Ingloriously bad and good

Rating: Null/10 (17 September 2009)

I was kind of looking forward to see this movie, "kind of" because American / Hollywood cinema is so often... "blank"! Still I could not see Brat Pitt getting himself in something worthless, so...
Well, Brat Pitt did not work at all for me! But I can see, although I'm not alone in this, that the majority enjoyed him. Pulp fiction, and Reservoir dog, I have not seen and don't think I have any desire to do so, perhaps even more after watching IB. By now I probably gave the impression that I did not have a good time watching IB. In the contrary I did have a great time because there were fantastic moments, fantastic acting and good cinema. But I had to twist my values a little bit, and reach for my sense of humour, usually pretty free, to bypass certain scenes that were pretty ugly. Well this is 2009, nudity, gore and language are nothing anymore to be offended with. I probably should also add that there are no more taboo topics...everything is "art" these day. And nobody forces anyone to be present, no, you're paying for the privilege! For my money and taste and give an idea where I stand in cinema, I enjoyed "The Life of Others" immensely more
(M.A.Y.B.E.S.P.O.I.L.E.R) I'm a little bit of a sour grape with the beginning, and would have like "my" French man to be a little more heroic, but in this case there was no surrealism so he did exactly what I most probably would have done myself (and run to the nearest confessional box!)
Whilst in spoiler mode, toward the end I thought the behaviour of our main character, was actually quite out of character when he jumped on the German actress and strangled her. No comments I read seemed to pick on this? (E.N.D.)!
But as some said this movie should be seen, although perhaps these days when everything is tolerated by and large; like on the packet of cigarettes, a word of warning would not go astray - such as "might make you throw up", "if you're not already mad you may suffer terrible nightmare" "if smiling or belly laughing is not one of your hobby, don't think about it", "if you like the truth, nothing but the truth we forbid you to purchase a ticket".
One comment, although very well written, puzzled me a little when it referred at a may be intended pun; stating that in French the word cow could have a double meaning. For the life of me I could not find any basis for this. I spent nearly my first 30 years in France, then searched various dictionary and could not see any "vaginal" meaning for the word cow. Well there's always something to learn!
Regardless I don't think you will die if you indulge and have a go at "Inglorious Bastered".