To fully appreciate Quentin Tarantino’s latest film “Inglourious Basterds,” you’re going to need to be prepared. First, you need to have a sense of the spaghetti western. Forget your World War II history. After all, the only things you really need to know about “Inglorious Basterds” is that there were Nazis occupying France, they hated the Jews and they were all-around right-bastards.
But it wouldn’t be a bad idea to watch “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” before seeing this film, especially considering the opening scene of “Inglourious Basterds” is a direct homage to the opening scene of Sergio Leone’s ultimate western tale.
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