New Movie: "Kill Bill"

[Satori]

Has anyone seen the trailers for this upcoming movie? If not, here is a link:

http://www.apple.com/trailers/miramax/kill_bill.

Also, the web site is at: http://www.kill-bill.com.

It looks like a good action movie with a lot of sword-fighting and martial arts, and it also looks as though it was partially filmed in Japan. This movie is the new Quentin Tarantino movie, and it stars Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu.

:happy:

[Satori]

I just tested the link above for the trailer, and it doesn't take you directly to the "Kill Bill" trailer. Shoot! Sorry about that. Instead, use this link:
http://www.apple.com/trailers. And then under Miramax, choose "Kill Bill." Or just use the trailers at the web site posted above...

[jeisan]

yeah and it looks like zhang ziyi is in it :D

[Nanahara]

Chiaki Kuriyama is in it too :) looks like a good watch hehe!!

[Kat]

I saw this movie on Monday.

It was probably the most violent movie I've ever seen. After seeing it I could definitly see why it was given an R rating.

However, I did think it was a good movie and well done. I will definitly be going to see volume 2 in the theatre when it comes out.

[jovial_jon]

im going to see it Sunday, really looking forward to it!

[Mr. Deathy]

Well I cant see it because here it's rated 18 and sadly .. I'm currently 17. -_-

What's annoying is in the US It would be legal for me to see it. Bah! :auch:

[Kat]

Originally posted by Mr. Deathy
Well I cant see it because here it's rated 18 and sadly .. I'm currently 17. -_-

What's annoying is in the US It would be legal for me to see it. Bah! :auch:

You really can't get in? :/

Some places don't always check I.D. so you might still be able to get in.

Anyway, that's weird though. I thought Scotland would actually be more likely to let 17 year olds in than the U.S. o_O;;

[Nanahara]

I seen it last night, my friend was working in the cinema so I got in :) It was very entertaining, it was so easy to tell it was a Tarantino movie haha

[Nanahara]

Just for those who are interested here is an interview with Chiaki Kuriyama:

Interview (http://actionadventure.about.com/cs/weeklystories/a/aa100703.htm)

[mdchachi]

I just saw the movie yesterday. Obviously it was made by somebody who saw one too many jidai-geki's. Nevertheless it was good fun (not to mention very bloody) and I'll be looking forward to vol 2 & David Carradine showing his face.

Was listening to Lucy Liu painful to anybody else? For somebody who was raised in Japan and boss of the Tokyo mafia, her Japanese accent was terrible. Even Uma Thurman's Japanese was better than hers. I think they should have dubbed Lucy's Japanese lines or at least make her work on them until she could say them acceptably.

[Kat]

Originally posted by mdchachi
I just saw the movie yesterday. Obviously it was made by somebody who saw one too many jidai-geki's. Nevertheless it was good fun (not to mention very bloody) and I'll be looking forward to vol 2 & David Carradine showing his face.

Was listening to Lucy Liu painful to anybody else? For somebody who was raised in Japan and boss of the Tokyo mafia, her Japanese accent was terrible. Even Uma Thurman's Japanese was better than hers. I think they should have dubbed Lucy's Japanese lines or at least make her work on them until she could say them acceptably.

I think I already saw what "Bill" looks like because on the soundtrack which I have it has some trailers that you can view when you put the CD on the computer and it showed some scenes which must be from vol. 2 and I'm pretty sure it showed Bill...

Anyway, as for Lucy Liu I didn't notice but maybe that's because I'm not very familar with Japanese accents to begin with. :/

[mdchachi]

She sounded like how somebody might sound if you grabbed them off the street and gave them 10 minutes to practice and some Japanese lines to read. Considering that she's a top actress and must have had some top quality coaches as well as a decent amount of time to prepare, I have to come to the conclusion that her hearing/mimicing skills are very poor.

[jovial_jon]

i saw it the other day and i thought it was excellent...and lucy liu was a bit rubbish, but it was still great - the soundtrack especially! the action scenes were tremendous. i definitely would have sat and watched part two straight afterwards

[Uncle Frank]

Chiaki can use her ball and chain on me anytime. Her nose seemed big in the movie ? Must have been the camera angle.

Frank

[Nanahara]

haha! She was so good in that film for a small part like that...

[Kat]

Originally posted by Frank D. White
Chiaki can use her ball and chain on me anytime. Her nose seemed big in the movie ? Must have been the camera angle.

Frank

Is it just me or are a lot of people at this board attracted to her?

Does anyone like any of the other girls though?

As for me there aren't many guys really in the movie so...there's not really anyone to like in that way if you're a girl. lol.

[Uncle Frank]

How bout the last young guy she fought off in the 88 gang where she chopped his sword into pieces and spanked him and sent him home crying ?? He was kinda cute huh ??

Frank

[Kat]

Originally posted by Frank D. White
How bout the last young guy she fought off in the 88 gang where she chopped his sword into pieces and spanked him and sent him home crying ?? He was kinda cute huh ??

Frank

No, I didn't think so.

[Shigatsu]

That movie was great! :)
Samurai stuff always gets me..I hope the next volumes of Kill Bill are just as good. The only bad part is I don't think they'll contain the same amount of Japanese stuff.
I love how they made it overly gorey..and the blood fake-ish...it reminded me just of how an old Samurai movie would be like.
And the way the anime was weaved into it so perfectly--- this movie is just plain awesome.

[Iron Chef]

Yeah, I liked the anime segment surrounding O-Ren's origins as well. That little bit of pop culture was a nice touch for a Tarentino film. Btw, Chiaki's cute enough I suppose (in a cruel surgical kind of way) but i'll take Julie Dreyfus any day of the week (one arm and all 8-p).
:)

[Shigatsu]

Originally posted by Iron Chef
Yeah, I liked the anime segment surrounding O-Ren's origins as well. That little bit of pop culture was a nice touch for a Tarentino film. Btw, Chiaki's cute enough I suppose (in a cruel surgical kind of way) but i'll take Julie Dreyfus any day of the week (one arm and all 8-p).
:)

Yup. Julie is the #1 mix breed hottie. :)

[Nanahara]

I have a few problems with the film I can't get, not that it bothers me but it's those things you just think about....or maybe I just think about...

Who keeps the same ring tone, let alone the same phon for four years!?

[Shigatsu]

Originally posted by Nanahara
I have a few problems with the film I can't get, not that it bothers me but it's those things you just think about....or maybe I just think about...

Who keeps the same ring tone, let alone the same phon for four years!?

Why, the #1 mix breed hottie of course. ;) hehe

[Nanahara]

haha

what kind of hospital employs a guy named buck who drives a pussy wagon?

or was he actually employed by the hospital??

[Shigatsu]

Originally posted by Nanahara
haha

what kind of hospital employs a guy named buck who drives a pussy wagon?

or was he actually employed by the hospital??

:giggle: lol. that's a good question, I'll give you that.
I believe he was employed..who knew hospitals have no rule against exposed hand tattoos with the letters "F U...(you get the point) on your fingers...

But, other than that, that part was messed up. That's just not right...with the nasty bottle of Vaseline ....made me want to kick some bum. I was cheering when she slammed his head in the door. :box:

[jovial_jon]

Originally posted by Nanahara
Who keeps the same ring tone, let alone the same phon for four years!?

HEY!!! :box: ive had my phone for about four years...and i love my A-Team ringtone. :)

heh heh :p

[Nanahara]

haha...I've have to change phones cos I break them all the time :( I hardly use it anyway....

Nobody noticed that buck was lying dead for 13 hours and that a patient was missing either....

I always notice dumb things....oh well....Fantastic movie :)

[mdchachi]

Yeah I do that too (notice and get bothered by small things). In this case I wasn't really bothered much because this was, after all, a world far outside the bounds of reality. A world where blood squirts out as if somebody's squirting it out with a bicycle pump. A world where somebody is in a coma for 4 years and isn't strong enough to walk but is strong enough to kick butt, push a wheelchair, etc. with her arms.

The fact that this isn't the real world is made clear when you see special samurai sword holders on the airplane.

[Iron Chef]

"The fact that this isn't the real world is made clear when you see special samurai sword holders on the airplane."

LOL, good point.

[Nanahara]

hahaha that was funny :) when that council member cut his head chopped off he must have had like 23 major arteries in his neck haha but it's all good :)

[Kat]

Originally posted by mdchachi
The fact that this isn't the real world is made clear when you see special samurai sword holders on the airplane.

Yeah, really.

lol....they don't even let you bring a puny little pair of scissors on airplanes these days and when they serve meals they give you a plastic knife.

I was on 11 flights this past summer so I know how strict they are. And two of those flights were over 12 hours long. :eek:

Anyway, for some reason the song "Tokyo Girl" by Ace of Base reminds me of Go-Go Yubari....I don't know why....it's probably just me.

[Iron Chef]

Ace of Base? Now that's a name i've not heard in quite some time...
:)

[jeisan]

Originally posted by mdchachi
The fact that this isn't the real world is made clear when you see special samurai sword holders on the airplane.
whats funny is some people will beleive that to be true

[m477]

Originally posted by mdchachi
Was listening to Lucy Liu painful to anybody else? For somebody who was raised in Japan and boss of the Tokyo mafia, her Japanese accent was terrible. Even Uma Thurman's Japanese was better than hers. I think they should have dubbed Lucy's Japanese lines or at least make her work on them until she could say them acceptably.
Yeah, I agree, Liu was about as un-Japanese as you can get. Why did they even cast her anyway? It's not like anyone is going to go see this movie because Lucy Liu is in it, they really should just have found some unknown who actually fit the part.

[Shigatsu]

Originally posted by m477
Yeah, I agree, Liu was about as un-Japanese as you can get. Why did they even cast her anyway? It's not like anyone is going to go see this movie because Lucy Liu is in it, they really should just have found some unknown who actually fit the part.

I totally agree.
There could be TONS of other actresses that could do the part, and actually be japanese.

Maybe they thought they'd stick to big names to rack in the audience..even though I don't think anyone is a really big fan of Liu. :confused:

[Nanahara]

haha.... maybe it's because she was in Charlies Angels and people will be like...oh oh Lucy Liu was in that and is in Kill Bill....

obviously this is for people who havent a clue who Tatantino is :)

[bonepile]

I thought that Julie Manase (Sonny Chiba's daughter in real life) did a great job in the film. She is the first female crazy 88 to die at the hands of the Bride, and trained the actresses in the film as well. She is also a member of KUMAI the Japanese Sword performance group.

[Iron Chef]

That's an interesting bit of trivia bonepile, I did not know that. As for Lucy Liu being cast as O-Ren, from my understanding she is a good friend of Tarentino in real life and unless I am mistaken, her part was specifically written for her (much like Uma Thurman's char).

All three of the aforementioned individuals were on Jay Leno I believe over the span of about a week when the movie was set to premier and that was kind of the gist of what I remember them talking about as the subject was brought up re: casting. I guess it just goes to show you that it really is all about the connections eh?
:)

[neptunemoon]

This movie was awesome. I saw it the day it came out and you wont believe what happened the next day. Uma thurman came to the zoo (thats where I work) she was there with her two kids. I saw her change their diaper and I saw her ass crack from when she was doing that. Not something I wanted to see LOL

[Mandylion]

Without trying to give too much away for the few remaining folks who haven't seen the movie, which did people like better, the Matrix-y fight inside the nightclub, or the final duel sequence?

[bonepile]

tough one to call, after the explosive energy and chaos of the Blue Leaves fight when the Bride opens the shoji to the quiet snowfall in the garden I would have to go with the duel in the garden. It is peaceful, beautiful, and sheer cinematic genius.

[Iron Chef]

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Btw, according to a recent interview given by Julie Dreyfus, the Japanese version of the film (and eventual DVD) will feature the big fight scene against the Crazy 88's in glorious blood-splattering full color (as opposed to the B&W version). Furthermore, the Japanese version is said to a bit more gorier including among other things... glimpses into the actual act of Sofie's mutilation (which was only hinted at in the U.S. version towards the end).
:)

[Mandylion]

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So I have seen the movie here (in Japan). The only black and white parts are when the Bride is still back in the church in Texas(?) What was not in the mutilation of Sofie in the US version? I seem to remember some dialogue about cutting off things she would miss and then they show one more act (I don't know if I should say what it is incase you are waiting for the DVD). Do they not show this in the US?

[Iron Chef]

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The huge fight scene at the end with O-Ren's crew was completely in B&W here along with the intro you mentioned. And re: Sofie's mutilation we never get to see much of anything really save for the fact that we hear the Bride give her speech about sparing Sofie's life and delivering a message to Bill. Then it shows her picking up her body from the trunk and rolling it down towards the hospital entrance.

[Mandylion]

Ahhh, do you want to know what I saw (PM me so we don't spoil much more)? However, it is not very amazing and it seems to me Ms. Dreyfus played it up a bit, unless in the DVD they are going to put more special footage. Wonder why the US version is in black and white? Ratings problems maybe?

[neptunemoon]

Interesting now I want to see the missing scene. And the soundtract is awesome

[Iron Chef]

Yeah, Hotei Tomoyasu rocks.
:)

[Troyka]

Well I didin't really like the move. Plot was very weak. I liked the way director used following the character from above...I don't remember the name of the director but if you read about him, he does very bloody films