I finally got to see this film thanks to the Arc showing films a week or two after they stop showing in mainstream cinemas. We sat in our seats, Ruth talked and I could hear people sniggering from the other side of the room. We were treat to a stupidly long reel of adverts which then ended and nothing happened. On screen anyways, an old couple sat next to us asked Ruth if she could “turn the volume down”. The film finally began.
Two hours and thirty-two minutes later we got out of our seats having watched something great. Yes, great. It was well written, directed and all the actors played their roles wonderfully. Oddly the music stood out to me. I never really notice the music in films as much as other things but in this it really did. The film was full of those classic Tarantino scenes where the characters personalities clash and the writting flows wonderfully. Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) had to be my favourite character. Almost every line he had was pure gold and his attempt at an Italian accent had me giggling away.
The action scenes, while not as frequent as Tarantinos other works, was up to his usual level of gore. As usual he didn’t shy away from letting the audience see the violence in all it’s detail. The previously mention old couple had a habit of gasping and cringing during these moments which makes me suspect they had no idea exactly what it was they were going to see. It made me giggle.
All in all it was a great film and I’m very glad I got to see it.