Got this movie thru NetFlix® and I have to say I loved it.  My expectations on this movie were very different from the reality of what I saw.  I expected this to be a very action packed look at the destruction of the National Socialist Party.  What Tarantino gave us in this film is something completely different.

His love of dialogue is obvious.  He loves to portray the conversational tones of everyday in situations that are not everyday.  The opening scene with the “Jew Hunter” and the French farmer is quite interesting in how he plays with the dialogue of a scene and keeps it very intense.  He captures the decisions and the conflicts well. 

I also think that Tarantino is becoming one of the great directors of this era.  His love and, dare I say, perfection of the Long Take is becoming his trademark.  As doves are to Wu, Long Takes are to Tarantino.  I first noticed his fascination with Long Takes in Kill Bill (the scene with Lucy Lui).  He did it again in Inglourious Basterds, and again dare I say, he did it perfectly. For most movie goers this is not a big deal, but for a few of us who like to see something different (I cannot in good faith call my self a movie connoisseur or critic) he really rewards us with these details.  He just gets better and better with his work.

Now one thing he is using more and more of, to his discredit a little, is more blood and violence.  I understand that the premise of this, and most of his stories, is violent reaction to unjust treatment.  I feel that sometimes he does it for shock instead of moving the plot along.  I do say that I like violent movies, and I loved this movie, so I might be a little hypocritical on this point.

Even though I waited till I saw it thru Netflix®:

I rate this movie as: Full Price (for more information about my movie ratings, click here).