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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The original "Bastards"

Maybe one of the reasons Quentin Tarantino insists on spelling Inglourious Basterds the way he does (the director’s not saying) is that there’s already a Spell-Checked Inglorious Bastards out there in the universe.

Released in 1978, Enzo Castellari’s World War II action pic remains a cult fave, revered in certain cinema circles – Tarantino’s circle being one of the more notable. (Tag line on the original poster: "Whatever the Dirty Dozen did, they do it dirtier!") To capitalize on the new Weinstein Brothers' release, the first Inglorious has just been sent out on DVD and Blu-Ray via Severin Films. Bo Svenson and Fred Williamson star as members of a gang of criminals who escape an Allied prison convoy with a plan to hop over the Swiss border, but end up ‘volunteering’ for a suicide mission deep inside Nazi-occupied France instead.

Svenson’s the head Bastard in Castellari’s flick, Brad Pitt the head Basterd in Tarantino’s. The latter film definitely veers off into different territory, plot-wise, albeit still in Nazi-occupied France. Both Svenson and director Castellari show up to do cameos in Tarantino’s $70 million over-the-top Holocaust revenge actioner.
Posted by Steven Rea @ 4:24 PM  Permalink | 8 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 5:18 PM, 08/20/2009
    the only good nazi is a dead one. Bombed back into the stone age with fire storms courtesy of the US Army Air Force General Curtis LeMay. This should be a good flick.
    — Fernando08
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:06 PM, 08/21/2009
    looks awesome. i'll see it this weekend
    — Zero
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:23 PM, 08/21/2009
    I hate Illinois Nazi's. German ones ain't much better.
    — sillybilly
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:18 PM, 08/22/2009
    THought this was about Laurie & Banner!
    — Nihilist
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:42 PM, 08/22/2009
    it's Lurie, and is that really funny Nihilist?? No it's not. What an idiot.
    — jme42257
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:59 AM, 09/04/2009
    This wasTHE WORST MOVIE ever written, produced, directed and distributed. After the opening words "Once upon a time" it is all downhill. Even with a fairy-tale opening this movie makes no sense and has no entertainment value. SAVE YOUR $$ AND DO NOT GO SEE THIS! It is a complete waste of time!
    — central
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:00 AM, 09/04/2009
    This wasTHE WORST MOVIE ever written, produced, directed and distributed. After the opening words "Once upon a time" it is all downhill. Even with a fairy-tale opening this movie makes no sense and has no entertainment value. SAVE YOUR $$ AND DO NOT GO SEE THIS! It is a complete waste of time!
    — central
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:20 PM, 09/17/2009
    just saw tarantino's "basterds" last night... if you didn't like it, then you're too dumb to get it... it was f-ing brilliant and a whole lot of fun
    — bobby-d


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About Steven Rea
Steven Rea has been an Inquirer movie critic since 1992. He was born in London, raised in New York City, and has lived in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Iowa City, Iowa. His column, "On Movies," appears Sundays in Arts & Entertainment, his reviews appear in the Weekend section on Fridays, and his blog, On Movies Online, can be found here. He is a member of the National Society of Film Critics.

Steven Rea's previous blog posts can be found here. Read his most recent columns and reviews, here. He also curates the movie stars and bicycling photo blog, Rides A Bike.

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