If there is one person who understands the power of language it is one Mr. Tarantino. He has already proven he is a master of dialogue and here he pushes himself even further and tries his hands at writing dialogue not only in a completely different time period but also in not one but three other languages than English.

And the thing that increases the insane amount of respect I already had for the man is the fact that he succeeds superbly in capturing the cadence and flair we've come to expect from him in all of them.

Tarantino is never one for the complicated plot, he is all about the narrative, both visual and lingual. Here, he perhaps finds…

Upon its original release I approached Inglourious Basterds with some trepidation having found Tarantino’s previous two films (Kill Bill vol. II and Death Proof) to be self-indulgent, overly long and poorly plotted. Therefore it came as quite a surprise that I absolutely loved this comic book revenge fantasy despite it suffering from exactly the same issues that dogged his previous films. So why the change of heart despite it featuring familiar complaints?

Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, is that the film signalled a return to Tarantino’s great characters and dialogue. Death Proof was torturously boring for me because the film’s characters were just as dull (with the exception of the criminally underused Stuntman Mike) yet in Inglourious Basterds the film…

Oh yes...this is fantastic. Absolutely fantastic. Let's just review some of the things I love about it:
1. The fact that this may seem like a remake from the title, but has pretty much no relevance whatsoever to the original.
2. Christoph Waltz...his line delivery is the best in the world (looks like he's perfecting it in Django Unchained!)
3. The spaghetti western under-tones. It's possibly the first WW2 western ever, and hopefully the last.
4. The size of Brad Pitt's bowie knife.
5. Michael Fassbender's terrible mistake in the bar.
6. Mike Myer's cameo.
7. Enzo G. Castellari's cameo.
8. The name of chapter 5 (Revenge of the Giant Face).
9. Tarantino's cameo as 'First scalped Nazi'.
10. It's…

Because I feel this is only way I can review this, I'm reviewing each chapter individually. Enjoy.

Chapter 1 - Once Upon A Time...In Nazi-Occupied France:
This is essentially just a single conversation between two people, and yet it manages to be one of the highlights of the entire film. Christoph Waltz is simply fantastic as Col. Hans Landa (this is probably not the last time I'll talk about him) during this scene, proving that it's possible to be intimidating without even using a physical presence - he manages to create an absolutely terrifyingly brilliant character using only his voice. It's possible to judge him the best thing about the film, and believe me he is, from this small scene…

A few important things to know going into this film:
1) The titular "Basterds", including Brad Pitt, are barely in it.
2) The film is about 70% foreign language with subtitles
3) Pretty much every bit of actual action in the film is shown in the trailer (actually the trailer includes MORE, as there are some notable missing shots)

Now none of those things are inherently bad, but when it's been marketed as an action flick, in English, starring Brad Pitt and his merry men... well, you're gonna disappoint a LOT of people. I'm actually surprised (and impressed) that they would trust American audiences to endure subtitles. There's a scene early on where mid-conversation a character basically says, "Can we…

The film in its entirety is something worth seeing. But I want to focus on that opening scene. It is one of the best scenes I have seen in contemporary cinema; certainly the most memorable.

With this scene Tarantino finally shows the audience just how much knowledge of, and love for, movie making he possesses. He has brought us back from blockbuster tomfoolery and indie self-indulgence of modern-day movies to a scene where every word spoken, every pause taken, every prop used, every color included is purposeful. The screenplay shines particularly bright in these tense opening moments, as does the acting by Denis Menochet and Christoph Waltz. Subtly seems a hard line to walk for some movie-makers, but it is…