New 'Inglourious Basterds' Trailer Better Than The Actual Movie?
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A new international trailer has hit for Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, and the consensus from those who managed to catch a screening of the film back at Cannes is that, while the Weinsteins (or whoever cut this) managed to really make the flick look enticing and vintage Tarantino, it's still a complete misrepresentation of the actual film, which some say is quite boring. As Variety noted back in May, "Inglourious Basterds is great fun to watch, but the movie isn't entirely engaging. And it is defiantly an art film, not a calculatedly mainstream entertainment. Tarantino throws you out of the movie with titles, chapter headings, snatches of music. You don't jump into the world of the film in a participatory way; you watch it from a distance, appreciating the references and the masterful mise-en-scene."
Great fun to watch? I'll take it! That's why I go to the movies in the first place -- and that's what I expect from Tarantino as a filmmaker. Watching one of his films is like going to Cold Stone Creamery and getting a pint of ice cream mixed with all kinds of ridiculous toppings; stuff you'd never expect to be on there to begin with. That's Tarantino, that's what I hope to get out of Basterds, and this piece of movie marketing actually has me excited to sit down and watch whatever final cut (be it two-and-a-half-hours or less) Tarantino and The Weinstein Co. manage to shove into theaters this August 21. Period. Exclamation mark. Smiley face.
Watch the trailer after the jump
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6-30-2009 @ 5:01PM
John Ramistella said...
The problem with Tarantino movies is the same problem with the pint of ice cream with all the ridiculous toppings: after a while, all that ridiculousness will make you sick.
Tarantino has become too Tarantino for his own good. I just want him to make clever movies again instead of mixtapes of his favorite movie references.
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6-30-2009 @ 5:13PM
Eric Kaufman said...
If anyone has seen the trailer for the adaptation of The Road you'll know that the Weinstein company tends to do this sort of thing. They take on wildly interesting projects, make them the way the director wishes them to be made, and then pitch it completely differently. This sort of advertising is not only a disservice to moviegoers but to the artists that put their blood sweat and tears into these films.
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6-30-2009 @ 5:48PM
Dan said...
I'm with you, Erik. I never stopped enjoying Tarantino, and I've no doubt this will prove to be another awesome, and if nothing else, different kind of flick.
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7-01-2009 @ 8:54AM
ML said...
Some Tarantino I like, some not so much, and I was cool on IG, but finally after seeing the trailer I want to see it. It does look like it will be "great fun."
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7-23-2009 @ 1:58PM
curtis said...
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