Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” is the end of all Nazi movies

Aug 21, 2009 16:13 GMT  ·  By

Quentin Tarantino’s latest violent saga, the intentionally misspelled “Inglourious Basterds,” is garnering nothing but positive reviews. Dubbed a “certified fresh” by Rotten Tomatoes, the movie delivers on all its promises, critics agree. According to main star Brad Pitt, “Basterds” does more than just that, as it defines and rounds up a genre that has enjoyed plenty of staying power in the industry: WWII movies.

As a matter of fact, “Basterds” does such a fine job at being the best of the best that it barely leaves room for any other movie to exist, the actor believes, as quoted by People magazine. Tom Cruise’s own Nazi film, the one-time derided but eventually critically acclaimed “Vakyrie,” pales by comparison, Pitt believes. Not only does the earlier film pale, but it was also somewhat “ridiculous,” the actor says when asked about what he thought of the film detailing the plot to take out Hitler.

“As for another WWII Hitler assassination movie with a famous Hollywood star, he says there is no comparison. When the Stern reporter mentioned Tom Cruise’s recent turn in a film about a real plot to kill Hitler, Pitt simply said, ‘It was a ridiculous movie.’” People magazine writes, citing an interview Pitt gave to Stern magazine.

For those wondering why Brad would think Nazi-movies couldn’t go farther than where “Basterds” went, the explanation is simple: it just doesn’t get any better than this. “The second World War could still deliver more stories and films, but I believe that Quentin [Tarantino, director] put a cover on that pot. With ‘Basterds,’ everything than can be said to this genre has been said. The film destroys every symbol. The work is done, end of story.” Pitt says.

While Brad says “end of story,” for Nazi movies, it’s Tarantino himself who would beg to differ, as we also informed you yesterday. If Tarantino put a lid on “that pot,” it’s also Tarantino who’s lifting it to add another film along the same lines, with a “Basterds” prequel. “I’ve gotten some of it written already. A lot of the actors would really like to do it. If the movie proves to be very popular, then we’ll do it.” the famous director said just recently.