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At least this way y'all don't gotta wait a year or so for Volume 2 to drop. That cliffhanger was absolutely insane. This movie is one of my favorites, probably my favorite action film ever.
The sushi bar scene with Hatori Hanzo, we get clued in that The Bride speaks Japanese when we see she tries to keep from laughing while Hatori and the assistant are arguing, she understands the whole argument. Oren says The Bride won’t last five minutes fighting her: the duel goes 4:59. Some of the overseas cuts of the movie show Sophie Fatale with both her arms chopped off, the usually missed “give me your arm” line after The Bride warns Sophie that other parts of her body will be cut off if she does not provide answers.
Thank you for sharing some awesome details! How meticulous Tarantino gets and how organic it still comes across has to be some of the best Directing out there.
"we get clued in that The Bride speaks Japanese when we see she tries to keep from laughing while Hatori and the assistant are arguing" Tbh, you don't need to understand what they're speaking to laugh at them. They were doing some physical comedy there.
The Sushi Chef, Hittori Hanzo is Sonny Shiba, who actually play Hanzo in OG Samurai movies call Hanzo. The greatest swordsman in all od Futile Japan. It was an homage to how much Quinton loved those old movies.
Feudal, not futile. Futile means "without purpose". Feudal is the definition of an economic/legal system, where peasants trade their labor to an overlord for using the land they live on.
@@OfficialMediaKnights CAN'T WAIT!! Your reaction was great ♥ this is one of my all time favorite movies, i love asian cinema and this is 100% a love letter to the genre. O-Ren is totally inspired by the movie and manga Lady Snowblood, Gogo Yubari was played by Chiyaki Kuriyama, who played Chigusa in Kinji Fukasaku's Battle Royale, The Bride's yellow tracksuit looks exactly like the one worned by Bruce Lee in Game of Death, Hattori Hanzo is played by the legendary Sonny Chiba, Johnny Mo is played by Gordon Liu who did various martial arts chinese movies... i can sit here writing all day cuz there is A TON of references and homages condensed in both vol 1 and vol 2 😅. What a masterpiece!
@@OfficialMediaKnights yeah my mom was and still is really cool! There were only a few things I was forbidden from watching but surprisingly enough, this wasn't one of them
When Uma and Quintin were filming “Pulp Fiction”, they would sit around and talk about the early’70s spaghetti Kung Fu movies and how he always wanted to make one. Uma would say, “Oh! Wouldn’t it be cool if she did this”, and he would say, “Oh, yeah! And wouldn’t it great if this happens,” and that’s how this film came into being. They would brainstorm for hours. They were thinking of a name for the film and Uma said, “Let’s just call it ‘The Bride’.” That’s why you never hear her name. They got to do everything they’ve always wanted to do, plus some. For how violent as this film is, Uma was raised by her parents in the Buddhist religion. If you like Tarantino’s “Four Rooms”. The funniest movie ever made!! GREAT REACTIONS!!
8:35 - Tarantino actually confirmed that this guy, who killed O-Ren's dad and burned her house, was Bill himself. Also, the yellow suit, which The Bride wore during the battle against O-ren and her people, was a actually a reference to Bruce Lee's "Game of death" movie.
....and the music used during her motorcycle driving scene is "Flight of the Bumblebee" which was used as the theme song for the 60s TV series "Green Hornet" which starred Bruce Lee as Green Hornet's sidekick, Kato...
Kill Bill Vol 1 & Vol 2, still today has to be one of Quentin Tarrintino's BEST films! He has done without a shadow of a doubt a lot of great films, but for me these 2 will be forever the best of his work. Everything in these films shows he knows exactly how to tell a story and he utilises every cinematic techinque to the table , from fight sequences, sound & music, frame work, lighting & transitioning to film noir style. Incredible piece of film & cinematography. The guy is a GENIOUS, as for Uma her dedictation in these films were truly inspiring! ❤ She trained her ASS off in these two films and it paid off! ❤
This movie never gets old. I don't know how many times I've seen this movie, but it's more than a couple. Still, every time I'm impressed by the impeccable visuals and highly detailed characters. The Kill Bill series are a cinematic masterpiece. Thank you so much for this reaction, I really enjoyed that you mentioned a lot of the things that I appreciate myself about this movie. I'll definitely watch more of your reactions. Starting with your reaction to the sequel. 😄
Haha wow this was so great to hear (read?), thank you so much for the support! Hope you like the rest of our reactions! And yes!! The stylistic choices in this work so incredibly well, whilst emphasizing the quality of the acting; the stunts, the choreography, everything works so wonderfully in tandem, it was truly a joy and is definitely one of those movies that will always be rewatchable!!
To this day, this is still my favorite Tarantino film. During your reaction, you hit on several things that makes this movie hold up and enjoyable to watch and it's the cinematography, over-the-top style, and use of music. In this movie more so than most that I've watched, the music feels like a character. Totally agree about Uma Thurman. She should have been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for this movie. The best lead performance out of all of Tarantino's movies, in my opinion.
Oh hell yeah, absolutely agreed! The music really does feel like a character all on its own. Uma Thurman in this was absolutely magnetic and it's always such a joy to see such an all around masterfully crafted film!
As much as you are seeing other movies drawing from this, understand that this is a conscious mash-up/collage of everything Quenting loves, there's literally nothing new here except the arrangement. Every shot, every detail, every stylistic choice, all those "meticulous decisions" you're seeing are references to other movies, shows or pop culture that Quentin loves. (The Bride's yellow motorcycle leathers are a direct reference to Bruce Lee's iconic "superhero costume" from "Game of Death" (1978) and the music playing during her motorcycle ride is the jazz version of "Flight of The Bumblebee" which was used as the theme music for Bruce Lee's TV series "The Green Hornet") He's not shy about this, he'll tell you each and every single thing he's borrowing/referencing/stealing and gush endlessly about why he loves them so much. Poke around RUclips you can probably find interviews or supplemental materials from the DVD release of Quentin citing every movie and show he's referencing and how they inspired and influenced this film. Kill Bill is obviously a "martial arts movie" but there are several sub-categories of that and these movies cycle through them, giving each scene a distinctive feel. When she fights Vivica Fox in the first scene it's "Wu Da Pian;" contemporary action movies with a focus on fairly realistic, grounded martial arts scenes, the genre Jackie Chan pioneered in the 80's with movies like "Police Story" and "Operation Condor." There's an anime flashback because of course that would be the style in which to tell the story of Lucy Liu's rise to power. The showdown at the karaoke bar is in the style of Japanese samurai and ninja movies. The second movie will be more of a traditional "Wu-Jia Pian" - fantasy wire-kung fu movie like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" or "Hero". But the the tone, the music, and the storytelling are a Spaghetti Western like Sergio Leone's "A Fistful of Dollars"(1964) or "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" (1966), and to a lesser degree, the Italian "woman's revenge" genre of thrillers like Meir Zarchi's "I Spit On Your Grave"(1978) in which a wronged woman, usually a gang-rape victim, systematically hunts down her assailants and dispatches them with satisfyingly cruel methods. "This walked so John Wick could run" John Wick is the latest evolution in genre that's at least 60 years old and spans multiple nations and film industries in various countries, with a rich history of so many iconic, influential movies that a must-see list can't be narrowed down to a top 25 or even 50. John Wick owes much to John Woo's "The Killer" (Hong Kong 1989) which in turn is the Chinese take of Jean Pierre Mellville's "Le Samourai." (France 1967). The motorcycles-and-sword chase was a direct lift from Jung Gyung-Bil's "The Villainess" (Korea 2017). Kill Bill's fight choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping's first American movie was "The Matrix"(1999) which also drew heavily from wu-jia and John Woo's signature "gun-fu" style, as well as anime, and was where "John Wick" director Chad Stahelski learned his chops as Keanu's stunt double.
Absolutely agree! In fact it’s very rare to find anything absolutely original at all. But like you said it’s all in the arrangement. All artist are inspired by other art. But not all know how to blend all the different things they love and make it work. Truly impressive! To add some context to my John Wick comment. From a cinematography stand point there’s a shot from over the top that is very reminiscent to its use in the recent John Wick film (if you’ve seen it, then you know which scene im referring to) as well as the bike sequence with the samurai. Just thought it was extremely similar yet they went in complete different directions which is awesome to see. Thank you for sharing some knowledge on cinema history 😄
So Kill Bill was originally filmed as ONE movie. Unfortunately after editing, it ran about 5 hours in length. Since Tarantino didn't want to cut any of the film, he chose to break it into 2 separate films. This is why you have a few "flash forwards" at the end of this movie (you will see them in part 2). Part 1 has most of the action whereas Part 2 has incredible storytelling, character development, and dialog (something Tarantino is known for). This is why I personally liked part 2 better - it was simply a better movie overall. Also, I'm glad I'm not the only one who recognizes the "Wilhelm scream". 🙂
Oh see that's a cool piece of trivia, we didn't know it was supposed to be one movie! Splitting it was the smartest choice, that way you don't sacrifice the storytelling. Tarantino's dialogues are absolutely epic, and so is his tension building! Stay tuned for Vol 2, it will be up soon! Also haha it is a civic duty to recognize and state it out loud when you hear the Wilhelm scream!
@@OfficialMediaKnights Yeah, that is was a single movie, is why they were only separated by six months, not a year like everyone is saying for some reason. Vol 1 came out in October, and Vol 2 the following April.
After 20 years I’ve grown to appreciate Vol. 2 more than Vol. 1. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love Vol. 1, but Vol. 2 is a better movie that ties everything together and completes the story. On another note, it’s been rumored that Tarantino’s final film might involve Vivica’s daughter going after Beatrix Kiddo. That would be awesome but who knows. Whatever he comes up with you know it will be absolutely epic.
So, since you talked about the music...one great choice of music was using the song "Flower of Carnage" during the duel between Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu. The song comes from the Japanese 1973 film "Lady Snowblood" - the story of a young woman who was literally born for the purpose of seeking revenge against the criminals who killed her parents. And the song is sung by Meiko Kaji, the star of "Lady Snowblood". It is one of the many, many films that inspired the Kill Bill movies, and setting the duel in the snow and using that music is a direct reference. Here's a traler: ruclips.net/video/bIiuywU9ZJ4/видео.html
Whooaaa that is awesome!! Thank you so much for including this piece of info! Now knowing what the soundtrack was from, it is definitely clarifying our thoughts that everything is chosen meticulously - the songs are not chosen just because they're cool, but they're their own little easter eggs/references!
Speaking of inspirations (which Tarantino wears on his sleeve) the silhouette fight scene in front of the Japanese screen is likely an homage to Samurai Fiction, which is black and white, rock and roll samurai film that came out in 1998.
@@UberNoodle Yes, the Kill Bill movies are full to the absolute brim with nods and references to other movies. There's a fun video essay called "Kill Bill - Everything's A Remix" that points out some of the endless references (including the silhouette fight scene from Samurai Fiction). There's also a video from Vanity Fair called "All 58 References in Kill Bill Vol. 1".
There is another version of the movie, made for the asian market where the fight against the crazy 88 gang is in full colour and longer! And poor Sofie loses her other arm as well
I was a Sophomore in high school when Kill Bill came out, and all through our hallways were people either doing the Twisted Nerve whistle at 4:17. Or people screaming the, "Woo hoo, woo hoo hoo" song
When I heard Budd's refrain at the end of vol. 1 as a child, I could never forget it. And this frozen photo of the squad is pure aesthetics. Since childhood, I adored this anime scene where the camera moves up the sword, and the guy fixes his hair, how delighted I was when I saw it for the first time..!
This has been my favorite film for the longest time and everytine I rewatch it, I'm still amazed. Your reaction was great, so good you felt inspired by this great piece of art.
So many subtle things I love about the part of this that took place in Japan! 1. O-ren's Kimono: It’s white, which is the color of death in Japan 2. When the Bride calls O-ren out, she does it in Chinese. SO disrespectful given O-ren's role as the top yakuza dog. And it speaks to the depth of the relationship between the two (and the depth of betrayal), that the Bride would know to call her out in that way. Soooooo good.
Aye!!!! One of my favorite Quentin Tarantino movies! I saw my older brother watching this as a kid and I was hooked! I love martial art films, and Tarantino mixed it with his style as well, it was great! Regardless, I hope you two like it! 🙏🏽💪
Duuude this movie was AWESOME!! We definitely would have been hooked too if we'd seen this as kids haha. So glad we got to share it with you!! Thanks so much for your consistent support we truly appreciate you!!!
Don't know why, but I cried my eyes out when Hanzo handed over the finest of all swords. His speech, the music and all of a sudden it was like I've rubbed my face in onions.
Tarantino loves cult films, especially 60's-70's Japanese 'Pinky Violence' gangster revenge films and 60's-70's Spaghetti Westerns which also have epic revenge themes, Westerns with Italian directors, filmed in Spain with mostly Italian and Spaniard actors with a few Americans, Germans, French and other Euros. Some of the soundtrack songs on Kill Bill 1 & 2 are from those Japanese cult films and Spaghetti Westerns. I have a ton of both those genre films. The revenge in some is epic. They're part fairytale, part gritty, with brutal violence and often sociopathic/psychopathic characters.
This comment was such a joy to read, thank you for taking the time to write this out and enlighten us all! You can see the influences are quite beautifully written into the script - and the stylization is part of what makes this such a special movie!
One of my favorite movies. I saw it in the theater. There are so many subtle things brilliantly written into the movie that are easily overlooked. For example in the anime flashback telling of the death of O-Ren’s parents it is actually Bill that kills them. (The man is wearing Bill’s ring and has his sword) Since young O-Ren was under the bed she didn’t see his face. So O-Ren unknowingly grew up to work for the man who killed her parents.
Love the reaction! This is one of my favorite theater going memories seeing this on opening weekend and hearing the whole audience react to the last line of the film then the end credits.
This has always been in my top five favorite movies. I just watched it again last night after not seeing it for a couple years. It gets better every time I watch it. There are so many shots in this movie, and in the second one, that could easily be made into an awesome poster.
Tarentino used 3 distinct color schemes in the restaurant fight to accentuate blood. The way he blended the visuals, sound design, and music draw you in. Then they add the environmental like the water drop and and wooden shoes it mesmerizes you.
The sound design in this film is absolutely spectacular! You can hear everything with so much clarity it truly adds to the scene. And the visuals compliment it beautifully. It honestly didn’t feel like this film came out a while ago!
If you ever take a trip to Japan, the restaurant that they modeled the Crazy 88/ O ren fight location from is in the Roppongi area of Tokyo and is called Gonpachi. There is a sushi restaurant upstairs and a bar/ grill restaurant on the ground floor where they have everything from pizza to soba and yakitori. The scene was shot on a sound stage in China but Tarantino had visited Gonpachi on a trip to Japan (it may have been a location scouting trip for this movie) and liked the look so much he made his own version for the movie. I got to eat there earlier this year and even though it was busy, it was worth the wait time. They play O ren's intro theme "The House Of Blue Leaves" over the PA system when one of the guests has a birthday and they bring out a piece of cake for them. They didn't have the roof access open so I can't confirm if they have a garden on the roof like you see in the film or not but my bet would be that they don't. The band playing in the scene is a real Rockabilly group from Japan called the 5-6-7-8's . Tarantino heard them playing when he was in a shop in Tokyo just before jumping on a plane back to the states and asked the shop owner if he could buy the CD so that he could hear more of their music and also be sure to remember their band name so that he could contact them for the film. Apparently, the CD wasn't for sale at the store but the cashier was nice enough to sell him their own personal copy that had been playing in the store.
I love how they paid tribute to Bruce Lee with the yellow with black stripe jumpsuit. Love it. Also when Uma spoke to John Travolta in Pulp fiction about the three female in her pilot is portrayed here and the black mask like Bruce Lee wore playing Kato.
Fun fact: the only reason why Quentin decided to make the Crazy 88s fight black and white is to avoid an NC-17 rating. And even then, he had to cut some shots and moments down to keep that R rating.
One thing some people miss with this movie is that O-Ren is the first name on her list and she already had it crossed off after she killed Vernita at the very beginning of the movie. So if you caught that, you actually already know the outcome of her fight with O-Ren before you actually see what happens. 🙂
i totally agree with you two regarding the music! i love both soundtracks to kill bill. and from alot of his other films. it absolutely fits every scene, i love the music when she goes into the place and sees oren and they look at each other. that old piece of music is sosoo beautiful there. the girl band that played the 5 6 7 8 ; the whoo hoo song was really popular for geico years ago i think it was on tv. tarantino while in japan heard the song in a shop and asked who they were and got them for the movie.
Kill Bill Vol. 1 is my second favorite Quentin Tarantino film. The first is Kill Bill Vol. 2. Eagerly looking forward to your reaction to it. Thank you! Also, Quentin is an absolute master at creating and holding tension, often in mundane, ordinary moments.
I love just how passionate you guys are for Vol 2! It’s a great sign when a film can stick its landing and conclude a story in a satisfying way. Super excited to share with you guys our reaction! And yes! We agree with the tension building. He has a masterful understanding of tempo both in action and in story beats 👌
One if not THE best action films ever. Seen this in the theater on opening night in North Carolina and the house was packed with excited people oohing and aahing. NO one like Tarantino in the director's chair! Stunning!
That sweet yellow outfit wore during this. Was a tribute to the outfit Bruce Lee wore in one his movies. Only difference is Bruce outfit was a one piece basically and uma's is a teo piece. Still total badass!!
Vol 2 is gonna be up very soon on YT, but the full reaction is already on our Patreon! We're working on the highlights for y'all! Thank you for your kind words and support, it means the world to us!
Guys in case your wondering the girl that played gogo did a movie before this called Battle Royale. That movie was the inspiration for the hunger games. You should check it out someday.
Every time I watch a reaction, I get chills at the end when Bill asks Sofie if she knows her daughter is still alive. I remember how the Cinema erupted when he said this. They left us on such a cliffhanger, everyone walked out in shock, awe, and huge smiles. We knew we had watched and experienced yet another Tarantino masterpiece. The only good part of the whole waiting game I remember thinking was that since Tarantino had shot it as one whole film, we would not have to wait years for the resolution.
Loved your reaction. You absolutely have to watch Vol. 2. I saw this in the movie theater when it came out and for only the second time in my life, I heard an audience applaud with enthusiasm at the end of the film. ( The only other time I heard an audience applaud like that was at the end of Star Wars at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood in 1977 ). Tarantino grew up on 70s exploitation, kung fu and samurai films and the late 60s/70s touches from tv shows and pop culture just sent my old nerd heart to beating wildly.
Ahh man! What an experience that must’ve been. I’d love to have a Time Machine just to share that experience in the theatre with the audience. Glad we get to share it with you guys instead and discuss this amazing film! 😃
I just found your channel, and so far your reactions and commentary are great! I do love me some Kill Bill. I was a teen when Tarantino burst onto the scene, and I was an instant fan. If you have not watched “True Romance” or “Natural Born Killers” I recommend you do at some point. They are both Tarantino works, and NOT Tarantino works at the same time. He sold 2 of his earliest screenplays in order to primarily help fund the production of “Reservoir Dogs” his first feature film, another great one to watch if you haven’t seen it. Those screenplays were then made into the first 2 movies I suggested above. It is interesting to watch Tarantino’s story and dialogue be handled by a different director. One of the movies you can tell 100% is a Tarantino story and the other one not so much, at least in my opinion. I won’t say which is which, it would be interesting to see if you guys agree with me or not and get your thoughts in general about two of my favorite movies. Either way, you get to watch some awesome movies and have more content for the channel 😁 Happy I found you guys and can’t wait for whatever your next reaction is. Subscribed!
I love this movie so much that I named my ferret Yūbari.😂 She's a white ferret with red eyes, just like how Gogo shed blood tears when she died (at 21:01 though you cut the shot). (And now that I think about it Oren has a white kimono so I can link those two as well.) It's so funny when I take her out on walks and some people would ask her name. (BTW I live in Japan) You see; Yūbari (夕張) is a city in northern Japan that is very famous for it's melons. So when they hear "Yūbari", they think I named my ferret after the melon, but then I tell them that she's named after a Yakuza character. I just love seeing the confused looks on their faces.🤣🤣 (Note: Tarantino got the name from the Yūbari International Film Festival that he had a very pleasant experience in the past.)
Thank you! Glad to see someone get as excited at this movie as me. My absolutely guilty pleasure and you guys reacted to it perfectly. Tarantino is a genius, don't care how bloody and crazy he gets. Having grown up on the Kung Fu series, this is the sweetest of movies to ever watch.
I'm finally jumping into this reaction of yours and I absolutely LOVE it!! Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 are my personal favorite Q.T. movies. Thank you for jumping into this one and the next, I'll jump straight to Vol. 2 next!! Quick side note, the final fight with O'Ren is right at 5 minutes, very cool if you remember the preceding dialogue.
Everything in this movie is absolutly perfect. The cast, the over-the-top dialogue, the cinematography, the tension builds, the music, the twists, the sound effects, the silence. It really is a masterpiece. The second one is just as good, but a different style of movie.
You guys have the luxury of seeing Part 2 immediately. Back in 2003 we had to wait forever! The old style Credit in the beginning of the Movie was for Shaw Brothers a leading producer of Martial Arts/Kung Fu movies. Hatori Hanzo was played by Sonny Chiba a legendary Actor in Samurai movies. Johnny Mo, head of the Crazy 88 (Bald Head and Black Mask) is played by Martial Arts Star Gordon Lui. Lui also plays Ancient Master Pai Mei in Part 2.
Aw man this all is such cool trivia, we had no idea!! Thanks so much for sharing, it's things like these that make this masterpiece of a movie even better!!
Better learn this now, if you haven't already 😂 The reason The Bride can tell that it was already been 4 years passed was because the lines on our palm adds as we age 👍
Don't know if any of you guys know this but Hatori Hanzo is played by the legendary martial arts star Sonny Chiba ,who was the Samurai consultant on the film
epic masterpiece my fave Tarantino movie, and one of my faves of all time. its an interesting point you made so many movies copied this film so when ppl watch it today it doesn't feel new any more, but back when this movie came out it was legendary
@@OfficialMediaKnights wow, pulp fiction is like his best one. I could talk movies with u all day 😁 Definitely can't wait to see ur reaction to that one ❤️
Gahhh we knowww and we can't believe we never got to that one!! If you have any other requests or recommendations, do let us know!! We love talking movies with you!❤️
I always wondered why I had such an obsession with rings, and then I decided to rewatch Kill Bill, which I absolutely loved watching when I was 8, and just all those scenes with Bill's hand (and that very scene where the camera moves up the sword and the hand with the ring and shows Bill) 😹
Hattori Hanzo, indeed was a legendary samurai and also shinobi (ninja) ini Japan...but his name always identically with Ninja...whenever you heard his name, it always about Ninja...
I remember being on holiday in bulgaria and this bar which was just across the street had singers dressed up like the band,bare feet the lot singing the songs at least once a night hahaha they were really good tho so it never got repetitively annoying 😇
Thank you so much for watching with us! We’re so grateful to have you guys to discuss these films with. This was an absolute banger and we can’t wait to share vol 2!
I’m sure you guys have watched at least two of these but if not then I hope you guys eventually react to some of these amazing films: Inception, Interstellar, There Will Be Blood, The Exorcist, Whiplash, The Martian, Blade Runner 2049, Dune, Sicario, Arrival, The Prestige and Shutter Island. And if you are looking for tv shows then Barry, the final seasons first two episodes releases tonight and Severance, two recent masterpieces.
Thank you for the suggestions! We’ve watched a few of those! Some of the ones we’ve yet to watch is The Prestige, Blade Runner 2049, Sicario and Arrival. The rest we’ve watched a couple of times haha and we are game to watch some Barry as well!
If I remember correctly, they made that fight sequence in black and white because it was too violent for some countries, but it also calls back to films from the 70’s and 80’s. Such a great film, a spaghetti western but samurai.
that whistle song at the beginning with Elle Driver is my cell phone ringer and its been my ringer since the movie came out. fun fact: the RZAfrom WU tang Clan did the soundtrack
Tarantino used very much styles of filming this movie. It connects the modern movie with the style they were made in the 60's and 70's. Greetings from Germany
In the restaurant scene in Pulp Fiction, Uma/Mia talks about a pilot in wich there is a deadly squad named "Fox Force Five" in wich she is supposed to be a character who is the deadliest woman with a knife. I guess Tarantino was already thinking about Kill Bill while filming Pulp Fiction
3:13 "When you grow up. If You're still raw about it...I'll be waiting." Let's be honest here & say that with that one line from this movie we could've been & had a Kill Bill Part 3 with that little black girl as the main character all grown up looking answers about her mother while looking to get some payback on the Bride.
My God. It's been 20 years since this came out. This was so good. Luckily I didn't see it as soon as it came out. I waited and bought it on DVD. I was so blown away with the movie I bought Volume 2 immediately after watching this one.
I love at 24:52 when their two Hattori Hanzo swords meet, they appear to be magnetically attracted to each other, recognizing each other, both imbued with a kind of magic by their shared maker.
A bit belated, but this might be the best Kill Bill commentary I have seen on RUclips. You've accounted for all of the major aspects of the film. You picked up on something that others often appear not to have: the epic musical score underlining the action on camera. The use of tracks from various westerns (Death Rides a Horse; The Lonely Shepherd) help underscore the *western* in "spaghetti western" (who came up with that name!?). Well done @OfficialMediaKnights!
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Speaking of sifu.... Have you seen Ip Man?
omg you guys make me believe in happily ever after
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At least this way y'all don't gotta wait a year or so for Volume 2 to drop. That cliffhanger was absolutely insane. This movie is one of my favorites, probably my favorite action film ever.
I can only imagine! Ahh We would’ve gone crazy back then. I can imagine Vol 2 had a lot of people ready to go watch it day 1!
It was six months, not a year.
Yeah, about six months, but I remember the wait feeling much longer.
Favourite Tarantino movie for sure. And man, there's a lot of insanely good ones.
@@OfficialMediaKnights actually the actions from this came from The MaTr!x
The Bride vs O-ren is my favorite scene of "modern" cinema. The respect they show knowing the duel is nearing the end is so well done.
The sushi bar scene with Hatori Hanzo, we get clued in that The Bride speaks Japanese when we see she tries to keep from laughing while Hatori and the assistant are arguing, she understands the whole argument.
Oren says The Bride won’t last five minutes fighting her: the duel goes 4:59.
Some of the overseas cuts of the movie show Sophie Fatale with both her arms chopped off, the usually missed “give me your arm” line after The Bride warns Sophie that other parts of her body will be cut off if she does not provide answers.
Thank you for sharing some awesome details! How meticulous Tarantino gets and how organic it still comes across has to be some of the best Directing out there.
"we get clued in that The Bride speaks Japanese when we see she tries to keep from laughing while Hatori and the assistant are arguing"
Tbh, you don't need to understand what they're speaking to laugh at them. They were doing some physical comedy there.
I never noticed that she tries not to laugh in that scene.
The Sushi Chef, Hittori Hanzo is Sonny Shiba, who actually play Hanzo in OG Samurai movies call Hanzo. The greatest swordsman in all od Futile Japan. It was an homage to how much Quinton loved those old movies.
yes.he is legendary actor in Japan
Feudal, not futile. Futile means "without purpose". Feudal is the definition of an economic/legal system, where peasants trade their labor to an overlord for using the land they live on.
i love this movie SO MUCH! The characters, the action, the soundtrack... everything is just *chef's kiss*
Chef’s kiss is right! What a fun time this was! Can’t wait to share Vol. 2 with you guys 😄
@@OfficialMediaKnights CAN'T WAIT!! Your reaction was great ♥ this is one of my all time favorite movies, i love asian cinema and this is 100% a love letter to the genre. O-Ren is totally inspired by the movie and manga Lady Snowblood, Gogo Yubari was played by Chiyaki Kuriyama, who played Chigusa in Kinji Fukasaku's Battle Royale, The Bride's yellow tracksuit looks exactly like the one worned by Bruce Lee in Game of Death, Hattori Hanzo is played by the legendary Sonny Chiba, Johnny Mo is played by Gordon Liu who did various martial arts chinese movies... i can sit here writing all day cuz there is A TON of references and homages condensed in both vol 1 and vol 2 😅. What a masterpiece!
I remember being a kid and watching this with my family lol I still watch it every few months
It was a fantastic watch! haha sounds like you have a cool fam if they let you watch this as a kid!
@@OfficialMediaKnights yeah my mom was and still is really cool! There were only a few things I was forbidden from watching but surprisingly enough, this wasn't one of them
They remember seeing it before too. Not a first time reaction. Bad acting.
When Uma and Quintin were filming “Pulp Fiction”, they would sit around and talk about the early’70s spaghetti Kung Fu movies and how he always wanted to make one. Uma would say, “Oh! Wouldn’t it be cool if she did this”, and he would say, “Oh, yeah! And wouldn’t it great if this happens,” and that’s how this film came into being. They would brainstorm for hours. They were thinking of a name for the film and Uma said, “Let’s just call it ‘The Bride’.” That’s why you never hear her name. They got to do everything they’ve always wanted to do, plus some. For how violent as this film is, Uma was raised by her parents in the Buddhist religion.
If you like Tarantino’s “Four Rooms”. The funniest movie ever made!! GREAT REACTIONS!!
Love the whole fight sequence when it goes black and white when she plucks that dudes eyeball out, then blinks the color back into the movie. So good
Little details that add so much flavor! The black and white in this movie looked so good!
Having to wait 6 months was torture after that cliffhanger.
We would’ve been counting the days!
If you'd have ever seen an episode of the '70s TV show "Kung Fu" you would have recognized the voice of Bill immediately.
Yes grasshopper
Yeah, really showing some of our ages when we recognized the voice right off.
8:35 - Tarantino actually confirmed that this guy, who killed O-Ren's dad and burned her house, was Bill himself.
Also, the yellow suit, which The Bride wore during the battle against O-ren and her people, was a actually a reference to Bruce Lee's "Game of death" movie.
....and the music used during her motorcycle driving scene is "Flight of the Bumblebee" which was used as the theme song for the 60s TV series "Green Hornet" which starred Bruce Lee as Green Hornet's sidekick, Kato...
@@ryanhill8886- And of course, the Crazy 88 are all wearing Kato masks.
It was Boss Matsumoto, not Bill.
Kill Bill Vol 1 & Vol 2, still today has to be one of Quentin Tarrintino's BEST films! He has done without a shadow of a doubt a lot of great films, but for me these 2 will be forever the best of his work. Everything in these films shows he knows exactly how to tell a story and he utilises every cinematic techinque to the table , from fight sequences, sound & music, frame work, lighting & transitioning to film noir style. Incredible piece of film & cinematography. The guy is a GENIOUS, as for Uma her dedictation in these films were truly inspiring! ❤ She trained her ASS off in these two films and it paid off! ❤
This movie never gets old. I don't know how many times I've seen this movie, but it's more than a couple. Still, every time I'm impressed by the impeccable visuals and highly detailed characters. The Kill Bill series are a cinematic masterpiece.
Thank you so much for this reaction, I really enjoyed that you mentioned a lot of the things that I appreciate myself about this movie. I'll definitely watch more of your reactions. Starting with your reaction to the sequel. 😄
Haha wow this was so great to hear (read?), thank you so much for the support! Hope you like the rest of our reactions!
And yes!! The stylistic choices in this work so incredibly well, whilst emphasizing the quality of the acting; the stunts, the choreography, everything works so wonderfully in tandem, it was truly a joy and is definitely one of those movies that will always be rewatchable!!
To this day, this is still my favorite Tarantino film. During your reaction, you hit on several things that makes this movie hold up and enjoyable to watch and it's the cinematography, over-the-top style, and use of music. In this movie more so than most that I've watched, the music feels like a character. Totally agree about Uma Thurman. She should have been nominated for a Best Actress Oscar for this movie. The best lead performance out of all of Tarantino's movies, in my opinion.
Oh hell yeah, absolutely agreed! The music really does feel like a character all on its own. Uma Thurman in this was absolutely magnetic and it's always such a joy to see such an all around masterfully crafted film!
As much as you are seeing other movies drawing from this, understand that this is a conscious mash-up/collage of everything Quenting loves, there's literally nothing new here except the arrangement. Every shot, every detail, every stylistic choice, all those "meticulous decisions" you're seeing are references to other movies, shows or pop culture that Quentin loves. (The Bride's yellow motorcycle leathers are a direct reference to Bruce Lee's iconic "superhero costume" from "Game of Death" (1978) and the music playing during her motorcycle ride is the jazz version of "Flight of The Bumblebee" which was used as the theme music for Bruce Lee's TV series "The Green Hornet") He's not shy about this, he'll tell you each and every single thing he's borrowing/referencing/stealing and gush endlessly about why he loves them so much. Poke around RUclips you can probably find interviews or supplemental materials from the DVD release of Quentin citing every movie and show he's referencing and how they inspired and influenced this film.
Kill Bill is obviously a "martial arts movie" but there are several sub-categories of that and these movies cycle through them, giving each scene a distinctive feel. When she fights Vivica Fox in the first scene it's "Wu Da Pian;" contemporary action movies with a focus on fairly realistic, grounded martial arts scenes, the genre Jackie Chan pioneered in the 80's with movies like "Police Story" and "Operation Condor." There's an anime flashback because of course that would be the style in which to tell the story of Lucy Liu's rise to power. The showdown at the karaoke bar is in the style of Japanese samurai and ninja movies. The second movie will be more of a traditional "Wu-Jia Pian" - fantasy wire-kung fu movie like "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" or "Hero".
But the the tone, the music, and the storytelling are a Spaghetti Western like Sergio Leone's "A Fistful of Dollars"(1964) or "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" (1966), and to a lesser degree, the Italian "woman's revenge" genre of thrillers like Meir Zarchi's "I Spit On Your Grave"(1978) in which a wronged woman, usually a gang-rape victim, systematically hunts down her assailants and dispatches them with satisfyingly cruel methods.
"This walked so John Wick could run"
John Wick is the latest evolution in genre that's at least 60 years old and spans multiple nations and film industries in various countries, with a rich history of so many iconic, influential movies that a must-see list can't be narrowed down to a top 25 or even 50. John Wick owes much to John Woo's "The Killer" (Hong Kong 1989) which in turn is the Chinese take of Jean Pierre Mellville's "Le Samourai." (France 1967). The motorcycles-and-sword chase was a direct lift from Jung Gyung-Bil's "The Villainess" (Korea 2017). Kill Bill's fight choreographer Yuen Woo-Ping's first American movie was "The Matrix"(1999) which also drew heavily from wu-jia and John Woo's signature "gun-fu" style, as well as anime, and was where "John Wick" director Chad Stahelski learned his chops as Keanu's stunt double.
Absolutely agree! In fact it’s very rare to find anything absolutely original at all. But like you said it’s all in the arrangement. All artist are inspired by other art. But not all know how to blend all the different things they love and make it work. Truly impressive! To add some context to my John Wick comment. From a cinematography stand point there’s a shot from over the top that is very reminiscent to its use in the recent John Wick film (if you’ve seen it, then you know which scene im referring to) as well as the bike sequence with the samurai. Just thought it was extremely similar yet they went in complete different directions which is awesome to see. Thank you for sharing some knowledge on cinema history 😄
The yellow jump suit, 14:25 always reminds me of Bruce Lee's yellow jump suit in Game of Death 1978 film.
So Kill Bill was originally filmed as ONE movie. Unfortunately after editing, it ran about 5 hours in length. Since Tarantino didn't want to cut any of the film, he chose to break it into 2 separate films. This is why you have a few "flash forwards" at the end of this movie (you will see them in part 2).
Part 1 has most of the action whereas Part 2 has incredible storytelling, character development, and dialog (something Tarantino is known for). This is why I personally liked part 2 better - it was simply a better movie overall.
Also, I'm glad I'm not the only one who recognizes the "Wilhelm scream". 🙂
Oh see that's a cool piece of trivia, we didn't know it was supposed to be one movie! Splitting it was the smartest choice, that way you don't sacrifice the storytelling. Tarantino's dialogues are absolutely epic, and so is his tension building! Stay tuned for Vol 2, it will be up soon!
Also haha it is a civic duty to recognize and state it out loud when you hear the Wilhelm scream!
@@OfficialMediaKnights Yeah, that is was a single movie, is why they were only separated by six months, not a year like everyone is saying for some reason. Vol 1 came out in October, and Vol 2 the following April.
@@OfficialMediaKnights The second one has amazing action and fight scenes too
After 20 years I’ve grown to appreciate Vol. 2 more than Vol. 1. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love Vol. 1, but Vol. 2 is a better movie that ties everything together and completes the story.
On another note, it’s been rumored that Tarantino’s final film might involve Vivica’s daughter going after Beatrix Kiddo. That would be awesome but who knows. Whatever he comes up with you know it will be absolutely epic.
@@caseymoe816 WOW! I really hope that's not just a rumor. What an epic film that will make.
So, since you talked about the music...one great choice of music was using the song "Flower of Carnage" during the duel between Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu. The song comes from the Japanese 1973 film "Lady Snowblood" - the story of a young woman who was literally born for the purpose of seeking revenge against the criminals who killed her parents. And the song is sung by Meiko Kaji, the star of "Lady Snowblood". It is one of the many, many films that inspired the Kill Bill movies, and setting the duel in the snow and using that music is a direct reference. Here's a traler: ruclips.net/video/bIiuywU9ZJ4/видео.html
Whooaaa that is awesome!! Thank you so much for including this piece of info! Now knowing what the soundtrack was from, it is definitely clarifying our thoughts that everything is chosen meticulously - the songs are not chosen just because they're cool, but they're their own little easter eggs/references!
Meiko Kaji was also pretty huge in the 1960's in Japan.
Lady Snowblood is a bloody masterpiece ❤
Speaking of inspirations (which Tarantino wears on his sleeve) the silhouette fight scene in front of the Japanese screen is likely an homage to Samurai Fiction, which is black and white, rock and roll samurai film that came out in 1998.
@@UberNoodle Yes, the Kill Bill movies are full to the absolute brim with nods and references to other movies. There's a fun video essay called "Kill Bill - Everything's A Remix" that points out some of the endless references (including the silhouette fight scene from Samurai Fiction). There's also a video from Vanity Fair called "All 58 References in Kill Bill Vol. 1".
This is a classic!!!!! Some really unique and one of my all-time favorite action movies! I'm glad you guys were able to see it!
Definitely top notch! You guys have been recommending some straight up bangers!
There is another version of the movie, made for the asian market where the fight against the crazy 88 gang is in full colour and longer!
And poor Sofie loses her other arm as well
I'm eager to watch your reaction to Vol. 2.
Hey Bowi! We’re super excited to share it with you guys. Thank you for the support! 😃
The visual stylization in this movie is TOP. The blue backlighting with the silhouettes, the fight in the snow....STRIKING.
The best movies I’ve seen, The soundtracks, the characters, it’ll never be old. The whole storyline is insane.
I was a Sophomore in high school when Kill Bill came out, and all through our hallways were people either doing the Twisted Nerve whistle at 4:17. Or people screaming the, "Woo hoo, woo hoo hoo" song
o rens backstory sequence was amazing
It truly was!! The level of creativity and artistry was insane!!
I always had a crush on her sidekick Gogo.
Bill is in the anime section - watch it - he's the lead henchmen
When I heard Budd's refrain at the end of vol. 1 as a child, I could never forget it. And this frozen photo of the squad is pure aesthetics. Since childhood, I adored this anime scene where the camera moves up the sword, and the guy fixes his hair, how delighted I was when I saw it for the first time..!
This has been my favorite film for the longest time and everytine I rewatch it, I'm still amazed. Your reaction was great, so good you felt inspired by this great piece of art.
So many subtle things I love about the part of this that took place in Japan!
1. O-ren's Kimono: It’s white, which is the color of death in Japan
2. When the Bride calls O-ren out, she does it in Chinese. SO disrespectful given O-ren's role as the top yakuza dog. And it speaks to the depth of the relationship between the two (and the depth of betrayal), that the Bride would know to call her out in that way.
Soooooo good.
Aye!!!! One of my favorite Quentin Tarantino movies! I saw my older brother watching this as a kid and I was hooked! I love martial art films, and Tarantino mixed it with his style as well, it was great! Regardless, I hope you two like it! 🙏🏽💪
Duuude this movie was AWESOME!! We definitely would have been hooked too if we'd seen this as kids haha. So glad we got to share it with you!!
Thanks so much for your consistent support we truly appreciate you!!!
Don't know why, but I cried my eyes out when Hanzo handed over the finest of all swords. His speech, the music and all of a sudden it was like I've rubbed my face in onions.
It was cool to see someone as dedicated to his craft as Hattori Hanzo pour out his soul into making the most perfect sword!
It was definitely a beautiful moment. He broke his vow to help Beatrix defeat the evil he created. Or, at least, helped create.
Tarantino loves cult films, especially 60's-70's Japanese 'Pinky Violence' gangster revenge films and 60's-70's Spaghetti Westerns which also have epic revenge themes, Westerns with Italian directors, filmed in Spain with mostly Italian and Spaniard actors with a few Americans, Germans, French and other Euros. Some of the soundtrack songs on Kill Bill 1 & 2 are from those Japanese cult films and Spaghetti Westerns. I have a ton of both those genre films. The revenge in some is epic. They're part fairytale, part gritty, with brutal violence and often sociopathic/psychopathic characters.
This comment was such a joy to read, thank you for taking the time to write this out and enlighten us all! You can see the influences are quite beautifully written into the script - and the stylization is part of what makes this such a special movie!
One of my favorite movies. I saw it in the theater. There are so many subtle things brilliantly written into the movie that are easily overlooked. For example in the anime flashback telling of the death of O-Ren’s parents it is actually Bill that kills them. (The man is wearing Bill’s ring and has his sword) Since young O-Ren was under the bed she didn’t see his face. So O-Ren unknowingly grew up to work for the man who killed her parents.
Love the reaction! This is one of my favorite theater going memories seeing this on opening weekend and hearing the whole audience react to the last line of the film then the end credits.
This has always been in my top five favorite movies. I just watched it again last night after not seeing it for a couple years. It gets better every time I watch it. There are so many shots in this movie, and in the second one, that could easily be made into an awesome poster.
Tarentino used 3 distinct color schemes in the restaurant fight to accentuate blood. The way he blended the visuals, sound design, and music draw you in. Then they add the environmental like the water drop and and wooden shoes it mesmerizes you.
The sound design in this film is absolutely spectacular! You can hear everything with so much clarity it truly adds to the scene. And the visuals compliment it beautifully. It honestly didn’t feel like this film came out a while ago!
He actually used the black & white to limit the amount of red blood because they were giving the film an X rating
I love Santa Esmeralda during the final battle. That is a perfect song for that seen.
If you ever take a trip to Japan, the restaurant that they modeled the Crazy 88/ O ren fight location from is in the Roppongi area of Tokyo and is called Gonpachi. There is a sushi restaurant upstairs and a bar/ grill restaurant on the ground floor where they have everything from pizza to soba and yakitori. The scene was shot on a sound stage in China but Tarantino had visited Gonpachi on a trip to Japan (it may have been a location scouting trip for this movie) and liked the look so much he made his own version for the movie. I got to eat there earlier this year and even though it was busy, it was worth the wait time. They play O ren's intro theme "The House Of Blue Leaves" over the PA system when one of the guests has a birthday and they bring out a piece of cake for them. They didn't have the roof access open so I can't confirm if they have a garden on the roof like you see in the film or not but my bet would be that they don't.
The band playing in the scene is a real Rockabilly group from Japan called the 5-6-7-8's . Tarantino heard them playing when he was in a shop in Tokyo just before jumping on a plane back to the states and asked the shop owner if he could buy the CD so that he could hear more of their music and also be sure to remember their band name so that he could contact them for the film. Apparently, the CD wasn't for sale at the store but the cashier was nice enough to sell him their own personal copy that had been playing in the store.
Pt 1 and 2...BEST film ever made!
This movie never gets old, I swear.
So sooo good.
I love how they paid tribute to Bruce Lee with the yellow with black stripe jumpsuit. Love it. Also when Uma spoke to John Travolta in Pulp fiction about the three female in her pilot is portrayed here and the black mask like Bruce Lee wore playing Kato.
Fun fact: the only reason why Quentin decided to make the Crazy 88s fight black and white is to avoid an NC-17 rating. And even then, he had to cut some shots and moments down to keep that R rating.
One thing some people miss with this movie is that O-Ren is the first name on her list and she already had it crossed off after she killed Vernita at the very beginning of the movie. So if you caught that, you actually already know the outcome of her fight with O-Ren before you actually see what happens. 🙂
i totally agree with you two regarding the music! i love both soundtracks to kill bill. and from alot of his other films. it absolutely fits every scene, i love the music when she goes into the place and sees oren and they look at each other. that old piece of music is sosoo beautiful there. the girl band that played the 5 6 7 8 ; the whoo hoo song was really popular for geico years ago i think it was on tv. tarantino while in japan heard the song in a shop and asked who they were and got them for the movie.
Great reaction! 👏👏 Vol. 2 is obviously going to happen. 🔥 I recommend The Hateful Eight! 😎🤯
Yess, stay tune for Vol 2!! Thank you so much for the recommendation, we will definitely add it to our list!
Kill Bill Vol. 1 is my second favorite Quentin Tarantino film. The first is Kill Bill Vol. 2. Eagerly looking forward to your reaction to it. Thank you! Also, Quentin is an absolute master at creating and holding tension, often in mundane, ordinary moments.
I love just how passionate you guys are for Vol 2! It’s a great sign when a film can stick its landing and conclude a story in a satisfying way. Super excited to share with you guys our reaction! And yes! We agree with the tension building. He has a masterful understanding of tempo both in action and in story beats 👌
One if not THE best action films ever. Seen this in the theater on opening night in North Carolina and the house was packed with excited people oohing and aahing. NO one like Tarantino in the director's chair! Stunning!
That sweet yellow outfit wore during this. Was a tribute to the outfit Bruce Lee wore in one his movies. Only difference is Bruce outfit was a one piece basically and uma's is a teo piece. Still total badass!!
First time viewer, and I enjoyed your reaction. Can't wait for you to watch part 2.It's more of a drama,with less action,but is just as good...
Vol 2 is gonna be up very soon on YT, but the full reaction is already on our Patreon! We're working on the highlights for y'all! Thank you for your kind words and support, it means the world to us!
Guys in case your wondering the girl that played gogo did a movie before this called Battle Royale. That movie was the inspiration for the hunger games. You should check it out someday.
Every time I watch a reaction, I get chills at the end when Bill asks Sofie if she knows her daughter is still alive. I remember how the Cinema erupted when he said this. They left us on such a cliffhanger, everyone walked out in shock, awe, and huge smiles. We knew we had watched and experienced yet another Tarantino masterpiece.
The only good part of the whole waiting game I remember thinking was that since Tarantino had shot it as one whole film, we would not have to wait years for the resolution.
One of the most simple movie ever... in terms of plot.
And i have to laugh when you mentioned not knowing Bill. His voice is very distinctive.
Have you seen crouching tiger, hidden dragon? If not, check that out. Visually awesome
One of my favorite movies. I even have a custom made replica of the bride's sword.
Ah that sounds like a fun thing to have! The sword is iconic!
Loved your reaction. You absolutely have to watch Vol. 2. I saw this in the movie theater when it came out and for only the second time in my life, I heard an audience applaud with enthusiasm at the end of the film. ( The only other time I heard an audience applaud like that was at the end of Star Wars at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood in 1977 ). Tarantino grew up on 70s exploitation, kung fu and samurai films and the late 60s/70s touches from tv shows and pop culture just sent my old nerd heart to beating wildly.
Ahh man! What an experience that must’ve been. I’d love to have a Time Machine just to share that experience in the theatre with the audience. Glad we get to share it with you guys instead and discuss this amazing film! 😃
I just found your channel, and so far your reactions and commentary are great!
I do love me some Kill Bill.
I was a teen when Tarantino burst onto the scene, and I was an instant fan. If you have not watched “True Romance” or “Natural Born Killers” I recommend you do at some point. They are both Tarantino works, and NOT Tarantino works at the same time.
He sold 2 of his earliest screenplays in order to primarily help fund the production of “Reservoir Dogs” his first feature film, another great one to watch if you haven’t seen it. Those screenplays were then made into the first 2 movies I suggested above. It is interesting to watch Tarantino’s story and dialogue be handled by a different director. One of the movies you can tell 100% is a Tarantino story and the other one not so much, at least in my opinion. I won’t say which is which, it would be interesting to see if you guys agree with me or not and get your thoughts in general about two of my favorite movies. Either way, you get to watch some awesome movies and have more content for the channel 😁
Happy I found you guys and can’t wait for whatever your next reaction is. Subscribed!
I love this movie so much that I named my ferret Yūbari.😂 She's a white ferret with red eyes, just like how Gogo shed blood tears when she died (at 21:01 though you cut the shot). (And now that I think about it Oren has a white kimono so I can link those two as well.)
It's so funny when I take her out on walks and some people would ask her name. (BTW I live in Japan) You see; Yūbari (夕張) is a city in northern Japan that is very famous for it's melons. So when they hear "Yūbari", they think I named my ferret after the melon, but then I tell them that she's named after a Yakuza character. I just love seeing the confused looks on their faces.🤣🤣 (Note: Tarantino got the name from the Yūbari International Film Festival that he had a very pleasant experience in the past.)
Thank you! Glad to see someone get as excited at this movie as me. My absolutely guilty pleasure and you guys reacted to it perfectly. Tarantino is a genius, don't care how bloody and crazy he gets. Having grown up on the Kung Fu series, this is the sweetest of movies to ever watch.
Can’t wait for your volume 2 reaction!!
It's gonna be up very soon!!
I'm finally jumping into this reaction of yours and I absolutely LOVE it!! Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 are my personal favorite Q.T. movies. Thank you for jumping into this one and the next, I'll jump straight to Vol. 2 next!! Quick side note, the final fight with O'Ren is right at 5 minutes, very cool if you remember the preceding dialogue.
Everything in this movie is absolutly perfect. The cast, the over-the-top dialogue, the cinematography, the tension builds, the music, the twists, the sound effects, the silence. It really is a masterpiece. The second one is just as good, but a different style of movie.
You guys have the luxury of seeing Part 2 immediately. Back in 2003 we had to wait forever! The old style Credit in the beginning of the Movie was for Shaw Brothers a leading producer of Martial Arts/Kung Fu movies. Hatori Hanzo was played by Sonny Chiba a legendary Actor in Samurai movies. Johnny Mo, head of the Crazy 88 (Bald Head and Black Mask) is played by Martial Arts Star Gordon Lui. Lui also plays Ancient Master Pai Mei in Part 2.
Aw man this all is such cool trivia, we had no idea!! Thanks so much for sharing, it's things like these that make this masterpiece of a movie even better!!
22:15 Love how it transition to black and white! Pure gold!
Better learn this now, if you haven't already 😂 The reason The Bride can tell that it was already been 4 years passed was because the lines on our palm adds as we age 👍
Don't know if any of you guys know this but Hatori Hanzo is played by the legendary martial arts star Sonny Chiba ,who was the Samurai consultant on the film
epic masterpiece my fave Tarantino movie, and one of my faves of all time. its an interesting point you made so many movies copied this film so when ppl watch it today it doesn't feel new any more, but back when this movie came out it was legendary
The Red Violin 🎻 a great movie of a perfectly made violin and it's affects on people through time.
Thank you for the suggestion! We’ll look into it 😃
U guys are in for a treat. The sequel is even better.
Enjoyed watching this so much! Cant wait to share Vol 2 with you guys ❤️
@@OfficialMediaKnights that's great, looking forward to that 👍 Have u watched any other of Quentin Tarantino's movie's?
We have watched a few, but are missing some. Pulp Fiction is actually one of the movies we're gonna react to because we haven't seen that one yet!
@@OfficialMediaKnights wow, pulp fiction is like his best one. I could talk movies with u all day 😁 Definitely can't wait to see ur reaction to that one ❤️
Gahhh we knowww and we can't believe we never got to that one!! If you have any other requests or recommendations, do let us know!! We love talking movies with you!❤️
I always wondered why I had such an obsession with rings, and then I decided to rewatch Kill Bill, which I absolutely loved watching when I was 8, and just all those scenes with Bill's hand (and that very scene where the camera moves up the sword and the hand with the ring and shows Bill) 😹
Fucking hell, was watching this and thought "man I need to fire up sifu when I get in" then you dropped the sifu line 🤟
That pirouettng fella in the yakuza club was the same actor who played Pai Mei :)
Hattori Hanzo, indeed was a legendary samurai and also shinobi (ninja) ini Japan...but his name always identically with Ninja...whenever you heard his name, it always about Ninja...
"Did she just poke his eye?" I guess so. I mean, Ollie & Stan built their whole career on this quality joke. Good reaction.
Funny how no one mentions that everyone who got a limb or head cut off has high blood pressure...
the man who gives her katana sword is Sonny Chiba,legendary actor in Japanese...used to be playing samurai type movie there...
I remember being on holiday in bulgaria and this bar which was just across the street had singers dressed up like the band,bare feet the lot singing the songs at least once a night hahaha they were really good tho so it never got repetitively annoying 😇
Thank you for sharing! Bulgaria sounds like fun!
Clicked 'Like' on principle alone.
That was a cool watchalong with you both, thanks for that. Can't wait for vol 2.
Thank you so much for watching with us! We’re so grateful to have you guys to discuss these films with. This was an absolute banger and we can’t wait to share vol 2!
This was the best reaction to this movie I've ever seen! Immediately subscribed, and can't wait for Vol. 2!
I’m sure you guys have watched at least two of these but if not then I hope you guys eventually react to some of these amazing films: Inception, Interstellar, There Will Be Blood, The Exorcist, Whiplash, The Martian, Blade Runner 2049, Dune, Sicario, Arrival, The Prestige and Shutter Island.
And if you are looking for tv shows then Barry, the final seasons first two episodes releases tonight and Severance, two recent masterpieces.
Thank you for the suggestions! We’ve watched a few of those! Some of the ones we’ve yet to watch is The Prestige, Blade Runner 2049, Sicario and Arrival. The rest we’ve watched a couple of times haha and we are game to watch some Barry as well!
If I remember correctly, they made that fight sequence in black and white because it was too violent for some countries, but it also calls back to films from the 70’s and 80’s. Such a great film, a spaghetti western but samurai.
That cliffhanger always gives me a tear, it's so damn good!
Love you reacted to this, one of my favorite movie series.
14:24 Reminds me of the yellow track suit Bruce Lee wore in the movie "Game of Death." So cool!
Fun fact: the bald sword master with the dual wield bamboo swords, is the real life father of the guy who plays Zoro in One Piece Live 😊
that whistle song at the beginning with Elle Driver is my cell phone ringer and its been my ringer since the movie came out.
fun fact: the RZAfrom WU tang Clan did the soundtrack
Tarantino used very much styles of filming this movie. It connects the modern movie with the style they were made in the 60's and 70's.
Greetings from Germany
This girl is straight up gorgeous
You a lucky dude my man
Lucy Liu...One of the BEST University of Michigan Graduates EVER!
In the restaurant scene in Pulp Fiction, Uma/Mia talks about a pilot in wich there is a deadly squad named "Fox Force Five" in wich she is supposed to be a character who is the deadliest woman with a knife. I guess Tarantino was already thinking about Kill Bill while filming Pulp Fiction
3:13 "When you grow up. If You're still raw about it...I'll be waiting." Let's be honest here & say that with that one line from this movie we could've been & had a Kill Bill Part 3 with that little black girl as the main character all grown up looking answers about her mother while looking to get some payback on the Bride.
Her name ( The bride ) is Beatrix Kiddo ....
"Lady Snowblood" (Criterion) is the source for the "Kill Bill" films.
You two are Fantastic!
That guy at the bar the swordsmith Hatori Hanzo is played by Mackenyu's (the guy who played Zoro in the One Piece live action) dad.
My God. It's been 20 years since this came out. This was so good. Luckily I didn't see it as soon as it came out. I waited and bought it on DVD. I was so blown away with the movie I bought Volume 2 immediately after watching this one.
Even if you all have seen pulp fiction and inglorious basterds, I would very much like to watch you all react to it. Great reaction, thank you
Oh goodness, yes, they're actually on our list for sure!! Thank you so much for your support, we appreciate your kind words!
I love at 24:52 when their two Hattori Hanzo swords meet, they appear to be magnetically attracted to each other, recognizing each other, both imbued with a kind of magic by their shared maker.
A bit belated, but this might be the best Kill Bill commentary I have seen on RUclips. You've accounted for all of the major aspects of the film. You picked up on something that others often appear not to have: the epic musical score underlining the action on camera.
The use of tracks from various westerns (Death Rides a Horse; The Lonely Shepherd) help underscore the *western* in "spaghetti western" (who came up with that name!?). Well done @OfficialMediaKnights!
The black and white was a form of censure to hide all the blood. There is a version in color that was originally released in Japan
Great reaction! I saw a funny Tarrentino interview and he was talking about how Kung Fu Panda has alot of references and parodies of Kill Bill. 😆