It’s been too long since I last watched a Quentin Tarentino film.

Ok, so I wrote this long detailed review of the film, but due to technical issues, it disappeared into the depths of the internet without a trace.

So, this will be a brief rewrite.

First the good stuff. It was enjoyable. It had gore. It had comic moments. It had loud stand-out characters. It had action. It had suspense.

The bad stuff. No kick-arse soundtrack. No memorable scenes. No memorable dialog.

So, that’s the review in a nutshell.

The film does not stand on a par with greats such as Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction…

Honey Bunny: I love you, Pumpkin.
Pumpkin: I love you, Honey Bunny.
Pumpkin: All right, everybody be cool, this is a robbery!
Honey Bunny: Any of you fucking pricks move, and I’ll execute every motherfucking last one of ya!

Music Starts. Awesome.

Inglourious Basterds did not have the memorable scenes or the great thumping soundtrack compared to past Tarentino films.

The film, based extremely loosely on the events of WWII, has drama, action and of course gore. The gore was not the usual spurting blood and dismembered body parts but a more low key affair.

I can’t remember what I else I mentioned.

I think this re-write is a lot more harsh than my first version.

Getting back to the film. The shooting of film in a multitude of languages added depth to the film, which would otherwise have been another American re-telling of the war. As with any Hollywood film, the film was littered with bad accents, and stereotyping. The phrase “this pickle” sticks as a very British thing to say. However, rather than taking anything away from the film, I think the over acting on the dialog added a comedic dimension to the film.

There were colourful characters and the reimagining of some of the most hated characters was well portrayed.

It was an enjoyable. Another great Tarentino film. Not quite in the same draft as his past greats, but this should not be taken entirely as a negative. I think the less gory nature of the film would appeal to a wider audience than the usual QT fans. The lack of memorable quotes and scenes that would be burnt into my memory for the next decade is a bit disappointing. Quentin Tarentino is an exceptionally talented director/producer/screenwriter and with such an illustrious filmography, each movie will always be awaited with high antipiation, but I cannot begrudge him the fact that some will masterpieces and others will just be great films. Inglourious Basterds is a great film. Go rent it!

I leave you with this one line …
“I think this might just be my masterpiece. .”