its-a-clock 0 Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 Anyone else looking forward to Kill Bill, Quarantinos new one. Its being released in 2 parts I heard, a bit iffy that one. Link to post Share on other sites
mumbojumbo 0 Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 Kill Bill! Is that serious? I always thought he was way over-rated. Whats the fuss about? Link to post Share on other sites
badmigraine 0 Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 The preview makes it seem vulgarly amusing, but I think people on this board will have a hard time listening to Lucy Liu speak Japanese and seeing some of the other caricatures of Japan that must be in it. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 I'm looking forward to it as well. But I'm not a fan of the two part thing. Whats with that? Link to post Share on other sites
nagpants 1 Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 I heard its only 3 hours in total anyway - that didnt stop lots of other movies though did it. Sounds like a good way to double your money to me. Link to post Share on other sites
spaz 0 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Rip off. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Should be great like all his other movies. We should be able to see it on a `roadshow` late October. Link to post Share on other sites
fukdane 2 Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Why do they say that? "Roadshow"???? Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted October 1, 2003 Share Posted October 1, 2003 Did you enjoy that movie about the hotel rooms or something he did with 3 other directors. Tosh. Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 Perhaps unsurprisingly, magazines and reviews I've read have been glowing. It does sound interesting though, always like a bit of uma. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 5, 2003 Share Posted October 5, 2003 I saw a preview for it the other day. The scene with Uma and the other chick fighting in an Oriental looking garden covered in snow and snow fluttering to the ground looks very pleasent - well, for a fight scene at least. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 The reviews are really good. Got a friend back in the UK who has seen it too and he really liked it. Looking forward to seeing this one. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Theres been a serious drought of good movies recently too so it'll be good to get back into the cinema. I havent been for about 3 months. Its been all tomb raider2 and shite like that recently. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 bobby12 did you check out Pirates of the Carribbean? That's a bloody good flick and well worth seeing it on the big screen. Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 yeah i saw that one-- it was surprisingly enjoyable. johnny depp was v good in it. Link to post Share on other sites
ninjaB 0 Posted October 11, 2003 Share Posted October 11, 2003 I can't wait to see this one (killbill that is) Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 Just saw Kill Bill My review (no spoilers): First thing, I was surprised at how much Japan there was in this flick. At least half of the dialog was in Japanese. Lucy Liu hid her lack of ability by speaking softly, and it works fairly well. Uma did a fair job for a westerner who probably only practiced her lines. I think they definately spent alot of time, trying to get the Japanese to an acceptable level, which is great in my book, considering how many films seem to do it half-assed, or not at all. Japanese stereotypes were laid on thick. But that was kind of the point, as this movie's action, plot, and mood mirrors that of an ultra-violent anime. They actually do a 5 minute animated digression in this ultra-violent style. I am not a big fan of anime - I could take it or leave it, but it worked well here. What also surprised me, was how well Tarantino set up and filmed the action sequences. Fun hokey, but not super hokey or going for laughs, and with comic book violence and gore. Another thing that I have to comment on was that it felt like half a movie - obviously due to the whole part one thing. It was definately unjust, because the movie a) has a thin plot, and is slowly paced, thus the movie that they show you, only gives you half the events of a small story. The acting was good overall. Performances were over-the-top in some cases, but again that is what he was going for. Uma Thurman was great - totally believable when the script needed her to be. Overall the movie was very stylish, as you might expect from Tarantino. Closeups and weird camera angles, goresplatter, switches from Color/BW and back with some clever techniques. Lots of attention to detail. Big theme was of course, revenge. Tarantino definately tried to invoke the spirit of older martial arts flicks, with hokey villians, and lots of tough talk. The use of the sword was much appreciated. I would definately recommend this flick to anyone who is interested in it. It is definately not a rental, as there is too much to see to watch it on the TV. As a last note, the soundtracking is pretty damn good, save for overkill on some of the segues and sound effects. Link to post Share on other sites
six-six-six 0 Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 Annoying that it is only the first half of 1 real movie? Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 Q mag gave it 2 out of 5. But other reviews seem really positive Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 Thanks for the review barok. It comes out next Thursday over here. Definately going to try and see it next weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
neversummer 0 Posted October 13, 2003 Share Posted October 13, 2003 I like his first two but not 'From Dusk till Dawn'. In a sense, it too was a two part movie, the first the family and then the vampires. Loved Cheech's cameo too. I'm looking forward to this, it's been hyped up in the UK. Lets hope it's not all hype like the Matrix Reloaded. Link to post Share on other sites
barok 0 Posted October 14, 2003 Share Posted October 14, 2003 I redid my review, cuz it sucked, but much better now. Link to post Share on other sites
ProbablyaCrazyPerson 2 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 I'd rather be surprised by a movie than be told 3 months in advance how much I'm gonna like it. Hype usually really does kill things. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Watched it last night and really enjoyed it. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 I saw it this morning at 10am! I'm now thinking that was a bit early for such a movie but I still really enjoyed it. I was suprised at the gore though. I was expecting to be less so. That anime was interesting as well, it slotted in very nicely. Looking forward to Volume 2. Link to post Share on other sites
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