Rating: A+
Basterds is a testament to Tarantino’s ability to right brilliant-fucking-dialogue. An easy 80% of the flick is in subtitles, and each line is just as uniquely-Tarantino as the last. The opening scene is a long conversation between a dairy-farm owner and Hans Landa (“The Jew Hunter”); it alone was worth my $7.75 ticket.
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Obligatory “Favorite-Films-of-the-Decade” List
These aren’t flilms that I think are the best-of-the-best, and most of them aren’t. These are the flicks I dig most; the flicks I can watch on a regular basis, and find something new to love each time, while not becoming tired of the experience…
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