You know, I may be a little bias since I’m a Quentin Tarantino film fan. Despite that, I don’t have a problem on slamming a film that sucks. But let me say that I totally love this film.

First off, I love the idea of a fictious World War II movie that played out a little different from what one would expect to be a sort of factual influence from history. I’ll definitely give QT a thumbs up on originality. At first, I was under the impression that this was a remake of the original Enzo Castellari’s Inglorious Bastards (note the spelling of the title). However, for obvious reasons, this film an original, only borrowing the title that’s misspelled. But having seen the 70s version which also starred Fred Williamson, I totally love that version. It had that Macaroni Combat style plus a hint of Mission Impossible-ish feel.

QT manage to bring that same feeling as well to the big screen, but it’s all QT. Now I can understand why some people complained that this film was way too long. However, I truly appreciate how he let every scene breathed on it’s own. None of the scenes felt rushed and the build up to the climax was enjoyable. If anything, these scenes help identified the characters In a way, he let us savior the moment by letting the emotions/speculation/curiosity of what’s going to happen next.

Visually the film was excellent as it didn’t seem so fake. The era costumes where great. From the uniforms to the women’s party dresses to props to the burning down the house, it all came off feeling authentic. In fact, the CG elements blended in well, as it was hard for me to figure out where it was applied.

More importantly impressive were the strong cast within the films. Unless you’re a foreign film enthusiasts, you might not recognize some of these notable actors. Even if this is your first introduction to these wonderful cast, you are definitely given an excellent taste of their true craft.