Containing many ‘wtf’ scenes as Tarantino often likes to splash into a screen, the defining element of Tarantino film is dialogue – and boy does he deliver. I found some of the most fantastic, tense, scenes of dialogue on this movie that had me biting my nails and grinding my teeth in suspense. Christopher Waltz as Col. Hans Landa is unquestionably one of the finest cinema characters of recent times.
His ability to juggle comedy with terror is unmatched and the movie is justified simply by watching him alone.

But as with everything in life, there are some flaws. For some reason, it was like a barmitzva in the cinema and every nazi killing was greeted with fanboy applause. In addition, the ending was a bit of a copout with some typically Tarantino ending. Otherwise, please please please check out the two femme fatales, they are simply delicious as both the cinema owner and the German actress.

Rating: ★★★★★★★★★☆ 

Regardless, a quality Iraq piece dismissing the token pretences of political righteousness in favour of a pleasing dramatisation of contrasting attitudes of soldiers who revel and shrink in equal measure in times of war and danger. Displaying the typical Amerikkaa!! gung ho mentality beautifully demonstrated by Watchmen’s ‘Comedian’, the adrenaline of intense danger is as powerful a toxin as any drug could be. Conversely we see the effects of war on those not suited to the environment. What follows is a pretty dramatic enactment of daily life in barracks. Most notable is the sniper section – not sure how realistic that was, but can certainly testify to the intensity of the scene!

Rating: ★★★★★★★½☆☆