My kids are staying with me for the next week so I have to wait to see this. I'm pretty excited about seeing it though, and would love to read some feedback on it. Reviews from rottentomatos are all pretty good!

Caught it yesterday. It was fantastic.

Things that surprised me (no spoilers)
- Most of the movie has subtitles (a good thing. Germans speaking German. French speaking French. English speaking English.)
- Not as violent as I was expecting. Graphic when it needed to be, but rarely cringe-worthy
- Maybe it has been a while since I've seen Pulp Fiction, but this movie was a lot funnier than I was expecting.
- I was surprised by who all gets killed.

All in all, fantastic. Brad Pitt was amazing. The guy who played the Jew Hunter (Christopher Waltz, a German television star) was easily the best in the movie, and one of the best performances I've seen this year.

Highly recommended.

I wanna go see this...I told Sam that I did when we saw the poster back in May when we went to see Star Trek.

Maybe in two weeks, when I'm off for a weekend. I've heard nothing but good about it.

Shael

I caught the midnight show on Thursday and it was fucking awesome. I think Im going back for seconds it was so good.

I went into this movie with huge expectations, and I was severely disappointed. Maybe I've seen too many Tarantino movies, but I'm starting to think he just likes to hear his characters talk. He didn't bother with character development, despite having 30 minute scenes of random chit-chat. He played the old card of randomly killing off characters.. and he made it predictable.

It shouldn't have even been called Inglourious Basterds, given the fact you learn of only two Basterds, one who speaks about four lines in the movie before dying. I think Tarantino is at the point of his career where, admittedly, having released some absolutely stellar movies, could release any piece of shit movie and have praise for being nothing more than himself. I know it was trying to be an art film, and break the mold of standard cinema arrangements, but come on.. at least make me feel sympathy, anger, or .. anything.. when a character dies.

The thing that bothered me the most was the inconsistency of the editing. Adding one random stylized scene that introduces Hugo, featuring, of course, Samuel L. Jackson, with that quirky 1960s comic book style, and then never returning to it, really annoyed me.

I enjoyed it, but I'm sick of the praise it's receiving. I have to honor its complete disregard for any historical accuracy, and very humorous scenes (the Italian speaking Basterds, especially).. and Christopher Waltz was absolutely incredible.

Did anyone else spot the Harvey Keitel cameo?

I see Bryan's points, they are valid ones.

I went expecting a Tarantino film, so I guess I wasn't disappointed.

We live in a film world where the kids today think Jackie Brown is boring and "too talky".

Basterds is about the same - lots of talking (but, ohh is it good! The intro interrogation scene is amazing) and some well placed violence. I hadn't seen a Hollywood scalping since the very effectively gory Nurse Betty (poor Aaron Eckhart).

I do like that Basterds wasn't cookie cutter. After a summer of frankly insulting blockbusters like Transformers 2, here's a movie that offers your brain something to hold on to.

I give it a happy 9 out of 10.

I'm so sad Scorsese's Shutter Island is getting pushed back from October to spring 2010.

Shutter Islands looks maybe formulaic, but the cast may pull it off, especially in the period it's set in. I will most certainly go see it.

What to see this weekend? Inglorious Basterds or District 9?

What hospital/film location is that in the Shutter Island trailer?

Posted by yokes What hospital/film location is that in the Shutter Island trailer?

A quick search turned up Medfield State Hospital, in Medfield, MA.

So it is.

What about this shot?

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Looks like a prison (or is it just CGI)?

Posted by Esoterik My kids are staying with me for the next week so I have to wait to see this. I'm pretty excited about seeing it though, and would love to read some feedback on it. Reviews from rottentomatos are all pretty good!

Take the kids to see it. Treat it as a history lesson.

Posted by KublaKhan Take the kids to see it. Treat it as a history lesson.

There are only a few scenes of violence and it's subtitled so they would get bored pretty quickly.

Loved this movie. My only complaint is that it was so god dammed long, but the movie really was incredible. I guess it was my fault for going to the midnight showing

Brad Pitt did a damn good job, but Christoph Waltz really made the movie. absolutely incredible performance.

Hitler is upset with his portryal in Basterds

http://www.youtube...atch?v=4qKflAW8Un0

Posted by Esoterik Hitler is upset with his portryal in Basterds http://www.youtube...atch?v=4qKflAW8Un0

what doesn't that clip work with?