Mr. Tarantino owes a lot to Sergio Leone

Rating: 8/10 (9 December 2009)

Not a secret to anyone, Inglorious Basterds sure is full of references to the Good, the Bad and the Ugly. The visit in the beginning, the close-ups, music + a whole host of small details show the admiration of the spaghetti westerns of Sergio Leone by Tarantino. All you are missing are the faces of Clint Eastwood of the 60's & Gian Maria Volonte as the ultimate bad guy.
Very nice overall, although the (English) dialogue is a bit modern for the WWII. Despite all the "homages" the movie sure is original. It requires multiple viewings but as a good movie should, it reveals new dimensions when viewed again .... and again ... and again. And yes, Christoph Waltz should get the Oscar nomination for what he delivers. Amazing!