Best film of the summer, and quite possibly the year's best film too! Quentin Tarantino is a genius!!!

Rating: 10/10 (31 August 2009)

Besides Terminator Salvation, Inglorious Basterds was THE film I wanted to see this summer. This is not Quentin Tarantino's best work, but his third best (I put it behind Reservoir Dogs, a classic and Pulp Fiction, which is overrated to me but still an extremely good movie). That being said, it doesn't disappoint. The story itself is pretty hard to put in a plot summary, because there are too many things to say, but let me tell you that you won't be disappointed. The dialogues are as funny and as delicious as ever in a QT movie, and while the film manages to keep it's serious all around, it's still pretty funny at times. The action is present, but not as much as in Death Proof or in Kill Bill, think of it as Pulp Fiction World War II version. However when the action is present, QT doesn't cut ANYTHING, so that sums up the lack of action.
The actors were just plain excellent, there isn't anything else to say. As everyone seems to say, Christoph Waltz excels as Colonel Hans Landa, and he could win the best supporting actor award, but don't put all the attention on him. Brad Pitt is really amusing as Aldo Raine, and he could be nominated for an Oscar (though I seriously doubt he would win it). Mélanie Laurent is also surprisingly good and could win the best actress. Diane Kruger doesn't appear much, but she was well acted, and Eli Roth seems to be booed by the public but I found him to be awesome in this movie. Just don't expect an Oscar-worthy performance. All in all, this movie could indeed win Best director for Quentin Tarantino and could be nominated for best picture, but I doubt it could win it, but it could win a few technical prizes too.
It's an awesome movie. Spend your money, this is 2 hours and 30 minutes of pure pleasure, excitement and awesomeness.