Take 1: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

My man Quentin.  Give it up.  I had no intention of watching this movie even if Mr. Tarantino and I hail from the same part of the world, the South Bay of L.A., CA.  I am a spiritual woman.  I am for peace.  This movie is about Nazis and killing.  Yuck!

Wait for it!  Of course, and then I watched it.  This movie is just shy of two and a half hours in length.  I was captivated throughout never once glancing at the clock to calculate how much more of this must be left.

I didn't take the time to ponder if as Mr. Tarantino mentions about his masterpiece, Pulp Fiction, that all actual blood and gore violence is implied (he cuts away before he actually shows it); the same holds true for this movie.  Instead, I do look away from the screen if I think some horrible act of violence is about to occur.  I'm just sayin!

I truly get the sense that Quentin Tarantino loves, loves, loves movies.  More than me, obviously.  And loves to try new things.  I admire his creativity.  After all it seems fairly ballsy to take one of our most embarassing moments in fairly recent history and retell it in a way that we would have liked to have seen it play out.  Make no mistake as you watch this movie.  It is not a tell it like it was, but a story of fiction.

I know some people would rather die (figuratively) than watch the same movie twice.  I feel like one of the highest reviews I can give a movie is to feel I would watch it again.  When I do, it is usually well worth it as I pick up on subtleties I may have missed the first go round.

Mr. Tarantino, I would watch this again.  Thank you to all involved for this inglourious effort.

P.S.  I almost forgot about all the subtitles.  If you have a problem with reading subtitles, this may not be the film for you.  If you don't or are willing to step out of your comfort zone and try it anyway, it should be worth it.

Movie: Inglourious Basterds

Written and Directed: Quentin Tarantino

Film Editor:  Sally Menke

Plot:  In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis.

Cast (top 3 listed from IMDB, click here to see more):  Brad Pitt, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz