Quentin Tarantino graces us with another one of his masterpieces, as he rewrites history in this fictional World War II movie – Inglourious Basterds. The movie encompasses all the elements that would make Quentin Tarantino fans out there proud. Excessive blood and violence. Check. Long witty dialogues. Check. Solid acting. Check. Sadly, Inglourious Basterds lost out in the race for Oscar glory to Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker, which I thought the latter didn’t deserve the honours, but I’ll save that argument for a later review.

Set during World War II, in German-occupied France, Inglourious Basterds tells the tale of two plots to terminate the German leaders of The Third Reich. The first through the eyes of Shoshanna Dreyfus, who seeks her revenge after her family’s murder, and the other, a group of Jewish Allied soldiers set out to spill German blood.

Like most of his films (Kill Bill vol. 1&2, Pulp Fiction etc.), Quentin Tarantino has a knack for using music as a tool to intensify the action and performances on screen. The music used in the movie has also played its part in making Inglourious Basterds so quirky yet entertaining. It gave off this good old western feel to it, something you wouldn’t expect from your typical war movie, say… Saving Private Ryan, Thin Red Line. Just to name a few.

Tarantino definitely has an acute eye for talent, as seen in his casting of Christoph Waltz as Nazi Colonel Hans Landa. I personally felt that Christoph Waltz stood out amongst the many talented actors and actresses in the film. His portrayal as a Nazi Colonel could not have been more bone chilling. For me, I would definitely have to rate him as one of the greatest villains of all time, among the likes of Heath Ledger’s Joker. Now that’s a feat for someone I’ve not heard before; no wonder he deserved his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.

Packed with a quirky sense of humour, facetious dialogue, and a whole lot of suspense, Inglourious Basterds will never fail to entertain and leave audiences wanting more. Be reminded, Inglourious Basterds is no history lesson. It is a piece of art.

Now that’s a BINGO!

Written by Ryan Wong

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