hey hey hey - I rented lastnight the DVD - going to see #2 soon now! WOW
Maybe I'm turning into a Tarantino fan. Uma - I'm liking her more after watching the specials on the DVD.
I primed myself for seeing #2 this Sunday by watching the DVD again last night. Can't wait.
I don't want to insert any spoilers here but the films is really a romantic tear jerker as much as it is a homage to KungFu movies. Tarentino is a genius of improvisation -- at least there is a feeling like there was in "Pulp Fiction" that this is a real world, not a made-up world. I'm amazed that anyone would think this is the most violent film ever made. It is graphic but not to punish the audience -- it accentuates Uma's deep feeling of revenge. Once again, Tarentino is the director some love to hate.
I'm itching to see this and I am usually a non-violent movie fan.
The violence is very much choreographed like Kubrick's in "A Clockwork Orange" rather than the typical Kung-Fu movie. It's almost a comedic version of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" made for more Western sensibilities. Thurman gives a performance much like the intensity and persona of Sigorney Weaver in the Alien films. She could very well get an Oscar nomination for Part II. David Carradine's best performance ever as well. BTW, Part II is not nearly as violent.
It's ultimately about great innovative filmmaking -- something others could learn from who are more stoic and have an unhealthy psychological fixation on violence. I needn't mention any names even though many will think, "So what is Tarentino?" I don't believe he is fixated on violence at all -- it's a tool of the trade to tell what ultimately is a very human story about revenge and redemption.
The second one was better than the first one. I like it more becuase of the wit. "Pay attention this part concerns you."
The dialogue is incredibly pungent and witty. Tarentino is a filmmaker who is able to make the action and the dialogue fit together like a glove (well, not OJ's glove). I'm sure when Volume Two is released on DVD there will be a lot of movie buffs who will want to watch them as one long film.
My husband and I loved it. I'd like to talk about it a little more, but I'm supposed to be packing for our trip to NC tomorrow. I've still got some ironing to do. Hopefully, back by Monday night.
Hey, gillerbag -- long time no hear from. Welcome to A2K and the Film Forum. Glad you loved the movie. It was a exposition of what great filmmaking is all about -- inspired (not from another source) and excitingly cinematic. It doesn't try to fake its importance.
I havent seen Kill Bill yet but i'm told its excellent
Well...migraine prevented me from seeing Kill Bill II, so don't spoil it! I'm going soon.
saw vol I just this wknd on dvd. i liked it. mad at the ending. would have preferred 1 full flick. can't wait to see Vol II....will see it the same day i see the punisher.
Some critics were miffed at "Fellowship of the Ring" because of the cliffhanger. Volume II of "Kill Bill" can stand alone even if one doesn't see Volume I.
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I want to see KB 2, but I haven't seen KB1. Is that a problem?
I saw volume 1 for the first time this weekend and I loved it! I thought at first that there was no more violence in this movie than in "Braveheart," but at the end after thinking about it, realized there was more. I think that the comedic value of the violence in "Kill Bill" made it seem less painful than the violence in less violent movies.
Can't wait to see Vol. 2
Hey, Welcome to A2K, bella. The violence wasn't nearly as overdrawn as in Gibson's "Passion," and it isn't supposing that it is based on any actual events. "Braveheart" is full of revised history and the torture scene in the climax is no exception. Tarentino is just simply a more exciting filmmaker who can transcend the action movie genre and actually present something about the human condition. Revenge is the theme of these movies and is it so sweet? Makes one start thinking about current events as a parable.
Lightwizard wrote:Hey, Welcome to A2K, bella. ... Revenge is the theme of these movies and is it so sweet? Makes one start thinking about current events as a parable.
Hello Lightwizard, and thank you. Interesting that you point out how Uma's character could be likened to another character in the (sur)real world. I would have never thought of that!
It's, of course, all in the mind! (Isn't everything?)
Revenge is more bittersweet than it is sweet. It can also be very bitter.
