the italian industry from the 50 to the late 70 thrive by imitate big hollywood box office hit and even though the inglorious bastard come a good 10 year after the wwii action cycle of the 60 and it still a welcome addition to the genre . two year after his spaghetti western masterpiece keoma and director enzo g. castellari gather a cast of b movie stalwart spearhead by bo svenson and fred williamson and a couple hundred disposable extra in nazi uniform and unleashes hell . there no sophistication or spielberg ian schmaltz here . it an action er through and through with a comedic touch and lot of gunplay . castellari be no hack though and you can see flash of his directorial brilliance in the slow motion intercutting shot in the train and which rival anything sam peckinpah have do with the same technique . he know he not do citizen kane though so he doesn not let his artistry get in the way of make an entertaining picture . not a masterpiece by any mean and it will probably seem outdated to anyone use to modern cgi work and matrix stunt . this be old school action . tarantino be prepare a remake of sort for 2009 but the inglorious bastard have enough go for it to warrant a watch not just so you can brag to your friend on open day that you have see the original . action fan will get a kick out of it .