Silly Rabbit

Rating: 9/10 (13 April 2005)

SPOILERS THROUGHOUT:
So what do I say in my review? How wonderful, how great this movie is? Well, many Know that. It is, after all, in the top 100 films of all time. I have a hard time doing reviews on movies like this that are almost to perfect. Whatever can one say? Tarentino's Kill Bill(BOTH volumes) are fully deserving of being called instant classics. There are few movies that mesmerize this much. And really, mesmerize is the perfect word to describe the effect of the Kill Bill movies. They are simply extraordinary. But there was one thing I didn't like in volume one that was not so prevelent in two.
That's the violence. I enjoyed both movies but I did give Volume two a ten and this a nine. The reason is the violence. It was a bit much in the first volume. Many people I know, still have yet to see either of the Kill Bill movies because of this reason and I myself was a bit wary at first. One is a lot worse in this regard then two and even though I think the movie is fantastic in it's photography, writing, performances etc, the brutality was tough to take. I really can see how someone could NOT like this.
I actually prefer two a bit because of the highly charged dialog driven atmosphere. I will concede however, that it really doesn't matter which version one personally prefers-their both stunningly great movies.
The gore in volume one is, many times, almost cartoonish but there are still parts where one wants to say "enough already". It is just to much(OK it's Tarentino but still....).
Of coarse, many would argue that was necessary for the overall story. That is my one major gripe about volume one, otherwise I'd say it was perfect. When I say I liked two better, it wins by a smidgen anyway, and for mainly that reason, and another reason is because everything comes together in the second one. I am actually glad they were released as two separate pictures.
My favorite character(other then the bride)? I just don't know. I liked all of them. O'wren Ishi was an intense person to watch, Mountain Snake was so evil (kudos to Hanna, who'd have ever thought we'd see the innocent little mermaid in a role like this?) And there was something about that twisted little assistant Gogo that was (here's that word again) mesmerizing, she kind of stole the show in some ways.
My favorite scene may have been the fight between Liu and Thurman. Although that scene was mighty intense, it was spellbinding the way it was carried out, all that intensity against the cool, lovely wintry setting.
To me, the Kill Bill movies are almost to good, in that one really does not want them to end. I really would, as would some of my friends, like to see a prequel(with the SAME cast please). I'd like to know see how they all met, their various relationships with each other, what made them assassins( we do not know except for Lui). I'd like to see the love story between Bill and The Bride, I'd like to see friendships being built, each person's story. I'd like to see it all! The story of Kill Bill is to good to leave alone. Although follow ups are almost always bad, this IS Tarenteno. Hey, you never know....