Ones To Watch #3 - Inglourious Basterds

#3

Inglourious Basterds (dir. Tarantino)

Expected Release Date: 21st August

Starring: Brad Pitt, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Mike Myers, Samuel L Jackson (Narrator)

Studio: A Band Apart

Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill (Vol 1 & 2) & Death Proof. Six films (five, if you’re dreaming of The Whole Bloody Affair). I can’t really recall any so-called-friend who hasn’t seen any of the above films or doesn’t own one of the above films on DVD or Blu-Ray. It seems the love for Tarantino is feverish among those who have followed his turbulent career.

I love the style, the cool and the irreverent super-enjoyable banter that exists in his films. Undeniably, Death Proof is the weakest of the bunch and was produced as the second part of a double bill with Planet Terror. Unfortunately, audiences this side of the North Atlantic were forced to watch both films seperately (although some art-house cinemas showed Grindhouse).

In my view, Inglourious Basterds is the most anticipated Tarantino film since Pulp Fiction. Having read the fantasticly violent script, I am confident this may just be up there with Quentin’s best.