After watching the first hour of this movie, I came upon a theory that I think makes a lot of sense as to why the movie Grindhouse wasn't a hit: They don't know how to market Quintin Tarantino. The previews show Inglorious Basterds as a fun, gory, thrill ride and in reality, it isn't. It isn't that I didn't like the film, it was just that I was expecting a Kill Bill style action-fest and it was pretty talky. The good news is that since Quintin Tarantino can write like no other, that makes the movie very entertaining. What I really love about this movie is the brilliant performances. I usually hate the saying that something is "a revelation", but Christof Waltz really is. I hope he wins a best supporting actor Oscar for playing the charming and mostly evil Hans Landa. I also thought the two actresses, Melanie Laurent AND the overall underrated Diane Kruger were fantastic.
QT is just awesome B++++
QT is just awesome B++++