Inglourious Basterds

Inglourious Basterds, another amazing production of Quentin Tarantino, is absolutely hilarious despite the grim backdrop of World War II.

The film has two sub-plot. The first starts in France in 1941 at a French dairy farmer's house. An SS officer, Hans Landa, who is famed as a Jews Hunter, visits a farmer, Perrier LaPadite, who is harbouring a missing Jew family in his basement. Landa finds the hunting spot and executes the family. However the daughter, Shosanna, manages to escape, setting the plot for a future development.

The second subplot evolves around a group of American Jews, who are led by their leader, Lieutenant Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt). Also known as the Basterds, these men are in France killing Nazis and leaving survivor with a swastika curved onto their foreheads to spread fear among the German military.

Three years later, Shosanna has assumed a new identity as Emmanuelle Mimieux, and runs a small theatre. A chance encounter with a war hero, Fredrick Zoller, leads to the use of her theatre for a premier of a new movie, Nation's Pride, which is featuring Fredrick. All the important Nazi leaders and officers will be attending the premier, which creates a perfect opportunity for Shosanna to plot her revenge.

On the other hand, the British conceives a new plan, Operation Kino, to end the war by eliminating the Nazi leaders who will be attending the movie premier. The Basterds are involved in this operation by attending the premier to asissinate Hilter. The premier night leads to the final showdown of the film, Inglourious Basterds.

Rating: 5 out of 5 fairy clouds. Amazing plot, storyline and character development. I especially love the ending with Aldo Raine performing the last swastika curving on the last Nazi. Perfect ending to a perfect showdown. "You know something, Utivich? I think this just might be my masterpiece," said Raine.