The Inglorious Bastards

My rating: 3.5 out of 5Premise*A mixed group of American warfighters are being transported as prisoners in the middle of WWII France. They are ambushed by enemies and are set free. They then spend the rest of their time trying to reach Switzerland, fighting bad guys and running dangerous missions for the French resistance as they go along.The Good Things*Video quality is good. It is very colorful, detailed, and clean.*Includes a number of documentaries, featurettes, trailers, and a bonus CD soundtrack.*The movie has a great deal of action (although much of it is quite over-the-top).*The photography is interesting. Some of it is jittery and rough, but other shots are solid. There are also some cool slow-motion scenes.*Exterior locations are excellent. It looks like they used real European settings (like the scene in the castle).*The story is not bad. It is well-paced and easy to follow.*The characters are not bad. They aren't too deep or complex, but they are interesting to watch. Their acting may be seen as ridiculously over-the-top, but I'd say it's good.*Music is not bad; it's very boisterous and upbeat.The Bad Things*Well, you can either call this a really bad movie or a really good cult/B-movie. See below for details.*Not for young kids; it's unrated, but contains a scene with nudity (nude girls with guns, nonetheless), some violence, and some swearing.The Questionable Things*The sound quality is okay; I think it had too many parts where some volume was too low and other parts were too high. Most of the dialogue can still be understood.*The dialogue is loaded with lines that are...well...ridiculous! If you don't mind, it may not bother you much. I found myself laughing at most of it.*The plot is riddled with historical inaccuracies. There were some nice touches, like having the guys going after the V2 rocket. But other details, like the types of uniforms, the types of vehicles, and the weapons, are way off. The portrayal of the French resistance is way off. Having a colonel parachuting into the woods is way off. You do not want to see this for any history lessons; you'll either hate it or love the absurdity.*Even though there are a lot of neat action scenes, many of them are choreographed in a really ridiculous over-the-top fashion. Everybody shoots their guns by wildly waving them around. Everybody who is shot falls over like they're slipping on banana peels. One guy manages to kill people with a slingshot. Nobody ever runs out of ammo. Bad guys appear out of nowhere in endless hoardes. Once again, you'll either hate it, or love the absurdity.*Some things that happen in the story makes you wonder "why did they do that?"*The romance story for this whole movie is kind-of contrived. Once again, you'll either hate it, or love the absurdity.*Some of the sets and props look cheap. Some special effects are obvious models or matte paintings. If you're expecting a high production value, this may dissapoint you.*Some parts seem to be derrived from other things. Aside from "The Dirty Dozen," I thought of "Bridge on the River Kwai" as I watched the ending. My parents thought one scene resembled the old "Mission Impossible" series (gotta love it how the guy stops a self-destruct device by shoving a pencil in the gears).I expected a rough, gritty, bloody war epic...but I guess that's what Tarantino's new film will be like. This original version is very over-the-top, with lots of absurd dialogue, action, and events that could never really happen in real life. I wound up laughing at the whole thing, because in nearly every scene, there was something absurd. I thought it was fun because of this, but if you're like my parents, you might be disgusted instead. Rent it to see what you think.

This film is basically about a group of escaped convicts that ventures throughout the countryside while encountering assorted adventures. They meet a variety of people, move from one place to the next, and there's loads of action and violence. Perhaps it's because of the films budget, but you only see people fall down without any blood or gun shot wounds during the majority of these battles. This makes it seem earlier on that the entire film might be bloodless, but towards the end of the film it gets bloodier in some parts with some gun shot hits being shown. The films pace is very fast, and there's some nudity here when the group encounters a bunch of fully nude skinny dipping women; there's some brief and difficult to see flashes of full frontal nudity but not much. The film certainly delivers in terms of action and violence, but another thing I really liked about this film is the beautiful countryside scenery. With all the fields, forests, lakes, streams, waterfalls, and some old fashioned stone structures, the film is pleasing to look at and this helps to keep the viewer watching. In terms of entertainment, I personally thought it was much better than Tarintino's remake, but that's just my opinion. It's well directed, and the clear purpose of this film is simply to entertain.The DVD quality is great. They did a excellent job with this transfer. I also got my DVD for a really cheap price, so it was definitely worth it.

First off, I'm not one of those posters who enjoy giving bad reviews. I'm not a movie snob, either. Most of the time if I don't enjoy a movie or book, I realize that my experience isn't necessarily representative of most people. Maybe I failed to see the point. But sometimes a lemon is just a lemon. I bought this movie because my favorite movie director, Quentin Tarantino, spoke so highly of it. The production values are awful, but that in itself isn't a deal breaker. Story is the most important element of any good movie, and here the plot was aided with a decent storyline. Escaped military convicts accidentally kill U.S. soldiers, disguised as German soldiers, and decide to take on the deceased's mission. Obvious "Dirty Dozen" rip off. Which I could forgive if it was half as good as that movie, but it doesn't even come close, I'm afraid. I give it two stars, because it at least helped inspire Tarantino's World War 2 masterpiece by the same name. I truly believe the disparity you see here in reviews is due to the fact that most of the people who love it, remember it fondly from their youth. They can recall watching it at their local "grindhouse" theater as a kid. The events of that night so strong and nostalgic in their memory banks that it's clouded their judgement of the movie. Everybody has a movie or two like that. For me, the scariest movie I saw as a kid was "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark". Recently, I bought that '70's classic, and believe me, despite the nostalgia it invokes, it doesn't hold up well at all. I think if Tarantino could separate the nostalgia he feels about "The Inglorious Bastards", he'd see it for the truly "Bad" movie that it is.

An Italian World War II film, 1977, INGLORIOUS BASTARDS, action-packed from start to finish, starring Bo Svenson (walking tall) with Fred Williamson (take a hard ride). Director Enzo Castellari gives us everything you would want in a war picture, plenty of gunplay, explosions, fast moving trains, the regular genre violence, and about fifteen naked frauleins skinny dipping armed with machine guns, if you had to go in a war zone, this would be the way, with one dying lasting request...Inglorious Bastards, is one of the better war films from the past, you won't want to miss it, cause they just don't mak'em like this anymore, and this Severin dvd is brilliantly remastered, full screen, 16x9 widescreen optional, interview with Quentin Tarantino and Enzo Castellari.

Inglorious Basterds (2009) with Brad Pitt et all this ain't, but what it is stands up to scrutiny as an enjoyable and well paced war film.This film, from 1978, directed by not Tarantino but Enzo Castellari, features some more obscure actors, both American and European.A group of soldiers are on route to courtmartial when an air attack gives them their freedom.They then find themselves tasked with some "behind the enemy lines" tasking to capture some Nazi hardware while on route to Switzerland.It is as I say a good film and doesn't disappoint in any way.But to reiterate, no comparison with Tarantino's film can be made.You also get a pretty convoluted extra of a chat between Tarantino and Castellari. I got bored after 30 minutes and went to bed.

One of those nice films where everyone seems to be having fun with each of their roles, even the blink and you'll miss it cameos from various A-lister cast members.

I bought this believing it was the modern adaptation by Tarantino. I was severely wrong. Furthering my delusion was the advert for an interview with Tarantino on the front of the dvd case! I had no idea there was an original of Inglorious Bastards! It only actually hit me when I started watching it. I was not too impressed with myself - a lesson was learnt not to impulse buy just because its pay day! However, I persevered and ended up really enjoying this cheesy old school army movie. I have kept it and intend to watch it many more times! The banter between the members for the gang and the general retro nature of the action scenes really made me smile.

New cover old film orginal black and white film inside… still a great film but that’s not really point when you promised your misses Brad Pitt…

Just what I was expecting