Uma Thurman's outfit in Japan is based on what Bruce Lee wore in Game of Death. Tarantino said Uma hated the jumpsuit and didn't know about the connection so he had her watch Game of Death and once she got the connection to Bruce Lee, she understood the jumpsuit. Of course her in the jumpsuit is now iconic like most things about Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2.
The jump suit was originally worn by bruce lee . 70s. Oh an the tune playing as she is driving the the bike is the theme from the tv show the green hornet. Starting Bruce Lee
Samantha's face throughout this was hilarious! It's always great to see people who haven't seen old martial arts movies and anime react to this movie. Thanks for the reaction! Really enjoyed it.
@@parker469a I don't think there's one in particular. Ninja Scroll, Ninja Resurrection, Fist of the North Star, Berserk, Vampire Hunter D, Blood+, Elfen Lied, Claymore, Hellsing, Gantz, Guyver, Golgo 13, Shigurui Death Frenzy, that's off the top of my head. Then if you think of all the live action japanese movies of a certain time period like Zatoichi and Lady Snowblood, etc.
@@parker469a Exactly. I was thinking of the old anime style that's really bloody along that line like Ninja Scroll, Fists of the North Star, and Elfen Lied.
Samantha's reactions throughout were just gold. The covering of the mouth and looking away and just being completely horrified by the blood and gore was priceless. Yes, this is definitely a Tarantino movie for sure and one of his best. Fear not Sam, Vol 2 is a little more low key.
@@Madbandit77 of course, saw it in theaters when it came out, I'm 50 years old...Ridley Scott's always been one of my fave directors and Daryl as Pris also😁
The restaurant fight scene went black and white to avoid an NC-17 rating in the US; in the Japanese version (the only uncut one), the fight remains in color throughout, with even more injuries!
No, it was all filmed as one movie, and was intended to be one movie. But it was such a long movie, and Q didn't want to cut so much out of it, and instead divided it into two separate volumes.
That scene with O-Ren strolling in slo motion with her crew to the club is iconic especially with the song Humility without Honor playing in the background. Badass.
The music that plays when The Bride calls out O-Ren Ishii at the House of Blue Leaves is from Ennio Morricone's score to Death Rides a Horse, a Lee Van Cleef spaghetti western that was one of the big influences on Kill Bill.
The character of O-Ren Ishii and her origin story are partially inspired by the film Lady Snowblood (1973). Which I highly recommend watching and the film itself was also a direct inspiration for Kill Bill along with a few other films that inspired it and Tarantino's other film Jackie Brown. Such as Coffy (1973), Foxy Brown (1974) and Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972) all of which I recommend watching/reacting to someday.
I second this, Lady Snowblood is a milestone in revenge cinema (the sequel sucks though) and they even used certain scenes for inspiration for some of the scenes in Kill Bill as well as the main theme song of Lady Snowblood that was performed by the actress herself, Meiko Kaji, who also stars in Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion, where she also sings the theme song. Which is also used in Kill Bill.
@@shoujahatsumetsu I saw this movie last year and boy, it was fantastic. It was so much better than I anticipated and the inspirations for kill bill were amazing to see. It made the movie that much better for me. And that song??? Love it!
The sheriff who finds the bride in the church, Earl McGraw, previously appeared in From Dusk 'til Dawn, written by Tarantino and directed by his friend Robert Rodriguez. You should check that one out, too. It won't be the last time we see that character, either.
@@dnllrnt He also appears in Volume 2 as a Mexican pimp, and he played in the TV series Twin Peaks as a french brothel owner...the man could do any accent. But the guy's not "underrated," he's lesser-known. Anyone who's seen him act knows he was amazing.
When Christian Slater is in the movie theatre watching street fighter ( movie from the 70S 80s) in true romance ,the Japanese actor in those movies ,is sonny chiba ,he was Tarantino favourite actor in martial arts so he directed him in kill Bill as Hattori hanzo
21:29 the scene where The Bride spanks and then admonishes the last kid is a homage to the Kurosawa film Yojimbo, the same film that A Fistful of Dollars was based on. The line "Now go home to your Mother" was taken verbatim from Yojimbo.
I guess eventually you will get to Tarantino's 'Death Proof' which stars Zoe Bell, who was Uma Thurman's stunt double in the two 'Kill Bill' films. She went from being a stunt woman to starring on-screen in Tarantino's 'Death Proof', 'Django Unchained' and 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'.
Could I be defined as sadistic if my favorite part of this review was watching TBR staring at his wife and smiling at her horror...lol, it really was the best part:) Cant wait to see her react to pt2.
par for the course imo. the whole genre seems to play on some inbuilt sadistic tendencies of people, 9:22 "keep your eyes open, I've had nightmares about that :D"
So glad I found this channel! These two are both adorable and fun to watch. I found them on their Rocky videos. I loved how they appreciated the emotional scenes and the heart of the characters. Watching them react to films I loved so much was like sharing something you love with a new friend. Good stuff!
A lot of Tarantino's films are influnced by old Spaghetti Westerns, Blaploitation films and Chinese martial arts movies. I think this film/films blends those genres together masterfully. The way that he writes his dialogue is so unique and makes interactions between characters seem very natural and organic. There is a reason he is one of the most influential, and often copied, filmmakers of the past 30 years.
Love this movie to death, Sonny Chiba in the sword ceremony has to be my favorite. And the duel with O ren was perfect. They hate each other's guts but are still civil
Both "Kill Bill" are my favorite Tarantino movies. And the soundtrack - i had goosebumps at Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" back then when i first saw it in the cinema, and the goosebumps are back every time when i watch it since then... Perfect cast - perfect revengestory - perfect films!
What I love most about these films is the martial arts/martial arts film history that went into it. Hattori Hanzo really was a legendary swordmaker. Pai Mei was based on a similar character from old kung fu films. And that showdown scene in the snow was absolutely beautiful the way it was shot. Just incredible.
And Gordon Liu, finally gets to play Pai Mei, having fought Pai Mei in those original movies. One of them also used that red/blue silhouette shot used in these.
Vol 1 came out at a pivotal time in my life. My last marriage had just fell apart, I was working road construction in the middle of no where Wyoming. I had a 3 day weekend so I jumped on my motorcycle and road 2 hours to Casper to see this in the theater. Awesome movie and counting me there were only 3 people in the theater.
Too bad this movie is so superficial. Literally every other one of his movies have depth. But not this one. Failed attempt to do what every one else was doing at the time. Good movie, but very inferior to his real films. 😙
@@offspringfan1288 I think it’s because he trusts the characters that he writes. By the time John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson reach the apartment, you understand they are hitmen even though they don’t mention it once. When Tarantino DOES explain things, it’s (usually) in a organic way, like Dr King Shultz explaining to Django what a bounty hunter is, because Django would have no idea what that is.
I love that you hear the theme from "The Green Hornet" when you see Kiddo on the bike in Japan wearing Bruce Lee's outfit from 'The Game of Death'. Brings back a lot of early childhood memories seeing Bruce as Kato!
This film takes so many cues from 1970's martial arts movies. Chinese Kung Fu movies back then used to use well known music samples rather than create their own original soundtracks. They would use Ennio Morricone's score from The Good the Bad and the Ugly, John Barry's music from the James Bond films and that intense wah, wah piece of music you heard at the beginning of the film is written by Quincey Jones and is the opening theme to a 1970's detective TV show called Ironside. You can hear that theme being played in the 70's Chinese Kung Fu movie Queen Boxer. Also the guy playing Hattori Hanzo is legendary Japanese film star Sonny Chiba, who back in the 1970's was considered the Japanese Bruce Lee, mostly for his very Bruce Lee-like performance in the Street fighter trilogy.
The Ironside theme music is used when the Bride flashes back to getting shot, and the Ironside show theme played over images of when the main character in the show got shot and crippled: ruclips.net/video/2KE-Ze-VPeE/видео.html
Just like Django Unchained was Tarantino's homage to spaghetti westerns and slavery, Kill BIll was his take on martial arts films and samourai cinema (Hanzo was played by SOnny Chiba and the leader of the Crazy 88s was played by Gordon Liu, both martial arts legends), both the pulpy kind and the more classical in the vein of Seven Samourai and Yojimbo. Another huge, although less often mentioned, influence on Kill Bill were the Lone Wolf and Cub series of movies (aka Shogun Assassin in the West), very specifically in the way blood spurts.
cool little detail: the name of the cereal where Vernita Green hid the gun was called Kaboom! 😉 this was one of my favorite reactions from you two and I can't wait for your reaction to volume 2. the Kill Bill movies are my favorite Tarantino movie! ❤️
Yes, they shot it all at once. Harvey Weinstein suggested that Tarantino should split it into two movies, so that he wouldn't have to cut a ton of scenes.
Fun fact: The fight with the Crazy-88 is in black and white because it was considered too violent for Americans (fucking stupid, if you consider all the things actual Americans do to each other, but whatever). It's also cut down. You can find the Japanese cut of the scene on RUclips which kept the color and the cut sections.
One thing it took me several watches to catch is that Bill is the douchebag sword wielding henchmen that kills O-Ren’s dad. They never come out and say it, but based on the sword, his skills, and all of the rings on his fingers (you see Bill’s rings when he is on the phone with Elle) it’s clear the guy is Bill. I have always wondered if O-Ren ever found out. Is that why she left the Vipers to run her own crime family? I would love to ask Tarantino if I ever get the chance.
Quinten filmed the whole thing as one long, 4 hours movie called "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair" - but studios thought they couldn't sell it as a 4-hour movie - so he broke it down to Volumes I and II.
Someone probably mentioned this but the black and white fight scene was decided in editing, Tarantino said there was so much red from all the blood they opted to transfer all the film prints to B&W, and it cost a small fortune but it created an incredible and memorable fight scene
19:53 There are 3 different lenghts of Japnese swords: the longest one (most common and used by Uma, Bill & Bud) is a katana, the shorter one is called a wakizashi, and the shortest (carried by Gogo) is caleed a tanto.
the Kill Bill movies are a brilliant homage to Martial Arts cinema, they're missing only one thing which is a marketplace fight which they filmed with the awesome Michael Jai White but it was sadly cut out of the final films.
One thing I love about this film is that *yes* on the surface it's mostly just a bloodbath... but there is so many little things, little details, piece of drama, small revelations here and there which reveal more about each major character. It's fed to you in subtle pieces, hidden among the carnage and murder. This is one of those films that really make use of the major goal of good film making: "show, don't tell". Consider Gogo. As the fight progresses, she earns some respect at her skill, which tempers the audience's disgust at her cruelty. But this also implies some things about O-Ren, because what kind of person would Gogo follow, and what kind of person would lead Gogo? Someone who can tame her, and see past (or channel) her vicious streak. There are a few things to be gleaned in there. All this from just a fight.
Fun fact: In the movie Pulp Fiction, Uma Thurman's character Mia tells John Travolta about her failed TV pilot Fox Force Five. These are basically the characters in this movie. In Tarantino giving Uma the backstory, he talked about wanting to make this movie and would she be on board. OF Course, Uma said, "HELL YEAH"
Tarantino has said there are two universes involved in his movies. The "real" universe and the "fiction" universe. Kill Bill is in the latter, meaning characters in the "real" universe such as the characters from Pulp Fiction could watch the Kill Bill movies in the theaters.
If you watch the Japanese cut, in the final fight scene with the crazy 88 they do not go to black&white. You get to see all the blood & gore in full colour.
The revenge elements are typical of old martial arts movies. But, it's all based on an ancient proverb that essentially says if you plan to kill for revenge, you must dig two graves. The Bride knows this, being exceptionally familiar with Asian martial arts and customs. Revenge begets vengeance, so we could possibly see something down the road about the daughter still feeling kinda raw about it. That would be fun. haha
I love Samantha's reaction throughout his film because this is how many of my friends and family members react to Kill Bill when I introduce them to it! One of the best films ever made and one of Tarantino's best films of his career. Side note: *the film was essentially one entire film and is titled "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair," but due to the Weinstein Company and Miramax's interference it was made into two parts.*
The way blood is shown in Kill Bill is a homage to Samurai movies and Mangas. There's a specific way blood has to spill in those films / pictures. The yellow suit is a homage to Bruce Lee. Also the way new characters are introduced (with text of their name in a freeze frame and a short music clip) is taken from the same culture. The whole movie is a love letter to the 70's Hong Kong cinema.
The animated sequence was done by Production IG which has an extensive list of some amazing anime productions. Among them, Ghost in the Shell, Star Wars: Visions, Moribito. Also, dont know if you guys missed it, but RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan produced the original music. Another great reaction especially from Sam.
Great reaction! Just wanted to point out that Bill flinches as he's pulling the trigger and misses his shot the moment he hears he's a dad. Otherwise he would he hit her right between the eyes. I remember arguing about this with a friend who actually thought Bill was just a lousy shot.
KILL BILL: VOL. 1 is a masterpiece of style and technique. Obviously, this was an homage to kung fu films of the 1970s, but Tarantino also pays tribute to Brian De Palma in the scene where Elle Driver goes to the hospital to try and kill The Bride. It’s a direct reference to DRESSED TO KILL. Also, Uma Thurman’s stunt double has a bad ass car chase scene in DEATH PROOF, which Tarantino directed after the KILL BILL films.
Brilliant movie and Samantha's reactions were fantastic. "The House of Blue Leaves" was designed after a restaurant called "Gonpachi" in Tokyo. I've eaten there. You can see all of the design elements they took from it. There are pictures of Quentin Tarantino with the owner and some memorabilia.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Quentin Tarantino is a lunatic. But, it's undeniable that he's one of the greatest directors in the history of Hollywood cinema, perhaps in the top 10. Great reaction! 👍🏿
Awesome one guys! As everyone said the animation was an homage to the old classic gruesome anime. Also, Tarantino said the concept of adding animation in the movie was inspired by a 2001 Indian - Tamil movie named "Aalavandhan" by Kamal Hassan. Where one of India's biggest actors, directed and acted in that film, and Tarantino praised that film and found that animation in that movie was an interesting concept and he wanted to use that in his film. Except being Hollywood with a huge budget and the animation was done by Japanese animators.. which makes it more awesome!
18:36 -- that guard was Juri Manase. She was the instructor who trained the cast on how to use a sword. She's also the daughter of Sonny Chiba (Hattori Hanzo)
1:28 ....One of the many good thing Tarantino's movies has, is that no matter how many times you watch them, you can always find new details.... For example, I watched Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 a bazillion times, but it's the first time that I notice the name Bill on the handkerchief....
The scene of her hospital escape and killing those guys, the score....still one of my favorite scenes of all time from a Tarantino movie. Still an iconic movie for that era. The score was so incredible.
The outfit Uma Thurman wears in Kill Bill vol 1 is a Tribute to Bruce Lee in Game of Death ( his last movie) , also Uma came up with the character The Bride
I think the "apology" from Lucy Liu's character was from the fact that she was a part of the attack on the church🤔 If she really wanted to kill the bride, she would have done it one-on-one. At least that's what I take the "apology"🤷♂️
The guy who plays Hattori Hanzo is Sonny Chiba, who was a BIGH action movie star in Japan, and Tarantino was always a huge fan so it was a big deal for him to get him to play that role. Chiba starred in the Streetfighter movies that Clarence goes to see at the start of True Romance, where he meets Alabama, so it's cool that they kind of got to go full circle like that.
In case your both wondering the woman who played gogo was in a movie before kill Bill that made her pretty famous in Japan and in the US. It's called Battle Royale. You guys should check it out. It's basically the founding father for the hunger games and others like it.
This is such a display of boys vs girls. She spent half the movie with her face covered, grimacing, and he's laughing and cheering HE CUT THAT GUY IN HALF!!! lol
The pairs of sunglasses on the sheriff's dashboard are an homage to the original 1973 H.B. Halickis' "Gone In 60 Seconds". You should check it out, it's sooooo good!
Corrections to a couple of your comments: - Jackie Brown came after Pulp Fiction, not before - Kill Bill was planned and produced as a single film. But in post-production, the studio pressured Tarantino to split it into 2 films.
Kill Bill was a single movie for a bit until the studio demanded it to be cut down or split in two, I saw Kill Bill as a single movie in a movie festival. The cliffhanger at the end wasn't in it though and I wish people could have watched the second one without that knowledge. It's one of the most crazy reveals I've ever experienced in the theater where the crowd went wild. I love Kill Bill just because it's an hommage to 70s Asian cinema, with Sergio Leone here and there. The water fountain in the O'ren Ishii reminded me so much of the opening of Once upon a time in the west where the watertower is squeeking.
When this came out, I recognized Gogo's actress from Battle Royale a few years earlier. Battle Royale was, funny enough, the first DVD I ever bought. Still have it, metal case and a single frame of the original film print included.
I already watched the full length, but I'm gonna boost your algorithm and help out the youtube channel. As always, you two are great. Love your reactions.
You should watch "13 Assassins" ("Jûsan-nin no shikaku", 2010). I think it is the best sword-martial arts film with nowadays realistic and esthetical representation. It is a remake of 1963 film with huge influence of legendary "Seven Samurai" (or "The Magnificent Seven" in US) (1954) Akira Kurosawa's film. "Seven Samurai" is an absolutely outstanding and legendary japanese "western" by itself. But i think "13 Assasins" (2010) is more suitable for you and this channel. It was beautiful and gorgeous action-film.
Fun fact: Hattori Hanzo is played by Sonny Chiba (RIP), who was considered a cinema legend in Japan and was one of Tarantino's fav martial art film actors.
I envy you, being able to go to Volume 2 as soon as you want to. :-) I saw Volume 1 in theaters three times, but then I had to wait and wait and wait for Volume 2, to find out about her daughter. The character of the Bride was developed by Tarantino and Thurman ("Q and U") while they were making Pulp Fiction.
Also, if you're doing Tarrentino, you should check out "Natural Born Killers" (written by Tarrentino, directed by Oliver Stone) "Dusk Till Dawn" (written by Tarrentino, directed by Robert Rodriguez), "Four Rooms" (one story written by Tarrentino, and also features him)
It wasn't as much filmed with a sequel in mind as it was supposed to be one long movie. First he he had to cut it in half because the studio thought they could make more money that way. Then during the fight he had to go black and white because the MPAA wanted to give it an X rating and Tarantino refused to cut anything so that was the compromise. They had talked about putting it all back together and they did have some screenings in America with it all edited as intended and it's called "The Whole Bloody Affair". Unfortunately it was never released to the home market. You can find pirated versions titled "The Whole Bloody Affair" but they just put both movies back to back and add the colour back to the fight with the Crazy 88. You can tell the difference because Tarantino had to film an extra scene to add to the front of volume 2 to basically remind the audience what happened. You'll see it at the start of volume 2. If you see that bit in the long version it's not the real directors cut.
a bit of a correction: QT did not intend this to be 2 movies. It was either a studio decision post production (or a joint one) to split them. There’s a cut out there in the wild, not made by QT, that makes both just one big movie
17:21: I love how TBR replies: "Yes. The bathroom", knowing full well the carnage to come. Poor sweet innocent Sam.
Bwahaha, the moment I seen the title of this upload I knew poor Sam was in for one hell of a ride!
I'd never heard her swear so much in one video lol. It's usually pretty rare to begin with, esp in older videos.
@@russellh.3150 yeah it’s kinda cool to see her open up more and talk a lot more after watching all these classic movies
“Yes. The bathroom!” I came to comment the same thing. That was gold.
Shouldn't From Dusk Till Dawn be before this movie ? I know he wasn't the director, but still. It's a very much a Quentin Tarantino movie
Uma Thurman's outfit in Japan is based on what Bruce Lee wore in Game of Death. Tarantino said Uma hated the jumpsuit and didn't know about the connection so he had her watch Game of Death and once she got the connection to Bruce Lee, she understood the jumpsuit. Of course her in the jumpsuit is now iconic like most things about Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2.
O'Ren Ishii: "You won't last five minutes."
Four minutes and fifty nine seconds later...
"That really was a Hattori Hanzo sword."
The jump suit was originally worn by bruce lee . 70s. Oh an the tune playing as she is driving the the bike is the theme from the tv show the green hornet. Starting Bruce Lee
For the movie, Game of Death
@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 yes great movie
Samantha's face throughout this was hilarious! It's always great to see people who haven't seen old martial arts movies and anime react to this movie. Thanks for the reaction! Really enjoyed it.
Samantha always makes funny faces lol 😂 these two are my favorite.!!!!👍🏽👍🏽
Can't wait for her to watch Hardcore Henry.
Ninja Scroll is the one that comes to mind for this level of violence and gore which one were you thinking of?
@@parker469a I don't think there's one in particular. Ninja Scroll, Ninja Resurrection, Fist of the North Star, Berserk, Vampire Hunter D, Blood+, Elfen Lied, Claymore, Hellsing, Gantz, Guyver, Golgo 13, Shigurui Death Frenzy, that's off the top of my head. Then if you think of all the live action japanese movies of a certain time period like Zatoichi and Lady Snowblood, etc.
@@parker469a Exactly. I was thinking of the old anime style that's really bloody along that line like Ninja Scroll, Fists of the North Star, and Elfen Lied.
Samantha's reactions throughout were just gold. The covering of the mouth and looking away and just being completely horrified by the blood and gore was priceless. Yes, this is definitely a Tarantino movie for sure and one of his best. Fear not Sam, Vol 2 is a little more low key.
don't forget that the bride's name is revealed in vol.2
Honestly, I just love Daryl Hannah in this…that’s a loooooooong way from her sweet innocent roles in “Splash” and “Roxanne.”🧜🏻♀️🥷🏻
You should watch her in Blade Runner.
@@Madbandit77 of course, saw it in theaters when it came out, I'm 50 years old...Ridley Scott's always been one of my fave directors and Daryl as Pris also😁
And Steel Magnolias
Yes, she was great in her role . . .
The Charlie Brown inspired restaurant owner kills me every time.
13:11, honestly one of my favorite parts of the movie is Hattori Hanzo's exchange. Makes me laugh everytime!
The restaurant fight scene went black and white to avoid an NC-17 rating in the US; in the Japanese version (the only uncut one), the fight remains in color throughout, with even more injuries!
Kind of ironic.
No, it was all filmed as one movie, and was intended to be one movie. But it was such a long movie, and Q didn't want to cut so much out of it, and instead divided it into two separate volumes.
The studio asked him to make it 2 movies iirc, no?
@@Biomirth one of them. It was just too long for either they, or he. But I've seen 3 hour movies, don't know why this had to be any different.
He used the term "Volume One" instead of "Part One" to remind you of music/record albums.
Yeah the cut off at the end of Vol 1 definitely felt unnatural but it had to be done.
No the studio told him he can't release such a long movie. That's when he split it and added some stuff from the original
That scene with O-Ren strolling in slo motion with her crew to the club is iconic especially with the song Humility without Honor playing in the background. Badass.
Battle Without Honor Or Humanity is the name of the song.
Sam’s reactions to all this unbridled carnage are fantastic 😂
UnBrid(e)led carnage ;)
The music that plays when The Bride calls out O-Ren Ishii at the House of Blue Leaves is from Ennio Morricone's score to Death Rides a Horse, a Lee Van Cleef spaghetti western that was one of the big influences on Kill Bill.
Uma Thurman nailed it in this film, especially the cast as well, cool reaction as always Schmitt & Samantha, you both take care
The character of O-Ren Ishii and her origin story are partially inspired by the film Lady Snowblood (1973). Which I highly recommend watching and the film itself was also a direct inspiration for Kill Bill along with a few other films that inspired it and Tarantino's other film Jackie Brown. Such as Coffy (1973), Foxy Brown (1974) and Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972) all of which I recommend watching/reacting to someday.
I second this, Lady Snowblood is a milestone in revenge cinema (the sequel sucks though) and they even used certain scenes for inspiration for some of the scenes in Kill Bill as well as the main theme song of Lady Snowblood that was performed by the actress herself, Meiko Kaji, who also stars in Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion, where she also sings the theme song. Which is also used in Kill Bill.
@@shoujahatsumetsu I saw this movie last year and boy, it was fantastic. It was so much better than I anticipated and the inspirations for kill bill were amazing to see. It made the movie that much better for me. And that song??? Love it!
the restaurant owner, Hatori Hanzo is a famous kung fu movie actor. I just love the ways kill Bill is an omage to old school kung fu movies and anime
The sheriff who finds the bride in the church, Earl McGraw, previously appeared in From Dusk 'til Dawn, written by Tarantino and directed by his friend Robert Rodriguez. You should check that one out, too. It won't be the last time we see that character, either.
Fantastic character played by an amazing actor. Michael Parks is indeed an unsung legend.
@@dnllrnt I thought he killed it in Tusk, easily one of the most convincing performances I've ever seen. Dude is highly, HIGHLY underrated
@@dnllrnt Passed away 5 years ago. Kevin Smith is producing a celebrity studded film to sing his praises.
@@dnllrnt He also appears in Volume 2 as a Mexican pimp, and he played in the TV series Twin Peaks as a french brothel owner...the man could do any accent. But the guy's not "underrated," he's lesser-known. Anyone who's seen him act knows he was amazing.
Sheriff Earl MaGraw is also in the 2 Grind House movies by Tarantino and Rodriguez...Planet Terror and Death Proof.
When Christian Slater is in the movie theatre watching street fighter ( movie from the 70S 80s) in true romance ,the Japanese actor in those movies ,is sonny chiba ,he was Tarantino favourite actor in martial arts so he directed him in kill Bill as Hattori hanzo
21:29 the scene where The Bride spanks and then admonishes the last kid is a homage to the Kurosawa film Yojimbo, the same film that A Fistful of Dollars was based on. The line "Now go home to your Mother" was taken verbatim from Yojimbo.
Thank you. I keep watching reaction videos and hoping someone would mention this as I can never remember which film this scene was copied from!
I guess eventually you will get to Tarantino's 'Death Proof' which stars Zoe Bell, who was Uma Thurman's stunt double in the two 'Kill Bill' films. She went from being a stunt woman to starring on-screen in Tarantino's 'Death Proof', 'Django Unchained' and 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'.
She's also in "The Hateful Eight" as Six-Horse Judy.
She was also the stuntwoman for Lucy Lawless in Xena.
"Wiggle your big... Quintin, this is weeeeird!"
"TALK ABOUT YOUR FEET, UMA!!"
You guys should watch Lady Snowblood. It’s basically the main inspiration for kill bill. Tarantino made the cast watch it several times while filming.
Could I be defined as sadistic if my favorite part of this review was watching TBR staring at his wife and smiling at her horror...lol, it really was the best part:) Cant wait to see her react to pt2.
par for the course imo. the whole genre seems to play on some inbuilt sadistic tendencies of people, 9:22 "keep your eyes open, I've had nightmares about that :D"
I'm surprised when Gogo got he didn't say.
"Nailed her."😂
So glad I found this channel! These two are both adorable and fun to watch. I found them on their Rocky videos. I loved how they appreciated the emotional scenes and the heart of the characters. Watching them react to films I loved so much was like sharing something you love with a new friend. Good stuff!
A lot of Tarantino's films are influnced by old Spaghetti Westerns, Blaploitation films and Chinese martial arts movies. I think this film/films blends those genres together masterfully. The way that he writes his dialogue is so unique and makes interactions between characters seem very natural and organic. There is a reason he is one of the most influential, and often copied, filmmakers of the past 30 years.
Remember she didn't go straight to Vivica Fox after waking from the coma; O-Ren was already crossed off on the list. She went to Okinawa first.
Love this movie to death,
Sonny Chiba in the sword ceremony has to be my favorite.
And the duel with O ren was perfect. They hate each other's guts but are still civil
R.I.P Sonny Chiba
"If on your journey, you should encounter God, God will be cut." - Gangsta
Both "Kill Bill" are my favorite Tarantino movies.
And the soundtrack - i had goosebumps at Nancy Sinatra's "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" back then when i first saw it in the cinema, and the goosebumps are back every time when i watch it since then...
Perfect cast - perfect revengestory - perfect films!
What I love most about these films is the martial arts/martial arts film history that went into it. Hattori Hanzo really was a legendary swordmaker. Pai Mei was based on a similar character from old kung fu films. And that showdown scene in the snow was absolutely beautiful the way it was shot. Just incredible.
And Gordon Liu, finally gets to play Pai Mei, having fought Pai Mei in those original movies. One of them also used that red/blue silhouette shot used in these.
Don’t forget the yellow tracksuit worn by Bruce Lee in game of death
Yall haven't even mentioned the legendary Sonny Chiba as Hattori Hanzo!
Glad to see others chiming in with more history that made it into this film!
*Legends of the Fall* 1994
*Meet Joe Black* 1998
_Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins_
Epic masterpieces
Vol 1 came out at a pivotal time in my life. My last marriage had just fell apart, I was working road construction in the middle of no where Wyoming. I had a 3 day weekend so I jumped on my motorcycle and road 2 hours to Casper to see this in the theater. Awesome movie and counting me there were only 3 people in the theater.
Lived in Casper for a few yrs. At the base of Casper mountain. About '09 -'13.
Saw plenty of movies at the Iris.
I love how ‘Tarantino’ just drops you right in to his movies, with little explanation, and expects the viewers to just catch up.
That’s because he’s one of the rare filmmakers that knows how to tell stories without expository dialogue.
That right there is respect for the audience
Too bad this movie is so superficial. Literally every other one of his movies have depth. But not this one. Failed attempt to do what every one else was doing at the time. Good movie, but very inferior to his real films. 😙
@@offspringfan1288 I think it’s because he trusts the characters that he writes. By the time John Travolta and Samuel L Jackson reach the apartment, you understand they are hitmen even though they don’t mention it once.
When Tarantino DOES explain things, it’s (usually) in a organic way, like Dr King Shultz explaining to Django what a bounty hunter is, because Django would have no idea what that is.
@@matttremmel1037 Yeah I remember in 2004 when everybody was making Shaw Brothers inspired martial arts revenge flicks... Oh wait, no they weren't
I love that you hear the theme from "The Green Hornet" when you see Kiddo on the bike in Japan wearing Bruce Lee's outfit from 'The Game of Death'. Brings back a lot of early childhood memories seeing Bruce as Kato!
Which is interesting considering how much the Crazy 88s' masks look like Kato's.
@@Kaylakaze Yes!
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The Bride does actually mention the Kato mask during O-Ren Shi’a introduction.
I love that they used the characters she described to Travolta in Pulp Fiction as a TV series
The theme that Elle Driver is whistling is Bernard Herrmann's theme to the film "Twisted Nerve" (1968), starring Hayley Mills.
17:24 i hear "yes the bathroom" and expect daniel to look at the camera austin powers style 🤣
This film takes so many cues from 1970's martial arts movies. Chinese Kung Fu movies back then used to use well known music samples rather than create their own original soundtracks. They would use Ennio Morricone's score from The Good the Bad and the Ugly, John Barry's music from the James Bond films and that intense wah, wah piece of music you heard at the beginning of the film is written by Quincey Jones and is the opening theme to a 1970's detective TV show called Ironside. You can hear that theme being played in the 70's Chinese Kung Fu movie Queen Boxer. Also the guy playing Hattori Hanzo is legendary Japanese film star Sonny Chiba, who back in the 1970's was considered the Japanese Bruce Lee, mostly for his very Bruce Lee-like performance in the Street fighter trilogy.
The Ironside theme music is used when the Bride flashes back to getting shot, and the Ironside show theme played over images of when the main character in the show got shot and crippled: ruclips.net/video/2KE-Ze-VPeE/видео.html
Just like Django Unchained was Tarantino's homage to spaghetti westerns and slavery, Kill BIll was his take on martial arts films and samourai cinema (Hanzo was played by SOnny Chiba and the leader of the Crazy 88s was played by Gordon Liu, both martial arts legends), both the pulpy kind and the more classical in the vein of Seven Samourai and Yojimbo. Another huge, although less often mentioned, influence on Kill Bill were the Lone Wolf and Cub series of movies (aka Shogun Assassin in the West), very specifically in the way blood spurts.
cool little detail: the name of the cereal where Vernita Green hid the gun was called Kaboom! 😉
this was one of my favorite reactions from you two and I can't wait for your reaction to volume 2. the Kill Bill movies are my favorite Tarantino movie! ❤️
Yes, they shot it all at once. Harvey Weinstein suggested that Tarantino should split it into two movies, so that he wouldn't have to cut a ton of scenes.
Fun fact: The fight with the Crazy-88 is in black and white because it was considered too violent for Americans (fucking stupid, if you consider all the things actual Americans do to each other, but whatever). It's also cut down. You can find the Japanese cut of the scene on RUclips which kept the color and the cut sections.
The man who made Uma Thurman’s sword is Sonny Chiba - the star of the movies Christian Slater watched at the theatre in True Romance.
One thing it took me several watches to catch is that Bill is the douchebag sword wielding henchmen that kills O-Ren’s dad. They never come out and say it, but based on the sword, his skills, and all of the rings on his fingers (you see Bill’s rings when he is on the phone with Elle) it’s clear the guy is Bill. I have always wondered if O-Ren ever found out. Is that why she left the Vipers to run her own crime family? I would love to ask Tarantino if I ever get the chance.
Interesting. I never noticed that. I'm gonna assume she didn't know as surely she would try to kill Bill too.
Quinten filmed the whole thing as one long, 4 hours movie called "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair" - but studios thought they couldn't sell it as a 4-hour movie - so he broke it down to Volumes I and II.
Someone probably mentioned this but the black and white fight scene was decided in editing, Tarantino said there was so much red from all the blood they opted to transfer all the film prints to B&W, and it cost a small fortune but it created an incredible and memorable fight scene
Never seen Sammy’s reactions so good. Constantly cursing and covering her eyes and mouth ! Too good 👍
19:53 There are 3 different lenghts of Japnese swords: the longest one (most common and used by Uma, Bill & Bud) is a katana, the shorter one is called a wakizashi, and the shortest (carried by Gogo) is caleed a tanto.
I still wish we could see at least a glimpse of the metal plate in her head. It's so obvious in the hospital but the hair covers it ever after.
I love how quickly Sam has picked up on the feel of what’s “quintessential Tarantino” 😂 She’s absolutely spot on tho!
Can’t wait for volume 2!
the Kill Bill movies are a brilliant homage to Martial Arts cinema, they're missing only one thing which is a marketplace fight which they filmed with the awesome Michael Jai White but it was sadly cut out of the final films.
I'm sure someone has already mentioned this but her jump suit is a tribute to bruce lee
One thing I love about this film is that *yes* on the surface it's mostly just a bloodbath... but there is so many little things, little details, piece of drama, small revelations here and there which reveal more about each major character. It's fed to you in subtle pieces, hidden among the carnage and murder.
This is one of those films that really make use of the major goal of good film making: "show, don't tell".
Consider Gogo. As the fight progresses, she earns some respect at her skill, which tempers the audience's disgust at her cruelty. But this also implies some things about O-Ren, because what kind of person would Gogo follow, and what kind of person would lead Gogo? Someone who can tame her, and see past (or channel) her vicious streak. There are a few things to be gleaned in there. All this from just a fight.
Fun fact: In the movie Pulp Fiction, Uma Thurman's character Mia tells John Travolta about her failed TV pilot Fox Force Five. These are basically the characters in this movie. In Tarantino giving Uma the backstory, he talked about wanting to make this movie and would she be on board. OF Course, Uma said, "HELL YEAH"
Tarantino has said there are two universes involved in his movies. The "real" universe and the "fiction" universe. Kill Bill is in the latter, meaning characters in the "real" universe such as the characters from Pulp Fiction could watch the Kill Bill movies in the theaters.
Wrong. Kill Bill has nothing to do with Fox Force Five.
they arent link together its a coincidence . fox force five was part of pulp fiction before um and tarantino came up with the idea of the bride
@@Apethantos yeah but that has nothing to do with the urban legend that the person above was referencing
If you watch the Japanese cut, in the final fight scene with the crazy 88 they do not go to black&white. You get to see all the blood & gore in full colour.
Everyone in this movie did an amazing job, great performances
The revenge elements are typical of old martial arts movies. But, it's all based on an ancient proverb that essentially says if you plan to kill for revenge, you must dig two graves.
The Bride knows this, being exceptionally familiar with Asian martial arts and customs. Revenge begets vengeance, so we could possibly see something down the road about the daughter still feeling kinda raw about it.
That would be fun.
haha
I love Samantha's reaction throughout his film because this is how many of my friends and family members react to Kill Bill when I introduce them to it! One of the best films ever made and one of Tarantino's best films of his career.
Side note: *the film was essentially one entire film and is titled "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair," but due to the Weinstein Company and Miramax's interference it was made into two parts.*
I love how the cereal/box Vivica Fox shoots a Uma is called "Kaboom!" :)) A real easter egg; can't wait for your vol. 2 reaction.
5:16 daniel's smile knowing what's about to show. ..
dang. one of the few times a reactable moment is missed 😥
The way blood is shown in Kill Bill is a homage to Samurai movies and Mangas. There's a specific way blood has to spill in those films / pictures. The yellow suit is a homage to Bruce Lee. Also the way new characters are introduced (with text of their name in a freeze frame and a short music clip) is taken from the same culture. The whole movie is a love letter to the 70's Hong Kong cinema.
The Crazy 88's uniforms are also a tribute to Bruce Lee, it's his Kato costume from the Green Hornet.
The yellow jumpsuit is a tribute to Bruce Lee's iconic outfit in "Game of Death"
The animated sequence was done by Production IG which has an extensive list of some amazing anime productions. Among them, Ghost in the Shell, Star Wars: Visions, Moribito. Also, dont know if you guys missed it, but RZA from the Wu-Tang Clan produced the original music. Another great reaction especially from Sam.
I want to see an episode of CSI: Miami where they try to investigate wtf happened in O-Ren's club.
Uma Thurman is a marvelous actress, and she is INCREDIBLE in "Kill Bill."
She should have been considered for an Oscar nomination.
Great reaction!
Just wanted to point out that Bill flinches as he's pulling the trigger and misses his shot the moment he hears he's a dad. Otherwise he would he hit her right between the eyes. I remember arguing about this with a friend who actually thought Bill was just a lousy shot.
Excellent point!
I wouldn't exactly call a bullet in the head a miss.
@@1perfectpitch He missed his mark: he wanted to kill her, not to just wound her.
@@deepermind4884 Still not a miss.
@@1perfectpitch Oh okay well, it's "still not a miss" that eventually got him killed.
KILL BILL: VOL. 1 is a masterpiece of style and technique. Obviously, this was an homage to kung fu films of the 1970s, but Tarantino also pays tribute to Brian De Palma in the scene where Elle Driver goes to the hospital to try and kill The Bride. It’s a direct reference to DRESSED TO KILL. Also, Uma Thurman’s stunt double has a bad ass car chase scene in DEATH PROOF, which Tarantino directed after the KILL BILL films.
Death Proof is an Awesome film.
Has to be one of the best car chase scenes ever.
Zoe Bell really does deserve so much more recognition for her work.
This movie is so good. I love this movie. I grew up watching old karate movies. This was so fulfilling to watch the first time
Brilliant movie and Samantha's reactions were fantastic. "The House of Blue Leaves" was designed after a restaurant called "Gonpachi" in Tokyo. I've eaten there. You can see all of the design elements they took from it. There are pictures of Quentin Tarantino with the owner and some memorabilia.
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Quentin Tarantino is a lunatic. But, it's undeniable that he's one of the greatest directors in the history of Hollywood cinema, perhaps in the top 10. Great reaction! 👍🏿
Awesome one guys!
As everyone said the animation was an homage to the old classic gruesome anime.
Also, Tarantino said the concept of adding animation in the movie was inspired by a 2001 Indian - Tamil movie named "Aalavandhan" by Kamal Hassan. Where one of India's biggest actors, directed and acted in that film, and Tarantino praised that film and found that animation in that movie was an interesting concept and he wanted to use that in his film. Except being Hollywood with a huge budget and the animation was done by Japanese animators.. which makes it more awesome!
18:36 -- that guard was Juri Manase. She was the instructor who trained the cast on how to use a sword. She's also the daughter of Sonny Chiba (Hattori Hanzo)
1:28 ....One of the many good thing Tarantino's movies has, is that no matter how many times you watch them, you can always find new details.... For example, I watched Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 a bazillion times, but it's the first time that I notice the name Bill on the handkerchief....
me too!
The scene of her hospital escape and killing those guys, the score....still one of my favorite scenes of all time from a Tarantino movie. Still an iconic movie for that era. The score was so incredible.
The yellow jumpsuit that The Bride wears was inspired by Bruce Lee's jumpsuit that he wore in Game of Death (1978).
One of the greatest movie (counting part 1&2 as one) ever made.. One of the most badass female character ever and yet so touching still.
The outfit Uma Thurman wears in Kill Bill vol 1 is a Tribute to Bruce Lee in Game of Death ( his last movie) , also Uma came up with the character The Bride
I think the "apology" from Lucy Liu's character was from the fact that she was a part of the attack on the church🤔 If she really wanted to kill the bride, she would have done it one-on-one. At least that's what I take the "apology"🤷♂️
Been waiting for this one, can't wait for Vol. 2 as well!
Don’t forget “From Dusk Till Dawn”. Written and starring Quentin Tarantino and directed by Robert Rodriguez.
Absolutely! Great movie!
The guy who plays Hattori Hanzo is Sonny Chiba, who was a BIGH action movie star in Japan, and Tarantino was always a huge fan so it was a big deal for him to get him to play that role. Chiba starred in the Streetfighter movies that Clarence goes to see at the start of True Romance, where he meets Alabama, so it's cool that they kind of got to go full circle like that.
“I feel like that’s just the beginning”
For a Tarantino flick, that’s an understatement
In case your both wondering the woman who played gogo was in a movie before kill Bill that made her pretty famous in Japan and in the US. It's called Battle Royale. You guys should check it out. It's basically the founding father for the hunger games and others like it.
This is such a display of boys vs girls. She spent half the movie with her face covered, grimacing, and he's laughing and cheering HE CUT THAT GUY IN HALF!!! lol
If you pause it on Uma’s ticket to Japan you can see her name in the movie.
The pairs of sunglasses on the sheriff's dashboard are an homage to the original 1973 H.B. Halickis' "Gone In 60 Seconds". You should check it out, it's sooooo good!
Corrections to a couple of your comments:
- Jackie Brown came after Pulp Fiction, not before
- Kill Bill was planned and produced as a single film. But in post-production, the studio pressured Tarantino to split it into 2 films.
The music in this movie and the second one is phenomenal. That little girl is so cute at the beginning.
Kill Bill was a single movie for a bit until the studio demanded it to be cut down or split in two, I saw Kill Bill as a single movie in a movie festival. The cliffhanger at the end wasn't in it though and I wish people could have watched the second one without that knowledge. It's one of the most crazy reveals I've ever experienced in the theater where the crowd went wild.
I love Kill Bill just because it's an hommage to 70s Asian cinema, with Sergio Leone here and there. The water fountain in the O'ren Ishii reminded me so much of the opening of Once upon a time in the west where the watertower is squeeking.
When this came out, I recognized Gogo's actress from Battle Royale a few years earlier. Battle Royale was, funny enough, the first DVD I ever bought. Still have it, metal case and a single frame of the original film print included.
Hattori hanzo is a classic character in Japanese movies and you can see a young sonny chiba in those movies
I already watched the full length, but I'm gonna boost your algorithm and help out the youtube channel. As always, you two are great. Love your reactions.
For the algorithm
Boost your ego, too huh? lol
No seriously, thanks for supporting them!
You should watch "13 Assassins" ("Jûsan-nin no shikaku", 2010). I think it is the best sword-martial arts film with nowadays realistic and esthetical representation. It is a remake of 1963 film with huge influence of legendary "Seven Samurai" (or "The Magnificent Seven" in US) (1954) Akira Kurosawa's film. "Seven Samurai" is an absolutely outstanding and legendary japanese "western" by itself. But i think "13 Assasins" (2010) is more suitable for you and this channel. It was beautiful and gorgeous action-film.
That target acquired siren sound when Uma sees red just always throws me back to the tv show Ironside where I first heard it. 🤣
Fun fact: Hattori Hanzo is played by Sonny Chiba (RIP), who was considered a cinema legend in Japan and was one of Tarantino's fav martial art film actors.
I envy you, being able to go to Volume 2 as soon as you want to. :-) I saw Volume 1 in theaters three times, but then I had to wait and wait and wait for Volume 2, to find out about her daughter.
The character of the Bride was developed by Tarantino and Thurman ("Q and U") while they were making Pulp Fiction.
Don’t forget to watch “From Dusk ‘til Dawn”
If you both haven’t seen that movie yet...
Also, if you're doing Tarrentino, you should check out "Natural Born Killers" (written by Tarrentino, directed by Oliver Stone) "Dusk Till Dawn" (written by Tarrentino, directed by Robert Rodriguez), "Four Rooms" (one story written by Tarrentino, and also features him)
Just love how he watches his wifes faces to the best parts of the movies! Great Reaction
It wasn't as much filmed with a sequel in mind as it was supposed to be one long movie. First he he had to cut it in half because the studio thought they could make more money that way. Then during the fight he had to go black and white because the MPAA wanted to give it an X rating and Tarantino refused to cut anything so that was the compromise. They had talked about putting it all back together and they did have some screenings in America with it all edited as intended and it's called "The Whole Bloody Affair". Unfortunately it was never released to the home market. You can find pirated versions titled "The Whole Bloody Affair" but they just put both movies back to back and add the colour back to the fight with the Crazy 88. You can tell the difference because Tarantino had to film an extra scene to add to the front of volume 2 to basically remind the audience what happened. You'll see it at the start of volume 2. If you see that bit in the long version it's not the real directors cut.
a bit of a correction: QT did not intend this to be 2 movies. It was either a studio decision post production (or a joint one) to split them. There’s a cut out there in the wild, not made by QT, that makes both just one big movie
TBR brings that up after they watched the movie with their discussion at the end.