R U ready to Kill Bill?

Intrepid Homoludens · 10-09-2003, 06:24 PM

title - Kill Bill
genre - not adventure, not action/adventure, not FPS....it's a damn movie, you tool!
release date - now
developer - Quentin Tarantino
publisher - Miramax
features - Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Vivica A. Fox
Offcial site

The final trailer

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The New York Times

How much you like "Kill Bill," a two-part revenge epic, the first volume of which opens nationwide today, will probably depend on the extent to which you share those obsessions, on how much of a taste you have for the synthetic fusion cuisine that the director has cooked up. There are some strong and diverse flavors, as well as vivid colors in the mix, all of them deftly reflected in the hip-hop artist RZA's clever, eclectic score. Mr. Tarantino samples the lurid hues of spaghetti westerns, the deep-fried funk of 70's blaxploitation, and above all the graceful and kinetic mayhem of Asian action movies, from Hong Kong-style martial arts to samurai swordplay to hard-boiled gangster anime.

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CNN.com

This film is also Thurman's best work since "Pulp Fiction," and her fellow assassins -- Lucy Liu, Daryl Hannah and Vivica A. Fox -- also turn in outstanding performances. One amazing action scene between Thurman and Liu lasts 20 minutes and took weeks to shoot.

The violence, blood levels -- and just plain cheesy gore -- in this film are extreme, but Tarantino's sharp dialogue and expert editing leaves you breathless. In the hands of a lesser filmmaker, the reaction could have been gagging. "Kill Bill Vol. I" will have Tarantino fans dancing in the aisles.

remixor · 10-09-2003, 06:31 PM

I'm probably going to see this, despite my intense, seething, almost unbearable hatred of Lucy Liu. I really like Tarantino's other three films, so I'll buy a ticket to Kill Bill based pretty much on the strength of Tarantino's work and the coolness of the trailer music. And I hope to God that Tarantino isn't acting in this one.

Intrepid Homoludens · 10-09-2003, 06:34 PM

remixor · 10-09-2003, 06:41 PM

Yeah, I don't care. I hate her!

Intrepid Homoludens · 10-09-2003, 06:43 PM

remixor · 10-09-2003, 08:08 PM

Damn you, Trep!

nordic_guy · 10-09-2003, 11:00 PM

I'm really anticapating this movie. I haven't seen Quentin's earlier work or anthing, but this movie looks like it will kick some ass.
Oh, and Lucy Liu is gorgeous, too.

Tanukitsune · 10-09-2003, 11:11 PM

The movie looks cool, but I don't like Lucy that much either, Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Khan, Moon Lee,etc... are better and can kick her butt!

zarathustrian · 10-09-2003, 11:32 PM

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Allowing that movies are like drugs, this is crack.

-- The Toronto Star

SamandMax · 10-10-2003, 12:58 AM

There's absolutely no way I'm going to be disappointed by this movie.

Kolzig · 10-10-2003, 03:01 AM

I liked Pulp Fiction, and little of Reservoir Dogs

Don't care much about Kill Bill, but I think I'll see it eventually.

twifkak · 10-10-2003, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Trep

Lucy Liu pictures

***Marek*** · 10-10-2003, 04:14 AM

The trailer for Kill Bill didn't really convince me, but these reviews sound encouraging to me.

Intrepid Homoludens · 10-10-2003, 04:49 AM

Kill Bill--Vol. 1
Capsule by Jonathan Rosenbaum [the FINEST, BEST FILM CRITIC IN NORTH AMERICA!]
From the Chicago Reader

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Quentin Tarantino's lively and show-offy tribute to Asian martial-arts flicks, bloody anime, and spaghetti westerns he soaked up as a teenager is even more gory and adolescent than its models, which explains both the fun and the unpleasantness of this globe-trotting romp. It's split into two parts, the second due in early 2004, and I assume the idea of "volumes" reflects the mind-set of a former video-store clerk who thinks in terms of shelf life. This is essentially 93 minutes of mayhem, with hyperbolic revenge plots and phallic Amazonian women behaving like nine-year-old boys; the dialogue, less spiky than usual, uses bitch as often as his earlier films used nigger, and most of the stereotypes are now Asian rather than black. If Jim Jarmusch's Ghost Dog was a response of sorts to Tarantino, then Tarantino returns the compliment here with the RZA music and the mixture of Japanese and Italian genre elements. With Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Sonny Chiba, Daryl Hannah, Julie Dreyfuss, and Chiaki Kuriyama.

Moosferatu · 10-10-2003, 05:29 AM

IMO, the plot seems rather weak.

Intrepid Homoludens · 10-10-2003, 05:48 AM

Moos, you are SOOOOO not in the right frame of mind for this movie! WTF cares about the plot? As the critics stated, this movie is an excercise of pure style, pastiche, cliche, and self-consciousness (among other things). The plot is merely incidental, my dear.

Tamara · 10-10-2003, 05:51 AM

Or, in other words, the kind of movie I'm totally indifferent towards

Kingzjester · 10-10-2003, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

Kill Bill--Vol. 1
Capsule by Jonathan Rosenbaum [the FINEST, BEST FILM CRITIC IN NORTH AMERICA!]

I would beg to differ. Stephen Hunter takes both the proverbial cake and the proverbial pie.

Moos, I bet you love the plots of all the veggie tales, don't you?

Garyos · 10-10-2003, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Moosferatu

IMO, the plot seems rather weak.

Moosferatu · 10-10-2003, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingzjester

Moos, I bet you love the plots of all the veggie tales, don't you?

Actually I despise Veggie Tales.

10-09-2003, 06:31 PM	#2
remixor A search for a crazy man! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3,987	I'm probably going to see this, despite my intense, seething, almost unbearable hatred of Lucy Liu. I really like Tarantino's other three films, so I'll buy a ticket to Kill Bill based pretty much on the strength of Tarantino's work and the coolness of the trailer music. And I hope to God that Tarantino isn't acting in this one. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Chris "News Editor" Remo Some sort of Writer or Editor or Something, Idle Thumbs "Some comparisons are a little less obvious. I always think of Grim Fandango as Casablanca on acid." - Will Wright

10-09-2003, 06:34 PM	#3
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10-09-2003, 06:41 PM	#4
remixor A search for a crazy man! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3,987	Yeah, I don't care. I hate her! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Chris "News Editor" Remo Some sort of Writer or Editor or Something, Idle Thumbs "Some comparisons are a little less obvious. I always think of Grim Fandango as Casablanca on acid." - Will Wright

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remixor A search for a crazy man! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3,987	Damn you, Trep! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Chris "News Editor" Remo Some sort of Writer or Editor or Something, Idle Thumbs "Some comparisons are a little less obvious. I always think of Grim Fandango as Casablanca on acid." - Will Wright

10-09-2003, 11:00 PM	#7
nordic_guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Norway Posts: 1,081	I'm really anticapating this movie. I haven't seen Quentin's earlier work or anthing, but this movie looks like it will kick some ass. Oh, and Lucy Liu is gorgeous, too. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-09-2003, 11:11 PM	#8
Tanukitsune ACK! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Spain Posts: 2,448	The movie looks cool, but I don't like Lucy that much either, Michelle Yeoh, Cynthia Khan, Moon Lee,etc... are better and can kick her butt! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Apparently I have a Devianrt Art account... And people actually like it!

10-10-2003, 12:58 AM	#10
SamandMax A Slice of Fried Gold Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 1,024	There's absolutely no way I'm going to be disappointed by this movie. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ SamandMax's Recommended Songs Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball They Might Be Giants - Dog Walker The Kinks - Money Talks Gorillaz - DoYaThing

10-10-2003, 03:01 AM	#11
Kolzig The Reggienator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vaasa, Finland Posts: 5,519	I liked Pulp Fiction, and little of Reservoir Dogs Don't care much about Kill Bill, but I think I'll see it eventually. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-10-2003, 04:14 AM	#13
*Marek* Puts the 'e' in Mark Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 3,138	The trailer for Kill Bill didn't really convince me, but these reviews sound encouraging to me. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-10-2003, 05:29 AM	#15
Moosferatu Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 578	IMO, the plot seems rather weak. Share Share this post on Twitter

10-10-2003, 05:48 AM	#16
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Moos, you are SOOOOO not in the right frame of mind for this movie! WTF cares about the plot? As the critics stated, this movie is an excercise of pure style, pastiche, cliche, and self-consciousness (among other things). The plot is merely incidental, my dear. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

10-10-2003, 05:51 AM	#17
Tamara Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 914	Or, in other words, the kind of movie I'm totally indifferent towards Share Share this post on Twitter

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