| as power hungry in this role too ( I've worked with a few guys just like him). For some reason the convoy has to go through enemy lines to get to the stockade. This puzzled me, because naturally it should be in allied territory. Naturally, the Germans don't take kindly to this at all, and it isn't long before a Focke Wulf with a bad attitude decides to turn the truck into something resembling a tea strainer. This is a good excuse for director Castellari to treat us to some great slo-mo action. The M.P's run for cover, ordering the prisoners to stay put like sitting ducks. Most of them wisely make a break for it. Between getting strafed by the enemy, and shot at by their own men, most of them die in slow motion glory. However a few prisoners, with the aid of Fred Williamsons incredibly laboured looking jiu-jitsu are able to overpower the gaurds. Only five prisoners survive . They are Bo Svenson ( Bigfoot), Fred Williamson( Boss Nigger), a Judge Reinhold lookalike, a Tom Savini lookalike, and a guy who you just know will cause trouble. To cut a long story short, the fugitives go on the run, accidentally kill some commandos disguised as Germans, and then feeling guilty about killing them, decide to complete the commando's mission which is blowing up a train. The good points about Inglorious Bastards are many. The uniforms, weapons, and machines are incredibly authentic ( It always annoys me when I watch a war movie where the Germans are riding round in Sherman tanks), and the action sequences for the most part are very well done, especially the whole train sequence. Some of the model buildings,the train etc. look pretty cheap , but are still curiously likeable and still more realistic than todays overused CGI. |
