A very good festival of a film

Rating: 8/10 (7 May 2014)

Rating-8/10
Inglorious Basterds, a film about Nazi's, violence and Jewish vengeance, what is not to love about it. With it's long Dramatic scenes to it's more sadistic scenes Inglorious Basterds manages to make a film that it just simply fun to watch and also kind of a bit insane. From the mind of a man who has made some of the best violent films of all time, you have to expect a little blood and you get it too, I personally felt that the film was firmly very good, and here is why I think so below.
The story is fun and energetic and although it starts of in a darker tone than most of the film goes in, it still manages to pack fun and action that is half humorous half absurd. I especially enjoyed that the film doesn't take itself too seriously as a history piece and as is seen in the final scenes, they have never read a history book but it works and you feel you have thoroughly entertained as well. Finally the plot also works well as the characters bring so much diversity to it with varied performances that just the make the story even better.
The cast do a solid job and although I did feel Brad Pitt at the helm wasn't anywhere near his best, as a group it goes well anyways. I as I think many others loved the deliciously evil Christoph Waltz as the Nazi officer who is a weirdly kind of nice person who also can slaughter everyone he comes into contact with. I did feel actors such as Michael Fassbender and Til Schweiger Were under used and had a lot more promise to give the story but it doesn't hurt the music that badly at all. Lastly on the cast, Melanie Laurent does a great job, and having seen her mainly in Romance's and straight Drama's, this is a majorly good turn for her.
Tarantino writing and directing does a job that is rare in film, producing yet another at the least Very Good film and he isn't finished yet either. He crafts this sweetly with his fine touches of brilliance and although this isn't his best, it does a job in itself. Eli Roth helps Tarantino with the directing and is uncredited so maybe a shout to him for his help, on another note although the gore may disturb some, I have to say the prosthetics used are magnificent and beautifully crafted into some horrible looking wounds, great work from costume too make this a respectfully good looking film + great cinematography used also.
The film is very long yes, and by the end is can start to drag also with some parts where you just want them to leave and move, but in any case it is fun even for the running time. Sometimes the violence and gore can seem very unnecessary and as if they could have just the left that person alone for the sake of not offending the viewers senses, but yet again it somehow manages to do it well enough to not offend you, well in my case it didn't but some people will dislike this film with a vengeance.
I think Tarantino fans will love this as he continues his good work on and on and with a completely different setting we see him grasp new situation, so it is fun. Those who also like War setting films should enjoy as it truly grasps certain elements that other popular WW2 films have taken, although this isn't really based on any WW2 missions and it isn't the US army so just a heads up. Those who hate blood etc will absolutely dislike this so stay away, I don't want to put people off but I guess you have to be warned before you criticise it.
Overall a 8/10 from me, it was Firmly Very Good and although at first I was saying it was Great and Excellent, I gradually lowered it as I felt it is of course very good just not any higher than that. Sit back and enjoy Tarantino at his best though and although this isn't so much on par with "Pulp Fiction" or "Kill Bill", it still turns out Very Good truly showing the talent of this man as both Director and Writer, here's to another load of years of his work.