Movie Talk A Discussion area for everything movie related including films In The Theaters
View Poll Results: How did you like Kill Bill vol 2?
* terrible!
4
3.31%
** average
10
8.26%
*** good
31
25.62%
**** awesome!
72
59.50%
undecided
4
3.31%
Voters: 121. You may not vote on this poll

Kill Bill Volume 2

Old 04-21-04, 04:16 PM
  #276  
DVD Talk Gold Edition
 
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Taxachusetts
Posts: 2,316
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I thought Volume 1 was a 4-star movie, but I feel that Volume 2 was only a 3-star movie. It was enjoyable, but I felt that a great deal could have been cut out of the movie and it would have been much better.
Old 04-21-04, 04:34 PM
  #277  
DVD Talk Gold Edition
 
Drop's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Edison, NJ
Posts: 2,041
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Oh by the way I voted awesome. It was absolutely perfect for me. Although I'd say 1 was also fours stars, 2 was just a lot better.
Old 04-21-04, 04:39 PM
  #278  
Suspended
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: 5 Point West Side
Posts: 2,171
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
It was all right. Not what I hope for though. A bit too slow compared to Vol. 1. It's pretty funny if you know exactly what pai mei's saying to uma.
Old 04-21-04, 04:50 PM
  #279  
DVD Talk Platinum Edition
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Posts: 3,227
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Originally posted by Drop
What scale are the people who rated it average using?
Used the scale provided.

I enjoyed the movie, more for its parts than as a whole. The fact that I liked the design of the opening titles more than the opening scene is indicative of my overall feelings. The assemblage and origin of said parts presents more intrigue than the characterizations. This normally is a plus for me, but Tarantino devotes so much dull dialogue and grinds the movie to a halt to try and paint vivid characters.

To generalize it: Kill Bill Vol. 2 suffers from a conflict between style and content, too disparate to be effective on either level.
Old 04-21-04, 05:22 PM
  #280  
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Clarkston, MI
Posts: 1,877
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I thought that Volume 2 was more interesting, dealt with the characters, and was more of a 'Tarintino Movie' than Volume 1 was. V1 seemed just like something that was cool to look at. I liked V2 much more and give it an.... Awesome.
Old 04-21-04, 05:25 PM
  #281  
Banned
 
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: "Sitting on a beach, earning 20%"
Posts: 6,154
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
I give it 3 stars.

I reserve 4 stars for movies like Vertigo, Andrei Rublev, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Pulp Fiction

So 3 stars from me is high praise.
Old 04-21-04, 09:25 PM
  #282  
Banned
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Germantown Maryland
Posts: 2,488
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Like I've said earlier, Volume 2 is the cinematic equivalent of a 7-layer burrito with the works and the best salsa you've ever had in your life.


4 stars from me.
Old 04-21-04, 10:05 PM
  #283  
DVD Talk Hero
 
PopcornTreeCt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 25,913
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts
Volume 2 is the best movie I've seen this year.
Old 04-21-04, 10:07 PM
  #284  
Moderator
 
Groucho's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Posts: 71,383
Received 122 Likes on 84 Posts
Anybody who rated this less than 5-stars should have their movie-watching privledges revoked, because they obviously just don't get it.
Old 04-21-04, 10:12 PM
  #285  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: North by NW
Posts: 865
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Awesome!
Old 04-21-04, 10:19 PM
  #286  
DVD Talk Gold Edition
 
Drop's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Location: Edison, NJ
Posts: 2,041
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
But Groucho the scale only goes to 4.

I still rate it 5 stars though.
Old 04-21-04, 10:30 PM
  #287  
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Chicago
Posts: 1,899
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I liked Volume 1 quite a bit more (would have given that a four) than Volume 2, and since three stars was the next lowest, it had to suffice.

Last edited by Corvin; 04-21-04 at 10:42 PM.
Old 04-22-04, 05:30 PM
  #288  
Banned
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Germantown Maryland
Posts: 2,488
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Originally posted by PopcornTreeCt
Volume 2 is the best movie I've seen this year.
Catch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind while you still have a chance.
Old 04-22-04, 05:49 PM
  #289  
Cool New Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Canada
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Awesome.

KB2 is one of the best movies I have ever seen, easily a masterpiece. Better than volume 1. And the ending ... it was perfect!
Old 04-22-04, 06:18 PM
  #290  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 573
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally posted by Rivero
Catch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind while you still have a chance.
I've seen both films, liked both, but Vol. 2 still wins hands down.
Old 04-22-04, 06:34 PM
  #291  
DVD Talk Special Edition
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Montreal, Canada
Posts: 1,722
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Just saw it today and voted "average". I guess I was comparing it to volume 1... Good story, good action scenes (or scene) but what struck me was the totally inept dialogue.

What I like about Tarantino is the way he writes dialogue like bullets coming out of a gun. But I did not hear that at all in vol.2. Some parts should have been cut (that whole Superman bit, ok ok I get it).

Volume 2 should have been cut to be included with vol.1 in a 3 hour movie.
Old 04-22-04, 08:37 PM
  #292  
DVD Talk Limited Edition
 
Ginwen's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Kent, WA
Posts: 7,387
Received 20 Likes on 17 Posts
Good (***). Not as good as part 1.
Old 04-22-04, 09:37 PM
  #293  
DVD Talk Limited Edition
 
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Back in the 802, missing NYC
Posts: 5,281
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
thought it was slightly better than volume one, had David Carradine been in the 1st I would have to rethink that but he was phenomenal.
Old 04-23-04, 12:59 PM
  #294  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 286
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I only wanted to see david carridine cut loose
Old 04-23-04, 11:50 PM
  #295  
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: MA
Posts: 4,661
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Volume 1 Awesome, Volume 2 not so good. I think the majority of scenes to make this movie from 3 hours to 4 probably were part of the second volume as it had tons of fat.
Old 04-24-04, 12:08 AM
  #296  
DVD Talk Hero
 
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 39,236
Received 598 Likes on 462 Posts
I expected to find Vol. 2 superior to Vol. 1, since the meat of the story is in Vol. 2 but I find the second to be marginally bellow the first. It just failed to resonate the way it should. It wasn't the writing really. It was the pacing. It was all off and for a volume that runs for 137 minutes (Vol. 1 was 110 minutes) it feels extremely rushed. And because of that a few things here and there failed to resonate. Most notably the charge between the Bride and Elle. It didn't work for me because "The Cruel Tutelage of Master Pai Mei" failed to make me care about the character. And I am someone who was really looking foward to this chapter. It was just too brief (and not it an cool "I gotta see that again" kind of way). While watching that chapter I was thinking "damn! This chapter's gonna be awes - we're already at the next chapter?!" And it's not the fault of Uma Thurman or Gordon Liu. Both were great but having it cut off immediately after the rice scene was stupid. It looked like the beginnings of a great student/teacher story to rival (or even beat) "The Man from Okinawa" as the best chapter in these volumes. It just fell short and as a result another chapter suffered. There were other little bits here and there that missed the mark in much the same way. They weren't a lot but when you add the fact that Vol. was better accomplished in terms of merging a typical Quentin Tarantino movie with an homage movie, Vol. 2 falls just a step bellow Vol. 1 and I'd have to rate it as good rather than awesome.
Old 04-24-04, 08:51 AM
  #297  
DVD Talk Limited Edition
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 6,535
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
I like Vol 1 and Vol 2 for different reasons. Its difficult for me to even put them in the same scale. 1 for the pure action. 2 for the dialog and filling out of the story.



Both very good films.
Old 05-21-04, 10:56 PM
  #298  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 349
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
music of kill bill v2

Can anyone tell me the artist and/or title of the part when the bride is walking back to budds' trailer?

Thanks.
Old 05-21-04, 11:13 PM
  #299  
DVD Talk Legend
 
matome's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 1999
Location: NY
Posts: 12,304
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
http://www.dvdtalk.com/forum/showthr...ight=kill+bill

"The Sunny Road To Salina"-Bernard Girard-Christophe

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service -

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.