Inglorious Basterds Impressions

Saw a midnight showing. A full review will be forthcoming, with a little announcement I guess. But here at the bullets: 
 

• All the actors and characters were fantastic. Tarantino is known for his characters, and this movie certainly doesn't break the trend
• Very very long movie, midnight show ended at 2:50. Given some traliers and previews, that's roughly 2 1/2 hours. Be prepared.
• Very funny, enjoyed all the plotlines and side stories, had a lot of charm as always, however
• For a movie called Inglorious Basterds, they barley show up. You see more of a the German Inspector and Jewish French girl than any of the basterds. Side note: BJ Novak of The Office fame has four lines in the entire movie. Eli Roth has around five lines, so the only basterd you'll be hearing from is Brad Pitt.
• Extremely long build ups to everything. We're talking a 35 minute set up to literally a five second death montage. I'm not exaggerating.
• Zero action in the movie. I'm not complaining, but one of the people I went with was expecting "silly nonsense like Death Race" there is not a single fight scene or shoot out in the movie. All the violence is quick, its mostly talking. Just go in with the right expectations
• Overall I enjoyed the movie, to what extent, not sure yet

Saw a midnight showing. A full review will be forthcoming, with a little announcement I guess. But here at the bullets: 
 

• All the actors and characters were fantastic. Tarantino is known for his characters, and this movie certainly doesn't break the trend
• Very very long movie, midnight show ended at 2:50. Given some traliers and previews, that's roughly 2 1/2 hours. Be prepared.
• Very funny, enjoyed all the plotlines and side stories, had a lot of charm as always, however
• For a movie called Inglorious Basterds, they barley show up. You see more of a the German Inspector and Jewish French girl than any of the basterds. Side note: BJ Novak of The Office fame has four lines in the entire movie. Eli Roth has around five lines, so the only basterd you'll be hearing from is Brad Pitt.
• Extremely long build ups to everything. We're talking a 35 minute set up to literally a five second death montage. I'm not exaggerating.
• Zero action in the movie. I'm not complaining, but one of the people I went with was expecting "silly nonsense like Death Race" there is not a single fight scene or shoot out in the movie. All the violence is quick, its mostly talking. Just go in with the right expectations
• Overall I enjoyed the movie, to what extent, not sure yet

I was planning to go to the midnight screening but i was tired so going tomorrow.

Great write up. I can't wait to see this.
 
At the theater I go to, every single crowd is always cheering or booing. When I saw District 9 people were yelling "Fuck their shit up!" for basically the entire back-end of the movie.

Tarantino is great for demonstrating pop-culture.  Does he accomplish that in Inglorious Bastards? 
 
I can't wait to watch it.

I wasn't really planning of seeing this, maybe when it's out on DVD or something. 
 
Also, 2.5 hours? Isn't that an average time for a movie these days?

amazing film . Hes great at creating suspense . Last last scene is amazing if . Thats all the action you need was at the end

So I'm gonna go out with some friends this weekend, and what movie should I see, District 9 or Inglorious Bastards?

I was going to see it last night but got too tired. I will be going to a screening in a couple of hours though so I look forward to seeing it for myself. I have been really hyped for this movie since I first heard about it in the planning stages right up until I seen the first of the trailers released. Since then all the trailers coming out haven't been inspiring me but of course I will go see it any way. And 2 and a half hours doesn't seem like that extrodinarily long movie these days kinda sucks for me though I am going to the 9:30 session and I have been up since 4:00am. I was to go to bed early tonight.

These impressions were very impressionable! I have an impression; "Vinny: Soma's pretty fuckin' rad!" Good, no?

I heard some people saying that it's going to be as memorable as Pulp Fiction. (haven't watched this one yet)

Pretty much in full agreement with Artie. Dialogue and conversation dominate this film, along with Cristoph Waltz's Hans Landa and Pitt's Aldo Raine. I think you certainly feel the presence of the Basterds throughout the film, even when they aren't on-screen.  
 
Last hour-or-so is magnificent. Tarantino does a great job of taking unorthodox routes. He knows all the cliches and he dodges the lot of them with a deft touch.  
 
@artofwar420 -- As memorable as Pulp Fiction? Maybe. It's definitely the zaniest take on World War II in American cinema. The boldest, probably. The villain will likely be a cult icon in a number of years, as will Aldo. Not sure where I, personally, would rank it amongst the other Tarantino films. Definitely would need another viewing, now that I know what twists the piece takes, structurally. 
 
Edit: Also, Eli Roth as The Bear Jew is fucking classic. I'm still impressed with his muscle gain for the film. Probably my favorite character.

On a similar note, did anyone like Tarantino's part of Grindhouse? I've only watched Planet Terror so far, and thought it was excellent.

"On a similar note, did anyone like Tarantino's part of Grindhouse? I've only watched Planet Terror so far, and thought it was excellent. "

"PS. Love midnight crowds, clapping and cheering throughout the whole movie. "

 PS. Love midnight crowds, clapping and cheering throughout the whole movie. "

I'm really looking forward to seeing this movie, it looks and sounds great

Tarantino is a genius when it comes depicting the pop-culture in the way that would appeal to huge crowds and shock others at the same time. 
As far as I am concerned, I have loved nearly every Tarantino movie (that excludes Death Proof and his other co-directorial ventures).  
Pulp Fiction of course is my favorite just for the sole reason of how it breaks the perception in people's mind that "legendary movies always have complex or convulated stories". Well-written and witty dialogues,interesting and charming characters and a simplistic plot is what basically makes a great movie in my mind. You don't need  long-winded,confusing stories to score big. 
 
I can't wait for Inglourious Basterds. It's slated for a release few weeks later here but I will nonetheless watch it. 
Also,this is only what I believe. I like "chatty" Tarantino movies more than the action ones. Kill Bill Vol 1 is an exception of course.

I plan on seeing this movie eventually, but I'm glad the early reviews I read were not too far off.  I posted a caution to people in this thread over the level of mayhem as advertised against what is actually in the film.   I don't have a problem with a lot of conversation as long as it's entertaining, but the trailer and ads lead you to believe this will be a high energy shoot 'em up spectacular and all reports point in the other direction.  Tarantino himself said that he wanted to try and really use tension to create a thriller with this movie since he had been accused of being too focused on the minutia of each scene through his past films.  He really loves to keep people guessing which is good, but can lead to unsatisfactory works sometimes.

I do want to see this movie. At first I didn't care but the more and more I see of it I kinda want to see it. Great little impressions, Artie.