Inglourious Basterds is a 2009 revenge war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino released by the Weinstein Company and Universal Pictures this past weekend. Italian director Enzo Castellari's 1978 film, The Inglorious Bastards acted as inspiratin to this motion picture; however the 2009 Title is not a remake of the film being set in Nazi-occupied France during World War II with plans to assassinate Nazi Leadership.

Despite its being a war film, Tarantino has constructed the film to be "his spaghetti western" with World War II iconography. I find it almost difficult to describe the movie without feeling the BIG O because it tickles my fancy to combine like with like. In addition to spaghetti westerns (as Tarentino's interest in Castellari's title suggests) he also pays homage to the World War II "macaroni combat" as well as French New Wave cinema.

Pretty much the theme that is most recognizable in the film is revenge. Taking place in an alternative history of WW2, in which the Basterds spread their popularity throughout Europe with a goal to assassinate Nazi forces. Simultaneously a second force, Shosanna (Melanie Laurent) aims to unite the higher ups of the party to defeat them as well. Both parties know nothing about their united efforts. The plot tangles itself into a beautiful masterpiece, and simply unravels at the end.

Go see Inglourious Basterds now! It will definitely blow you away.