Ace film, for those of you not up to speed this is basically what the film is all about:
A group of hardened Nazi killers stalk their prey in Nazi-occupied France as a Jewish cinema owner plots to take down top-ranking SS officers during the official premiere of a high-profile German propaganda film. As far as Lt. Aldo Raine (aka Aldo the Apache," Brad Pitt) -- is concerned, the only good Nazi is a dead Nazi. Raine's mission is to strike fear into the heart of Adolf Hitler by brutally murdering as many goose-steppers as possible, or die trying. In order to accomplish that goal, Lt. Raine recruits a ruthless team of cold-blooded killers known as "The Basterds" which includes baseball-bat-wielding Bostonian Sgt. Donnie Donowitz (aka "The Bear Jew," Eli Roth) and steely psychopath Sgt. Hugo Stiglitz (Til Schweiger), among others. When the Basterds' secret rendezvous with turncoat German actress Bridget von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) goes awry, they learn that the Nazis will be staging the French premiere of "The Nation's Pride," a rousing propaganda film based on the exploits of German hero Fredrick Zoller (Daniel Brühl), at a modest theater owned by Jewish cinephile Shoshanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent), posing as a Gentile after the brutal murder of her family by the ruthless Col. Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). As the Basterds hatch an explosive plan to take out as many Nazis as possible at the premiere, they remain completely oblivious to the fact that Shoshanna, too, longs to bring the Third Reich to its knees, and that she's willing to sacrifice her beloved theater in the process.
It was too self-indulgent for me. The opening scene just seemed to go on for ever. So by the time it got to the one in the ditch which just seemed to be Pitt rambling on I couldn't be bothered. I'll give it another go when I have more time.
a good watch. The ending though let it down a little for me but generally, a decent show. Didn't realise until last night 'Bear Jew' cracking that Germans napper in the first 20 minutes was fairly bloody
And 'Landa' was great casting by Tarantino (his casting sometimes is first class). Fucking evil looking cunt in the smiling knife sense.
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Quote by RamseesCFCAnd 'Landa' was great casting by Tarantino (his casting sometimes is first class). Fucking evil looking cunt in the smiling knife sense.
One of the best film villians of all time in my opinion. Even by the standards of the Nazi's you were thinking that is one evil bastard.
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