The story goes something like this: during Nazi Germany (I swear it's the last one... for a while) a group of American soldiers, "the Basterds", bent on taking down as many Nazis as they can, set up a plan to murder Hitler himself during the premiere of a propaganda film. But at the same time the owner of the cinema, a Jewish woman seeking revenge, makes a similar plan. It's basic but it still works, and while it is narrated in Tarantino's non-linear style, the plot is not hard to follow (unlike, say, Pulp Fiction).
This is a Quentin Tarantino movie, so you can expect the performances to be completely over the top. So sure the character's personal motivations and personalities (except the Jewish chick) are pretty much absent. Nonetheless, the best thing about this movie is that most of time it's like seeing a kid playing with his action figures. I have no idea how they managed to do still make it so enjoyable. So in the end, you don't care if Brad Pitt's character has next to no personality, or if Michael Fassbender's is killed off so fast, they still do a great job. Particularly whoever played Hilter.
"Nein, nein, nein, nein!" German for "Eat your heart out, Chaplin."
There's also the grindhouse style and silly, out-of-place violence. They make an already ridiculous and over-the-top movie even more ridiculous and over-the-top. Returning to the action figure idea, it's sort of like the kid adding in worded sound effects and explosions as his toy German soldier is blown against the wall. And even then, there are really tense, serious, and relaxed moments. But there's a great sense of pacing and transition in between, so it's not just both styles mishmashed incongruously.
Here's a nice example. Well, if you've seen how the scene ends you'd disagree.
So yeah, if you are into that kind of silly, over the top movies, go check it out. It's definitely worth your time.
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