Quentin Tarantino’s World War II epic
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Tarantino turned loose with creative license on a war movie. Imagine the new levels of death, dismemberment, bloodshed and gore! This film has the potential to make Saving Private Ryan look like a Disney flick.
I expect some protests about this one from "special operations" veterans. Just from the trailer it looks like a great deal of "artistic license" shading right over into war crimes.
Notice the shoulder patch? It's the Devil's Brigade!!! (1st Special Service Force)
Maybe some Canadians in this one...
Maybe some Canadians in this one...
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IMHO they need blood and gore because WWII has been done to death. Like the Western Hollywood has mined that vein dry. There are so many WWII classics that I can't imagine anybody really having a fresh take on it.
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Yup, he did "Death Proof" which was half of the "Grindhouse" double feature along with "Planet Terror" by Robert Rodriguez. Since the public is so dumb, people would actually leave the theatre after the first movie thinking the whole thing was over. I find that pitifully hilarious. Check out the faux 'trailers' that were made exclusively for this. There is one called "Machete" which is a riot. So much so that a film will actually be made from a fake trailer due to so much public interest in it.Keebler Elf said:He's done something since Kill Bill?
The thing about death proof and planet terror is that they were SO done like the cheesy movies from the 60's it's eerie.
Machete, lol that was FUNNY.
Not to hijack the thread but the scene between the charger and the challenger made me weep. God I sure hope that wasn't a hemi challenger.....
Next time someone asks you if you want to play Masthead...say NO lol.
Inglorious Bastards does look entertaining......
But on a serious note: I find it SO fricken insane that our (and the US) soldiers are held to a higher standard than the enemy and whenever a soldier even spits on the sidewalk wrong, there's a big hullabaloo about it. When the insurgents use children to hide the fact that they have a car bomb, blow up a market square full of people, it gets one bi line in 3 newspapers.....
Anyhow, ayup, looks like it will be a modern day version of the dirty dozen....
Machete, lol that was FUNNY.
Not to hijack the thread but the scene between the charger and the challenger made me weep. God I sure hope that wasn't a hemi challenger.....
Next time someone asks you if you want to play Masthead...say NO lol.
Inglorious Bastards does look entertaining......
But on a serious note: I find it SO fricken insane that our (and the US) soldiers are held to a higher standard than the enemy and whenever a soldier even spits on the sidewalk wrong, there's a big hullabaloo about it. When the insurgents use children to hide the fact that they have a car bomb, blow up a market square full of people, it gets one bi line in 3 newspapers.....
Anyhow, ayup, looks like it will be a modern day version of the dirty dozen....
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As per my previous post, I hope you all watch the "Machete" trailer. One of the few times (if only) that a faux trailer has inspired a full feature.
Let's not forget, my esteemed colleagues, that this new Tarantino opus is a re-make of 1978's "Inglorious Bastards" which starred Bo Svenson and Fred Williamson. It was shot in Italy in order to minimize production costs and get a more European flavor of authenticity. Let's remember that very many actors would travel to Italy and Spain in this era in order to just work. It's now seen as more of a luxury. The film is about a small brigade of soldiers that goes ABSOLUTELY APESHIT on the Nazis. "Dirtier than the Dirty Dozen" was the tagline. It also had North American distribution under the title "Hell's Heroes". Keep in mind, "A Bridge Too Far" or "Battle of Britain" this ain't. It is more like a war flick made by Roger Corman. Dirty, outrageous and entertaining. It would not escape the Tarantino 'shlock metre'. Hence we have him doing a polished re-make of it. I can only guess that the new spelling of 'basterds' is to distinguish it from the original. You should be able to find it at your local video outlet, mine has it. Or you can look for it under the original italian title: "Quel Maledetto Treno Blindato". And yes, it's mostly in English with some Italian and German thrown in.Hangman said:
As per my previous post, I hope you all watch the "Machete" trailer. One of the few times (if only) that a faux trailer has inspired a full feature.
