Second Inglourious Basterds Trailer Even Better Than The First
I was already sold on the idea of a Quentin Tarantino WW2 film, but after the release of the second trailer for Inglourious Basterds, I’m even more solder! This time around we get a little more info on the plot and a good look at Mike Myers in full on Brit mode. Am I the only person who is actually happy he’s in this film? I’m also totally down with Brad Pitt’s characterization and I’m totally fine with the little I’ve seen of Eli Roth. He seems to be holding his own here.
The thing that excites me the most is the idea of the climax (I’m assuming it’s the climax) taking place at a movie premiere. It looks to be Tarantino channeling Brian DePalma at his best. I seriously love a good set piece. One that totally indulges in the geography of the scene and analyzes every single detail. Also, the X-Ray vision bomb shot speaks volumes and excites me to no end. Check it out and share your thoughts in the comments!
Comments (23)
I agree, this trailer is awesome. If that’s the climax of the film though, it has spoiled so much of the movie for me, which is a shame.
Posted by Henrik on June 25th, 2009wow I am so pumped for this. I dunno about it spoiling too much. I don’t feel like I’ve lost an important plot point or reveal by knowing there is a cinema set piece
Posted by Connor G. on June 25th, 2009Arg! I wish I could put my finger on why I find these trailers so underwhelming.
I love Tarrantino, I especially love his DePalma influence which is more evident in his earlier films. But this stuff in the theater doesn’t remind me of Untouchables, It reminds me of Oceans 11.
Everything I’ve heard from this film, from the casting to the trailers leaves me cold. I don’t know if you’re the only one glad to see Meyers but I’m certaintly not.
The more smirking Eli Roth I see the less forgiving I am. And The fucking kid from Freaks & Geeks, the only one who doesn’t get work? Seriously!
Robert Richardson shot this footage? Ugh. Valkyrie looked better.
Posted by Rusty James on June 25th, 2009Mike Myers looks like a parody, but so does Brad Pitt, it looks pretty entertaining to me.
Posted by Henrik on June 25th, 2009@ Mike Myers looks like a parody, but so does Brad Pitt, it looks pretty entertaining to me.
ugh. If I want to enjoy a film ironically I’ll watch Transformers 2.
Posted by Rusty James on June 25th, 2009Come on… This is Tarantino! The hitmen in Pulp Fiction weren’t realistic, nor were the women in Death Proof. When I say their performances look like a parody, it’s just that they’re over-the-top in a way that filmmakers got away with in the past. Since this is based on italian filmmaking of all things, where everybody did insane over-the-top things after neo-realism got unmodern, I think it will all fit together just fine. I’m sure that there are tons of things that I like that I will not get in this film, but I don’t mind this approach at all, I am definitely excited to see if the movie is entertaining or not. I think it will be funny.
Posted by Henrik on June 25th, 2009@ The hitmen in Pulp Fiction weren’t realistic, nor were the women in Death Proof.
yes, all his films are comedies in some sense.But not *winkity wink wink wink lookit how ironic this all is* types of comedies
Its the difference between The Happening (shite) and Maximum Overdrive (awesome).
Posted by Rusty James on June 25th, 2009This movie looks set to push all my buttons. Tarantino is one of the few directors who really gets me excited about cinema – in the way you were as a kid… (I mean it’s got the “Where Eagles Dare” sticks of dynamite for goodness sake!) I’m warming more and more to Pitt as well, he looks like he’s having a blast (and that head butt was great!) I think Myers is a clever and fun choice and his accent is spot on. For some reason, using him reminds me of Peter Sellers in Strangelove. And it’s great to hear someone who appreciates the “geography” of a scene in a movie. It seems as if this is becoming a bit of a lost art in Hollywood, with the Michael Bay school of action and Tony Scott school of editing taking over… Anyway I’m not sure why Rusty refers to “The Untouchables” (maybe the baseball bat?!) When it comes to the queen of grandiose gothic revenge, it’s got to be “Carrie”!
Posted by hairmonsta on June 25th, 2009“yes, all his films are comedies in some sense.But not *winkity wink wink wink lookit how ironic this all is* types of comedies”
I don’t understand your usage of the word “ironic.” In what way do you find Tarantino to be being ironic? He’s always played with blatant stereotypes in his work, but I don’t think he does it for the sake of irony, or comedy. He does it because these are the type of characters that appear in the movies that inspired him.
Posted by James on June 25th, 2009accents glorious accents!!
Posted by rus in chicago on June 25th, 2009Jay, have you seen Stagecoach? The setpieces will blow your mind.
Posted by Henrik on June 25th, 2009This looks awesome, but my only concern is that someone said to that this film is as boring as “Death Proof” is.
Posted by Matt Keith on June 25th, 2009Henrik: I’ve been dying to see Stagecoach for a while now. I’ll definitely have to track it down.
Posted by Jay C. on June 25th, 2009woah! this film looks kickass!
Posted by modesilver on June 25th, 2009this Stagecoach?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fvn1WP2JMA
seems the whole thing is there
Posted by rus in chicago on June 25th, 2009What?
Am I the only one who didn´t feel it?
This feels like… hype-o-rama for nothing really. Brad Pitt over acting and just boring scene after a boring scene… People, Really?
(I love Pulp Fiction, Fight Club, Snatch, Trainspotting and Fargo for instance… Just as a reference point)
Didn´t notice Meyers though. Gotta check it again.
Wow, kinda can see him. Damn.
Oh well, another fail from Tarantino?
Posted by ColinZeal on June 25th, 2009I bet so.
rus, I said I don’t think he’s being ironic.
Posted by Rusty James on June 25th, 2009Here’s a link to an interview Harvey Weinstein does where he talks about the BASTERDS edits:
http://men.style.com/gq/blogs/gqeditors/2009/06/harvey-weinsteins-war-on-error.html
Posted by Phil G on June 25th, 2009I’m hoping that this film is as fun as it looks and those Cannes reviewers are just spewing shit.
I’m a bit scared that this will turn out like Death Proof (after the first group of girls died I was bored to tears…one of the few times my opinion of a film has been the exact opposite of yours Jay C).
Posted by Ryan M. on June 26th, 2009“And it’s great to hear someone who appreciates the “geography” of a scene in a movie. It seems as if this is becoming a bit of a lost art in Hollywood”
I’ve noticed. I HATE THIS. I almost died during Blade: Trinity’s fight scenes and that Project Greenlight movie FEAST might have the worst geographical mishaps I’ve ever seen! FEAST was shot in 2:35.1 and occurs in one place but you still won’t know what the fuck is going on!
Posted by Ryan M. on June 26th, 2009The trailer does look good. My only issue is that both trailers focus of the Basterds and I promise you guys that those characters comprise less than half of the script. The main plot of the movie, one of the main main characters even, is barely hinted at in either trailer. It makes me think that people, myself included, are going to be walking into a movie expecting one thing and getting something else entirely. Whether that ends up being a good thing or not, or even making a difference at all, is yet to be determined.
Per STAGECOACH, amazing flick. I’d be curious to hear Jay’s reaction to it. The action sequences are fantastic. I don’t know whether it’s true or legend, but supposedly Welles watched the movie over and over again before he shot KANE. The DVD is not the best quality, it’s still an essential movie worth taking a look at. John Ford really is one of the greatest filmmakers ever. What I love most about him, and it’s one of the things that I’ve always loved about John Carpenter, although Carpenter is criminally underrated, over looked, and just plan neglected, is their total lack of pretention in their work. Ford never bought into his “auteur” status. He was simply a great craftsman and a first rate, really poetic storyteller.
Posted by Phil G on June 26th, 2009Well Stagecoach is widely praised for having one of the most solid story structures of all time. My impression is that it’s pretty solidified fact that Welles studied it heavily in preparation for his own career. But I was referring mainly to the setpieces, which I found quite impressive.
I think that you’d also get a major kick out of Buster Keaton Jay. Check out a film like Our Hospitality, which is both hilarious, and has extraordinary setpieces.
Posted by Henrik on June 26th, 2009With so many war movies coming out as of late (Defiance, Valkyrie) im so pumped to see a war movie that takes us away from the war/drama and makes it fun. It reminds me of a Oceans movie getting kicked in the pants with a flair only Tarantino could bring. Time will tell if Mr. Myers brings anything to the movie but he had so little time in the trailer to judge. Pitt looks and sounds awesome as well as the rest of the crew and i am eagerly awaiting its release.
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