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• Another great Tarantino opus posted on 23 Aug 2005

  The bride continues to take her revenge on those who killed her baby, her husband and almost herself. After having killed Vernita Green and O-Ren Ishii in volume 1, she runs after Budd (Michael Madsen), Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah). And `she's gonna kill Bill'. To do that, she'll have to remember all the lessons of her master, Pai Mei. But a surprise is waiting for her before she accomplishes her revenge.Kill Bill volume 1was just an appetizer. The whole plot is in the volume 2. Among the two main components of Tarantino movies (that is: 1 violent fight scenes and 2 funny talkative scenes), this volume 2 contains 20% of component 1 and 80% of component 2 (the opposite in volume1). This volume 2 is rich in funny scenes and dialogues, violence and –yes– emotion. Like in Jackie Brown, Tarantino is good at creating strong woman characters. The bride is determined to go to the end of her revenge, and she won't let go even if that includes resuscitating a second time (a tribute to the Night of the living dead). The soundtrack is great as usual, and as usual, you can try to find the influence of hundreds of directors and movies in this last Tarantino opus (the most obvious one being Sergio Leone). However, you can enjoy the movie (good plot, good dialogues) without any cinema culture. I give this one 8/10.

• I liked the separation of one movie posted on 17 Aug 2005

  I liked the ending of the first when bill said that her baby was still alive. I think that Quentin Tarrintino is a genius when it comes to making movies. I loved Kill Bill 1 and I loved Kill Bill 2, I know that they are the same movie, but he really did a good job in separating them. The only thing that I can say that I didn't like is the fight with Bill at the end where Uma does the five pressure point exploding heart thing. I also didn't like the training that she did with the chinese guy, it reminded me of that show on Comedy Central BONZAI when he kept on moving his beard. With the whole effect. But overall I still will probably go buy both volumes to add to my Tarrentino collection. I think that people try to analyze things to much, it was a great movie, end of story. If it wasn't so great and all the people making bad comments on it, then it wouldn't have a 8.5 only after being out for a week.Fitch 37 "With great vengence I lay my hands upon thee" Samuel L. Jackson-Pulp Fiction

• The conclusion of a saga that can be described in three words: Pure Cinematic Art posted on 17 Aug 2005

  Don't expect KILL BILL: Vol 2 to be more of the same. Expect more, not the same. A good director knows the rules of movie-making (in particular scriptwriting). An excellent director knows how to bend and play with those rules. That's exactly what Quentin Tarantino does. Everybody knows he likes to mess around with continuity, but I'll vaguely give a more detailed example. At one point Tarantino builds in a set-up (or a clue, if you want) in the story-line. He then ignores this clue for a while only to deliver the pay-off at the exact moment the attentive viewer remembers the set-up. He does that on several occasions.Once again, I will not list all the things that I loved about this KILL BILL: Vol 2 ('cause the list would be almost infinite), but I did promise to point out some possible flaws.First of all (and this is not a flaw coming from the movie) it was a bad choice made by the production company to split this movie into two volumes. But since they did, Tarantino might have considered of dosing the talking and fighting more proportional. Now we have one volume with a lot of action and the second with a lot of plot-development. To me it still was good, but to fans of the first volume (who'd have to wait some time to see the sequel) it might be a bit of a let-down. This is why I recommend to see both volumes (4 hours!) in one take. That way you'll still feel the rush from the first volume during the second. And in its aftermath you'll find the time to catch your breath and get along with the story.Some viewers consider Tarantino a bit of a show-off. In a way like "Look at all the things I can do" and "Can you spot all the references to all the other films?". Well, concerning the first statement, I'm all pro: Tarantino has talent, and if one has it, I'd like to see it. So, by all means, Mr. Tarantino, show 'em what you got. And so he did. As to the second statement: any real movie-buff loves spotting references. So bring it on. But it doesn't end there. Tarantino is a real comic-book fan and he likes to mention that rather unsubtle in his movies. I for one applaud that (I like comics too), but a lot of viewers find it redundant. But since he can do whatever he wants in his movies, he does it anyway. I just loved the scene were David Carradine does his monologue about Superman. You can clearly tell that Tarantino acted out that whole scene for Carradine, 'cause when you look at Bill, it's like Tarantino's doing all the talking. Very Amusing. So again, this is actually no flaw. It's just part of the Tarantino-legacy.One question remained after viewing the KILL BILL-saga. How in the world did Bill get a hold of the baby. It seemed plausible The Bride not knowing about it since she was in a coma and she fled the hospital before anyone could tell her. But it felt kinda weird that she didn't ask Bill about it and that he didn't talk about it either. But then again there was already enough talking as it was in volume 2.I can't think of anything else being wrong with KILL BILL. Actually, there isn't anything wrong with it. And I dare anyone to find me just one aspect about KILL BILL (from screenplay, acting, style, shooting-techniques to soundtrack) that isn't simply brilliant.

• QT delivers a masterpiece with both films combined posted on 15 Aug 2005

  The first one was an adrenaline rush of a good time, while the second one pushes the end product to be a masterpiece. It's up there with Akira Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai". The first film played out like a video game with great visuals, music, and a thin story without characterization or QT's sharp dialogue (and managed to be great because of all this, because it was, plain and simple, a bloody good, shocking time), while the second one can stand on it's own as a full movie. It has what the first one lacked, yet without the first one the mythology about the Bride, and just how brutally, and horrifyingly violent she can get, is absent. Together, as a whole, the movie delivers on every note any cinemaphile could want in a movie.

• More story, less action, but still fun to watch (POSSIBLE SPOILERS) posted on 15 Aug 2005

  Kill Bill Vol. 1 got most of the action, while Vol. 2 got all of the story.
  Vol. 2 still has enough action to satisfy a normal person, but what makes Vol. 2 so fun to watch is not what made Vol. 1 just as fun last year. It's fun to see in Vol. 2 how all of the different story points fit together so well with the facts from Vol. 1, even the little ones, like Elle Driver's eye. This goes to show you how talented Quentin Tarantino is as a writer and director. If you haven't seen either movie, it would be smart to rent Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 together and watch them together, instead of a year apart like everyone else did. This way, if you watched them together, you'd probably miss fewer of the plot points and you'd get the most out of the story. If you really like the films, you may even consider watching them more than once, until you understand everything. Excellent acting from Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, and, as always, Uma Thurman. David Carradine, who I've never considered a good actor, gives his best performance in Kill Bill Vol. 2. Good acting from the rest of the cast. Good story and good directing, but not Tarantino's best. Nine stars out of ten.

• I Could Watch it Every Day!! posted on 09 Aug 2005

  Quentin Tarantino's stylish revenge fantasy has come into conclusion and what a great one it was; Vol.1 and Vol.2 combined make an epic masterpiece which is a feast to the eyes and ears and a joy to the soul, a true movie obsessed spaghetti western marshal arts flick orchestrated by a genre savvy movie lover.And in the end it turned into an emotional touching story yet keeping it's revenge theme loud and clear, the characters are all loveable (Elle and Budd are my favorites) the soundtrack, Quentin's dialogues and Bill's monologues are quite awesome! I strongly recommend it.

• Not for people who pretend they're intellectuals and post in message board-type settings to denounce works of art, present company excluded. posted on 30 Jul 2005

  Kill Bill Vol. 2, whether viewed separately or as a whole `Kill Bill' experience, needs to be seen through the prism of experience to ultimately determine its place in the history of cinema. However, as is - in the authors opinion - Kill Bill Vol. 2 is one of the most entertaining and rewarding experiences that can be enjoyed in the theaters (for the next few weeks).Like it or not, Quentin Tarantino is talented (albeit a talented horse's backside in the eyes of most people), but even if he made the same type of film over and over again, he would give it the much appreciated QT touch. In Kill Bill Vol. 2, he seems to have evolved as a filmmaker, not only populating his worlds with memorable characters and dialogue, but also justifying them in ways you wouldn't expect.Also, Kill Bill Vol. 2 gives the same level of action and tension you would expect, although such instances are on a much smaller scale than Vol. 1, which in ways make them more brutal (a comparison of the violence from Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 would be like the difference between a movie like The Matrix and Se7en). The action complements the dialogue expertly and the payoff provides moments of euphoric weightlessness on the part of the viewer.And hey, I might be wrong about all this, but I had a great time so I guess that's what counts, right?

• A feast of beauty posted on 28 Jul 2005

  Well, after leaving the Cinema a big smile attached on my face. This movie was far better than the first. The picture is superb and the flaws found in volume one feels like nothing anymore.The first volume feels like an introduction after seing this. You get the story explained, and the same feeling of disgust and enjoy at the same time.I really recommend this to anyone fancy beautiful movies and violence. The fights are awsome, and you get a to laugh many times aswell. Tarantino delivers a jewel with no, or very few flaws.A warning though. If you don't enjoy violence or gore, this is nothing for you. It also contains a really scary scene inducing some real claustrophobia..

• Not with a bang... posted on 26 Jul 2005

  Tarantino left himself with a hell of a problem by dividing this story in two.For one thing, he had left almost all the rest of the back story for the second movie. Oh yeah, and a lot of the character touches.So that leaves Part 2 at a disadvantage as far as pacing is concerned. Admittedly, few movies could keep up the pacing of the first part without completely leaving any pretense of plot behind.So we get to alternate between current time and flashbacks... so much so that, at first, I got a little tired of it. But unlike Part 1, the flashbacks made more direct sense.And we finally get to meet characters that were waiting offstage in Part 1, like Bill and his brother, Budd.There's a lot of good stuff here. The film is about 2 and a half hours long, but it didn't make me real antsy and The Bride was riding off into the sunset almost before I knew it.A lot of fun.

• YIN/....YANG..BANG.. ! QT. posted on 26 Jul 2005

  WOW , This movie is incredable. As Kill Bill Vol 1 was all out action and simplistic dialogue so Kill Bill Vol 2 was a journey into the personas of all the main characters. i cant believe people are saying that they liked the first film but hated the second . the 2 films are QT,s double edged 'sword' his yin and yang of his Film Life. Vol 1 is his male/ yang side ,all testosterone and bang ! bang ! explosive side . Vol 2 is his female/ yin side , delving more deeply into the reasons and emotions of why The Bride is hell bent on seeking to "Kill Bill !". All the performances are great but Uma and david are absolutely outstanding Plus Michael Parks who i hardly recognized asa 70 year old mexican. The music is the soul of both films and demonstrates thats QT is the master of the record collection ! My fav scene is probably when The Bride remembers her teachings of Pai Mei ,this scene got the hairs to stand up on the back of my kneck ! but there are too many to mention and i recommend you find out the gems for yourself. Happy Movie Going !

• Shocking, terrifying and fun. A full movie - more enjoyable than vol 1 posted on 24 Jul 2005

  Kill Bill Vol 1 and Vol 2 are two quite different movies, and to be able to describe the movie experience I had today I'm simply going to have to compare the two. Here goes:Vol 1 was highly anticipated by most Tarantino fans and "film buffs(c)(tm)" - and I just couldn't shake off the feeling many of these people liked Vol 1 simply because they wanted to like it, and because it fit easily into their "Code of Coolness in Film". To put it in another way, I saw a lot of people just swallowing Vol 1 whole without being able to explain to me what they found so amazing. Hence, Vol 1 became, in my opinion, overrated. The concept that most annoys me with Vol 1 in particular, is that when a fightscene is introduced, you know the one(s) not being Uma Thurman will die horribly. Then, it takes a lot of time before said death(s) occur.Like it was in vol 1, where you knew ridicoulusly little on characters and background, it left you as a puppet watching people you had no relationship with - shed ketchup aesthetically, and "fighter B" inevitably having to die.Boring - unless you're the kind of guy/girl who enjoys it to the max every single time you see a gush of artificial blood. Though I'll admit that might have been fun back in VHS days when parents still frowned at "violence as entertainment". In Vol 2, events and scenes take more surprising turns than in Vol 1. Vol 2 also goes deep into characters and story, and lets actors ACT in addition to doing the "grrr!" thing. We see more of the reasons why the characters did what they did - and why they do what they do. Tarantino is first and foremost good with shaping solid characters and solid scenes, and that comes well out for this part of "Kill Bill". Vol 2 is also quite horrifying at times, and yes, I am more or less pointing to the grave scene here. That one shakes you good for a long while. Then follows the parodic and fun chapter with Pai Mei, The Bride's strong "kung> fu"-master - this is refreshingly light and feels good after The Grave. That contrast had a lot of good movie energy in it. A lot of people have been calling this movie inferior to Vol 1 - they're simply wrong - on several levels. I think it's safe to say Tarantino wanted to make two contrasting parts, where Vol 2 had the actual content and plot of the movie. So basically what it boils down to, is whether you were ready for Kill Bill to become a Movie. OK - Vol 1 is quite predictable, but a good 2 hours - it has a lot better music than Vol 2, and is also more experimental in filming than this one.In fact, both are good movies, and as a whole, "Kill Bill" leaves a mark in your memory. Still, as separate parts, Vol 2 is surprising, shocking, emotional, terrifying and fun where Vol 1 was more or less "shocking and fun" alone. Was this contrast intended? Probably. Anyway, if you're only going to watch one of them (for some reason), watch this one.

• Dynamic Villains posted on 22 Jul 2005

  They say action film thrillers are only as good as the bad guys. We got 3 of the best right here. David Carradine (doing his best work since his "Kung Fu" days), Daryl Hannah (her 1st villain role -she's awesome) and Michael Madsen (doing what he does best... torturing people!) Carradine as Bill is not who we expected him to be after watching the 1st film. He's cool but he has a lot of humanity to him as well. As his brother Bud, Madsen puts Uma Thurman through one of the most claustrophobic suspense scenes in film history (Madsen, so calm and relaxed, does his best acting since his "Reservoir" glory days). And Hannah squares off against Uma in a spectacular catfight, a battle to the death amongst 2 of the cinema's reigning 6-foot blonde goddesses. This is a great conclusion to the stylish Kill Bill revenge saga.

• Top Billing? posted on 20 Jul 2005

  I came to this movie, as I often do with Tarantino movies, somewhat exasperated with his last movie. The first volume left me in a difficult position. I liked the movie as a whole, but couldn't help but get bogged down in the interminable "look at this, and this, AND THIS" sequence of bravura set pieces. OK, so he is clever. But the montage of tableaux makes you just want to have a story, a plot, a coherent set of images, anything to follow in a linear fashion. Maybe I am just too linear a guy.So the second volume was a nice surprise. Less pirouttes and showy "look Mom I can do this" pieces, more character development and some great character acting. The story moves along at a nice pace, the dialog is wonderfully poignant in places (check out the arrival of Bill at the wedding rehearsal) and the main effort of the director seems to be in the right place, that is to say getting the story from a to b (or b to c I guess since this is part two). I loved the sequences with BB and David Carradine (and he is totally cool by the way). I loved the Mexican pimp. I loved Mother and the wedding chapel. The weaknesses are however glaring. Bill's brother and Daryl Hannah frankly added nothing to plot dynamics.And to put it clearly, this was not enough to warrant a second movie. It must be annoying to realise that you have made a movie and a half. But between the two of them I reckon there is a three hour opus waiting to get out. Long live the director's cut (yeah, never, never ever have I seen a Directors cut that gives a smaller movie).Better than the first, and nearly the best movie of the month.

• Far from being a masterpiece, but much better than Vol. 1 posted on 20 Jul 2005

  "Kill Bill - Vol. 2" is different from Volume 1. There's less blood, and more 'brains', we could say. Uma Thurman is more convincing as The Bride/Beatrix Kiddo, and David Carradine is outstanding. There are some smart references throughout the movie (Tarantino's verve is not dead). Anyway, it's still overrated. "Kill Bill - Vol. 2" is just a cool movie by a talented, but somewhat overrated filmmaker. Who did "Pulp Fiction" can do whatever he wants? Yes. But it doesn't mean everything he does is good (the "Four Rooms" episode, anyone?). Too much of a HYPE. Definitely.My vote: 7/10.

• Excellent yet lacking posted on 18 Jul 2005

  I liked Vol 2 a lot. While I was watching it in the theater I felt that I liked the second more than the first. But now that I look back I don't like one more than the other. I like the first one for the fight scenes, and the second one for the wonderful plot, the story was so great. The only bit that was lacking was the fighting. I was expecting elaborate grand finale sword fighting scenes; instead of Fire Works I was awarded with a Flash in the Pan. The bride simply killed or disabled her opponents to fast. I do believe that I liked the sound track to Vol 2 better. I really enjoyed the back story of her training with Pai Mei. I wouldn't have minded seeing even more of her training with her master. Of course there was a purpose for it and QT had to keep the movie going. Overall quite good.

• A beautiful continuation of the first volume posted on 18 Jul 2005

  What can I say? I'm a hard-core Tarantino fan and Kill Bill Vol. 2 was just as excellent as I thought it would be. Vol. 1 was my favorite film of 2003, and I think that Vol. 2 compliments that film beautifully, while having the substance to be a stand-alone film. The various forms of cinematography that Tarantino employs are just as fun and stunning as Vol. 1, but this time we have a fantastic and hilarious homage to kung fu films of the seventies during The Bride's flashback to her training with Pai Mei, her master. The cinematography/photography was straight from the old Shaw Bros. films, and the slightest details show that QT is a huge fan, and knows some of the audience may be as well. I can't say I was less entertained during this film as I was during the first, but I was entertained in a different manner. The non-stop action is not here, and the gore is significantly lowered, but the story is excellent and has a heart. Uma Thurman is once again absolutely radiant in this role – the role of The Bride was written for her and partly by her, and she is incredible. I've never been a fan of hers personally, but I really admired her work in this film. I gave Kill Bill Vol. 1 a `10' rating on IMDB, and I would give Vol. 2 a `9'. And together, I would give them a 10. This was QT's opus, and I'll deal with not having a movie from him for several years if this is the material he will be putting out.--Shelly

• A marvel. posted on 18 Jul 2005

  The Bride (Uma Thurman) is continuing her obsession to kill Bill. Having dispensed with O-Ren Ishii & Vernita Greene in Vol. I, she is now after Budd (Michael Madsen), Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah), and or course, Bill (David Carradine).Viewed as a whole, Kill Bill is a brilliant film that Tarantino should be applauded for. As where Vol. I was a rush, Vol. II features strong character development and emotion that was missing from the previous entry. Carradine is terrific and his Superman speech is genius. The photography by Robert Richardson is Oscar worthy: black & white for the opening, the scenes with Pai Mei are shot in a style that replicate the picture quality of 70s kung-fu movies, and the bride being buried alive features minimal lighting that evokes deadly claustrophobia. No where near as much gore as Vol. I, there is a kick-@$$ fight between Elle & The Bride.Rating: **** (out of ****)

• 2nd Part of this film posted on 18 Jul 2005

  This story began interesting, becoming a journey without return. The ending, completely waited, not at all unusual. As he began he did not wind up his ending it was boring, silly and we all were expecting already the bill's famous death.I really don't know what they see this film. To no one of both.Too much fantasyWho was she? The wonder woman or steel woman ? That nobody was able to do something, like a Wound or something.

• Fulfilling final part of a great movie posted on 16 Jul 2005

  Might contain spoilers So it all ends. Bride's bloody rampage must have it's inevitable conclusion in this sequel of Kill Bill. But this isn't actually a sequel, 'Kill Bill vol.2' is more of an last part of a movie. even tough they both have pretty different atmosphere.Where 'Kill Bill vol.1' was more of an Hong Kong style action flick, 'Kill Bill vol.2' is more of an western/HK flick. Not so bad mixture. Also 'Kill Bill vol.2' is more plot driven than the first, which was one big battle sequence. We get to know characters better in 'Vol, 2' We learn about Bill (Carradine) and his brother Budd (Michael Madsen) We learn about 'The Bride' (Uma Thurman) and Elle Driver(Daryl Hannah). All very capable actors. Oh and watch out for cameo by Samuel L. Jackson.There's also action in the movie, but scenes are not so overblown than they were in the first part, but they do have same unbelievability aspect in them. So no brain usage during action. Might spoil your fun.There's also been debate which one is better, 1 or 2. My conclusion is, that they both are as good, but in little other terms. In all honesty I don't know if i would have liked 'Vol 2' if it would have been entirely similar to first part.It could have made this movie much more boring.I gave this movie same score I gave to 'Kill Bill vol.1', a 8 out of 10

• Loved it and Daryl Hannah was at her BEST!!! posted on 16 Jul 2005

  This movie was great but still Kill Bill Vol 1 was better. So therefore, I'll give this movie a 9/10 rating.In this movie, I really wasn't too happy about the bride not killing Budd. Ireally wanted to see both of them fighting in action. But instead Elle killed him by putting a snake in his briefcase. But anyway, Daryl hannah was AT HER BEST!!! The fight scene between Beatrix and Elle Driver is one of the best fight scenes ever in my opinion. I just LOVE it. But the scene where Beatrix pulls out Elle's eye grossed me out. But I don't think she died in my opinion.I liked the ending scene where beatrix cries over killing Bill. But I have to admit, the fight scene was a bit to short, I wished it would be longer.Lastly, I would really want to see a sequel to this movie. I really want to....BADLY!!