Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 retrospective

Rating: 9/10 (23 June 2020)

So I'm just going to talk about my feelings on both parts of this 'franchise'. First of all the narrative and events are quite simple and easy to follow, but it's Tarantino's screenplay and direction that elevate these two movies to his all time best
KILL BILL VOL. 1: although you can tell what my score for vol. 2 is, I may aswell say that that I think vol. 1 is a 10. That should really say it all. Some of the best cinematography, action choreography and writing in, well any film. My problem with 2 is that there is significantly less action than the 1st one. This would not be a problem if the action in the first was so damn good. I also think of moments like the silhouetted action scene and the 'anime-homage' backstory, creative risks that are noticeably lacking in the 2nd. As it stands, kill bill vol 1. Is absolutely incredible and I would highly recommend it
KILL BILL VOL. 2: I'm gonna be honest, the only thing that vol 2. Improves after the 1st is the screenplay, which is arguably the most essential part of any Tarantino joint. There aren't as many great moments as the first one, but that's obviously not what this one is trying to achieve. This is about adding more character to, specifically, Bill and the Bride. I have my problems with it, like that pointless part where bill's brother gets fired or the anticlimactic fight at the end (again, because of the context of the first movie)
Anyway watch both of these if you haven't, they're great.
KB 1 - 10/10
KB 2 - 9/10
KB - 9.5/10