CORPORATE LINE: Continuing the story-line which unfolded in “Kill Bill Vol. I,” this is a revenge tale of an expert assassin, called The Bride, who sets out on a quest to wreak vengeance upon her former employer, Bill, and other members of their assassin circle, for shooting her at her wedding–along with everyone else in attendance–and leaving her for dead. When this chapter in the story begins, The Bride will have already encountered some of her targets, as she continues battling her way up the chain of command, knowing it will ultimately lead her to her main goal: her chance to ‘Kill Bill.’
DVD REVIEW UPDATE: After watching the DVD all I can say is first impressions mean nothing. After watching Kill Bill 2 again I’m going back on my initial rating of 7/10 and moving it up to an 8.5/10. Why? Because KB2 is brilliant. I could have done without David Carradine’s too cool style, but Uma Thurman is amazing as the Bride. Her ability to draw you into her pain, fear, and need for revenge is absolute. On the second viewing I was entranced and couldn’t even rise to get a free refill.
THE GOOD: If you are seeking closure from Vol. 1 then you are in luck. The Bride wants her payback and if you saw the first volume you know there is nothing she won’t do to get it. Vol. 2 pulls it all together and doesn’t leave you feeling unfulfilled like the first.
Bill left us hanging in Vol. 1 by asking “Is she aware her daughter is still alive?” Hook line and sinker. We learn more about the massacre, more about Bill, and more, as if we needed to know, about why the Bride wanted to kill everyone—all your questions are answered.
Thurman is shown training with Pei Mei. The training is very imaginative with abilities like the five-point exploding heart attack. Of course the action is heavy as are the casualties. Pei Mei is hilarious—maybe Tarantino could make a film about Pei Mei.
THE BAD: Upon a second viewing—the only drag is there isn’t more beat-downs.
DVD FEATURES: The extras aren’t very satisfying. The Making of Kill Bill Vol. 2 is a mere 26-minute featurette full of Tarantino and Thurman talking about the film with the occasional conversation from Hannah and Madsen.
There is one deleted scene—it could have been left off here, too. There is a concert—boring. Skip this. These extras are pretty skimpy—Tarantino is lucky the film is so good.
FRANKLY: Tarantino could have, in my opinion, tied this beast up into a three hour flick and saved us from a lot of time and money, but I bet he’ll be a little richer from splitting them in two. There are things in both volumes that could have been left on the editing floor, but Vol. 2 outpaces, outsmarts, and outdoes the first. Tarantino hedged his bet that we would have to come back for more—good bet.
+ Charlie Craine
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