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Inglourious Basterds

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Inglourious Basterds (2009)

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Reviews Counted:250

Fresh:220

Rotten:30

Average Rating:7.6/10

Consensus: A classic Tarantino genre-blending thrill ride, Inglourious Basterds is violent, unrestrained, and thoroughly entertaining,

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong graphic violence, language and brief sexuality.

Runtime: 2 hrs 33 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Theatrical Release:Aug 21, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $120,381,050

Synopsis: Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz).... Inglourious Basterds begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.

Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as "The Basterds," Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own... --© Weinstein Co. and Universal Pictures [More]

Starring: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth

Starring: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Bruhl, Til Schweiger, Melanie Laurent, August Diehl, Julie Dreyfus, Sylvester Groth, Jacky Ido, Denis Menochet, Mike Myers, Rod Taylor, Martin Wuttke, Samm Levine, B.J. Novak

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino
Producer: Lawrence Bender
Composer: Ennio Morricone
Studio: Miramax Films

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Un divertido disparate sobre tema serio que es, en definitiva, una celebración y reivindicación del cine como espectáculo. Gran trabajo del austriaco Christoph Waltz en el papel de Hans Landa.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
11/14/09
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

It's great in parts.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
11/04/09
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Simply Tarantino's best. A very intelligent script that combines war movie elements with some pointed observations about violence in movies and in society.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
10/25/09
Louis Proyect
Louis Proyect
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Não importando a qual gênero pertençam ou que história estejam contando, os filmes de Quentin Tarantino giram primordialmente em torno de duas coisas: o Cinema e o amor que o diretor sente por este.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
10/09/09
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Hitler is introduced in a cape like a comic-book villain, so moral relativism clearly isn't part of the plan. With its intentionally brash rewriting of history, Inglourious Basterds is what Quentin Tarantino's back-half of Grindhouse should've been.

Full Review Source: Suite101.com | comment 6 Comments
09/22/09
Nick Rogers
Nick Rogers
Suite101.com

As it progresses, it increasingly takes its cues from Ernst Lubitsch's great Nazi farce To Be or Not to Be, except eventually even wackier and less realistic.

Full Review Source: Brand X | comment 1 Comment
09/20/09
Andy Klein
Andy Klein
Brand X

Gutsy, pleasurable and very satisfying. Packaged together by the amazing Quentin Tarantino, this film will slap you in the face and say: "Damn good, what a way to end the summer!"

Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment Comment
09/11/09
Jolene Mendez
Jolene Mendez
Entertainment Spectrum

97% mature, solid, suspenseful, respectful, artistic, violent, sophisticated, tremulous, funny, surprising

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment 2 Comments
09/10/09
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

Its biggest flaw, though, for those who care about such things, may be its moral attitude. That might seem a stodgy thing to bring up in the context of a Quentin Tarantino movie, but it takes such center stage that it needs to be examined.

Full Review Source: Film.com | comment 31 Comments
09/10/09
Jonathan F. Richards
Jonathan F. Richards
Film.com
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Tarantino has a created a more moving tale about the Jews and the Nazis during World War II than, for example, last year's much more reverent Defiance, which was actually based on a true story yet came off as shtick.

Full Review Source: CultureCatch | comment Comment
09/10/09
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
CultureCatch

One basterd of a movie... Who wants to hear Quentin Tarantino dialogue in a foreign language, thus having to read it?

Full Review Source: Can Magazine | comment 26 Comments
09/09/09
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
Can Magazine

Everything else [except the Basterds themselves] works so beautifully

Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies | comment 1 Comment
09/09/09
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

t's so rich in cinematic value, it's difficult for me to understand how a film critic could fail to be impressed by it.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
09/09/09
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

By letting his brilliant dialogue-centered screenplay showcase his superb cast and keeping the gory violence in check, this fictional WWII saga is Tarantino's masterpiece. Who knew?

Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment 4 Comments
09/08/09
Bruce Bennett
Bruce Bennett
Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

Why is Basterds such a colossal disappointment? It's mostly because Tarantino indulges all of his worst impulses as a filmmaker and ignores what he does best.

Full Review Source: The Trend | comment 36 Comments
09/07/09
Stephen Silver
Stephen Silver
The Trend

Pretentious? Narcissistic? Gory? What's Not to Love?

Full Review Source: Film Snobs | comment 1 Comment
09/06/09
Jimmy O
Jimmy O
Film Snobs

Gloriously directed and written, 'Inglourious Basterds' is a must for Quentin Tarantino fans.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
09/05/09
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

As relentlessly audacious and engrossing as anything within Quentin Tarantino's flawless body of work...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
09/05/09
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Magnificent

Full Review Source: CinePassion | comment Comment
09/04/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

A piece of bravura filmmaking, a scrumptiously over the top revenge fantasy that melds high comedy with tragic melodrama for pure hypnotic effect. I've never enjoyed a Tarantino movie more.

Full Review Source: BrandonFibbs.com | comment Comment
09/03/09
Brandon Fibbs
Brandon Fibbs
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