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Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Short Review: Inglourious Basterds
Yesterday I saw Quentin Tarantino's new movie, Inglourious Basterds.I like Tarantino, but I don't love Tarantino. Pop in Pulp Fiction and I'll watch it any time. Pop in Reservoir Dogs and I'll watch most of it, if not all of it. For Jackie Brown I'll stay to see Pam Grier and Robert De Niro. Probably.
But Kill Bill I prefer to see in bits and pieces (har har). Sitting through both parts of that movie is just too much Tarantino at once. And when it comes to Death Proof, I only want to see the last half, that fantastic car chase with Kurt Russell and the over-the-top charming Zoe Bell.
All that said, I still believe a Tarantino movie is going to be worth seeing, and I've liked Brad Pitt ever since 1995's 12 Monkeys.
It turns out Brad Pitt isn't in Inglourious Basterds as much as the advertising would have you believe. He turns in a good, comical performance, but the real star of the show is Austrian actor Christoph Waltz, who plays Nazi Col. Hans Landa.
Inglourious Basterds didn't thrill me, and it's long. The more movies I see that last longer than two hours, the more I think no movie should last more than two hours. Argue with that if you can.
One of the best parts of my movie-going experience yesterday: at one point in the movie you can hear The Wilhelm Scream on the soundtrack.
Labels: Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Kurt Russell, Pam Grier, Quentin Tarantino, Robert De Niro, Zoe Bell
Posted by Mr. Hehn at 10:39 AM 
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Thursday, January 22, 2009
The Oscar Revenge of Benjamin Button
Make fun of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button all you want, but it pulled down thirteen nominations in the 2009 Oscar race.Including best picture, best actor (Brad Pitt), best director (David Fincher), best phony old-guy makeup, etc, etc.
The ceremony is February 22nd. The other best picture nominees: Frost/Nixon, The Reader, Milk, and (our early favorite) Slumdog Millionaire.
Variety has the story and the full list of nominees.
Labels: Benjamin Button, Brad Pitt, David Fincher, Harvey Milk, The Oscars
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