Jul 10 2008QT's 'Inglorious Bastards' Script is Like All of His Movies Plus Other Movies
Latino Review and Vulture have read Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Bastards script and they're saying, respectively, that it's like "if you took the bad guy swagger of RESERVOIR DOGS, the uber coolness and structure of PULP FICTION, throw in the revenge angle of KILL BILL, set it in World War II" and "like Kill Bill meets The Dirty Dozen meets Cinema Paradiso." You can read the specifics and plot details at either site, but both use the term "awesome" in describing it, which is usually a positive.
Also of note: "bastards" is spelled "basterds" throughout the script, though it's not entirely clear if that's intentional or not because there are apparently many other spelling and grammatical errors throughout (I'm hoping it was somehow an accident; otherwise it's going to really eff up my blog tags). So while it's reassuring to hear that Tarantino looks to have another hit, it's also oddly depressing to realize the man who brought us Pulp Fiction is still having issues with plural vs. possessive and "they're" and "there." Maybe he was using YouTube comments as a reference.
Reader Comments
1. Chris - July 10, 2008 4:34 PM
The possessive is "their". Come on, bro. Bro? Come on.
2. B - July 10, 2008 5:00 PM
Inglourious is also incorrect.
Batting 0 for 2 on the title there, QT.
3. rtyd6td - July 10, 2008 5:16 PM
the dude didnt start out workin as popcorn boy for nuthin - he is dumm as shit. still, he knows how to rip off action movies and sell them as brandnu high class entertainment.
4. Stephen - July 10, 2008 5:16 PM
To be fair, he's dyslexic isn't he?
5. rtyd6td - July 10, 2008 5:31 PM
i just read this might be fake...which is very likely, reading some of the details -> a new nazi propaganda movie to be screened by goebbels in france? sounds stupid, even for QT.
6. Liz - July 10, 2008 5:45 PM
http://alligatorsinahelicopter.blogspot.com/2008/07/some-writers-need-editor-badly.html
7. Liz - July 10, 2008 5:46 PM
It is not a fake- you can read about it on IMDB and many other places.
8. rtyd6td - July 10, 2008 7:45 PM
because its on imdb its not fake?? hahhaa
i dont care what the reviewers say regarding the authenticity, that storyline sounds dumb as shit. better not be by QT, otherwise he totally blew it this time.
9. beckster - July 10, 2008 9:47 PM
I'm hopping on the "it's depressing" train regarding his spelling errors...that shit is just Not Okay.
10. bigTittyJess - July 10, 2008 10:13 PM
did he use his crayons to write the script also?
11. delic8 - July 10, 2008 11:15 PM
this sounds like the must-avoid movie of the century!
honestly, anything that is in any way compared to, related to, or in the same language/country/dimension as kill bill must be chopped up and burned to prevent it from rising again.
12. Liz - July 10, 2008 11:53 PM
delic8 - strange as it may seem to you, quite a few people actually enjoyed Kill Bill.
I'm baffled by all the people who hate or dislike QT who insist on bashing the idea of this film. Yeah, if you don't like him you're not going to like it. So? He has a huge fan base and is successful, get over it.
As to his spelling, he dropped out of high school at 15. Mystery solved. I'm much more angry at people with Master's degrees who can't be arsed to figure out the difference between "lose" and "loose" or whatever. I've known many.
13. Smoodger Bo Baloodger - July 11, 2008 4:03 AM
I think it's in Spanish.
"Inglourious Basteros"
Its the sequel to Habla con Ella
14. Rocko Solido - July 11, 2008 9:54 AM
Would it really surprise anyone if it came out that Tarantino can't spell? He's like a child in a big boy suit.
15. Lee - July 11, 2008 12:12 PM
[Chris]
It reads "plural vs. possessive and "they're" and "there."" Note the use of the word "and."
16. wendy - July 11, 2008 12:52 PM
As I was reading the cover page my mind assumed it would say:
"Inglorious basterds written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, age 7"
17. Chica - July 11, 2008 4:47 PM
Inglorious is spelled wrong as well....
18. Joey - July 11, 2008 11:38 PM
He wrote it out long-hand, hence no spell-check. What do you expect? I imagine most people would write just as bad without their computers. Give the guy a break. Besides, the Spanish point makes sense.
19. Juggernaut - July 12, 2008 10:49 AM
Still waiting on "Kill Bill - The Whole Bloody Affair", asshole. Maybe QT is waiting for me to waste money on the individual DVDs before he'll release the set, so I have to buy both.
Back on topic, as long as this is better than Grindhouse I'll probably see it.
20. Bobeyo - July 13, 2008 12:29 AM
I always knew he was childish and moronic. This crayon-written script from the brain of a backwards 6-year-old is irrefutable proof. I'm sure he'll try to pass it off as "art" or "style," but it's really just 100% Grade-A Stupid.
21. Gokex - July 13, 2008 3:37 PM
Since when does spelling have anything to do with making badass movies? Silly, jealous fools.