I'm a little lukewarm on this. I love me some QT, but this isn't particularly grabbing me. I'll probably see it, though, just because it's Quentin.

With Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds premiering at Cannes this morning, it seems almost fitting that a "reelbasterd" (via CS) has unleashed three new clips of the film online. The videos' embed links are disabled but you can check them all out at his profile here. Set to hit theaters in August, the film stars Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz, Daniel Bruhl, Eli Roth, Samm Levine, B.J. Novak, Til Schweiger, Gedeon Burkhard, Paul Rust, Michael Bacall, Omar Doom, Sylvester Groth, Julie Dreyfus, Jacky Ido, August Diehl, Martin Wuttke, Richard Sammel, Christian Berkel, Sonke Mohring, Michael Fassbender, Mike Myers, Rod Taylor, Denis Menochet, Cloris Leachman, Maggie Cheung and Samuel L. Jackson. Tarantino penned the script and directed for The Weinstein Company and Universal Pictures.
For the teaser trailer released earlier this year, click here.
Plot Concept: The story begins in German-occupied France, where Shosanna Dreyfus (Mélanie Laurent) witnesses the execution of her family at the hand of Nazi Colonel Hans Landa (Christoph Waltz). Shosanna narrowly escapes and flees to Paris, where she forges a new identity as the owner and operator of a cinema.
Elsewhere in Europe, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) organizes a group of Jewish soldiers to engage in targeted acts of retribution. Known to their enemy as "The Basterds," Raine's squad joins German actress and undercover agent Bridget Von Hammersmark (Diane Kruger) on a mission to take down the leaders of The Third Reich. Fates converge under a cinema marquee, where Shosanna is poised to carry out a revenge plan of her own...
Inglourious Basterds will hit theaters August 21, 2009.
I'm a little lukewarm on this. I love me some QT, but this isn't particularly grabbing me. I'll probably see it, though, just because it's Quentin.
As much as I love QT's earlier offerings, I'm not too impressed by this. He still seems to be a little too high on his own hype. When QT starts to humble himself and get back to what he does best, maybe he'll make a good film again. Sorry QT.
The more I see the more I want. Looks freaking great.