ReduxGuy

As I'm sure everyone knows, Miramax and Quentin Tarantino have decided to do Kill Bill on DVD a few different ways. First, release the two Volumes separately on DVD with more or less no extras.

Then, release a super edition with both films and a slew of extras.

This post is to see what you hope to see on the upcoming super set.

As some of you all remember, for the hell of it, sometimes, I create big ideas for DVDs. And for Kill Bill, it's no different.

Kill Bill: Miramax Collector’s Edition 3 – Disc Set

Discs 1 & 2 – The Movies:
2.35:1 Anamorphic Widescreen
English/French Dolby Digital 5.1
DTS 5.1
Music-Only Track
Sound Effects-Only Track
Trivia Track
Introduction by Quentin Tarantino
Audio Commentary with:
- Director/Writer Quentin Tarantino
- Filmmaker Robert Rodriguez
- Producer Laurence Bender
- Cinematographer Robert Richardson
- Editor Sally Menke
- Stars Uma Thurman, David Carradine, and Michael Madsen
Soundtrack Chapter Stops
Sneak Peaks
DVD-ROM Features:
- Script-to-Screen
- Soundtrack Clips
- Deadly Viper Assassination Squad Biographies
- Open Mic Commentary

Disc 3 – The Features:
“Killing Bill” Documentary
- Chapter 1 – Just An Idea
- Chapter 2 – Almost Eight Years Later…
- Chapter 3 – Finding the Right Vipers
- Chapter 4 – Bill Himself
- Chapter 5 – Sonny Chiba & Gordon Liu
- Chapter 6 – Shooting Begins
- Chapter 7 – Eight Weeks Inside the House of Blue Leaves
- Chapter 7 – Shooting Ends
- Chapter 8 – Giving Bill the Final Touches
- Chapter 9 – October 10th & April 16th Arrive
- Chapter 10 – A Perfect Ending
Featurettes:
- “The Making of Kill Bill”
- O-Ren Ishii Anime Sequence
- Shooting in China & Japan
- The Weapons
- The Costumes & Sets
- Black & White Sequences
- Extensive Gore & FX
- The Fight Scenes/A Discussion with Yuen Wo Ping
- The Music
- The Upcoming Action Figures from NECA
Deleted Scenes
Outtakes
Hanzo Sword Designs
Cast/Crew Interviews
Quentin Tarantino on Jay Leno Interview
Archived Ebert & Roeper Video Reviews of Both Films
Storyboard-to-Screen Comparisons
Multi-Angle Views:
- The Wedding Massacre
- Knife Fight with Vernita Green
- The House of Blue Leaves/The Bride vs. O-Ren Ishii
- The Cruel Tutelage of Pai Mei
- The Bride vs. Elle Driver
- The Bride Fights Bill
Reviews and Articles Analyzing Kill Bill
Music Videos
Screen Tests
Production Notes
Cast/Crew Biographies
Still Galleries
Trailer Gallery:
- Theatrical Teasers/Trailers
- International Theatrical Trailers
- Bootleg Trailers
- Trailers for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Jackie Brown
TV Spots
Soundtrack Ads

So, if this is the big edition of Kill Bill coming to DVD in the future, would you buy it?

If not, what would you change?

asianxcore

I think you might've missed one thing I really hope the new DVD has,


AN INTERVIEW WITH SONNY ****ING CHIBA!

FuzzyBallz

WTF? Kill Bill's made by Miramax, and they don't even make superbit DVDs, only Columbia does that.

BTW, please use the search button next time, this super duper kill bill edition DVD topic has been discussed to the death already. Do we really need another "what if?"

ReduxGuy

Didn't you see the name of that one chapter on the documentary idea:

which would have interviews with QT, Sonny, and Gordon.

Tafellappen

Damn Weinstein and his scissors!

Rypro 525

knowing how fast tarantino and rodriguez can talk, i would think it would be best to have 3 seperate commentaries with tarantino seperate (rodriguez really didn't have anything to do with the movie) bender, richardson, menke together) and the stars on a seperate track.

ReduxGuy

Not true.

Besides the RZA, Rodrgiguez is doing the original score for Vol. 2.

Shroud

Hoping that they get rid of the Black and White scene. The cheesy Jap animation sucked too, but its too late for them to refilm it with live action characters.
The double pane split screen in the beginning with the nurse and the bride also annoyed me.
Nice to see a DTS track.

Wannabe

Nice job, however I've boycotted this whole Kill Bill-Miramax-Weinstein-shakedown. Two movies, bah. Unless both movies combined cost less than $20, I'll be waiting until they show up on the FX channel or some other free channel.

profbobo

Blasphemer! Production IG's segment was probably my favorite part of the movie. I'm hoping for the Japanese cut of the film, but I'm going to be dipping on this one multiple times ... so I'll undoubtedly have the R2 release before the super edition ever comes out :/

I'd like to see commentary tracks, lots of behind the scenes stuff (special effects documentaries, discussions with the actors), and maybe some of Quentin's TV appearances to promote the movie (his drunk stint on Leno springs immediately to mind). Also, more about Production IG

Matthew Chmiel

Wow. I hope you never watch a DePalma film.

tek2k

too late? LOL, i don't think they ever intended that part to be live action

Mondo Kane

It wouldn't make it past the censors if live actors were used.

LivingINClip

Cheesy Jap animation? That was some of the finest anime , not to mention it was perfect for the film.

steebo777

I completely agree. Great stuff there, and definetly my favorite part of the movie. I can't wait for this uber-set to come out.

DavidH

I agree.

PixyJunket

All I want is the movie(s) with excellent video and sound.

actyper

I'll be happy if there's a director's cut involved.

TCG

that's the one stipulation i'd have for the super duper edition: both films edited back to ONE!

mikewendt

I think a cool feature would be an option to be able to switch between the black & white and the Uncut (colorized) sequence with the Crazy 88 Killers.

Nice list though, I would definatly buy that.

tlwizard

it was originally suppose to be real actors.

but qt realized that if were to get an R rating that he'd have to animate it because no mpaa person in their right mind would allow a film with such graphic underage sexuality.

same with b/w sequence. mpaa said in color it was too graphic. but in b/w it was artsy.

supposedly tarantino disliked having to make those choices. i personally thought they added some more flavor. man's greatest creativity comes under the tightest contraints. compare rodriquez's el mariachi to spy kids 3d.

lcnickell

i thought the animation thing was god awful, really detracted from the film.

what was Qt thinking..

profbobo

I wonder, though ... if the anime sequence was supposed to be live action (which I don't think it was supposed to be; I haven't heard anything to the contrary, at any rate), then why did Quentin say in an interview that he wanted to do sequels to the movie with an anime studio? Additionally, it takes far longer to animate a sequence than to just film it; this, coupled with the fact that he chose Production IG (arguably the best animation studio around now) to do it leads me to believe that it was planned all along, or he came to the censorship realization very VERY early early in the game.

That's going to be sweet, if it ever happens ... I forsee a Vega Brothers on that anime sequel / series, though. There's an interesting interview about IG's involvement here:

http://www.cgnetworks.com/story_cust...?story_id=1824

nemein

My one hope is that I like it more than most of the other QT movies I've seen

Josh H

Same here. I wouldn't mind a un-rated directors cut, assuming that QT toned some stuff down (maybe the B&W scene) to get an R rating. If the theatrical cuts are just the way he wanted them, then I'd be fine with just them.