Look out, dear listeners, it's Nazi-scalping time! In this episode, Andrew and Morgan discuss Quentin Tarantino's filmography and his latest so-called masterpiece, Inglourious Basterds. Plus, Andrew reviews the highly-praised British political satire In The Loop. Also includes QuickChatter reviews and DVD Recommendations.
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MC #68: Inglourious Basterds, In The Loop
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SHOW NOTES:
QuickChatter:
- 2:20 - Gigantic (Morgan)
- 4:26– Dollhouse, Season 1 (Morgan)
- 5:57 – Weeds, Season 1 (Morgan)
- 7:28 - The Cove (Andrew)
- 9:26 - The Time Traveler's Wife (Andrew)
- 13:49 - Andrew's brief thoughts on Avatar Day
Review – In The Loop (spoiler-free):
- 15:27 – Intro and clip
- 17:50 – The glories of profanity-laced insults
- 19:13 - The plot and cinematography
- 20:48 - The acting
- 21:47 - Andrew's rating
Discussion – Inglourious Basterds (spoiler-free):
- 22:32 – Intro and clip
- 24:33 – Morgan’s rating and general thoughts
- 26:43 - Andrew's rating and general thoughts
Discussion – Inglourious Basterds (spoilers):
- 29:30 – Eli Roth and the characterization of the Basterds
- 31:59 - The amount of violence
- 33:17 - Inconsistent pop presentation, lack of character development
- 35:42 - The lengthy dialogue sequences
- 37:04 - Is this movie pretentious?
- 38:28 - Back to lengthy dialogue sequences vs. action scenes
- 41:11 - Pop culture references
- 42:51 - A culmination of Tarantino's filmography to date? His masterpiece?
- 43:49 - The presentation of cinema; the movie-within-a-movie and the meta-message
- 45:24 - A return to scary Nazis, the development of Hans Landa
- 47:15 - The ending
DVD Recommendations:
- 50:40 - Intro
- 55:54 - Morgan's Pick: The Station Agent
- 52:46 – Andrew’s Pick: Downfall
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