Director Quentin Tarantino is known for his blood, gore and cursing, however, he should be looked at in a bit different light after Inglorious Basterds hits more audiences.  Inglorious Basterds opens with a very dramatic and serious scene which is well acted, and ends with a major shoot up, but spares its audience with  blood.  For the most part, I would say Basterds is a tongue-in-cheek drama with some scenes of prolonged and at times very bloody violence along with some humorous quips worthy of a good chuckle and overall is a very good film and highly entertaining.

Now, getting to period and historical correctness…throw what you know about the ending of WWII out the window.  And, sure, the film was based on true events, however the large majority of those events have been…shall we say, enhanced?  Not to mention there is utter revisionist history going on at the end.  Oh how I wish that is how it really happened…Anyhow, since the film was gripping, heart-pounding, on the edge of your seat exciting, not to mention a good chunk of it is subtitled, I had difficulty picking out mistakes, and I am not all that familiar with German military gear.  However, two mistakes did stand out to me.  First off, at the film premiere, there are cigarette girls walking about in the most adorable of costumes, however, their stockings were incorrect; they were not double welted or seamed.  Secondly, after the film’s climax, there is a scene between Brad Pitt’s character and Christopher Waltz’s character where the two are sitting at the table, and on the table is a telephone.  This phone has a coiled cord, however these were not yet invented.

Costume wise, the film is stunning with outfits that are do die for.  (Maybe I’ll go as Bridget von Hammersmark, played by Diane Kruger – seen on the right – this Halloween.)  However costume designer Anna B. Sheppard is an old hand at WWII era costuming with films like The Pianist and Schindler’s List as well as the mini series Band of Brothers under her belt.

Do I recommend Inglorious Basterds? You can bet I do.  I’ll be buying this on DVD they day it comes out.  While some may lable it “violence porn”, I found it to be a meticulous and well thought out story with entertaining characters (including some kick-ass and well dressed ladies) that hold your interest throughout.