Inglourious Basterds

It has been a good week for film on television and another one was shown lasting. I sat down and watched Inglourious Basterds which was directed and written by Quentin Tarantunio and like most of his work I wasn't disappointed by the experience.

It is not a film for the faint hearted, set in Nazi-occupied France during World War II, it tells the story of a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" that have been chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. 

Like most of Quentin Tarantino works it is a no holds barred assault on the senses. It makes no apologies and asks for no forgiveness in dealing with the subject matter of the film. Quentin Tarantino doesn't care if the audience are offended in fact that seems to be part of the point of the film, and that keeps you watching from start to finish. What is interesting that given the brutality of the film it is mixed with humour which makes it a emotional roller coaster of laughter and disgust. The end result is a brilliant film.

If you haven't seen it and you love Quentin Tarantunio's work then it is a must see. It grips you from start to finish and it makes reading subtitles a joy. Now it has been on film 4 it should be on again soon, so look out for it.