed to make you turn and cringe.

 

[drteeth]

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The scene where they try to speak italian floored me. 'correcto'

 

[bassrique]

The violence was nothing compared to Tarentino's other films. A Nazi gets his head clubbed -- big deal.

 

[warwick.hoy]

I did like the scene with Mike Meyers in it. Not sure if QT quite caught the cheekiness of The Black Adder; a program that I love, but it was fun never the less.

 

[MatticusMania]

^ I was kinda repulsed by the violence. It wasn't pretty and stylized like Kill Bill was. To me, it was supposed to make you turn and cringe.

I laughed. No, it wasnt stylized, but knowing that it's still only a movie put it in the frame of mind more so in that 'I can't believe they actually just showed that' kind of way.

 

[Jereth]

I didn't like Pulp Fiction, and made it up to the "torturing the cop" scene in Resevoir Dogs before I pulled the plug. This one almost makes me want to try again.

If you didn't like Pulp Fiction or Resevoir Dogs, what made you want to see another Tarantino movie...?

 

[Jefenator]

A week later, I'm still smiling when I think of the way Goebbels was portrayed. Some of the funniest stuff Quentin has done, and that's saying a lot.

I'll definitely be checking it out again on disc.

 

[Thunderscreech]

Typical Tarentino. I find myself more and more turned off by violence. Still I managed to embrace my uncomfortableness and enjoyed this one.

What got me was the audience. We went to the Sunday Matinee and it was so packed that we had to sit front row. A lot of people were laughing and clapping during the violent scenes. I get the feeling that they were laughing with the movie as opposed to at the movie. Sort of "Ha Ha Revenge is funny". To that extent I don't think those audience members were "getting it".

It's a human reaction to laugh in uncomfortable situations. it's self defense mechanism. You're not laughing because it's funny, you're laughing because you body needs endorphins to release stress.

 

[MatticusMania]

It's a human reaction to laugh in uncomfortable situations. it's self defense mechanism. You're not laughing because it's funny, you're laughing because you body needs endorphins to release stress.

Just like in the Milgram experiment. If you dont know about it you can look it up. When the subject was giving out the "shocks" and the response was a scream, many people would let out and uncomfortable laugh.

 

[MusicBokonon]

Saw it last night. Was great right up until the ending, (mild spoiler) where you think "they're not going to show it, they're not going to show it, oh God they just showed it." That and I laughed every time Brad Pitt talked, just cause of his accent.