Hello all,
Just got back from seeing "Kill Bill Vol. 1." It was insane, mega-violent, yet really stylish and fun. The plot is almost secondary to Tarantino's finesse in filmmaking. The dialogue, the shots, and even the anime short were all just darn cool.
The swordwork was a blast (I was very impressed with Uma), and Yuen Wo Ping's choreography was great as always. I prefer his work when the wire-stunts are kept light, and they definitely were here.
Tarantino did a little hat-tip to the Bruce Lee films: Uma wore the yellow running suit from "Game of Death," and the kato masks were plentiful.
I only wish Tarantino gave Sonny Chiba a chance to show off a bit. Perhaps in the next one...
-Mike
Tarantino + Martial Arts = Good times
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Bill Glasheen
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Interesting you felt that way...
Gene Shallette (spelling) was unimpressed, and called Uma Thrumond "unathletic." From the clips, I'd have to agree. Pretty silly gang fight sequence remeniscent of the nonsense of Neo vs. the multiple agents in Matrix Reloaded.
But audiences apparently love this kind of film. The theatre was clogged with folks waiting to see "Kill Bill."
I brought my boys to see "School of Rock." A little more sedate, and very fun. But then again, I'm a hopeless rocker reject...
- Bill
‘Kill Bill’ leaves you wanting moreSimultaneously exhilarating and infuriating, “Kill Bill - Vol. 1” is about everything and nothing at once. Quentin Tarantino’s first film in six years is an unabashed celebration of style over substance, of carefully choreographed fight sequences that result in cartoonishly crude violence — all edited with the relentless pacing of a music video.
Gene Shallette (spelling) was unimpressed, and called Uma Thrumond "unathletic." From the clips, I'd have to agree. Pretty silly gang fight sequence remeniscent of the nonsense of Neo vs. the multiple agents in Matrix Reloaded.
But audiences apparently love this kind of film. The theatre was clogged with folks waiting to see "Kill Bill."
I brought my boys to see "School of Rock." A little more sedate, and very fun. But then again, I'm a hopeless rocker reject...
- Bill
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Gene DeMambro
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Wesley Morris, of The Boston Globe, gave "Kill Bill Vol.1" four stars, calls the story simple and sad enough, says Tarantino's violence "has the uncanny ability to seduce without desensitizing you to pain", and thinks the fight sceen between The Bride and O-Ren Ishii's retinue "might be the most entertainingly ludicrous fight sequence ever filmed". And sometimes films need only be that - entertainingly ludicrous.
Uma Thurman "unathletic"? Blame it on Hollywood's fascination with thin, "waifish" leading women vs. physically defined women.
This film, "Lost in Translation" and "Whale Rider" are the films I'm looking forward to seeing when I get around to it.
And I just hope that "Return of the King" doesn't turn out to be a dud.
Gene
Uma Thurman "unathletic"? Blame it on Hollywood's fascination with thin, "waifish" leading women vs. physically defined women.
This film, "Lost in Translation" and "Whale Rider" are the films I'm looking forward to seeing when I get around to it.
And I just hope that "Return of the King" doesn't turn out to be a dud.
Gene
I loved "Kill Bill", the story line was pathetic, the script has gaps you could drive a truck through (How did The Bride find Cobra (Vivicia A. Fox)? How did Daryl Hanna get away with a red cross eyepatch with her nurses uniform in a hospital?).
Who cares!! The music was great! The fights were well choreographed without too much "wire work". The fun is in picking out the multiple homages tarentino is doing in the movie. The obvious ones like the Anime sequence, Bruce Lees' Track Suit and the Spagetti Western plot (and music! I expected to see a tall silent cowboy in a serape any second) and the less obvious ones like Kurosawa's Throne of Blood (Japanese MacBeth) where there was gushing blood galore.
As for the unathletic Uma. Has anyone seen Cirque de Soleil? I suggest renting one of their DVD's The cast perform incredible feats of strength and balance without the bulging muscles found on the governor of California.
I will have to admit sitting staring at your toe fir 13 hours to get your legs moving after 4 years in a coma was a bit much - I think we need some physical therapy here. But then maybe she had really great chi!!
I discovered my kids and I were laughing and hooting at scenes that left most of the audience quiet. Oh well, I guess that's the benefit of film education and going to the movies in Harvard Square.
Life is too important to take seriously -
TTFN
Don
Those of you who can still move may leave, but do not take the severed limbs - they belong to me!!
Who cares!! The music was great! The fights were well choreographed without too much "wire work". The fun is in picking out the multiple homages tarentino is doing in the movie. The obvious ones like the Anime sequence, Bruce Lees' Track Suit and the Spagetti Western plot (and music! I expected to see a tall silent cowboy in a serape any second) and the less obvious ones like Kurosawa's Throne of Blood (Japanese MacBeth) where there was gushing blood galore.
As for the unathletic Uma. Has anyone seen Cirque de Soleil? I suggest renting one of their DVD's The cast perform incredible feats of strength and balance without the bulging muscles found on the governor of California.
I will have to admit sitting staring at your toe fir 13 hours to get your legs moving after 4 years in a coma was a bit much - I think we need some physical therapy here. But then maybe she had really great chi!!
I discovered my kids and I were laughing and hooting at scenes that left most of the audience quiet. Oh well, I guess that's the benefit of film education and going to the movies in Harvard Square.
Life is too important to take seriously -
TTFN
Don
Those of you who can still move may leave, but do not take the severed limbs - they belong to me!!
Can't wait!