Anyone seen Kill Bill yet? [merged]

[Welverin]

Kill Bill was trying to be a mildly cheesy kung-fu revenge exploitation movie.

Just curious, but what was it exploiting?

Oh and can we all at least agree that Mortal Kombat Annihilation sucked?

 

[hong]

Kill Bill was trying to be a mildly cheesy kung-fu revenge exploitation movie. Now, there was a lot more going on in the movie than that that not everybody picked up on, but at the very least one has to admit that as a mildly cheesy kung-fu revenge exploitation movie it did the job nicely.

On the other hand, being a mildly cheesy katana (not kung-fu) revenge exploitation movie is not exactly a stretch goal. Certainly not for someone who was also responsible for Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. And I think that's what's driving at least some of the criticism; the knowledge that Tarantino is capable of a lot more than what actually appeared.

Kill Bill was fun. Some bits were OTT (and I'm not talking about the 88 ninja), but overall, still fun. It's not the best movie I've seen in 2003, though.

Anyway, who wants to talk about Hero?

 

[hong]

Just curious, but what was it exploiting?

The audience's desire for bloody violence, I'd say.


EDIT: To be precise, the _male_ audience's desire for hawt chyx0rs dishing out bloody violence. Which is why I'm going to be seeing Underworld when it comes out. Who's with me?

 

[Welverin]

EDIT: To be precise, the _male_ audience's desire for hawt chyx0rs dishing out bloody violence. Which is why I'm going to be seeing Underworld when it comes out. Who's with me?

Well I would be, but I kind of already saw it.

 

[Numion]

Anyway, who wants to talk about Hero?

Ok story IMO, nothing special. A little lacking in effects department. If you meant the 2002(?) movie.

(Or is this again some damn case were the effects were supposed to look bad? )

 

[hong]

Ok story IMO, nothing special. A little lacking in effects department. If you meant the 2002(?) movie.

(Or is this again some damn case were the effects were supposed to look bad? )

My, aren't we a nattering little nabob of negativity today?

 

[jdavis]

Just curious, but what was it exploiting?

Oh and can we all at least agree that Mortal Kombat Annihilation sucked?

It was feeding on Japanese Samurai Movie stereotypes, sort of like blacksploitation movies of the sixties fed on the prevailent ethnic stereotypes at the time, Kill Bill part 2 will feed off Hong Kong Kung Fu stereotypes.

Mortal Kombat Annihilation made my head hurt, I know people who got up 15 minutes into it and left.

What is Hero?

 

[Numion]

My, aren't we a nattering little nabob of negativity today?

Whats a nabob?

I liked the ending though, it wasn't a normal hollywood happyhappy joyjoy ending. About the effects .. the zillion arrows scene was particularly bad. You disagree?

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

Come see the glory

I've posted my Kill Bill parody up at my site. It's a big movie file, so be forewarned. I still haven't worked out the kinks to making small filesizes.