Tarantino To Re-Edit Inglourious Basterds: Adding More?

[GreenScar]

It got mostly good reviews at Cannes but most said it fell short of the masterpiece Tarantino promised.

Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming WWII film Inglourious Basterds premiered at the Cannes Film Festival the other day to mostly positive reviews, with one person even calling it his best work since Pulp Fiction. The cut people saw at Cannes was 2 hours 27 minutes, a fair length for a movie that’s reportedly made up of mostly dialogue-driven scenes. And yet it seems that may not be the version the general public will end up getting: We will most likely see an even longer cut.

From Tarantino himself comes the word that his Cannes-cut of Inglourious Basterds is over 20 minutes short of the 2 hours and 48 minutes he is contractually obligated to produce. So what does this mean for the movie? Well, it appears that to make up the time, Tarantino will be re-editing the movie post-Cannes, changing things here and there and perhaps even adding an entire scene.

The more the better, I say!

Some of the negative reviews (which thankfully are the minority of them) have criticized Basterds for seeming incomplete, the reason some people are citing that is the fact that he rushed like crazy to get it done in time for Cannes. Some people are saying that he should have taken his time, and presented a rougher edit of the movie, play it out of competition, and thus he would have avoided such criticism.

The reason Tarantino rushed to get it done is because he had the opportunity to premiere it at the Cannes Film Festival. Who the hell would turn down that chance? I know, with the passion Tarantino has for movies, that he would be the last person to turn that opportunity down. He has a history with the festival, with his first two movies, Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, playing there (the latter winning the prestigious Palm d’Or award, something which is considered by a lot of people to be a higher honor than winning Best Picture at the Oscars). He was also the President of the Jury a few years back (where he pushed for Oldboy to win the Palm d’Or over Fahrenheit 9/11, sadly to no avail).

However, if the editing rush employed to get the film ready in time for the festival resulted in the movie’s quality suffering, then it may not have been such a good idea after all. Having said that, I’m sure a cinephile like Tarantino wouldn’t let his newest project premiere at the most famous and respected film festival in the world if it weren’t ready. If anything, it’ll give him a chance to make fixes from the criticisms before it hits the world stage.

Do you think Tarantino should have took his time with the editing of Inglourious Basterds or did he do the right thing by frantically editing to get it done in time for Cannes?

Inglourious Basterds is scheduled to be released on August 21st this year.

[PH3AR]

Adding more thats great, the movie already looks awsome , so more is good!

[Blu Titan]

I trust Tarantino's call on this. It is his film, and if he feels the need to re-edit then you can say he is wrong? Should be a good film to see.

[PH3AR]

Originally Posted by Blu Titan

I trust Tarantino's call on this. It is his film, and if he feels the need to re-edit then you can say he is wrong? Should be a good film to see.

+1 and i liked all of his films, so i trust him as well!

[McCrutchy]

I'm surprised he's contractually obligated to 2 hours and 48 minutes. Aren't studios and theaters supposed to despise long running times because they sell less tickets a day?

[Foggy]

I'm looking forward to this film

[GLaDOS]

Well I'm looking forward to Tarantino and his box full of badassery in this movie. Let's not hope it'll flop like in Death Proof.

[jk1138]

Maybe he will edit out Pitts super cheesy pep-talk that is in the trailer.

[Darth Spartan99]

I saw the trailer for the first time today. Wow! It looks awesome. I am more pumped for this movie than anything left this summer.

[OrlandoEastwood]

Originally Posted by kotsedriver

Let's not hope it'll flop like in Death Proof.

It was Grindhouse here in the U.S.

[GLaDOS]

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

It was Grindhouse here in the U.S.

But then again, Grindhouse is separated into two parts: Death Proof and Planet Terror, if you may know.

[ulri4651]

Originally Posted by McCrutchy

I'm surprised he's contractually obligated to 2 hours and 48 minutes. Aren't studios and theaters supposed to despite long running times because they sell less tickets a day?

I would imagine this would have something to do with his other films as well. I'm sure he was contractually obligated to produce a certain length of product for the studio. With his last movie being on the shorter side it may very well have left that much time left for this one. I'm not 100% on this one, but that would seem to make the most sense.

[WyldeMan45]

This is the first time I can EVER recall a studio requesting more movie! I am so looking forward to this and have loved every QT movie before and will continue to love them all after this as well. Hardcore Tarantino fanatic right here, and will be hitting up the midnight showing.

[mtbkr]

i think im alone on this but i have not cared for to many of his movies of late. they seem to ME that there is to much talking about killing people and only 10 minutes of actually killing people. he makes so called action movies that are 10% action? he should have his own genre..."talking tough and stuff" ALL IMO

[WyldeMan45]

Originally Posted by mtbkr

i think im alone on this but i have not cared for to many of his movies of late. they seem to ME that there is to much talking about killing people and only 10 minutes of actually killing people. he makes so called action movies that are 10% action? he should have his own genre..."talking tough and stuff" ALL IMO

Still, nobody writes "talking tough" like Tarantino.

[ulri4651]

Originally Posted by mtbkr

i think im alone on this but i have not cared for to many of his movies of late. they seem to ME that there is to much talking about killing people and only 10 minutes of actually killing people. he makes so called action movies that are 10% action? he should have his own genre..."talking tough and stuff" ALL IMO

I don't think there is, or has ever been, a better person at writing movie based dialogue. I could sit and listen to QT characters talk all day long. Thats what made Pulp so good, and IMO Death Proof. As for action, you should really see the original script he wrote for NBK! I just wish HE directed that one and not Oliver Stone!

[Blu-ray Fanatic]

I can't wait to see this movie, it looks good, and it looks better than most of his previous movies. Keep up the good work Quintin!

[chemokidd]

I can't wait for this film..!

[cembros]

love all his films and im sure what ever edits he decides to make will be for the best, i cannot wait for this one