All from the same friend of mine... I apologize in advance:
"I enjoyed Kill Bill, but I personally think LOTR is more dominant."
"A lot of the fighting, blood, et cetera was unrealistic. Fun, but unrealistic."
"It didn't keep up with the special effects at some points. Arms would get chopped off and blood would fly everywhere, stomachs cut and blood everywhere. however, when she was fighting 5, 6, 7, 8's.. after she killed them... there wasn't even blood on the sword! No puddles around the guys.. nothing! Then when everyone came in... she was rolling around on the ground, but after had the same amount of blood on her that she did before. It wasn't consistent enough for my liking."
"At some point the blood was too much compared to points where there was none."
"she was shot in the head and that wasn't explained... and she wasn't retarded." -- to which I explained about that metal plate of sorts, and he replied, "yes, but she was shot in the head! memory loss.. nerve damage. something that would handicap her from killing 88 plus people in a matter of 20 minutes!"
"She was lying down for 4 years, yet she can kill 88 plus people by herself.."
That was the most that I can recall right there... I kind of wish I forgot it all.. and that it never happened. That stuff is depressing to me.
Quote from: Cinephile"I enjoyed Kill Bill, but I personally think LOTR is more dominant."
This one sounds exactly like what some of my friends would say. They enjoy comparing two completely different films. Usually its LOTR vs. something else. I'm so sick of hearing how great LOTR is from them... oh well :roll:
"You're over hyping it"
"Kill Bill is WAAAAY better than The Strokes."
...the Strokes?
And, it's funny ... I thought it was a little early for people to say stupid things about Kill Bill. *shrug*
Quote from: themodernage02"Kill Bill is WAAAAY better than The Strokes."
HAHAHA good one :wink:
Someone on another message board said, in all honesy: "Another brainless movie for pre-teens. Won't do as well since the summer is over."
Quote from: ShanghaiOrangeSomeone on another message board said, in all honesy: "Another brainless movie for pre-teens. Won't do as well since the summer is over."
i think i've heard of that message board. is it called "Idiots International"?
do you think that if kill bill was written and directed by some nobody who just wanted to make a fun movie and turned out EXACTLY the same, people would say that it was a good movie or that it was a stupid action movie? i personally love it, but i love action movies (for a while i was known as the only person on the board who could admit that xXx was fucking awesome). i think this had it all, and even if the name on the credits was (God forbid) brett ratner or somebody and not tarantino, i'd still think it kicked ass.
When the trailers were first showing on tv, my girlfriend stated that this seemed like another Charlies Angels!!! Now that its out, she gets mad everytime i mention the film, i dont think i will ever get her to see it.
Quote from: bonanzatazdo you think that if kill bill was written and directed by some nobody who just wanted to make a fun movie and turned out EXACTLY the same, people would say that it was a good movie or that it was a stupid action movie? i personally love it, but i love action movies (for a while i was known as the only person on the board who could admit that xXx was fucking awesome). i think this had it all, and even if the name on the credits was (God forbid) brett ratner or somebody and not tarantino, i'd still think it kicked ass.
That's the thing precisely, nobody could have written or directed it the way he did, is like saying, would you love so much this painting if it wasn't done by Dali?
I keep hearing people bitching (I know you didin't) about the fact that QT steals from every film, and that he is just a ripp-off, etc. He might 'steal' but he always acknowledges it and talks consistently about his influences. Thus, if it was so easy to do what QT does, lot of people would be doing it, maybe thay're doing it but without success.
I truly think Tarantino is a gifted filmmaker, and I remember very well that when he anounced that KB was next he said 'I will do one more just for the fans, a really cool movie', so he intended it (obviously) that way. I have no doubt that he will make more serious flims, in fact, he already did with Jackie Brown which BTW could be his best.
The difference between Kill Bill and other action movies is this has a legitimate fakeness to it. Other action movies try to fake being real, while this one gives you the ultra violence. The carnage, the blood, the guts. But it dances the line because it goes all out in the vein of Japanese anime, giving you buckets of blood as well, making the violence so cartoonish that you can both be shocked at times, and suspend your disbelief with an indicator that it's fake. I think, personally, if the blood were toned down to be more realistic of real wounds, instead of geysers, it'd be even harder for people to swallow and might garner an NC-17 for sure. But that ain't gonna happen.
There are also Tarantino's stylistic flares which make this movie great, and that's why no other director COULD make a movie like this. Those things, in the hands of other directors, would just be happy accidents.
my dad said he thought the film looked stupid because "there's no way she could kill 88 guys by herself."
Quote from: ewardmy dad said he thought the film looked stupid because "there's no way she could kill 88 guys by herself."
Hehe. And the funny thing is, she didn't. Now, if he'd say mortally wounded or killed ... then he'd have a point. :-D
Quote from: bonanzatazdo you think that if kill bill was written and directed by some nobody who just wanted to make a fun movie and turned out EXACTLY the same, people would say that it was a good movie or that it was a stupid action movie? i personally love it, but i love action movies (for a while i was known as the only person on the board who could admit that xXx was fucking awesome). i think this had it all, and even if the name on the credits was (God forbid) brett ratner or somebody and not tarantino, i'd still think it kicked ass.
well there's this japanese movie out called Versus, which is directed and written by a "nobody" (here in the West anyways) but people everywhere love it, and it's very much in the same vein as kill bill-- a yakuza samurai zombie martial arts flick with the same over the top gore but pokes more fun at heavy metal music and supernatural zombie movies. it's like kill bill with a much lower budget, but I think some people from the Versus s f/x team did the kill bill stuff. so anyways, I think people will say it's a good movie that pokes fun at action movies (I think pokes fun is different from makes fun of by the way).
Quote from: OnomatopoeiaQuote from: ewardmy dad said he thought the film looked stupid because "there's no way she could kill 88 guys by herself."
Hehe. And the funny thing is, she didn't. Now, if he'd say mortally wounded or killed ... then he'd have a point. :-D
actually 87, because she let the one guy go at the end. she just gave him a good spankin.
What I was getting at is that she didn't kill 87 or 88 either. There were some that were still alive, but just missing limbs, and she told them all to leave. But apparently that just -- WHOOSH! -- went over your head. ;)
Quote from: ewardactually 87, because she let the one guy go at the end. she just gave him a good spankin.
But she hacked Sofie, so 88. And does O-Ren count? 89 then.
we're all HUGE nerds. :wink:
I think the LOTR movies suck and i couldn't give a shit about the 3rd one.
Eh...by the way...anyone know what the piece of score is that QT uses in the 3rd trailer you get with the soundtrack???
Quote from: finlayrI think the LOTR movies suck and i couldn't give a shit about the 3rd one.
What the....???
First it was The Matrix, now we're gonna start comparing Kill Bill to Lord Of The Rings?
I think we should do Star Wars before LOTR
Quote from: tremoloslothI think we should do Star Wars before LOTR
Good choice. It could almost be Lucas' Kill Bill? Hidden Fortress, those space serials...
Next movie most likely to be compared to Kill Bill: Magnolia.
Quote from: CinephileNext movie most likely to be compared to Kill Bill: Magnolia.
*sings*
The killing's not ... going to stop ... 'til you ... wise up.
So just
...
...give up.
Quote from: OnomatopoeiaQuote from: CinephileNext movie most likely to be compared to Kill Bill: Magnolia.
*sings*
The killing's not ... going to stop ... 'til you ... wise up.
So just
...
...give up.
Quote from: ewardwe're all HUGE nerds. :wink:
its true. we are all HUGE nerds.
"black and white? ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, man"
Quote from: CinephileNext movie most likely to be compared to Kill Bill: Magnolia.
kill bill vol 2.
in response to the thread
i heard it was good
Kill Bill is out here in Ireland on Friday. Get a boner thinking of it. Can anyone confirm or deny this rumour:
After The Bride slams Bucks head in with the door in the hospital, we cut to a title card that says: ONE WEEK LATER...IN HELL
and then we see Buck (who likes to fuck) getting a huge, blue-veined cock up his arse? I seriously heard this...
are you sure you heard this? or did you experience this?
I can confirm or deny it!
God I can't wait to see that huge, blue-veined cock thrusting in Buck's arse, that's gonna be sweet!
Quote from: finlayrKill Bill is out here in Ireland on Friday. Get a boner thinking of it. Can anyone confirm or deny this rumour:
After The Bride slams Bucks head in with the door in the hospital, we cut to a title card that says: ONE WEEK LATER...IN HELL
and then we see Buck (who likes to fuck) getting a huge, blue-veined cock up his arse? I seriously heard this...
oh yeah, now i remember, thats the extra scene Jap audiences get to see with their version :roll:
Quote from: EEz28Quote from: finlayrKill Bill is out here in Ireland on Friday. Get a boner thinking of it. Can anyone confirm or deny this rumour:
After The Bride slams Bucks head in with the door in the hospital, we cut to a title card that says: ONE WEEK LATER...IN HELL
and then we see Buck (who likes to fuck) getting a huge, blue-veined cock up his arse? I seriously heard this...
oh yeah, now i remember, thats the extra scene Jap audiences get to see with their version :roll:
If Neitzche is correct, then it will be Buck's mom that is raping Buck
Quote from: tremoloslothQuote from: EEz28Quote from: finlayrKill Bill is out here in Ireland on Friday. Get a boner thinking of it. Can anyone confirm or deny this rumour:
After The Bride slams Bucks head in with the door in the hospital, we cut to a title card that says: ONE WEEK LATER...IN HELL
and then we see Buck (who likes to fuck) getting a huge, blue-veined cock up his arse? I seriously heard this...
oh yeah, now i remember, thats the extra scene Jap audiences get to see with their version :roll:
If Neitzche is correct, then it will be Buck's mom that is raping Buck
HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Quote from: finlayrAfter The Bride slams Bucks head in with the door in the hospital, we cut to a title card that says: ONE WEEK LATER...IN HELL
and then we see Buck (who likes to fuck) getting a huge, blue-veined cock up his arse? I seriously heard this...
thats the stupidest fucking thing ive ever heard
I think we should all revert back to happy stereotypes and simply conclude that since finlayr is Irish, he must've been drunk when he typed that.
Quote from: bonanzatazdo you think that if kill bill was written and directed by some nobody who just wanted to make a fun movie and turned out EXACTLY the same, people would say that it was a good movie or that it was a stupid action movie? i personally love it, but i love action movies (for a while i was known as the only person on the board who could admit that xXx was fucking awesome). i think this had it all, and even if the name on the credits was (God forbid) brett ratner or somebody and not tarantino, i'd still think it kicked ass.
I know what you're saying, but I wouldn't think differently of "kill bill" had someone else made it. It just kicked too much ass. However, had someone else made "Mulholland Dr." , I'm sure we wouldn't have even heard of that fucking movie. Lynch gets away with too much praise I think.
QuoteHowever, had someone else made "Mulholland Dr." , I'm sure we wouldn't have even heard of that fucking movie. Lynch gets away with too much praise I think.
THANK YOU. Finally someone besides me had the balls to say that.
I dont drink that much, SERIOUSLY.
Tarantino actually said that in an interview in HotPress, a magazine we have over here. Uma Thurman was also telling the story that Qt felt so guilty about having her raped in her coma, he thought that audiences would be more forgiving if the following happened:
Right after, Uma smashes Buck's head in the door, we cut to the title card that says ONE WEEK LATER...IN HELL and we see The Red Man (the devil) with a huge, blue, veiny cock giving it to Buck up the arse. Serously. Tarantino said that. That's no lie. But the interview didn't make it clear if he was joking. Y'never know with QT--he is a genius and all that and there's no telling how far he'll go!! But is this only in the Japanese version? And will we ever get to see the Japanese version, do yez thinkKKK????
I can't believe I'm looking past Intolerable Cruelty! Although I'll see it next week. It's 5 past 11pm now...I'm goin to bed cos I'm gonna see Kill Bill in the morning at 10:15, the FIRST SHOW. It's like Christmas Eve when you were a kid--except Tarantino has a BIG present for me!!
"We've been here an hour--he's peed 3 times already."
Buscemi, Fargo, Coens, '96
.....http://xixax.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4044.......
really stupid..... :roll:
Just back from Kill Bill.
Best thing I've ever seen.
And it's only half the film! Roll on February
Quote from: coffeebeetleQuoteHowever, had someone else made "Mulholland Dr." , I'm sure we wouldn't have even heard of that fucking movie. Lynch gets away with too much praise I think.
THANK YOU. Finally someone besides me had the balls to say that.
I'm glad to see someone else feels the same way about this, I said a similar statement in a David Lynch class and everybody was just like :shock: .
Quote from: coffeebeetleQuoteHowever, had someone else made "Mulholland Dr." , I'm sure we wouldn't have even heard of that fucking movie. Lynch gets away with too much praise I think.
THANK YOU. Finally someone besides me had the balls to say that.
...these analogies would never woprk b/c lynch has his own style and if "someone else" directed mulholland drive it would not be like lynch's vision/version...
it has his trademarks on it....
Quote from: NEON MERCURY...these analogies would never woprk b/c lynch has his own style and if "someone else" directed mulholland drive it would not be like lynch's vision/version...
it has his trademarks on it....
THANK YOU. Finally someone besides me had the balls to say that.
fuck everybody that doesn't like lynch. seriously. fuck em. up the ass. buck style.
Quote from: bonanzatazfuck everybody that doesn't like lynch. seriously. fuck em. up the ass. buck style.
i second that
Quote from: bonanzatazfuck everybody that doesn't like lynch. seriously. fuck em. up the ass. buck style.
THANK YOU. Finally someone besides me had the balls to say that.
LYNCH. all there is to it.
Quote from: CecilQuote from: bonanzatazfuck everybody that doesn't like lynch. seriously. fuck em. up the ass. buck style.
THANK YOU. Finally someone besides me had the balls to say that.
I'm SO glad you're enjoying that phrase. THANK YOU Cecil, finally someone else has the balls to use that phrase.
I just feel he's completely overrated, totally self-indulgent, and revered because he leaves things open to interpretation, which in itself isn't that bad. But he does this with practically every movie (with the exception of
Blue Velvet, which I liked). I guess what I'm trying to say is he's too abstract for my tastes, that's all. I'm not putting anyone who likes him down. Call me a sucker for liking movies that don't leave the viewer with huge questions to answer if you want. Whatever.
i drive a green car
David Lynch is one of the only TRUE ARTISTS living today among filmmakers...
Now this one really infuriated me! About 25 minutes into the movie, someone behind me said, "This is a really weird movie. Let's go watch Good Boy". And then they left! I'm tellin ya, I really heard those words.
Quote from: Cecil"black and white? ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, man"
Lol! I love it! The stupidity of that quote would be redeemed just for giving me a good laugh if somebody said it in front of me. Very good.
All I've really had to put up with is the LOTR geeks myself, which I put up with upon the release of ANY commercial movie that I have any intersest in seeing anyway. They even compared their "precious" to School Of Rock (which I LOVED!) for christ's sake...a Jack Black-driven family comedy! The only comparison I can give with those two is that School Of Rock is a better movie in every way. That's all I can see really. They can't possibly be compared further. Same with Kill Bill...it's infinitely a better movie, but not to be compared. KB has really been more well recieved than I thought at school so far. That's not meant to sound condescending if it does, I just figured a lot of people would hate it if they didn't know Tarantino. The real stupidity is probably yet to come.
Lynch is cool. Must buy out of print Wild At Heart VHS.
Quote from: ebeamanThe only comparison I can give with those two is that School Of Rock is a better movie in every way.
I think that most here understand my disliking of the LOTR films, but I believe you're wrong here. School of Rock was great fun for me, but it defenitely lacked the design and cinematography that makes the LOTR at least worth mentioning.
Quote from: Pedro the WombatQuote from: ebeamanThe only comparison I can give with those two is that School Of Rock is a better movie in every way.
I think that most here understand my disliking of the LOTR films, but I believe you're wrong here. School of Rock was great fun for me, but it defenitely lacked the design and cinematography that makes the LOTR at least worth mentioning.
Ok, I see what you mean, yea. I really meant to say that I enjoyed it (school of rock) 1000 times more. So it's a better movie entertainment-wise...which is a big thing when it comes to movies. I just respect and love it a lot more. It wasn't just "fun" for me, I think it's probably one of the top 10 films of the 2000's so far. It was something special, it's probably going to be underrated.
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"The first 45 minutes didn't make any sense"
Seriously had someone I know pretty well say to me: "That scene where Lucy Liu and them are all walking in slow motion... THAT IS SO GUY RITCHIE!"
hahahahaha funniest fucking thing ever
Quote from: RegularKarateSeriously had someone I know pretty well say to me: "That scene where Lucy Liu and them are all walking in slow motion... THAT IS SO GUY RITCHIE!"
Priceless! Did you kick 'em for that?
Quote from: coffeebeetleQuote from: RegularKarateSeriously had someone I know pretty well say to me: "That scene where Lucy Liu and them are all walking in slow motion... THAT IS SO GUY RITCHIE!"
Priceless! Did you kick 'em for that?
I think it'd be legal to gut him if he was making reference to Swept Away especially.
Quote from: ebeamanQuote from: Cecil"black and white? ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, man"
Lol! I love it! The stupidity of that quote would be redeemed just for giving me a good laugh if somebody said it in front of me. Very good.
nobody actually said that. i was just making reference to this thread http://www.xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=3974&start=0
Ah, well it's still very believable. I'd say just about everybody complained about it in my english class when we were watching The Grapes of Wrath.
Quote from: ebeamanAh, well it's still very believable. I'd say just about everybody complained about it in my english class when we were watching The Grapes of Wrath.
I always find that's the stupidest thing people talk about... Black and white. Do you think these people also complain when looking and black and white photos? "Ah, jesus christ! there's no colour in these! whatthefuck!" It really hurts my head....
i asked my dad once why he hated black and white so much and refused to watch any b&w movies and he said "well its outdated. its like driving a car in the rain without any windshield washers."
Black and white outdated?!!?
%^!@&!@#
As the old 'Our Feature Presentation' crossed the screen during Kill Bill, a person behind me said "This had better be a joke."
not something stupid, but funny: me and my girlfriend saw lost in translation wednesday night, saw spirited away home on thursday, then kill bill on friday....and on the way home from kill bill, she commented on how she had just noticed the pattern. and she LOVED all three of them - aint she a doll?
My friend wuz all i h8 kb and im all naw foo
Quote from: Cecili asked my dad once why he hated black and white so much and refused to watch any b&w movies and he said "well its outdated. its like driving a car in the rain without any windshield washers."
Haha all dads are the same
"What a piece of shit! Americans can't do japanese films!"
"Did you see the film?"-I asked.
"No, but the trailer was a piece of shit."
After leaving Kill Bill, Volume 1
Woman: I didn't like it.
Man: Why not?
Woman: 'Cause you don't see Bill. And they don't kill him at the end.
Me: (chasing the woman, ready to strangle her)