Originally posted by darvlay
I couldn't disagree with you more but of course it's entirely subjective. Sounds to me like you have a problem with the way the Director pays respect to his influences in his own stylish way. I, for one, respect how Tarantino acknowledges his influences in his work without apology and in doing such really puts the personal touch to his work.
Smug? Lack ...[text shortened]... movie considering that you found the movie to be well made, stylish and well directed.
The weird bit was just a turn of phrase, don't get defensive, there's no need. I felt the film portrays every German soldier as a Nazi and that wasn't necessarily the case, perhaps I'm reading too much into it, or expecting too much in real world detail, after all the ending somewhat removes things from reality.
It's not that I was expecting complex drama, to be honest I didn't know what to expect at all. I just find that Tarantino's style, of which there is a heavy amount, is a patchwork of everyone else's styles. If you asked me to pinpoint what the Tarantino's style was I'd have to pick and mix from the work of other directors, being unable to put my finger on anything he has alone.
I agree, each to his own.