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Every time I see a commercial for Quentin Tarantino’s latest movie, Inglourious Basterds, they make a point of showing the same thing: Brad Pitt and ‘killin’ nazis.’ Well, if that doesn’t spark interest, then I don’t know what does.
Brad Pitt addresses his troops in Inglourious Basterds. Photo from sanfranciscosentinel.com.
The movie will open in theaters this week (August 21 to be exact) and I have a feeling that audiences won’t be let down. The cast of this movie, let alone the director, will draw in large crowds for sure.
Brad Pitt. He’s manly, dirty, and wants to kill nazis. It seems to be his whole reason for living — judging from the trailers I’ve watched. Nonetheless, whatever this actor does always turns out big. He has the incredible talent to pull this off with ease, as he does in many of his other serious roles. At first, I was a little unsure of how he might fit into this movie, but after seeing a little bit more of the previews, my mind has changed.
Mike Myers. Okay, he’s not really suited for such a serious role, is he? He plays a British general. We’ll just have to wait and see how that one turns out.
And of course, anything directed by Quentin Tarantino really gets people to the movie theaters. He’s got such a way of looking at his movies through a camera that many directors lack. He may act like an inglourious basterd sometimes, but the man has talent.
Watch a behind the scenes video “How to Become a Basterd” and meet the cast.
That should hold you over until Friday.
WAit a minute is this supposed to be a comedy or action or what. The previews looked pretty funny.
I believe it is supposed to be “action adventure.” And war…
I’ve read the script. The best way to describe it is, it’s Quentin Tarantino film. It has that old fashion movie feel like many of his movies do, and will remind you of the movies like ‘The Dirty Dozen’. He has “modernized” his film by having just enough story to keep you somewhat interested, but the bulk is just plain violence and gore. (Sadly, that’s what you have to do today to sell tickets…) It’s set in a complete alternative history rather which lets him have much more play with the story.
As for Mike Myers, he’s used to playing multiple personalities. I think you may be surprised. Most people watching this film will probably only know him from comedies, but he has done some dramas in the past. So a serious role isn’t really anything new for him.