so late in line but

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS IS GOLD.

My comments obviously aren't gonna be as cheem and detailed as the ones you guys left in the old old post (FINALLY I can go read it! Shu warned me not to before watching to prevent spoilers and I'm so glad I went in to the cinema expecting nothing because I came out all eligjhberligberg) because this is my 5 minute mugging break heh. ANYWAY

The movie somehow manages to deal with all the VIOLENCE and the TRAGEDY and the GORE (GOREEEEE!!! scalps!! GOREE!!!) with a off-centred, unexpected humour that somehow managed to make me laugh out loud which appreciating the gravity of the situation its set in. And omg, the irony and suspense present in so many scenes were perfectly done. THE FIRST SCENE WAS PURE GENIUS. CHRISTOPH WALTZ IS PURE GENIUS. That one long close-up at the start when his expression changes from amicable probing to stern realisation that the poor farmer dude was harbouring Jews - jaw-droppingly flawless acting. FLAWLESSSS.

Melanie Laurent is beautiful, and the part where Marcel answers to her massive screen close-up request was such a quick yes sharp poke of pain AIYOHH. And the slow motion take of her being shot - beautiful.

I LOVE THE BEAR JEW.

The scene in the pub was brilliant too - at the same time funny (the King Kong bit was hilarious) and tense and boy was the tension excellent. And that bit after the shoot-out with Wilhelm the new dad was so real and sad - you knew it was gonna happen but that didn't make the occurrence any less sadder when it did.

THE WHOLE THING WAS A BINGO!