Here's an excerpt from Tarantinos' interview in the November issue of Playboy:

Like Atomsk said, it seems it wasn't QT's idea at all. :hmm:

I won't go see them in the theater, but I'm still going to enjoy them when they come to DVD.
My question is: Should they be released as DVDs together as a boxed set, or as stand-alones?

im definately glad to see a new Quentin Tarantino movie

i looked forward to his past releases and own most of them on dvd. i hope im not disappointed

There has never been a more elegant actress than Uma Thurman in "Dangerous Liasons". Ugghnamumph.

http://www.empireonline.co.uk/news/news.asp?story=5063

Kill Bill DVD Details
Tarantino lays out his multi-release plans
02/10/2003

Looking forward to Kill Bill? Well, you should be looking forward to the DVD as well, according to Quentin Tarantino, who Empire Online saw today when he cruised in to London in advance of tonight's premiere, you may need a separate shelf just to hold his vision for Kill Bill's home release.

"I'm thinking about it big time already," he said. "I can't imagine a better movie when it comes to great DVD stuff. I'm gonna really play fair as far as the DVD's concerned, you know? We'll come up with separate DVDs for Volume 1 and Volume 2 and I'll do special stuff for each of those. Then we'll come up with a real big version with them both together but I won't repeat the special stuff I put on Volume 1 and Volume 2. I'll do something whole other from that. I might even do some other little movie thing just to go on that special double feature version."

As to what exactly this 'other little movie thing' might be, Tarantino's not telling but the director makes no apologies for his plans to release as many versions as possible. "I'm all about being a collector man. You know? Come out with all the different junk you can."

Same here. He's great.

OMFG!!!! It was incredible...just got back from the red carpet premiere... never been to one before.

I'm not going to spoil the story...but it was very much a fun movie to watch. Lots of genres slammed together.

As I went last night with Cynthetiq...I'll put in my quick two cents without spoiling anything.

The movie is definitely his homage to kung-fu flicks and as such, there are parts that seemed to be a little cheesy to me. However, the movie never really takes itself that seriously, so it's all in good fun.

The movie was definitely in the traditional Tarantino style - nonlinear (but never unclear), a little choppy, great music, more blood than I ever imagined I'd see, and quite entertaining. I'm glad they cut it into two pieces - it was just the right length and ended at a good point.

The fight scenes are fantastic. The final fight sequences (occurring at The House Of Blue Leaves) are really impressive. Uma Thurman does a great job.

I can't wait until Friday.

Febuary, the second part is out in feb.

I was temepted to start a new thread now that the movie is out, BUT....

Mondak says:

"Go see Kill Bill!"

Don't read anything about the movie. Go in fresh with no proconceived notions and then return and read stuff. I had a great time skipping the afternoon of work and seeing a matinee.

Oh yeah - can anyone tell me what the red dots were that kept appearing. Don't worry - that is not a spoiler. Just kinda weird.

I just saw it earlier today. It was cool. :thumbsup:

I saw it earlier today as well, not too bad.

Very good, now if only it were a complete film. When that happens it will be great.

i just saw kill bill and i must say that it was the most fabulous movie i have ever seen!! it was so beautiful and the gore! my lord what a lovely movie!! i want to see it again and again!

i just came back from the movie as well. i enjoyed how he mixed different techniques into the story line (aka lucy liu's childhood).

the soundtrack was great too! i couldnt believe RZA from Wu-Tang did it!!

Waitwaitwait wait.... There was a story?!?! Did we see the same movie? I don't remember there being a story, just a chick with a sword killing people. I seriously do not understand people. You rant and rave about how story and plot and all that is what makes a movie, and then Kill Bill comes out with nothing but blood and gore, and you rant and rave about how good it is... ugh... I'm going to go beat my head up against the wall.

The trailers make you want to see it. If you into that type of movie or tarintino. Maybe not as accesible as his other movies we will see.
Going to see this next week when released over here.

Very good movie. However Tarantino does something with the Anime` scenes that made me physically uncomfortable...Gosh, I felt like i was that dude in "clockwork orange"

It IS disturbing...something about going from hyperviolence right into comic fantasy...you switch gears ALOT when you view this movie. Maybe thats why it seems like such a ride.

I thought it was awkward and did not flow smoothly at all. Editing was bizzare and off-putting. The fight scenes were the best I've ever seen, though, and worth seeing again. Uma is a badass.

Not on par with Quentin's other work, and missing the witty banter that usually flows like water from his characters. I will have to see it again, with a different mind-set, as right now I just feel wierd about it. A very strange film. I want to like it, but don't really know how I feel about it.

Daryll Hannah should not be in this movie.

i liked it a whole bunch.

Being a huge Quentin fan, my wife and I saw Kill Bill yesterday and we both were quite impressed. Lots of good action sequences, the story itself is very amazing. Also the japanese-anime that he through into the movie was very cool and unexpected. If you are Quentin fan, I recommend it.

Peace.

V.

You know your right the story wasnt really that impressive. In fact it was pretty basic so far.
It was the cinematography that blew me away. It was just presented in such a beautiful (albeit gory) way that I was just sitting in awe at how good Tarantino can make a movie look.

Remember,
"Revenge is a dish best served cold."
--Old Klingon Proverb :)

Ok, time for yet another Kill Bill review. I loved it. Never before have I seen a movie that was black and white/ color/ and animation. Must say, black and white along with animation brought in an extra something and were used well. The camera shots are excellent. Not sure why people say they wouldn't go to the movies to see the movie. People, its Quentin Tarentino. Beyond that, it's a great movie. Go to your theatre and get a ticket. Go see it.

Just got back from Kill Bill.

This movie's got crazy style. It's also hilarious sometimes.

I liked it more than Reservoir Dogs or Jackie Brown. I wondered if Tarantino could still make something fresh and cool -- he did.

I saw it a few hours ago. Blew me away.

The plot is not terribly complex and it doesn't need to be. It's simple and quirky and better than most of the trite Hollywoods comes out with anyway. That being said, the Genre-blending was excellent. I love seeing something with 2 or more genres squished together to create something Orginal and yet classic at the same time. The humor was in all the right places at all the right moments. I've always liked Uma Thurman and this just shot her higher on my list.

The only disapointment I have is Lucy Lui's performance, I think my hopes were simply too high. She didn't do BAD, It just expecting her to be mind-blowingly awesome.

And is it wrong to want to be Momo's Sex Slave?

I saw it and I don't have an opinion on it yet for a couple of reasons:

1) Though it did have a vague feeling to end, there was a big enough cliffhanger where I feel I can't judge the first half unless I see the second half.

2) I got to the theatre late and had to sit in one of the front rows. I was minorly concerned about the pain in my neck and didn't let me concentrate on it be art rather than moving pictures. Therefore, I couldn't judge whatever artistic qualities therein.

3) I'm a slow Tarantino learner. I have to see his movies a couple of times to let myself get the whole picture. I hated Pulp Fiction until about two years ago when it finally clicked.

Visually, though, it's worth the 8 or so bones you've gotta pay to see it. It's fast and colorful. There's a certain amount of very superfical excitement to it, as well. A lot of good stuff is lying under the surface, but it's eye candy just the same.

Two cents.

There's a book called Exercises in Style. Written by a french poet, he relates the story of a man on a bus who accuses his neighbor of jostling him. He does it 99 times, a different style for every chapter - extended metaphors, odes, haiku, passive.

I see Kill Bill as kind of a filmmaker's Exercises in Style - he's crammed so much into it. The story is interesting, if not particularly outstanding, and the dialogue is below par for Tarantino, but the light and the timing and the music and the glorious, glorious fighting more than make up for it.

What I liked best was the feeling throughout the movie that everyone involved with its production was having a shitload of fun.

First going to say that this movie absolutely ROCKED THE FUCKIN' HOUSE DOWN so that I can next point out the problems I had with the (half) movie:

1) So much build-up and back story for O-ren, and the last fight, which was supposed to be a climax for the House of Blue Leaves chapter... was kind of a let-down. I just figured it would be more elaborate, or breathtaking.

2) The last-minute split is so obvious it hurts. Barely any bride backstory? Michael Madsen in the film for almost 30 seconds? Feh. QT's style doesn't really work with a half-flick.

3) Glaringly bad acting/dialogue delivery: in the kitchen between Veronica Green/The Bride (sounded like angry robots), most between O-ren and the Bride.

4) Again, O-ren deserved a more elaborate death :P.

Somewhat nominal issues. Definitely one of the best action movies out there.. Vol 2 may make it the best, esp when it's released in its unchopped form.

Excellent action flic! The music was awesome! Anime very cool! Story.... revenge, simple as that. The fight scene in the House Of Blue Leaves is what the Matrix Reloaded should have been!!!

I just saw this Movie ... it is outstanding... As for the concerns about blood... Nah.. Have you ever seen monty python shows where they lose an arm and fake blood is pumped out....

Almost all of the "blood" in this movie had the audience laughing out loud. They were cracking right up. because it's fake enough to be very very funny.

I am in love with Uma Thurmon..... WOW

Skippy

I loved the flick.

Somewhere, I read a review that stated that cutting it into two movies actually helps keep the gore to a nice level. At 160 minutes, it stayed flashy and a little unreal, at three full hours I think it would have been too much.

This movie kicked so much fucking ass.

It was everything that I wanted out of it and much much more. The blending of styles is great. The Eastern and Western styles blended together beautifully. It wouldn't surprise me if it doesn't do all that well in America, but the box office #'s really don't mean much to me. Its a movie I could enjoy watching again and again. I think they divided it up perfectly and I'm glad now that they decided on two parts. Great stuff. There's something for every movie geek in a movie like this. Its great to have Quentin back again.

I thought that the plot was minimal, the acting was terrible, the dialouge was awful and the music was distracting. If anyone likes this movie for anything other than the fighting, they are delusional.

I second, third, fourth everyone here. Fabulous movie, and it was everything I expected - as far as directing. The gore however, I didnt expect. I went in with expectations of gore, but I had no idea what I was about to experience. The gratitious use of gore was fabulous, and certainly made myself and everyone else I was with laugh. Definetly worth seeing if you havent already!

You guys will be able to get it on DVD before it gets here....

Well, I just got back from seeing it, and I was astounded. The story was around the complexity level that I was expecting, although I was astounded at the amount of back story given to many of the characters, I simply wasn't expecting it.

The use of blood and gore in the movie, oh so reminescent of 80's slasher flicks, felt more to me like Tarinto had realized that we have become desensetized to death and violence on screen, and that he needed a visual exclamation mark.

I was also impressed with the quick and brutal deaths found throughout the film, and although I'll always love Inigo Montoya, and the heroic kinds of fights that his personified in the Princess Bride, that's usualy the only kinds of death you see in american movies that aren't about war, so a nice refresher there.

Well, I don't think I can say anything else, and continue to deny the urge to go over most scenes in detail. It's enough that I'd highly recommend it to anyone who likes Tarintino films, enjoyed the old spaggetti westerns, or just has a hankering for a huge dose of cinematic style.

Now that is a disturbing avatar.

best. movie. ever,

I enjoyed the heck out of it. I like the homage to Bruce Lee's Game of Death movie at the end of Kill Bill.