An almost perfect noir daydream

Rating: Null/10 (6 August 2010)

I'm a huge fan of noir fiction. What the French critics in the 1940s considered noir fiction. Not what present-day Americans THINK noir fiction is.
I'm not a Tarantino fan. After watching Inglourious Basterds, I'm still not.
Inglourious Basterds is a movie where you must check your brain at the door. Why? Because Tarantino wrote his own story and ending to World War II.
That being said, here is all you need to know about Inglourious Basterds:
1. IB is noir fiction meets World War II.
2. IB is a diversion.
3. IB is Tarantino's fictional account of how he would have taken Hitler down. And that's what makes IB stimulating, engrossing, and lively. Hitler dies Tarantino style! What a way to go!!
Yes, Tarantino's characters ramble on a little too much. Yes, he steals from other movies. But if he didn't, we wouldn't be able to get inside his head and acquaint ourselves with his mental and spiritual state.
Another Tarantino attribute is to gather actors that suit his stories. And highly acceptable are all of Tarantino's performers, especially Christoph Waltz, who plays Colonel Hans Landa. It's no wonder this Austrian-born Libra has won numerous awards for his role.
The Inglourious Basterd sets are dripping with style, color, and sexuality. A set with sexuality? Uh-huh. How DOES he do it?
Are there a couple of minor warts Tarantino could have cut from IB? Yes. Wish he had. Then EB would have been a PERFECT noir daydream.