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"That woman deserves her revenge... and we deserve to die."(Rating: 5) All grown men have a little boy in their heart that still surfaces every now and again...some fellows more so than others, and it's always so much fun to go back. That is one of the many reasons I enjoy having a son waiting to greet me when I come home from a day of work or a long business trip. On the flip side, Quentin Tarantino gets to go back to being a boy every time he goes to work, and I say good for him.
The Kill Bill movies are a potent effusion of likely all the things Quentin grew up with. Westerns, Kung-Fu movies, Samurai movies and other action films that helped mold and create his robust imagination. Now, he can take the ideas that inspired him as a child and make them even better for the next generation of action-craving bloodthirsty little children. Kill Bill volume 2 is more than a derivitive tribute film, it is an elicitation of massive nostalgia, excentuated keenly by incredible dialogue. Other than function well as a conclusion to the series, it is actually quite different from Kill Bill volume 1 in a few ways. Kill Bill volume 1 contained mostly introductions, followed by bloody action as Beatrix Kiddo took on and took out Vernita Green, O-Ren Ishii, Go-Go Yubari and of course the Crazy 88 (yes, all 88 of them). But in Kill Bill volume 2, I felt like those were merely the supporting villains as Kiddo takes on the more resourceful and profound antagonists in this film; Elle Driver, Budd and of course Bill himself. The sequel, unintentionally perhaps as the two were written and filmed together, possesses more depth than the first part. There is more room for dialogue and that is of course a great thing because outrageous and unlikely dialogue is one of Quentin's strengths, and it serves here to make the characters even more unearthly and super-hero-like then in the first film.
Overall, in volume 2 we get to see how Beatrix learned her skills and we learn more about the relationship between her and Bill. It all leads up to an often criticized climax between Bill and Beatrix. Between the dialogue and David Carradine's performance, the climax helped me enjoy this film a bit more than volume 1. So, if you prefer action and violence you will like the first movie better, but if you just so happen to get caught up in the characters along the way and have an appreciation for the kind of concentrated cultural yearning crossed with mythical level characters that only a Tarantino film can deliver, then Kill Bill volume 2 is a great cap to the two films. For me, simply put, together they make one amazing movie.
My favorite movie(Rating: 5) Quentin Tarantino at his best! This is a movie TO SEE ABSOLUTELY!!!
Volume 2 amazingly amazing(Rating: 5) Kill Bill Volume 2 has continued Volume 1 amazingly. It doesn't let down the audience at all: more story, more character development, more Tarantino-ized but without a lack of action. Some people may think this one was too slow but keeping in mind they were meant to be watched together, if you do do that, it won't seem slow at all because Volume 1 ends with a huge battle. So please, buy this DVD because it is the best thing in the world and please, watch Volume 1 and 2 together in one sitting.
To me, you are as weak as a worm fighting an eagle(Rating: 4) OK: the second half of the story. it's more traditional Tarrntino. But as such *I* like Vol. 1 better. Ther'es FAR less violence and killing in this (don't wanna ruin it, you'll see...). I was surprised in the way that they revealed Bill: I liked his appearance being a mystery more. This movie is more drama based, but still extremely well done. Fans of Special Edition DVDs take note: there will be a deluxe box set which'll have the uncut (as if!) versions of both films that aired overseas. Tarrantino says that he'll do 6 DVDs: Vol. 1 'weak eidtion' , Vol. 2 'weak edition', a box set of the two, Vol. 1 Special Edition, Vol.2 Special Edition and Special Edition box set (what I'm holding out for)
2 movies to make 1 ?(Rating: 1) I don't like how they made 2 movies instead of 1. I refuse to put any money out either to rent or own Kill Bill #2. I hope that movie producers do not follow this idea ever again...... It is a money grabbin technique for something that is really not that worth it......
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