Inglourious Basterds (2009)

This is undoubtedly Tarentino's finest since Pulp Fiction, and that was 15 years ago. Took him long enough. I enjoyed Reservoir Dogs too, but Pulp Fiction was far more refined and well-paced.

And I suppose that will be the hot topic for Quentin's newest film. Although the movie was shockingly long (about 2 hours and 45 minutes), it really didn't feel that long. Now, its highly unlikely that the one person who will ever glance at this blog will come to understand my tastes and/or perception of movies, but let me just make this clear: for me to sit in a theatre and not be distracted by the length of a film approaching 3 hours is simply unheard of. At this particular moment, I cannot recall one other instance.

So yes, the humour maintained its freshness throughout, and the buildup to the finale (spectacular btw) was well played. And lemme just say a few words about the finale:

Wow.

I imagine when that scene's concept was being thrown around, Quentin and his chums were laughing their asses off. Simply said, it was a brilliant idea, and taken to its extremities (which Tarentino does oh so well).

So yes, to wrap up this positive review, its nice to see something interesting from Quentin. Most of his other stuff is just 100% pure self-indulgence. Inglourious Basterds brings back the good ol' fashioned entertainment this director is capable of.