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Three Disc Collector's Edition Includes Exclusive New Bonus Features And Never-Before-Released Soundtrack CD

"Whatever THE DIRTY DOZEN did," screamed the ads, "they do it dirtier!" INGLORIOUS BASTARDS is more than just the inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's long-rumored next movie; this 1978 international smash remains perhaps the biggest and most badass war movie in EuroCult history! Exploitation legends Fred 'The Hammer' Williamson and Bo (WALKING TALL, KILL BILL) Svenson star as the leaders of a gang of condemned criminals who escape from an Allied prison camp with a plan to blast their way to the Swiss border, only to find themselves 'volunteering' for a suicide mission deep inside Nazi occupied France. Academy Award(r) nominee Ian Bannen (FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX, BRAVEHEART) co-stars in this explosive action epic from director Enzo Castellari (STREET LAW, THE BIG RACKET), now fully restored from original vault elements for the first time ever in America!

EXTRAS:
"Quentin Tarantino and Enzo Castellari in Conversation" - An all-new featurette with the two legendary directors
"Train-Kept-A-Rollin'" - Documentary with Director Enzo Castellari, Stars Fred Williamson, Bo Svenson and Massimo Vanni, Special Effects Artist Gino de Rossi, Producer Roberto Sbarigia, Screenwriter Laura Toscano and Filippo De Masi
"Back to the War Zone" - Locations feturette with Director Enzo Castellari and Special Effects Artist Gino de Rossi
U.S., Italian and German Theatrical Trailers
Audio Commentary with Director Enzo Castellari
Bonus Soundtrack CD containing the previously unreleased score of INGLORIOUS BASTARDS

Rating : - "The Hammer" Goes To War!!
Enzo Castellari and Fred "The Hammer" Williamson? Why the hell isn't this DVD in your cart yet?
I remember seeing this movie in it's edited version entitled G.I. Bro back in the day, but now I finally got to see it in it's original version.
It's the story of a small group of military prisoners who escape while being transported to the slammer, but through a clever plot twist wind up on a top secret mission with the French and U.S. military.
It's fun stuff. Not a heartwrenching war pic, but a fun little adventure film. Bo Svenson(from the Walking Tall sequels and T.V. show) is the lieutenant who leads the bunch. He does a decent job. Fred Williamson is...well, Fred Williamson. It's pretty hard for him not to be cool. The movie goes about throwing the group from one action sequence to another until the final mission. There is quite a bit of action. It looks like Castellari was working with a decent budget. Castellari certainly doesn't get enough credit as a director in the U.S. The guy's pretty damn good.
The 3 disc version gives us a "Conversation with Enzo Castellari and Quentin Tarantino". Naturally Tarantino dominates this discussion considering he can't shut up and Castellari doesn't speak English too well. Tarantino is remaking Inglorious Bastards, and that is discussed a bit. Apparently the movie means alot to him. Personally I'm discouraged to hear Tarantino jumping on the remake bandwagon, but at least you can say he truly loves this film unlike other directors who have remade movies(most likely half of those directors never even saw the film they were remaking until they were hired to make it). Anyhow, the interview is about 35 minutes long. There a documentary on the making of the film that features Castellari, Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, as well as members of the fx crew and screenwiters. Also is a documentary with Castellari showing the shooting locations. The third disc is the film's soundtrack.
A good movie and a good package.