Kill Bill Vol. 1

Just pure striptease on the big screen. Nothing else.

Totally off-topic here... but Peter Greenaway has spent the last century or so calling film nothing more than 'illustrated text.' His whole point is that movies aren't actually utilizing what the medium can do.

Jessica Nguyen85 said:Good grief, why on earth do I need this... 😕

Yes, truly, why exactly do you need it?

The movie is alright, but I’m not about to write a manifesto
I need to sit with it a few more times.
Watched it outside of America (obviously), and since my Japanese is non-existent😁 I felt like I was missing a layer of context.

For me, Quentin Tarantino is the gold standard because of those unpredictable dialogues.
Take that scene at the start of Reservoir Dogs where they're just arguing about tipping a waitress.
Stuff like that.

There are some good bits.
But I wish there were more of those witty, offbeat exchanges.
I'll probably get a better feel for it after a couple more viewings.

One detail—early on, Vivica A. Fox (or someone similar, I'm no expert🙂) sounded incredibly unconvincing during her dialogue with Uma Thurman.
It felt like she stepped straight out of some low-budget American indie flick.
It was a strange sensation.

Speaking of dialogue by Quentin Tarantino, here’s a snippet from "True Romance".
Like I mentioned before, the guy just has a way with words.

Clarence
In "Jailhouse Rock", he's everything rockabilly's about. I mean he is
rockabilly: mean, surly, nasty, rude. In that movie he couldn't give a fuck
about anything except rockin' and rollin', livin' fast, dyin' young, and
leaving a good-looking corpse. I love that scene where after he's made it
big he's throwing a big cocktail party, and all these highbrows are there,
and he's singing, "Baby You're So Square... Baby, I Don't Care". Now, they
got him dressed like a dick. He's wearing these stupid-lookin' pants, this
horrible sweater. Elvis Presley ain't no sweater boy. I even think they got him
wearin' penny loafers. Despite all that shit, all the highbrows at the
party, big house, the stupid clothes, he's still a rude-lookin'
motherfucker. I'd watch that hillbilly and I'd want to be him so bad. Elvis Presley
looked good. I'm no fag, but Elvis Presley was good-lookin'. He was fuckin'
prettier than most women. I always said if I ever had to fuck a guy... I
mean had too 'cause my life depended on it... I'd fuck Elvis Presley.

Lucy takes a drag from her cigarette.

Lucy
I'd fuck Elvis Presley.

Clarence
Really?

Lucy
Lucy when he was alive. I wouldn't fuck him now.

Clarence
I Don't Care.
(they laugh)
So we'd both fuck Elvis Presley. It's nice to meet people with common interests,
isn't it?

😁 😁 😁

Here’s a quote from Kill Bill:

The Bride:

To those of you lucky enough to have your lives taken along with yours... Leave the limbs you've lost behind. They belong to me now.

O-Ren Ishii: Some silly American girl thinks she can handle a Samurai sword...

And here’s a bit from Pulp Fiction...

Jules Winnfield: What does Marsellus Wallace look like?
Jules Winnfield: What?
Jules Winnfield: [aiming his weapon] Say "what" again. SAY "WHAT" AGAIN! I dare you, I double dare you, motherfucker! Say "what" one more goddamn time!
Brett: He's b-b-black...
Jules Winnfield: Proceed.
Brett: He's bald...
Jules Winnfield: Does he look like a bitch?
Jules Winnfield: What?
Jules shoots Brett in the shoulder.
Jules Winnfield: DOES HE LOOK LIKE A BITCH?
Brett: NO!
Jules Winnfield: Then why are you trying to screw him over like a coward, Brett?
Brett: I didn't!
Jules Winnfield: Yeah, you really did. You sure did, Brett. You tried to screw him. And Marsellus Wallace doesn't take kindly to being screwed by anyone, other than Mrs. Wallace.

Caught the trailer in theaters right before The Matrix Revolutions, and man, this thing looks like it’s going to be legendary... I'm definitely counting down the days until it drops because it's gonna be killer. Let's be real, Quentin Tarantino doesn't know how to make a bad movie, and that combo of a katana, blood, and Uma Thurman? Just... WOW!

silentcobra6 said:I caught the trailer in the theater right before The Matrix Revolutions, and man, this thing looks like it’s going to be incredible... I am seriously counting down the days. It's gonna be killer. Honestly, Quentin Tarantino doesn't seem to know how to make a bad movie, and when you factor in the katana, the blood, and Uma Thurman... just WOW!

Personally, the trailer gives off some pretty naive vibes to me... but then again, that's just a trailer;

silentcobra6 said:Caught the trailer in theaters before The Matrix Revolutions, and honestly? It looks like a masterpiece. I'm counting down the days. Quentin Tarantino doesn't know how to make a bad movie, and that mix of katanas, blood, and Uma Thurman... just wow.

That trailer was easily the best part of The Matrix Revolutions. Now I'm fully hyped.
The trailer for The Last Samurai was killer, too.
Katanas are everywhere these days. 😁

rapidstag74 said:Honestly, that trailer was easily the best part about The Matrix Revolutions. It got me totally hyped up.
And that trailer for The Last Samurai? Pure gold.
Just sick katanas everywhere... love it. 😁

I'm right there with you 😛

He's the man. Quentin Tarantino.

I’d buy a katana too, and I’d definitely spend some time playing around with it.
Where can one get their hands on one? I’d love to go take out all those pre-election posters right away.

Justin Patel said:I’d buy a katana too. I’d have some fun with it.
Where do you even find one? I’d slash every single campaign poster in town immediately.

Check those old ninja novels. Though they're usually just wooden props. Mine still gets the job done, though.

Youthful stupidity.

November 22nd US release
At least in Cleveland

rapidstag74, is that Mason Kapvel's avatar from Santa Barbara?
In Chicago, they were supposed to show Kill Bill yesterday, and November 6th was also on the schedule, though I guess it'll probably be on the 20th instead...

Justin Patel said:rapidstag74, is that Mason Kapvel's avatar from Santa Barbara?
In my city, they were supposed to screen Kill Bill yesterday, and apparently November 6th was on the schedule, though I suppose it won't actually show up until the 20th.

To me, the avatar looks like a younger version of the guy who plays Angela in "Angel" (you know, David Duchovny).

casualotter21 said:To avatar looks like a younger version of the guy playing Angela in "Angel" (basically David Duchovny).

A younger Duchovny? I doubt it...
It's definitely Mason Kapvel.

Justin Patel said:rapidstag74, is that an avatar of Mason Kapvel from Santa Barbara?

Yup. Mason Kapvel. Head and beard included.

Take a look at this blade:

http://www.coldsteel.com/japaneseswords.html

One day, when I actually have the cash...

silentcobra6 said:Look at this blade:
One day, when I'm actually loaded...

😂heheh, one of these days....🙂
😁 😁

BTW. Ladies and gentlemen - I finally watched the movie. I won't say if it was any good because I don't want to ruin the experience for anyone, but overall, it's pretty decent.👍

Betty Gonzalez30 said:BTW. Ladies and gentlemen - Just watched the movie. I won't say if it was any good because I don't want to ruin it for anyone, but overall it's 👍 [/B]

It's "ladies and gentlemen." Asshole. Whatever. Where did you even watch this?