And Things to Do in Denver when You're Dead, and Suicide Kings. What the fuck are these people playing at.

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I found the dialog riveting, well performed and necessary for establishing the characters. The first scene in the farm house which you mentioned was especially good. It introduces you to the character of the Jew Hunter - who is ominous but fascinating.

In reply to this comment by JiggaJonson:
Meh, one of my favorite films of all time is "Before Sunset" where there is literally nothing but dialogue. If I wanted to see that amount of chit chat though I would have preferred to get some philosophical perspective out of it. No one wants to watch a movie where the characters are all simply talking about doing something.

Now there are some exceptions, see: Reservoir Dogs and Suicide Kings, but films tied so closely to that kind of writing need to involve the audience (both I mentioned bring the audience in by presenting a sort of mystery or puzzle that needs to be solved). In the case of Inglorious Basterds I felt like I already knew what was going to happen. This probably came from listening to interviews that Tarantino did where he described 'burning down the theater with film,' and 'changing the course of history.' Tense moments were tense but it was mostly a waiting game for me.

In reply to this comment by dag:
Also, for people who didn't like the copious amounts of dialog - I suggest you take a break from first person shooters to help you enjoy the true pleasures of a good movie. It's not about explosions and CGI.

[/grumpy old man]

Meh, one of my favorite films of all time is "Before Sunset" where there is literally nothing but dialogue. If I wanted to see that amount of chit chat though I would have preferred to get some philosophical perspective out of it. No one wants to watch a movie where the characters are all simply talking about doing something.

Now there are some exceptions, see: Reservoir Dogs and Suicide Kings, but films tied so closely to that kind of writing need to involve the audience (both I mentioned bring the audience in by presenting a sort of mystery or puzzle that needs to be solved). In the case of Inglorious Basterds I felt like I already knew what was going to happen. This probably came from listening to interviews that Tarantino did where he described 'burning down the theater with film,' and 'changing the course of history.' Tense moments were tense but it was mostly a waiting game for me.

In reply to this comment by dag:
Also, for people who didn't like the copious amounts of dialog - I suggest you take a break from first person shooters to help you enjoy the true pleasures of a good movie. It's not about explosions and CGI.

[/grumpy old man]