Somebody Explain Kill Bill, please...

[Brogarn]

I'm one of the very few people who vastly preferred pt. 2 over pt. 1. Guess I'm just a fan of Qeuntin's dialogue. /shrug

Anyways, like what's already been said, if you found it boring, no amount of discussion is going to change that opinion. You didn't like it and that's ok.

 

[Silver Moon]

I'm one of the very few people who vastly preferred pt. 2 over pt. 1. Guess I'm just a fan of Qeuntin's dialogue. /shrug

I agree with that as well, which is part of why I prefer to watch them in reverse order.

 

[Tetsubo]

I consider Kill Bill to be the most perfectly executed film I've ever seen. It is one mans vision brought to the big screen. The fact that half of it is an homage to bad martial films and the other half an homage to bad westerns is just a bonus. If you can't enjoy the film, I think You Don't Get It as well...

 

[Joker]

Personally, I thought it was a bit dull for a revenge movie. But I've been spoiled with movies like Old Boy, Road to Perdition, Lady Snowblood, Sympathy For Mr/Lady Vengeance etc.

Kung Pow: Enter the Fist was so very much better.

Matrix Cow and Gopher Chucks , FTW indeed.

Edit: The thing about old kung-fu flicks that appeals to me is that despite the poor dubbing, lack of plot and odd...things (burrowing ninja's with Das Boot soundscheme or flying guillotines), the action and martial arts were usually quite fun to watch. For me, Kill Bill didn't do well in that department.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

I found it interesting that I had to explain to my friends that the Bride is Evil.

Personally, I did enjoy both halves of it, but I can see why someone wouldn't.

Brad

 

[GoodKingJayIII]

I agree that 2 is a much better film than 1. It sorta depends on what mood I'm in, but I like them both for very different reasons.

As to the OP... all I can say is that Tarantino is pretty hit-or-miss with me. The Kill Bills I happened to like, other stuff I didn't. If you didn't like it, what can I or anyone else say to change your mind? Nor do I feel the need to lay out some outline for why the movie holds merit. I think there are probably critical, tangible reasons for why Kill Bill vo 1 and 2 are, in fact, good movies, but entertainment is all about opinion.

 

[Darth Shoju]

I'm another one who liked the second more than the first, but I enjoyed them both a lot. I liked the characters, the dialogue and the plot (I'd agree that the action is a little mundane compared the the genres the movies were emulating). I'd also have to agree with GoodKingJayIII that there probably is a decent argument to be made for the quality of the movies, but it ultimately comes down to the fact that you didn't like it and that is that. It's not like you are the first person to go on the internet to take shots at a movie they didn't like.

 

[bento]

One of Tarentino's inspirations for Kill Bill is Seijun Suzuki's "Tokyo Drifter" which I saw a couple of years ago.

Having not seen Kill Bill, I will say that his inspiration is also boring throughout much of the story, with a few "interesting" scenes that had good composition and cinematography.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

My friends have learned to not bring up anything by Tarentino in my presence, because I just don't care for his style. Pulp Fiction is two hours of my life I'll never get back. The same with Kill Bill, pt 2 (I've not seen the first one). Some of my friends would break their necks to see Tarentino film a bowel movement and call it great. But, everyone has their own opinion of everything, I suppose. This is just mine regarding Tarentino.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

I found Part 2 less interesting than part 1 myself. Whatever slowness in part 1 however I personally found is more than made up for in the Tokyo fight scenes. Not a great movie overall but when it is on it is on.