Top Ten Movies of the Decade: Inglorious Basterds (2009)
This movie is hard to think about, and that's precisely what makes it amazingly fun and nicely intelligent. Make no mistake, when I say it's intelligent it's not about a political statement, a philosophical idea or anything like that. It's intelligent filming.
You probably realized I'm not keen on lavishing compliments. Congratulations, Quentin Tarantino. You've outdone yourself.
On one hand, all of the scenic and camera tricks are so well used that this would-be Hollywood popcorn movie becomes a worthwhile film, so to speak. On the other hand, it's so gruesome that it can't be taken seriously as some cinema theorist's attempt at... whatever. It's just too cool for that.
You probably realized I'm not keen on lavishing compliments. Congratulations, Quentin Tarantino. You've outdone yourself.
On one hand, all of the scenic and camera tricks are so well used that this would-be Hollywood popcorn movie becomes a worthwhile film, so to speak. On the other hand, it's so gruesome that it can't be taken seriously as some cinema theorist's attempt at... whatever. It's just too cool for that.
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