'Bred Crumbs
06.22.04
Bill Collection
10:32 PMTV Guide reports that Quentin Tarantino is planning a third Kill Bill. But because it will focus on the fate of a young child from the first film (look ma, no spoilers!), the movie won't happen for 15 years.
But I say, why not do it now? With children fighting? It could be called ... L'il Kill Bill.
Which reminds me, I never got around to writing lengthy reviews of the two Bills. So here are short ones.
Kill Bill Vol. 1: a magnificent surprise. It's entertaining and artful as hell. And this from someone who almost walked out on Pulp Fiction because of the gratuitous violence. Hell yeah, Bill is violent, but it's thoroughly cartoony, quick-witted, and so amazingly staged that Bill 1 is easily one of my favorite non-Lord of the Rings movies in a long, long time. I could watch the last act – the restaurant fights and the stunningly gorgeous final showdown – over and over.
Kill Bill Vol. 2: a significant letdown. It's bloated and too-often grating. Part of the problem is that the two halves of the saga are backward: this film is all prologue, while the first one was all payoff. Another part of the problem is that the first hour of 2 is dreary and almost completely useless – cut it, and you could easily have one Bill instead of two – and the finish is way too drawn out. Which leads to a third part of the problem: the title character is awfully talky without really being interesting. Vol. 2 does have some good bits, but it dies every time the main villain appears. Bill kills Kill Bill.
Vol. 2 has its defenders, but I say save your money and time. Rent 1 and be done.
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