My 150 Favorite Movies - #141

Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Or, Quentin Tarantino does World War II. Serving up an alternate reality, in which revenge is served (cold) to the heirarchy of the Third Reich, this is yet another of Tarantino's  fascinating mixtures of humor and violence, with the added bonus of actual historical significance. The whole cast is uniformly excellent, with Christoph Waltz (he won an Oscar), Brad Pitt, Diane Kruger, and Melanie Laurent being particular standouts.