BrianSez's Review

Summary - Really Great 4.5

A WWII Fable that only Quentin Tarantino could tell. This is a story that many of us wish happened, and because of that we have a great deal of fun watching and cheering on. Its almost like watching some slightly twisted super heroes due nasty things that we know are wrong, but somehow justifies itself by appealing to our innermost gleeful thoughts of revenge. Add in some classic Tarantino humor and you have the perfect venue for some seriously entertaining material.

Acting - Perfect 5.0

How perfect the casting was. It looked as if the participants weren’t even trying. My only complaint is that Brad Pitt was almost too much in the background and relegated to sound bites.

Film - Really Great 4.5

A masterpiece of comics and gruesome edginess. WWII was an ingenious idea by the T-man. Imagine that – horrific actions against fellow humans — yet justified. Nice.

Edge - Sordid 3.5

Reality - Surreal 2.6

8 Comments

• MJ5K Jan 18, 2010 12:44AM

  Regarding hurwizzle’s Review
  Just curious, Hurwizzle. If you were dissapointed with the film and was eager to move on with your life, why rate it a Good 3.5? Not trying to be a smartass, just curious. Also, Brad Pitt was sidesplittingly hilarious in this film, his performance was brilliant.

• Wick Dec 24, 2009 9:34AM

  Regarding Wick’s Review
  Nope. I found the whole thing transfixing.

• MJ5K Dec 24, 2009 12:46AM

  BTW Wick, during Inglourious Basterds, during the extended dialogue scenes did you ever just shout out “DO SOMETHING!!!!” God know I did. Still a good movie, but not one of Tarantino’s best.

• MJ5K Dec 23, 2009 7:02PM

  Pulp Fiction is his best BY FAR!!! Basterds doesn’t even make the top 5. Kill Bill, Pulp, Grindhouse, Sin City, and Resavoir Dogs are FAR better films than Basterds. I’ll give it another go around, maybe I’ll like it more a second time.

• Wick Dec 14, 2009 10:56PM

  Regarding Wick’s Review
  Where do you stand on Pulp Fiction? Most people rate it as Tarantino’s best, though I prefer Basterds.

• MJ5K Dec 14, 2009 5:05PM

  Regarding Wick’s Review
  I really did not think this movie was amazing. It really dragged, and even though Mr. Tarantino is the king of writing dialogue, I felt it could’ve had a little more action and less talky talky. Still good, but not great.

• Wick Oct 13, 2009 8:30PM

  Regarding BrianSez’s Review
  Great line Brian: “WWII was an ingenious idea by the T-man. Imagine that – horrific actions against fellow humans — yet justified. Nice.”

• Wick Aug 26, 2009 7:43PM

  Regarding Wick’s Review
  Thanks JP.

  I labored on how to analogize the big pipe bit, and wasn’t sure what I ended up with worked. Happy to see you liked it.

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