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Throwback: Inglourious Basterds — Tension, Chaptered and Invoiced

Dir. Quentin Tarantino Runtime 2h 33m Reviewed Aug 15, 2026 Thriller · Throwback · 2009
Matt
Thumb Up
Norm
Thumb Up
>> Official Verdict: Two Thumbs Up — A Miracle <<
DOUBLE-UP DETECTED · THIS IS NOT A DRILLHISTORICAL ANOMALY · NORM SAT THROUGH 2h 33m VOLUNTARILY

Matt's Take

Thumb Up — The Farmhouse Scene Alone

The opening farmhouse chapter is twenty minutes of milk, paperwork, and a pipe — and it’s more suspenseful than any car chase this decade. Christoph Waltz won the Oscar the moment he asked for a glass of milk. Thumb up.

Norm's Take

Thumb Up — Suspense, Fully Documented

Five chapters, each a fuse burning at documented length: the farmhouse, the tavern, the premiere — suspense built out of conversation, which is the cheapest and hardest way to build it. The 45-minute overage is waived; every chapter files its own paperwork. Thumb up.

The Crossfire

Where the critics stop reviewing the movie and start reviewing each other.
MattA war movie where the deadliest weapon is fluent French over dairy. They don't construct them like this.
NormThe tavern scene alone runs half an hour and I'd have approved an extension. That sentence goes in my file of things I never expected to say. Next.

The Bottom Line

MattWatch it.
NormWatch it.
Verdict Two Thumbs Up

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