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Old 09-02-2009, 06:47 AM
potatobroth
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Re: Inglourious Basterds
A few points for me (some very light spoilers)

- Some scenes did seem long, and most built to something so that was okay. The dialogue (cliche to say this) was stellar which helped remove any tedium that the long scenes could have.

- Hans Landa (Waltz) was exceptional. Two scenes in particular were about as brilliant a portrayal I have ever seen.

- The Basterds needed another scene... something to tie them in more.

- Tarantino is the master of the 'scene' and fantastic director, but as a story-teller he is just not there. Kill Bill was a huge step in the right direction, but he just threw that all away with this movie. Now, its okay for IB because we all know the back story so we can fill in the pieces. But it will bug me forever that Raine and Shoshanna never meet.