Comments on: Inglorious Malarkey

By: Thomas S.

Thomas S. — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:34:34 +0000

This movie is disgusting filthy propaganda! It teaches kids thats it cool and okay to kill unarmed defensless people. This had no point at all. It was propaganda making Germany look worse that it was.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Sat, 29 May 2010 11:36:00 +0000

I have to disagree with you on this one, Andrew. Basterds was along the same lines as Kellys Heroes, the Dirty Dozen, Von Ryan’s Express, etc–a WWII adventure flick. Also, considering Tarantino’s penchant for grindhouse flicks, there was probably a some Nazisploitation influence along the likes of Ilsa, Private House of the SS, SS Hell Camp, etc. thrown in there too (minus the porn). I can understand knocking it for the camp, shoddy quality, and brutality if those aren’t your bag (though I feel those qualities add to the grindhouse-style experience). Just don’t knock it for not taking itself seriously when it wasn’t supposed to in the first place. If folks want to tear down Basterds for this reason, then they should also be laying into Hogan’s Heroes, Hellboy, the Wolfenstein video game series, Captain America, Nick Fury, the Rocketeer, Indiana Jones, etc.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:15:00 +0000

Basterds is basically Mossad vs. Nazi’s. Its sheer revenge fantasy. I’d
like to see one about the Soviet Union but won’t hold my breath.

Then again, this is how the guy makes his money, pandering.

Pandering works, if done with the great cinematic skill the guy has.

By: Klavan On Patrick Goldstein and House of Leaves

Klavan On Patrick Goldstein and House of Leaves — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:33:06 +0000

[...] critic of the lefty Los Angeles Times, had a go at me for my attack on Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds. I didn’t say at the time that I was right and Goldstein was wrong because, of course, it [...]

By: Rhymes With Right

Rhymes With Right — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:34:49 +0000

This Week’s Watcher’s Council Results…

More good stuff for your intellectual consumption! Winning Council Submissions First place with 1 2/3 points! Mere Rhetoric – Wonderful: Iraqis Permanently Scratch Out Ancient Hebrew Inscription Biblical Prophets Tomb Second place with 1 1/3 points …

By: AMERICAN DIGEST

AMERICAN DIGEST — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:06:26 +0000

Watcher Winners: Rock Stars and Pariahs Edition…

First Place, Council: Wonderful: Iraqis Permanently Scratch Out Ancient Hebrew Inscription On Biblical Prophet’s Tomb @ Mere Rhetoric Let’s put the Palestinian Authority in charge of Jewish and Christian holy sites. Sure they’re actively destroying …

By: Bookworm Room » The results are in from the Watcher’s Council

Bookworm Room » The results are in from the Watcher’s Council — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:58:56 +0000

[...] Fifth place with 1/3 points – (T*) – Andrew Klavan – Inglorious Malarkey [...]

By: Watcher of Weasels » Rethinking the

Watcher of Weasels » Rethinking the — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:56:47 +0000

[...] Fifth place with 1/3 points – (T*) – Andrew Klavan – Inglorious Malarkey [...]

By: Is Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Truly Glorious? | Parcbench

Is Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’ Truly Glorious? | Parcbench — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:28:56 +0000

[...] Author Andrew Klavan chronicled his issues with the film on his website. While he praises the film’s opening scene to be reminiscent of great Hitchcock film-making, Klavan found the rest of Inglourious Basterds to be rather appalling. Knowing that Tarantino isn’t one to make political statements with his films, and there certainly isn’t one here, it may be surprising that Klavan is taking issue with it: [...]

By: Dirk Diggler

Dirk Diggler — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:05:35 +0000

“Inglorious Basterds” is one of the stupidest movies I’ve seen in a long time. It fails epically as shoot ‘em up entertainment and doesn’t aspire to do anything other than satiate Tarantino’s obsession with portraying human cruelty.

Frankly I’m tired of Quentin Tarantino’s unquenchable sadism, pitter-patter dialogue, and homage to every lousy genre in the history of cinema. I’m especially tired of this self-referential crap being touted as genius and art.