What happens when Quentin Tarantino sits down and writes?
A masterpiece is born.
We witnessed it with “Inglourious Basterds” (2009), a film oozing a fantastic combination blood and humor. The film is set in Nazi-occupied France, where Hitler’s advances are being stunted by a band of Jewish-American soldiers (led by actor Brad Pitt’s character), who kill and skin the heads of the Nazi soldiers they find. At the same time, an undercover Jewish woman (played by actress Mélanie Laurent. according to the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)) plots to kill Nazi leaders during an event at a theater she runs.
Still of Laurent in “Inglourious Basterds” (2009).
For those of us who fell in love with the combo of wit and gore in “Inglourious Basterds,” news that it is the first installment in a trilogy is absolutely welcome. In his article, Oliver Lyttelton of Indiewire’s The Playlist writes that Tarantino insinuated in an interview with the U.K.’s Total Film magazine that “Inglourious Basterds” and “Django Unchained” (a film written and directed by Tarantino that will be released on Dec. 25) could possibly be the first two films of a trilogy.
Actors Jamie Foxx and Leonardo DiCaprio in “Django Unchained.”
“Django Unchained” follows a former slave as he attempts to save his wife from the grip of a plantation owner in Mississippi, according to IMDb. The film’s connection to “Inglourious Basterds” may not be easily detectable, but, Tarantino explains the subtle ties between the two films in the article by Total Film.
Guess who wasn’t before, but is now planning to see “Django Unchained” in the theaters. If it’s in any way as amazing as “Inglourious Basterds” (and there’s no doubt that it will be), then it’s going to be right at the top of my list of favorite films of 2012.
Actors Brad Pitt and Eli Roth in “Inglourious Basterds” (2009).
Right on, Mr. Tarantino. Right on.
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