Tarantino is possibly the most overrated filmmaker in all of Hollywood

Rating: 3/10 (22 August 2009)

Obviously, I am not a Tarantino fan. I think his movies, with the exception of Pulp Fiction, are far too dialog-heavy, gore infested, and have too much of an 80's B-movie feel. Inglourious Basterds is no exception.
The movie is divided into chapters, five I believe, to give the movie a feel I can't quite put my finger on and one that Tarantino apparently finds interesting. The first of which is a fifteen to twenty minute dialog scene introducing the audience to 'The Jew Hunter' (name self explanatory). He interrogates a man who is hiding Jews in his home at that very moment. The scene ends in gunfire. Now, I'm not going to give anything away, but for the twenty minutes preceding the thirty seconds of something interesting, I found myself fidgeting in my chair, and constantly restraining to look at my cell phone to determine how long the scene actually was. So personally, I didn't think the thirty seconds of the action sequence was worth the twenty minutes of boredom that preceded it.
The rest of the movie follows the same format. Overly long dialog, making the movie dull, and then a short scene to wake everyone back up only to see a scalp being sawed off with an army knife. Brad Pitt is just about the most interesting piece of this entire film, and for having the lead roll, he was in maybe a third of it. And every scene he wasn't in, I found myself wishing he would either make an appearance, or it would quickly end so the movie would progress and I could see more of the most interesting part of the movie.
Which brings me to the title of the film, 'Inglourious Basterds'. The Basterds themselves are in maybe a quarter of the movie, mainly in Chapter 2, titled 'Inglourious Basterds'. The Jew Hunter, a cinema owner, and Hitler and his Reich make up the other parts of the movie. In other words, 'Inglourious Basterds' is by no means an appropriate title for the movie. 'Tarantino's Take on WWII' would probably fit better. The 'Inglourious Basterds' are merely a subplot in the movie, which does not have a main plot to begin with. It is pretty much a collection of three or four subplots put together and all tying up at the end. Personally, I thought it was rather distracting.
So I will again express my dislike for Tarantino and his style of making movies. Personally I think he is a great B-movie director, which is why I find it odd that he continues to make and be supported making A-list films. I will say, however, that everyone has their style, and everyone has their opinions. This was mine. And if you're a Tarantino fan, you will most likely love this movie. If you're just an average movie-goer looking for a different take on World War II, chances are you might be disappointed. And that's all I got.
3 out of 10.