Kill Bill

[fartymowler]

http://www.kill-bill.com/

A new movie from Quentin :)

[Supafly345]

Another brainless movie for pre-teens. Won't do as well since the summer is over.

[O71394658]

I'm afraid you're behind the times in posting this.

[Jixby Phillips]

Another brainless movie for pre-teens. Won't do as well since the summer is over.

How do you figure, exactly?

[Krythor]

What are you talking about Supafly? Do you even know anything about this movie? Or were you hoping there would be a chorus of "YEAH >:"'s?

I'm not saying that it won't necessarily be mindless, but it definately doesn't look like a movie that's been made just to make money.

[Snatchtastic]

I heard theres gonna be an assload of blood splashing around in this show.

[Dole]

Its been split in to two parts...doesnt it have a 40 minute fight sequence or something? My guess is it will be fun to watch but shit plot/script etc...

[Snatchtastic]

Yeah basically the studio wanted to cut down on alot of the blood and slashing, but gave the excuse that it was too long hoping they would cut some of the gore. But Maddsen and Tarantino basically said fuck that, I'm glad that they didn't cut anything.

[HickMan]

This movie will be worth the seven dollars to get into the movie. I'm not saying it's going to be great or anything but it looks like a fun movie.

[Supafly345]

It looks like another Charlies Angels. And since I was the only one that hated that movie I can see why it would be the same here.

[FS]

...

You have absolutely NO idea what movie we're talking about here, right?

[executioneer]

quentin tarantino :rolleyes

-willie

[Protoclown]

This looks like it's going to be Tarrantino's best film.

[Ninjavenom]

God, this will rock. Then i'll have to go see The Last Samurai. Sorry genitals, i don't mean to overwork you. :(

[O71394658]

This movie is Tarantino giving props to all the ancient Kung Fu movies out there; die hard fans will see many references and similarities.

I've also recently heard a rumor that the film was split into two parts in order to fool the MPAA. I don't know why, but they wanted to give the film an NC-17 rating, but the movie was split up as to fool them. It's probably not true, as I've read the script, seen several trailers, and nothing looks too violent or explicit.

Personally, I think Part II is going to be much better, but we'll see how this one does.

[Rez]

1st review for the movie, be warned, it's from fox, but they're saying some things i like :)

Link: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98244,00.html


Tarantino's 'Kill Bill': A Pulp Fiction Sequel by Elvis Costello

Success is a double-edged sword as we all know. Tomorrow, Miramax releases one of the worst films in its history, a misbegotten comedy called "Duplex" that stars Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore in a pale rip-off of "Meet the Parents."

On the other hand, three weeks from tomorrow the company will finally give us Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill: Volume 1." I've seen this much-anticipated film and I can tell you that it is absolutely brilliant, a real tour de force.

And it raises interesting questions: Why can Miramax only make this kind of film? Why are they unable to make high-concept Hollywood films? "Duplex" falls in the dubious category of "Kate & Leopold," "Serendipity," "A View from the Top" and "Bounce."

Oy! If only someone knew the answer.

But let's address "Kill Bill," which is the story of a character called The Bride (Uma Thurman), a hit woman who avenges her newlywed husband's bloody murder at the altar. The enemy is Bill, her former lover and employer and his squad of vicious killers known as the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, or DiVAS. They are played by Daryl Hannah, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox and Michael Madsen.

You know this is a movie that's going to be a flash point for all the cinema-geek-Internet-whatever writers. Tarantino is a cult figure. His every move is dissected by these 'experts.' God love them, to have the time and interest for this minutiae. Some want him to fail. Some want him to succeed. Me? I really liked "Jackie Brown," so go figure. I have not watched the special edition DVD of "Pulp Fiction" over and over in slow-motion.

Three-and-a-half years ago Tarantino surfaced from a long absence on the scene during Oscar weekend 2000. He'd been someplace in the Caribbean for a while and was with a mysterious woman whom he'd met down there. He was supposedly working on a World War II movie. For some reason I can't remember, we were sitting on a piano bench at a party. All of a sudden he told me he was working on a script called "Kill Bill" that would star Warren Beatty and Uma Thurman. The rest is history.

Eventually Beatty, who I guess couldn't figure out exactly what was going on, dropped out of the project. He was replaced by "Kung Fu" star David Carradine.

I remember seeing Tarantino chewing the ears off of Thurman and her husband Ethan Hawke at the Miramax pre-Oscar bash that year -- almost to the point of distraction. In fact, I wrote about it in this column. He was so excited about "Kill Bill" and Thurman's participation that he ignored the skits being performed on stage by that year's Oscar nominees.

Ironically, this February, Tarantino and Thurman may be asked to perform similar sketches.

I will admit I'm not a fanatic expert on the subject of samurai movies, 'grind house' pictures, spaghetti westerns or Japanese anime. (The latter all looks like "Speed Racer" to me.) Until I read the extensive press notes for "Kill Bill," I assumed a "duck press" was something served a la orange or with plum sauce. But I do know that "Kill Bill, Volume 1" is the hippest thing I've seen on screen since "Pulp Fiction."

From the opening credits (which are in Japanese) to the big finale in a place called "The House of Blue Leaves" (sorry John Guare), "Kill Bill" is full of visual knockouts. There are set piece homages to Tarantino's favorite Japanese films, which are going to be parodied and copied as slavishly as "Pulp Fiction."

It's "Crouching Tiger" and "The Matrix," mixed together and served with hot sauce. What a meal these three films will make some day at a revival house!

What surprised me most about "Kill Bill," though, was Thurman. She's had an iffy movie career, with some good stuff ("Pulp Fiction," "Dangerous Liaisons," "Hysterical Blindness") and some famously bad stuff ("Gattaca," "The Avengers," "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues").

In a way, she's perfect Tarantino material -- someone we think of as a star whose resume is littered with junk. Tarantino taps into that very insightfully. "Kill Bill" sort of marries these two ideas together for Thurman. Now she'll be a star like never before. Her performance is just stunning, a really glorious piece of physical, witty exertion.

I'll tell you more about "Kill Bill" as its release date (Oct. 10) approaches. But these were the impressions I was left with after the screening: that it rocked, that the violence and spurting blood was cartoon-like fun, that Lucy Liu was the best she's ever been.

I also thought that "Kill Bill" succeeded on every level that "Charlie's Angels" didn't. And that I really wanted to see Part II as soon as possible (I'm told it's not finished yet), but that I was happy there was a break.

Oh yeah, and one more thing: The soundtrack is simply amazing.

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well... if some "i don't seem to know shit about movies even though i'm a movie critic what's japanese anime again?" non-fanboy guy like this likes it... then i'm sure i'll love it.

[Poxpower]

I watched Pulp Fiction. I liked it.
I haven't been to the movies in a while.

I'll go and watch it.

Then I will decide if I hate it. Or not. Which seems like a logical course of action.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

WTF?!?!? That guy is a FUCKING MORON! He refers to Gattaca as "famously bad." On what fucking planet? That film is a classic. So I guess Kill Bill will suck, because this guys knows nothing about movies. >:

[CaptainBubba]

So I guess Kill Bill will suck, because this guys knows nothing about movies.

Non sequiter you fucking moron. This movie looks fun.

[Protoclown]

The way Rez said that the article was by Elvis Costello made me :lol

[Royal Tenenbaum]

So I guess Kill Bill will suck, because this guys knows nothing about movies.

Non sequiter you fucking moron. This movie looks fun.

yes, it should be great, but that guy's a tool and he liked it so I have my doubts.

[Mockery]

I wasn't impressed at all by the trailers I've seen, but every Tarantino movie I've seen has been fun to watch in some way or another so I'll be seeing this one either way. I'm just not expecting much out of it right now, but perhaps that's simply because I can't stand Tarantino himself.

[Rez]

listen: this is how much it will rock:

Uma Thurman's character, The Bride, hunts down five different people in order to kill them and each of these characters resides in a "world" influenced by a certain genre of film. The five "worlds" are(and this is the best here):

-A Blaxploitation/Rape-Revenge film

-A Shaw Brothers style chop-sockey film

-A Japanese LADY SNOWBLOOD/Yakuza type of film

-An anime sequence

-And a spaghetti western

if this doesnt get you going, tacked on the fact it's QUENTIN TARANTINO, i question who you are as a person, and are you happy with your life.

>:

[Royal Tenenbaum]

GATTACA was still awesome. >:

[Dole]

"-A Blaxploitation/Rape-Revenge film

-A Shaw Brothers style chop-sockey film

-A Japanese LADY SNOWBLOOD/Yakuza type of film

-An anime sequence

-And a spaghetti western "

-So in other words its completely derivative, like all his other movies? :lol

I loved pulp fiction and resevoir dogs.

[Sergeant_Tibbs]

I've been waiting for a godamned year for this movie to come out and its going to be cut in half, but at least it wont be edited to crap. How long after volume one untill volume two?

And to the guy who said it looks like another Charlies Angels, you're a moron.

[Snatchtastic]

HOLY FUCK, only 12 more days until it's out. :wank

[Protoclown]

I wasn't impressed at all by the trailers I've seen

That's because you have to keep your eyes open, goofus.

[Bennett]

Sorry if this is old news to everyone, but I just saw that Sonny Chiba is in this. badass.

[the_dudefather]

my favorite character in the trailer is that guy in the suit and mask who yells at the camera.

BWAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

[Mockery]

Just got back from the movie and... go see it. The trailers just don't do it any justice whatsoever. That's all I'm gonna say for now.

[Spectre X]

holy shit, Mock loves it.

I must have it.

[Anonymous]

that fucking ruled.

[Bennett]

I'm having a really hard time choosing between this and "the Fighting Temptations" :lol

[Jixby Phillips]

I just saw it.

Holy god, that movie kicked my ass. And I was just as unimpressed by the trailers as Mock was.

SEE IT

[Mockery]

Haha exactly. The trailers just can't portray the movie properly. Doesn't matter though, word will spread quickly and plenty of people will go see it anyway.

[AChimp]

I smell a conspiracy. I think I WON'T see this movie. >:

There's probably dicks in it. :(

[Snatchtastic]

Only if it's dicks getting CHOPPED OFF!!!

HOLY FUCKING GODDAMN SHIT.

Now I just can't wait to get my KILL BILL movie poster so I can have KILL BILL goodness all the time.

BEST MOVIE EVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!!!

[Jixby Phillips]

I might see it again tonight :(

[CastroMotorOil]

Just got back from the midnight showing, fucking AWESOME movie!

Absolutely loved the swordfighting

My names Buck..........

[Protoclown]

Wow. I just saw it. It was fucking incredible. I mean, seriously, ridiculously good. I am DEFINITELY seeing this again on the big screen. I had high expectations and it surpassed them all. I'm going to reserve final judgement until I've seen the whole thing, but I think this has a VERY good chance of being my newfound favorite Tarantino movie.

It was clear to me though (and disappointing) that a large number of the audience didn't "get" it. A lot of people seemed bothered and confused when they bleeped out the Bride's name. We're not meant to know it at this point in the story. In fact, it may never be clearly revealed. But for those of us who know it or have figured it out (and it's easy enough to find on the net), certain lines of dialogue might take on a different sort of meaning ("Trix are for kids").

Also a lot of people thought the showers of blood that erupted forth every time a katana sliced through somebody were hilarious. And many other people were mocking how "fake" it was. Obviously these people have never seen a single samurai movie in their stupid little lives, because those blood geysers were wonderfully true to the genre. The choice to have the epic fight in the restaurant in black-and-white was brilliant, it felt just like an oldschool samurai movie.

Immediately after the conclusion of the O-Ren Ishii fight, these two guys up in the front of the theater walked out in a huff and when they got to the back door to leave the theater they yelled out "This movie is BULLSHIT!" I was utterly shocked that anyone could react that way to the movie. Obviously they were idiots who have absolutely NO idea of the types of films this paid brilliant homage to.

I fucking love this movie. Absolutely brilliant.

[Spooky]

Yes, it was amazing. I rather enjoyed near the beginning. "Coffee?"
:lol

Anywhom, when the movie started going full swing, my jaw just dropped. I couldn't believe how great it all was, and it had such a "cult" feel. You must all see it. There wasn't a second of the movie that didn't hold my full attention.

Alot of the people in the theatre were laughing at things that were NOT supposed to be funny, as proto said. The blood was a throwback to ninja and samurai films, as well as most anime, but then again, all of his movies are inspired by such, just this film made it 300% more obvious.

It's sad however, this won't do good until word spreads. This WILL NOT be an instant-hit blockbuster, ESPECIALLY because it's October, so it's going against several horror flicks, in the Halloween season. There was maybe 5 people to see Kill Bill, whereas "House of the Dead" was sold out. This will reach cult-status, above all.

I recommend it. Highly.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

"The blood was a throwback to ninja and samurai films, as well as most anime, but then again, all of his movies are inspired by such, just this film made it 300% more obvious. "

And that is exactly what IS funny about the film. Everything in it is reference to something else, so if you see the reference, you may find it to be hilarious. I found the film very, very funny, and if you're going to be a hard-ass about what is and isn't funny about a film then obviously you guys didn't 'get it.'

[glowbelly]

shut UP.

can we ban royal from just the movie forum?

[Mockery]

I want to ban him from life. :(

[Snatchtastic]

Oh yeaaaaaaaaaaah!!! Im a fucking cracksmoking jewbag, After I got out of the 4:30 show yesterday I went back to the 10pm showing of it. It was just too badass of a film.

My jaw was dropped about the length of the film. To me it was like watching a Live action Anime dark comedy. From the western style credit intro to the flipped around story telling style, I give this movie a rating of 10 BONERS for Uma Thurman and her fabulous Yellow jumpsuit stained with blood...........and I'm here to fuck.

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Everyone in the audiance was either laughing to tears or cringing at the gritty scenes this movie had to offer.

This is definately weighing between my favorite Tarantino film with Resivoir Dogs.

Now I'm going to be a consumer whore and go buy the soundtrack which I hope has that 70's 80's tune they played when THE BRIDE was breakdancing, chopping off ankles in the teahouse.

Anyone know that song? Simply hillarious.

[Mockery]

Best song was when Lucy Liu and her gang were walking down the hallway. I was dying during that scene. I need a screenshot of her and her gang in the hallway for a desktop wallpaper.

[glowbelly]

she's the hottest chick EVER.

i love her lazy eye.

[AChimp]

Lucy Liu gives me a giant boner. :love

I think that her presence will cancel out any visible dicks in this movie, chopped off or not.

[Snatchtastic]

And Lucy Lui's bodygaurd is the same insane little hussie that was in BATTLE ROYALE.

FUCK THIS MOVIE RULES.

[Spooky]

Oh, two tihngs I forgot to mention that I noticed, and don't worry, they aren't really spoilers.

since Tarentino likes to connect his movies in subtle ways, to show they're all in the same "universe", I had an eye open the whole film, and I sadly only noticed two, when I'm sure there's more.

- During "The Bride" scenes...it's the same Texas Ranger that's in "From Dusk 'till Dawn", or at least the same actor playing a similar character.

- When Uma's character is walking through the airport in Tokyo, there is a large wall-ad for "Red Apple" cigarettes, which have been used in every film Tarentino's even had a HAND in.

[Drev]

Oh my God......

This movie is a theatrical orgasm!

The story....the fight scenes, the overuse of blood...ALL WAS PERFECT!

I am so getting the DVD when it comes out!

[Sergeant_Tibbs]

This was by far the best movie I've seen all year. :wank

Kaboom cereal; now with a free gun inside!

Edit: how many body parts do you think Sophie(sp) lost? I'm guessing most of her hand and some toes.

[Drev]

What the hell is with this thread? It's passed 2 pages, but only lets you select the first 2. Mods, if you see this fix it. Thank you. :)

[Snatchtastic]

I just picked up the soundtrack for this movie and it''s fantastic. The only dissapointment I have with it is it doesn't have the song they play when......


*MINOR FIGHT SEQUENCE SPOILER DO NOT READ BELOW*


















When Uma Thurman is breakdancing while she chops of the feet of attacking yakuza, when they played that song I shat myself from LOL BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! Other than that, It's the typical Tarantino sndtrk with tons of 70's 80's music.

[Protoclown]

Oh, two tihngs I forgot to mention that I noticed, and don't worry, they aren't really spoilers.

since Tarentino likes to connect his movies in subtle ways, to show they're all in the same "universe", I had an eye open the whole film, and I sadly only noticed two, when I'm sure there's more.

- During "The Bride" scenes...it's the same Texas Ranger that's in "From Dusk 'till Dawn", or at least the same actor playing a similar character.

- When Uma's character is walking through the airport in Tokyo, there is a large wall-ad for "Red Apple" cigarettes, which have been used in every film Tarentino's even had a HAND in.

The DIVAs are also kind of similar to Fox Force 5. Obviously not meant to be the same thing, but close enough to be interesting.

[Mockery]

Something I noticed... that band that was playing was called "The 1,2,3,4,5's" The name was on their drumset.

[Snatchtastic]

Nice Av.

[Ninjavenom]

Dan Grant (dandgrant@hotmail.com)
toronto

Date: 10 October 2003
Summary: What a fraud!!

Kill Bill is a fraud. Terrible, terrible movie! SPOILERS

Spoilers within this post. Enter at your own risk!

I just got back from the noon showing of Kill Bill in which the theater was half full (for a noon showing, that is huge. The theater is one of the bigger ones at the Queensway in Toronto, so it will do well this weekend). What I witnessed in that 100 minutes in the theater can only be described as Tarantino's flipping of the bird to all of us as he looks in the mirror and congratulates himself on being the smartest man in the world. Straight up, Kill Bill is one of the biggest disappointments I have seen in my life. After masterpieces like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction and other greats like True Romance, you would think that Kill Bill would live up to those lofty expectations bestowed upon it by virtue and name recognition alone. But not only has Tarantino told us all to **** off, he he has done it while laughing in our faces.

Kill Bill has all of Tarantino's quirky and weird trademarks in it. And it contains strange techniques that at first you think is simply an homage to a film genre. But in reality, what QT did here was get too cute and at the expense of artistic integrity. What we are left with is more Matrix style garbage, a 10 minute anime introduction to Lucy Lui's character, black and white photography for no reason and the bleeping out of the bride's name just because he can. All of this is looked at as being brilliant by the critics and those in similar circles because Tarantino has a free pass right now. His films have enamoured critics for 10 years now and this one is no different even though it is a shadow of the opulence that we are used to from him. To sum it up, this film is all style and has no substance. The style is there, but for what purpose? Why does he choose to do the things that he does? Is it just because he can? Or is it because he thinks he is so much more clever than the rest of us? You guys thought Matrix Reloaded was pretentious, this film might as well be the Architect meets Socrates meets Locke, meets Rouseau meets Japanese smart guy meets Marx. That is how it comes across. Pretentious doesn't even begin to describe it. There is even a blatant rip off of the burly brawl in this film right down to beings jumping up a flight of steps to come and meet the heroine.

I knew I was in trouble five minutes into the film when it just didn't feel right. You know how in Pulp you just knew you were in for something special? You just felt it with the dialogue, the acting, the soundtrack and everything that encompassed the film. Well Kill Bill has the opposite feel to it. None of that magic is present and it is just a bunch of people getting sliced and diced and maimed. There is no snappy dialogue and that is what QT is good at. Tarantino is a lyrical genius and he abandons that here and goes Wachowski Brothers on us and it just doesn't work.

I despised this film with every fibre of my body and it left me in a p***ed off and foul mood. Shame on you QT. Shame on you for starting to believe everything that was said about you. Now wipe that stupid smile off your face and go clean Harvey's shoes and polish his golf clubs. There is a lot of sychophantic baloney going on here and I thought you were bigger than that.

F or a 1 out of 10.



This is why i never talk to people about movies. Stupid opinions from people who just don't get it. At least SnakeAss got it. I didn't see anything wrong with his post, he sounded like he enjoyed it. And if the reviews so far tell me anything, this will be a million times as bloody as Lone Wolf and Cub, and as "Holy Shit!" as Riki-Oh.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

"that band that was playing was called "The 1,2,3,4,5's""

No, they were the 5, 6, 7, 8s. It was even in the credits.

[CaptainBubba]

The fights were amazing. I loved them.

The plot was dissapointing. I expected better from Tarantino.

:/

[Protoclown]

"that band that was playing was called "The 1,2,3,4,5's""

No, they were the 5, 6, 7, 8s. It was even in the credits.

Yeah, and it was on the drumset. I think Roger was making a joke.

And I didn't have a problem with people laughing at the movie, so much of it was obviously MEANT to be funny. It was the WAY people were laughing at the showing I went to, they were obviously MOCKING it. Laughing like they thought it was a ridiculously bad film. That's why I said they didn't "get it". They were laughing for all the wrong reasons. In my opinion.

I saw the movie a second time this morning, and I just bought the soundtrack and I fucking :love it.


Incidentally, that bad review up there is not the first time I've heard people refer to the fight scenes in this movie as a Matrix rip-offs. I love when I hear that kind of shit, because those people are wearing their ignorance proudly, like a badge.

[Anonymous]

I have to admit, I almost didn't want to see this movie because the sheer number of times the phrase, "get it," was used in this thread, but it turned out to be a pretty good movie. Plenty of action, no shortage of blood, and just enough cheese to make it a great action movie.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

Did you get it though?

[Drev]

I got most of it.

At least hopefully all will be answered in Vol. 2.

BTW, doesn't Vol. 2 come out in December or Janurary?

[Protoclown]

Volume 2 comes out in February.

Does anybody know what the music is that's playing when Beatrix is looking at all of the katana's on display in Hattori Hanzo's attic? I fucking LOVE that music but it's not included on the soundtrack.

[Spooky]

I don't know, but it made me think of all the training scenes in the Karate Kid movies, where the kid's trying to balance on random shit.

[Ninjavenom]

<raving>

Too cool. Too fucking cool. I loved the anime segment, and i thought that it was just the most perfect movie i have ever seen. Blood, humor, anime, swords, Uma, Madsen, and DEAAAAAAATH. Great characters. I loved Buck's death, nice and brutal. I loved the schoolgirl, she was cute in an ugly sort of way. It was fantastic when (spoiler)Uma was shot in the head mid-sentence at the beginning, (/spoiler) i loved Hanzo's bickering with the other guy in the restaurant, and the fights were obviously fucking cool. God damn, there is absolutely no way The Last Samurai will top this. Tarantino is my new hero.

</raving>

[Protoclown]

I loved the schoolgirl, she was cute in an ugly sort of way.

Funny, I thought she was cute in a cute sort of way.

[Ninjavenom]

She had to grow on me, kinda like Molly Ringwold. :/

[Anonymous]

Did you get it though?

I think so, though I might have been laughing "for the wrong reasons," so maybe I'm not leet enough. Who knows.

[Protoclown]

Did you think it sucked becuz if you think it sucked you prolly didn get it okthxbye

[Anonymous]

Shut up, Johnny Blow.

[CaptainBubba]

This was a good fun movie. It was by no means a truly great movie though. I saw alot of style and action, but it lacked the Tarantino dialogue and plot that I loved in Pulp Fiction.

And there wasn't very good character development either. Revenge movies are supposed to truly make you sympathize with the protagonist's cause, but we learn practically nothing about the Bride. I understand that its a homage to the way old Samuri films were done, but he could do better. :/

Don't get me wrong, I liked it. I'm gonna buy the DVD and watch it again because it was cool, but I could barely tell Tarantino even made it. :(

[AChimp]

Who cares? It had Lucy Liu. :wank

[Zomboid]

I loved the schoolgirl, she was cute in an ugly sort of way.

Funny, I thought she was cute in a cute sort of way.

I've thought she's fucking gorgeous ever since seeing her in battle royale :love

[Drev]

The thread is doing that page thing again. Plz fix it. :(

Go-Go Yubari = :love

[budgetjiggalo]

Anyone else tempted?
http://www.artoftoy.com/brlee11scgju.html

[Drev]

I'm tempted, but what would tempt me more if they made figures of Kill Bill characters and replicas of the weapons.

[Snatchtastic]

That would be sweet is McFarlane did a KILL BILL series.

[Protoclown]

I loved the schoolgirl, she was cute in an ugly sort of way.

Funny, I thought she was cute in a cute sort of way.

I've thought she's fucking gorgeous ever since seeing her in battle royale :love

All my friends said her nose was too big but I think that's my favorite thing about her. I :love her nose.

[Spooky]

i would turn her inside out.

she was so hot. :(

[Miss Modular]

Well, I saw it, and though Tarantino is not a favorite of mine, I absolutely enjoyed it.

Go Go Yubari is soooo cute. Can't wait for Part 2. :)

[ROOKIE]

I saw a review of this movie on television at it said the reasons why stuff happens aren't explained until the sequel (and if I'm not mistaken it was also said that it's a trilogy), and it's mostly about shiny sticks and tomato sauce, so I'm probably going to skip this one.

[Drev]

JUST SHUT UP AND SEE IT! >:

[GADZOOKS]

Oh, merry dol, how fickle you mortals be!

[Bennett]

THIS MOVIE SUCKED








because I have to wait until February for part two :(
I was so pissed that the didn't/couldn't release it all at once as soon as it was over I wanted MORE. I can't wait.

Proto,
I'm thinking about getting the soundtrack... is most of it done by RZA? I loved the spagetti western sound of most of the stuff.

all of Tarantino's work is derivative, but the way he pulls it off is amazing. I wasn't a huge fan of his other films mostly because of subject matter but I had high expectations of this one, and I definitely was not let down in the least.

[Protoclown]

Actually, very little of the soundtrack cd is by RZA, only like 2 or 3 tracks. Most of the music Tarantino pulled from other sources. But almost everything from the movie is there, except for a few songs...one being the music that played when the Bride was looking at the katanas, and I fucking LOVED that music.

[AChimp]

:love breakdance killing :love

[Spooky]

http://home.att.ne.jp/yellow/karuna/film3/kb3.jpg
http://www.bol.ucla.edu/~alexward/bruceleesuit.jpg

other stuff from random places:

*The church scene was shot in the Mojave Desert outside of Lancaster, CA. Keep an eye out during this scene for a cameo by Samuel L. Jackson as a dead organ player and actor/director Bo Svenson as the preacher.

*Bill's "Deadly Viper Assassination Squad" are comprised of women bearing snake related codenames such as Black Mamba, Copperhead, Cottonmouth, and Sidewinder. These same names are given to members of the bad-guy group known as the Serpent Society, appearing in Captain America comic books.

thats all.

[ShanghaiOrange]

Sam Jackson has a bigger part in Volume 2.

[Protoclown]

Honestly, can you really get a bigger part than being a vaguely visible dead guy in the background?

[Anonymous]

Keep an eye out for Willem Defoe as facedown wedding corpse #2.

[James]

Haven't seen it. I'm going to wait until both volumes are out on DVD.

It sounds very promising, but I've heard that having it "split" really has an affect on the response to the movies altogether. Do you think your opinion (not if it was good or bad, but your overall reaction) would be different if you got to see all three hours at once?

[Protoclown]

Frankly at this point I'm kind of glad they split it. Because for one thing, I LOVE the anticipation. I love speculating on what's going to happen and imagining how things might turn out in my head. That's why a part of me will be slightly sad when Return of the King is finally out, because I enjoy having something like that to look foward to.

Secondly, the "end" of the movie is so beautifully put together, with the way things close out at the end of part one and then flow into the credits with the amazingly fitting music, I simply cannot imagine it continuing straight onward into part two without that break in between parts. The scenes that you see shortly before the credits roll really wouldn't have the same emotional weight if they were somewhere in the middle of a longer film.

Artisitically, I think he made a good choice. And I say that without even having seen part two.

[Mockery]

I just think it's stupid for anyone NOT to see both of these movies in the theatre. It's fine to want to buy both on DVD, but do yourself a favor and see them in the theatre while you can.

[James]

I dunno. I'd kinda like to see how I feel if the first time I see both films, is back-to-back.

[Snatchtastic]

I'm sure that there's the whole church scene with The Deadly Vipers that take out The Bride that will be explained in Vol. 2.

I love the Green Hornet spot on the soundtrack but was dissapointed when the song they played while The Bride was killing everybody while breakdancing.

Anyone know the song? Did anyone LOL like me when they saw it?

[Protoclown]

James...you really owe it to yourself to see this on the big screen. This was MEANT for big screen viewing. You'll see what I mean once you've seen it.

I've seen it twice already and I might be going back again on Friday. :eek

[Ninjavenom]

Why is everyone worried about it being split up? Everyone was bitching about that on IMDB, as well as about how gay they are and how this is such a "lowbrow" movie. :rolleyes

Just see the damned thing and pretend there's no second part. I would not have minded at all if what we got now was the entire movie.

[Snatchtastic]

The best thing is it get's BETTER the more you see it.

[James]

I'm not bitching. I'm just saying that the experience is totally different when you see both parts together, versus one at a time. And I'm curious to see what my thoughts are after seeing them together. Just like I don't want to read Lord of the Rings until after I've seen all three extended versions of the films.

It's just the perspective I wish to have on the films. I don't see why that's such a big deal.

[Ninjavenom]

I didn't mean to imply that you were bitching, i meant that everyone on IMDB was. The experience just isn't the same when it's on the small screen, is all.

[Ronnie Raygun]

Great movie....saw it twice....

Does anybody know what song was playing during the fight scene at the end between Lucy and Uma?

[Drev]

I have this feeling that when Kill Bill will be released on DVD, that instead of releasing the volumes sepretly, they'll be released at the same time, and in a box set.

[Jixby Phillips]

From what I hear (and this is mostly rumor stuff), Tarintino wants to release volume 1, volume 2, and then both volumes both cut into one movie. that makes 3 different DVD releases, and he said he'd put different bonus features on all the DVDs.

[Protoclown]

Great movie....saw it twice....

Does anybody know what song was playing during the fight scene at the end between Lucy and Uma?

The one that starts off with all the insane percussion and clapping is "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by Santa Esmerelda. It's 10 and a half minutes long and it's got vocals that you don't hear in the movie.

[FartinMowler]

I'm the guy that started this thread and I havn't had time to see it >: Can someone take care of my kids (except James). I don't believe Dr.boogie saw it, I took the wife and kids to see School of rock (very fun) and they where checking IDs for Kill Bill. I will go see it this week.

[Anonymous]

What the hell are you talking about?

[Krythor]

:lol

I haven't seen it yet, since it only came out here tonight. I'll probably end up going next weekend or something. :(

[Rongi]

:wank

I would say it's the best movie I've seen all year, but that would be a huge understatement :/

The girl with the mace and chain was cute :love

[Schimid]

So it's better than Freddy Vs. Jason? :(

[Rongi]

Yes >:

[FartinMowler]

Boogie I thought we established the fact that your 14 almost 15 years old and if this is true and for the pure fact that your kinda slow in the noggen you could not have seen Kill Bill unless you snuck in and then that would be cool but for the fact that your 15 you most likely didn't really understand most of the "adult" situations, unless you live in a house where everyone swears and beats on each other and read alot of hardcore books by authors like Elmore leanord.

[AChimp]

:lol @ Fartin

[Anonymous]

Boogie I thought we established the fact that your 14 almost 15 years old and if this is true and for the pure fact that your kinda slow in the noggen you could not have seen Kill Bill unless you snuck in and then that would be cool but for the fact that your 15 you most likely didn't really understand most of the "adult" situations, unless you live in a house where everyone swears and beats on each other and read alot of hardcore books by authors like Elmore leanord.

Geez, I've never seen anyone so mad at me for not calling Kill Bill the best movie ever.

[soundtest]

SPOILER

The shitty copy I downloaded stopped at the part where some guy was pimping comatose Uma to some dude... does it get any better? :/

[ItalianStereotype]

A LOT. see this in the thearter

[glowbelly]

saw it. loved it. going to see it again next week.

as for all of you highbrow types that keep saying people won't "get it," poooooo on you. i know nothing, NOTHING, about old japanese films, and i don't think it really matters. if anything it makes me want to learn more about the films qt is trying to emulate here, but i don't think i "missed" anything because i didn't pick up on all the subtle nuances.

the characters were a tad bit flat, but i think that will be made up for in the second movie. lucy liu was brilliant and her story/character made the film.

james? go see it in a theatre. seriously. there's no way in hell you could appreciate this on a 25, 27, even 35 inch tv.

[Protoclown]

Hey, I'm not trying to be elitist here or anything. All I meant by the fact that people in the showing I went to didn't "get it" was that they thought it was a crappy movie because of the blood geysers and all the wire-fu that took place. They didn't seem to realize that it was very deliberately done to be cheesy.

No artsy fartsy secrets here or anything.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

as for all of you highbrow types that keep saying people won't "get it," poooooo on you. i know nothing, NOTHING, about old japanese films, and i don't think it really matters. if anything it makes me want to learn more about the films qt is trying to emulate here, but i don't think i "missed" anything because i didn't pick up on all the subtle nuances.


shut UP.

can we ban glow from just the movie forum?



there's no way in hell you could appreciate this on a 25, 27, even 35 inch tv.


Then it's a bad movie. I look forward to seeing this again on dvd, I bet I will appreciate it. The theatre looks a lot better, but it'll still be good.

[glowbelly]

i'm sorry. i didn't "get it." why don't you explain "it" to me so the next time i see it i won't be so confused. :/

[Rongi]

Was Buck one of the vipers? Because on the death list under buck it said "Side Winder" :/

[Royal Tenenbaum]

i'm sorry. i didn't "get it." why don't you explain "it" to me so the next time i see it i won't be so confused. :/

No see, I was the one who originally said that it was bullshit to 'get it.' And then you said I should be banned because you are an ignorant hypocrite, so I was making a joke because your post after seeing the film basically mirrored my sentiment.


And, no, Buck was not a Viper. He has nothing to do with them. The 5 vipers are the bride and the 4 people that kicked her ass.

[Rongi]

Oh.

I wounder why it said side winder under his name :(

[Jixby Phillips]

That was BUDD, not Buck.

[AChimp]

Wasn't it Budd on the list? Buck just happened to be the guy that was there to fuck.

EDIT: Yet another example of why I should post what I want to say as quickly as possible, as opposed to leaving it on "Add Reply" for 5 minutes. :(

[Rongi]

Wasn't it Budd on the list? Buck just happened to be the guy that was there to fuck.

Oh, silly me :P

[Drev]

All Buck is is a semi-necrophiliac, only fucking chicks that are braindead or in a coma.

[AChimp]

I BET THAT'S HOW YOU WERE CONCEIVED. :(

[Drev]

I'm sorry, but that's the wrong answer.

But here's a complimentary prize.

http://www.thebody.com/visualaids/web_gallery/ticknor/images/goodman1.jpg

[glowbelly]

No see, I was the one who originally said that it was bullshit to 'get it.' And then you said I should be banned because you are an ignorant hypocrite, so I was making a joke because your post after seeing the film basically mirrored my sentiment.

thanks. now i "get" it. :rolleyes

[sloth]

Just came back from seeing it. So amazing. Really shows off Tarantino's ability to capture a zeitgeist, like Jackie Brown's blaxploitation atmosphere. Most of the film I was just engrossed, except for when Go-go stuck the weird-teeth guy and made a bad pun about penetrating him. So old Kung Fu movie it made me laugh. I totally agree with glow's mention of Liu's funny eye as well. I don't know if you were kidding but for some reason the imperfections really add to the film. Like Uma's kind of unconventional beauty, Jackson's afro in Pulp Fiction - it's a real talent that Tarantino is able to create these nuanced characters by casting just the right people. Ah, just excellent, totally excellent. Can't wait for part two.

[Protoclown]

DID YOU GET IT? :lol

[whoreable]

I just saw it. I dont think it was as good a movie as pulp fiction. Some scenes seemed to drag on a bit too much were in pulp fiction I didnt feel that way at all. But then again I guess if pulp fiction was split into two parts it would probaly have a whole lot more scenes that I would find unnecissary. Still I loved this move, even more than pulp fiction. good times.

[Command Prompt]

Yeah what a dissapointment. I expected it to be EXACTLY like pulp fiction :rolleyes


Apparantly the japanese release of the movie was a lot more violent and longer than this release so I really hope that it is in the DVD.

And the FYI the black mamba is the worlds most deadliest snake, its poision is a nerotoxin which causes paralysis and death of brain tissue and the rest of the nervous system within seconds. In contrast, botulism, which is in your Wendy's burger or your mom's snare drum face, is a muscle tissue toxin which causes death inside of a few hours.

The last character named after this snake that I can think of was Mamba Jack Kreuger in the very good book Vertical Run.

http://www.geocities.com/kentuckyreptilezoo/black-mamba.jpg

"I hate what your love does to me" HISSSSSSSSSS!

[whoreable]

I am not comparing the story, just the scene relavance. Since they are both by the same guy I would find it fair to make such a comparision.

And I didnt say I was dissapointed. In fact I actually like this movie better. I just dont think that it is a better movie.

[Command Prompt]

In fact I actually like this movie better. I just dont think that it is a better movie.

Uh...What?

[whoreable]

Just becasue I like something doesnt mean it is good.

[Anonymous]

And I didnt say I was dissapointed. In fact I actually like this movie better. I just dont think that it is a better movie.
That is exactly how I felt about it.

[Command Prompt]

Edit: Hey Rongi if you tell me to "do shut up" in the next post, it means
you are a complete homo!

:lol :lol :lol :lol

I guess Rongi is a homo!

[Rongi]

C:\, do shut up.

After watching Pulp Fiction, I can't really say which one I like more. I will say this; Uma Thurman is hot :(

[Protoclown]

I don't think Uma has ever looked better than she did in "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen".

[AChimp]

Uma looks like a goose. Lucy is so much hotter... *swoon*

I :love Lucy

[Rongi]

Uma looks like a sexy goose >:. Lucy is cute though :(


I don't think Uma has ever looked better than she did in "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen".

Never saw it :( :( :(

[AChimp]

YOU CAN SEE HER BOOBIES IN IT. :wank

[Rongi]

GOOD ENOUGH REVIEW FOR ME :picklehat

[the_dudefather]

last friday, leaving the cinema:

friend1: what did you think?

me: completly fucking awesome

friend2: it was all right....

friend1: im sick of movies were someone kills dozens of people in a room like some kind of super ninja.

friend: i hated that fucking 'woo hoo' song

me: (grr)




they diddnt like it as much as me. i got the soundtrack today and will happily learn to drive so i can get me a pussy wagon.

[Schimid]

So, they didn't get it?

[the_dudefather]

they liked it. but they say there was too much blood

i hope both films get released as one dvd rather than seperate releases.

sneaky plan tarintino, split the film in two. DOUBLE YOUR MONEY!

[Spectre X]

That was Miramax's idea actually.

[Spooky]

my girlfriend looks alot like uma thurman circa-pulp fiction. :(

[Ninjavenom]

Why does everyone thinks he's splitting it for fucking money? :explode

[Spectre X]

because they're idiots. :(

[whoreable]

If they do the 3 dvd releases for this one movie then I would have to suggest that it would be done for the money.

[Protoclown]

So far they are talking about doing the three DVDs, each with seperate extras.

That pisses me off.

[Bennett]

That just means eventually probably 2007-2010 there will be an uber-special edition boxed set with everything, plus a few commercials and screen tests or something (to validate "new material") just so you can buy everything a fourth time.

[Command Prompt]

Yeah like he's known for doing that with his movies :rolleyes


I was at Wal-mart the other day and even this is old hat, I saw the new "special edition" of the original terminator DVD. on the back of the case it said some shit like

Mission: Return to the past and terminate Sarah Conner,
and ensure the RISE OF THE MACHINES.

I'm not even going to begin to say whats wrong with that. >: >: >:

[Jixby Phillips]

They should release one DVD set with volume 1 & volume 2 on one disk, and then the extras on a second disk. Then they should release a barebones DVD of the complete movie edited together. Because really, to most people, I think seeing the movie edited together would just be a novelty. But on the other hand, if people didn't care about special features and felt it would be a waste to get the two-disk set, then that'd be good.

But I'm willing to bet that it doesn't happen this way. I bet that the DVDs for volume 1, volume 2, and the complete edited-together movie will all be two disks, despite the fact that the bonus material (or at least the stuff that isn't garbage to make the running time on the bonus material disk longer) won't be enough to not have just put on the same disk as the movie itself.

I worked all day today so I got to watch most of this movie again. I just can't not watch it :(

[the_dudefather]

all right it wasnt tarintinos idea, dorry bout that.

i have to buy 2 soundtracks, 2 posters, 2 dvds and 2 kill bill monopoly sets thanks to the splitting.

[Royal Tenenbaum]

They should release one DVD set with volume 1 & volume 2 on one disk, and then the extras on a second disk. Then they should release a barebones DVD of the complete movie edited together. Because really, to most people, I think seeing the movie edited together would just be a novelty. But on the other hand, if people didn't care about special features and felt it would be a waste to get the two-disk set, then that'd be good.


They should put out a 3 disc set, with each movie on it's own disc and a extra features disc. I'd gladly pay $40 for that instead of having to shell out $50 for three different ones. :/

[Bennett]

you should just tell them how you think it should be. I'm sure your reputation for being infallible in matters of pure subjectivity precedes you enough that they will release it thus.

[Protoclown]

Actually, a lot of emails from pissed off fans might help change their minds.

[Command Prompt]

If hollywood really cared about us, ALOT of movies would never have come out/be coming out.

[O71394658]

Movie wasn't bad. Kind of one of those movies where I didn't really like it, but it kind of grew on me. I read the script several months ago, and I can honestly say that Part II is going to fucking own the crap out of Part I. [minor spoiler]Like when she goes and trains at Pei Mei's house...good stuff.[/minor spoiler]

Some of the stuff I didn't like. [very minor part II spoiler]For example, Tarantino bleeping out her name has absolutely no significance whatsoever. I guess you can kind of say it's a bit of a joke, but overall, it serves absolutely no purpose in the movie. I think he does it just to be "retro" or "cool" or something. After all, if you've ever seen any of his interviews, he really thinks he's the best guy out there.[/minor spoiler] I don't enjoy how he does things in an attempt to be cool, yet serves no logical purpose.

I also thought the fight scenes blew. Terrible. Hack. Slash. Hack. Slash. I understand that it was sort of the premise of the movie, but I still didn't like it. The beginning fight scene was okay, but the whole House of Blue Leaves fight scene I thought was terrible.

[dellsucks4me]

THIS MOVIE OWNS.

One of the best films I have ever seen. It looked like complete shit from the trailers so I though I could make fun of it. Boy was I wrong.

See it while you have the chance and stop looking for sold out Matrix tickets.

[Snatchtastic]

OMG where is it playing?

[dellsucks4me]

Here in the middle of PA Kill Bill is still playing.

We have the shittiest theaters because they get very few movies. The good thing is that the movies they get play for months and you can watch good ones again.

[Spectre X]

I just saw it, and I have invented a new word to describe it.


AWESEROONYIFICO!

[soundtest]

yea that about sums it up for me :lol

[oktung]

I saw it twice, and I noticed some really funny stuff the second time.

1. Uma Thurman rips out someone's eyeball

2. There's a dead guy sticking his tongue out on the floor in that huge battle scene near the end.

I bought the soundtrack as well , and I wasn't disappointed :rock

[Comrade Rocket]

Bump because the DVD came out and i got to see it for the first time. Tomarrow Vol. 2 comes out, and im not going to miss it in theaters this time.