I am a huge Quinten Tarintino fan. All his films (yes, including Jackie Brown) make it worth going out and spending your hard earned money for two hours of bliss. Tarintino gets what the audience wants to see, but he doesn't over do it. He isn't subtle, but nor is he over the top (till the end that is.) with the violence. Its a remarkable feat that every director strives to achieve but none can seem to harness. Mr. Tarintino is a master craftsman. Without going to much into spoiler territory, let me just say Brad Pitt and Christoph Waltz shine throughout. Not to say anyone else in the film was bad. Far from it. In fact, I almost would say that they are upstaged by two other actors: Michael Fassbender (The British Lt.) and Mélanie Laurent. There performances are a testament to cinema and what acting should be like in every film. Now, back to how the story was. No matter if school was boring for you or if history wasn't your subject, everybody has heard about Adolf Hitler. And like me, many people have always imagined going back in time to just take the evil man out. Well, this film gets rid of the time travel motif and settles on changing things to how the war SHOULD have ended: by putting together a small team of American Jewish soldiers and other various men and women to go to the heart of Nazis territory and take as many out as they can. But something happens unexpectedly. A window of opportunity opens up and the Basterds (as they are named) decide to go after the big cheese himself. The movie takes certain liberties. No, it is not historically accurate. Honestly, it doesn't matter. The way things end make you realize that Inglorious Basterds is about fulfilling a wish many have had. And they do it with bad french accents!
A+
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