Inglourious Basterds
Nothing short of brilliant.
It's been mentioned a few times, and I have to definitely agree that Christoph Waltz is an absolute genius. He and Tarantino create one of the more horrifying and chilling villains that I have ever seen on screen. Cunning, brilliant, and just chilling. His acting job is complimented in full by an incredible job by Brad Pitt, who seems to outdo himself every time I see him.
Tarantino knows how to weave music, direction, acting, and writing into a horrifying breath-taking tapestry. I HIGHLY recommend this film. Best one I've seen this year. I actually applauded at the end of the film (a few people in the theater did, actually), and I can't remember the last time I've done that.
5/5.
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[REC]
Prior to watching
[REC], I had seen its American counterpart,
Quarantine in the theater, which I thought was utterly horrifying and brilliantly done. Because I had enjoyed the remake so much, I was really anticipating the original, especially because of the praise that it has gotten. However, I think that seeing the remake first might have taken a bit away from watching
[REC], unfortunately; the remake was so faithful to the original to the point where the scares were predictable for me (not to say that they weren't good; I think that I would have enjoyed them more had I not seen the remake first). That being said,
[REC] was quite good, but I have to say in all honesty that the liberties that were taken in the remake (slight change on the ending, for example), makes the remake a slightly better movie. Don't get me wrong,
[REC] was quite good, but I think that
Quarantine did it better for me.
Oh, and I have to mention that I was REALLY disappointed that our heroine is equally as obnoxious in the original as she is in the remake.
4/5.