FREAKING OUT over *KILL BILL VOL. 2*
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I have always loved how Bill actually dies of a broken heart.
I never thought about that..wow
"this is me, in my most masochistic"
🤯been a fan of these movies since they came out and only now put this together omfg
Great call. Like William munny in unforgiven his name is bill money obvious in hindsight
You can tell Daryll Hannah is having a great time playing a villain. Her speech to Budd while he's dying is so darkly funny to me and her "That's right! I killed your master!" is pure kung-fu movie villain camp at its finest.
She was dining on that scenery and it was glorious.
With her post eye-snatch performance being a call back to Priss' death in Blade Runner.
Especially with the laugh she does it with. Could've done it with a full backwards head tilt and it still would've fit.
For me is the best villanous scene ever made, nothing that i Saw after top It.
Yeah yeah, whatever
23:16 something I realized was that Pai Mei got payback on Elle vicariously through Beatrix, note that Bea snatched out her remaining eye with the same arm that Pai Mei said "belongs to me, I want it strong"
One if my favourite lines in the movie. "Now that this arm belongs to me, I want it STRONG!"
I do love that Vol. 1 feels very much like a samurai film and far moreso focused on the Japanese influence on Kiddo through Hattori Hanzo with the final fights being with her Hanzo sword, while Vol. 2 leans into the martial arts and the Chinese side of things with Pai Mei right down to taking out the last two on her list directly through what she gained with him (snatching Elle's other eye and the Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique) and even escaping being buried alive by Bud.
And the nice little touch of O-Ren being the final boss of Vol. 1 leading into Vol. 2, a character of Chinese and Japanese and American heritage linking the American (Kiddo) to the Japanese (Vol. 1) and Chinese (Vol. 2) halves of her story and her complete training to take her revenge.
Bud hated her because she broke Bill's heart. Elle hated her, because she was jealous that Bill loved her more than he loved Elle.
I also like to think there's a little bit of Mr Blonde in Bud. He did it cause he gets off on it.
@@blkrhino7961Eh, I wouldn't go that far. lol
Bud is such an intriguing character. He's legit in a rut but seemingly self-imposed. And Bill implies it's because Bud is mad at him, and Bud then says his line about Kiddo deserving her revenge and them deserving to die. But then he still carries out this incredibly tortuous means of attempted execution, specifically for breaking Bill's heart.
Dude is in a swirl of emotions. Bill literally calls out his wallowing as due to Bud being mad at him, the implication being Bud walked away from the assassin business and even his fighting skills because of what Bill made him do at Two Pines and him in a downward spiral of drinking himself to death (and welcoming a revenge death if Bea can pull it off). But contrary to what Bill seems to think, Bud does still love him enough to still carry out a heinous act towards someone that hurt him even if he has/had no ill will to the Bride beyond that. And despite his wallowing and claims to the contrary, he even held on to his Hanzo sword gifted by his brother...but lied to Bill about it, as if to just piss him off and not give Bill any room to feel absolved for what he made Bud and the others do to a pregnant Beatrix and those innocent people all out of spite and venom.
Bud seems like the one member of the DVA squad to carry himself with as little honor and respect or redeemable traits as possible. But deep down, he's probably the next closest to O-Ren considering his actions, both in his reaction to Bill's orchestrated massacre at Two Pines and his driving force being from a sense of genuine familial love and guilt.
Bud sums it up perfectly calling Elle "hateful bitch". Being jealous is only icing on a cake. She was always like that, she poisoned her own teacher out of pure spite, lol. She is just bad person, she kills people because of greed, because of jealousy, or just for fun. Having elite assassin trainining is making it even easier for her.
Because she is covered head to toe in dirt and she delivers the line so non-nonchalantly
"May I have a glass of water please"
Is one of my favorite lines in a QT film
I love how she asks so politely also.
My favorite shot is her zombie-walk across the street, with the dirt flying off her 😂
That is a real cafe, not a set. Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe, in the high desert of California. I used to live close by. Great food.
a regular Pigpen moment :)
Beatrix's revenge has some of the elements of Pai Mei's style. Beatrix ordered the surviving members of the Crazy 88 to leave behind the limbs they had lost as those lost limbs belonged to her. She also gouged Elle's remaining eye with the arm that belonged to Pai Mei, completing the master's revenge on the treacherous pupil.
Her declaring the limbs belonging to her is one of the most boss things ever uttered in any film.
22:56 ~ Growing up in the 80's "You killed my Master" was basically the plot of every kung fu movie 😄
Only thing missing was for Daryl Hannah's mouth not to match the words because of course, the line would be dubbed.
I love how Budd is portrayed as completely incompetent but he's the only one who really lands a hit on Beatrix. That scene where his ninja senses kick in and he "feels" beatrix coming is so cool. Also notice that Paula Shultz has the last name of a certain dentist...
I like that Budd is such a contradiction. He's clearly miserable and wallowing in nothing, but as you said, deep down he's still a warrior at heart with the instincts to match.... and I love how that's mirrored by his sword. He pretends he hawked it for nothing, but in reality, a warrior, even one buried in loathing, could never sell their blade like that.
You mean Dr. Schultz?
lands a hit? he won. He could have easily killed her.
@@KS-xk2soNgl Bud is, among the DVA squad, just behind O-Ren in terms of honor in character.
Him holding onto his sword and him going through with Two Pines and setting up a tortuous death for Beatrix was all out of brotherly love for Bill.
Yet he also seemingly abandoned both the assassin business and his own health and training because of what Bill made him and the other do at Two Pines. Bill even said Bud needed to "stop being mad at him" and Bud lied about pawning his Hanzo sword, which was a gift to Bud from Bill, after which Bud dropped his solemn line about the Bride deserving revenge and them deserving death - what Bill made Bud do out of his own spite and venom towards Kiddo was too much for Bud and he was even willing to lie about his priceless gift from Bill to continue to make Bill believe that Bud was upset with him and not feel any absolution by knowing Bud at least held on to his gift.
The guy doesn't look it one bit, but he's a genuinely interesting character and carries a pretty deep sense of honor about him. And even his driving force in all of this Bill-Bea vengeance stuff is a mix of love and guilt and regretful duty rather than any sort of malice.
It's also easy to forget/not think about, but Bill made him kill his unborn niece. I think the "Bill, it's your baby" is the actual thing that flipped Budd against his brother and turn his back on being what he deep down excels at.
"Bitch, you don´t have a future" deserves to be in tshirts along with several other famous movie quotes. Damn. Tarantino is such a master of dialogue.
The scene with the assassin reading the instructions to the pregnancy test is comedic gold. Her "Congratulations!" before she slips away, kills me every time.
I adore that scene so much. Her deadpan reaction "What is this . . . ?"
@samwallaceart288 It's one of my all-time favorite Quentin scenes. I love the "congratulations" at the end.
Twenty years ago, Uma Thurman was in a serious car crash while on location in Mexico filming the final days of Kill Bill. Thurman suffered permanent injuries to her neck and knees as well as a concussion. It significantly impacted her life emotionally as she has felt betrayed by director Quentin Tarantino and Harvey Weinstein-both of whom she says basically abandoned her after the crash occurred.
Yeah, they made her film that black and white speech into the camera while actually driving. She didn't want to do it. Really shitty.
10:20 Paula Shultz is actually a late wife of Dr King Shultz from Django Unchained :)
Oh wow. I knew a lot of his movies were more or less in the same universe. I never put that together. Good catch :D
@@Dublin.655 Thanx, there'a also a buncha "Kill Bill" references in his next movie "Death Proof" :)
What? I never knew that.
Also Brunhilde von Shaft and Django were supposed to be the great great grandparents of the Shaft character played by Richard Roundtree and later Sam Jackson.
I actually saw Kill Bill vol 2 before Vol 1, so the tone shift between the 2 parts is really more jarring, but it doesn’t take away from either of the two films. This is just good filmmaking, and I feel that people who tend to dismiss Tarantino’s oeuvre simply don’t like Tarantino, because his craftsman is up there with the masters of art.
The Chinese master who trained her was an actor of several Hong Kong martial arts movies where he usually was the student. That whole part was shot completely in style of the old movies
The part was played by Gordon Liu, who also played the Crazy 88 Chief.
He was also the leader of the Crazy 88 in the first film.
For the record, that's "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" series of film.
For the record it's also Heroes of the East, Dirty Ho, Eight Diagram Pole Fighter, Shaolin and Wu-Tang, Martial Club, and all the other films he starred in.
He played the hero in the movie "Clan of the White Lotus" in which he fights... Pai Mei
Well... the identical twin brother of Pai Mei...
People use crystallised salt rock granules as a loadout to stun people. Painful in the extreme but not too deep abrasions or damage.
My father used to say that this sh** hurts like hell. Well... It's salt on your flesh, so...
must you not use minimum powder load or only dust would come out of the barrel
"Rock salt" literally has some rock in it, that's why they use it to make ice cream and salt roads during the winter. Plus, shotguns have a lower, slower pressure curve than smaller calibers. @@niklasriva7053
You also use salt rock salt because: A: It's painful as hell as the salt is literally ingrained in the wounds. B: the rock salt shot dissolves in the body really lowering the chance of infection and... evidence.
Rock salt is nowhere near as heavy as lead. Therefore, the penetration is minimal... but you have a couple dozen open wounds with salt in them. You won't die, but you'll sure wish you did.
The funniest thing is, in a dark and twisted way, this is a great film to watch on Valentine's Day. The relationship between the Bride and Bill is one of the best hero/villain love/hate relationships in cinema. The scene right before the massacre is incredibly romantic and tragic and their scene right before she kills him is the exact same way. I LOVE how Bill accepts his own death and still admits that she's his favorite person.
Kill Bill is, in its own way, a love story. Just with plucked-out eyeballs. And poisonous snakes. And swords.
The fact that Elle had such a hard time drawing her Samurai sword indoors is the reason they used to carry two swords, one long sword and one shorter blade.
Not sure if intentional, but when Elle is holding the sheathed sword she pulls the sword out of the sheath. In most styles the proper way is to pull the sheath off of the sword. Had she done that she would have had the blade naked.
If intentional it would add to her trait of lacking respect.
@@yodieyuh6077 True.
The shoto
@@whovianhistorybuff Yes, I had forgotten what it's called.... It's also the blade used to commit seppuku.
@@erosson27 I wonder if THAT'S what O-Ren Ishii had in mind when she pulled HERS out? Before her squad of soldiers showed up on their bikes? Then she elected to let the Crazy 88s soften "bleep" up to even the odds.
My favorite line in this movie when Elle realized Budd had not pawned his sword. She says “He said he pawned it” and The Bride says ”Guess that makes him a liar now, don’t it?”. Awesome dialogue!
Hiya. "The $64,000 Question" is an iconic and historic part of American culture, being the most influential of the big money quiz shows on American TV. It was the top prize on the show of the same name that ran on CBS between 1955 and 1958, though the prize itself originated on the CBS show of 1941 entitled Take It Or Leave It. Stay safe. All the best to you.
It became one of television's first big scandals after producers were found to be rigging it against a player that kept winning. As I recall he was brilliant and had an encyclopedia full of useless and unrelated information in his head, perfect for the show. But was uncharismatic and viewers liked the challengers better. I don't think CBS understood hate viewing at the time. It could have been milked by getting people to tune in and see if the guy they didn't like (villain) was finally taken down.
It was essentially a ten questions show, and each time you got one correct, you could choose to take the cash, or try to double your money.
So it started at $125, then $250, $500, $1,000, $2,000, $4,000, $8,000, $16,000, $32,000, and finally the... $64,000 Question.
@@christopherconard2831 it was not CBS rigging out one player, it was CBS rigging the entire show like Professional wrestling.
Maybe Nat will react to the movie 'Quiz Show"
I liked The Match Game better (i ❤️ Brett. she's just effortlessly amazing), but i grew up watching them ALL (& I'm only 36, so NOT typically what my peers were into or even aware of...just saying)
all the 60s 70s 80s game shows reruns play ALL day on The Game Show Network, a channel on basic cable (at least here in east TN anyway 🤷🏻♀️ lol)
30:41 THANK YOU for understanding Bill's perspective and reasoning as to why he did what he did. Most reactors just ignore or brush off Bill's perspective. Obviously, what he did was absolutely wrong and unjustified, but at least, at LEAST, the viewers can see and understand the cause of the crime.
There's no good guys in these movies.
David Carradine’s monologue about superheroes alter egos and how they pertain to Beatrix is one of the best monologues in film history. Not only is he giving the best performance of his life but the writing and directing is flawless. And yes he could in fact play that awesome flute.
Also the 3 Inch Punch which Beatrix uses to escape the coffin is a real life martial arts technique. Unfortunately they proved on Mythbusters that the weight of the dirt would not only make it impossible but even if they did break through she would’ve been crushed by the weight of the dirt. Still an amazing scene though.
I miss Bill's speech about Superman. I wish so many people didn't actually accept Bill's twisted truth as Superman canon, but it's a hell of a speech.
Technically Wonder woman also wears a disguise to be normal.
Bill misunderstands something crucial - Superman is also a disguise. It's a facade of righteousness and infallibility, the idealized hero Kal-El aspires to be that gives him the strength to carry on. But only Kal-El is real, the man behind Superman and hidden within Clark, and the tragedy of Superman is that so few know who Kal-El really is.
@@LordVolkov damn, that's deep.
@@LordVolkovthis is brilliant and I thank you for putting it into words
The truth of it is about Bill himself. He’s too much of a villain to ever understand Kal-El, Superman, and Clark Kent.
My favorite thing about this Vol. 2 vs. Vol 1 is that she kills EVERYBODY in Vol. 1 and only Bill in Vol. 2.
Natalie handled the Arlene kissing Bill on the lips better than most. She even laughed at the calling him your father and kissing him, as she fully understands it is just a ruse. Most reactors, once they hear "father," react as if Bill is literally her father and more or less flip out
I think she's speaking from the pov of the guests. The ruse becomes irrelevant. Why would she kiss the man, everyone in the room now knows is your father, so intimately. Twice
I was expecting a Ferris Bueller insert: "So that's how it is in that family".
I always felt Rooney was befuddled, but also a little envious. At least that's the vibe he gave me. @@daxriley8195
I *LOVED* David Carradine as Bill
R.I.P
The original TV Kung Fu actor. A part written for and by Bruce Lee. It was to be his next project after The Green Hornet.
The Black mamba was most likely already agitated from being covered in money and hauled around in a bouncing suitcase. Black mambas are fast, nervous, lethally venomous, and when threatened, highly aggressive. They have been blamed for numerous human deaths, and African myths exaggerate their capabilities to legendary proportions. For these reasons, the black mamba is widely considered the world's deadliest snake.
It also makes for a reaction that’s quite analogous to what a human might do if someone tried to take that much money away from them.
@@0okamino "thissss issssa Sssssnek moneyssss!"
6:18 to the editor: I love the way you executed this!
the unsung hero
The "Congratulations" from the Lisa Wong assassin lives in my head rent-free. One of those small choices in movies that gives so much humanity to a barely there character.
Can we just acknowledge how good the Natalies editor is for a moment.
"The $64,000 Question" was an actual game show
Bea did snatch out someone else's eye in the first movie. During the fight with the Crazy 88.
And in the uncensored fight, she FED IT to another yakuza.
BTW, Pai Mei is layed by Gordon LIu, who's a martial arts legend for things like 36th Chamber of Shaolin and dozens more.
The scene of Beatrix walking towards the diner with the dust just billowing off her at every step. Her calm manner of asking for a glass of water, my fave scene in the 2 movies and cracks me up every time.
That face expression when she said "I killled your Master" was perfection, along with the eyebrow raise
I've always seen David Carradine as Kwai Chang Caine in the "Kung Fu" series.
Bill & the flute could be nod to 'The Silent Flute' with Carradine. Circa 1980 i think.
That role was originally intended for Bruce Lee who had the idea for the series, but the studio bosses didn't want that that role would be played by an unknown Asian!
@@andyyyz9114 Kwai Chang also had a flute, which he even played, occasionally
So many things to love about Kill Bill! It's interesting how her Death List 5 plays out so differently:
Oren: She was just a hired killer, who thought herself untouchable. Through skill and brute strength, the Bride proved that was not the case.
Vernita Green: Another hired killer. She thought that getting married and having a kid could move her on from her violent past. The Bride proved that was not the case.
Budd: An interesting one. Clearly a man who has issues with his brother, but who still shared his anger when the Bride betrayed him. You also get the impression he's a massive misogynist and got off on killing other people - Pai Mai did not train this man. Interesting though how the Bride underestimated him. She thought he would be an easy kill (I think everyone did) but he was waiting for her and, of the five, is the only one to actually best the Bride.
Elle: This one's easy. She worshipped the ground Bill walked on, but Bill only ever loved one woman and it wasn't her. She was probably the closest the five came to being equal to the Bride in skill but, like you say, squandered that potential by killing Pai Mai. One thing the film never addresses: how did she explain to Bill what she did when she went back to him?
Bill: Bill always intended to die that night. He was ready for it. He regretted taking his revenge the second he did it, but in a sick, twisted way, everything played out exactly how he wanted. With the exception of Budd, he was happy to let the Bride go on her rampage. To let her kill potentially hundreds of people to avenge her daughter, only to discover she wasn't really dead.
Plus, in the end, despite everything, you can see how the Bride and Bill still very much loved each other. Bill was never going to try to kill her. Their last showdown was not about a fight to the death. He took his revenge, but also gave back to the Bride her daughter.
11:00 This scene was terrifying in the theater. It is pitch blackness and the sound of that dirt echoing throughout the theater I will never forget. I literally lost my breath.
Given how Bill kept BB and raised her in lieu of "mommy's" absence, technically, this IS a love movie.
And he clearly told B.B. all about her mommy in a loving way.
As Bill says, he didn't expect what shooting Beatrix would do to him. Clearly, he felt a lot of regret after he did it, moreso when he realized she was carrying his own daughter. As he says that there are some things you can't take back, you get the feeling that Bill wishes he could take back what he did, but that it's too late. He raises B.B. the best he can, and treats Beatrix with respect, honor, and even love in the end, not afraid to admit the truth of how he feels about her, and his own "overreaction." I love that the movie makes you feel conflicted about his ultimate fate. While Beatrix does clearly deserve her revenge, it is a shame that they couldn't somehow have worked things out. But as Natalie notes in the video, the trust between them is just too broken. @@Deathbird_Mitch
I've heard others mention before that Bill's drinking at the end is to some degree intentional suicide. He's facing the end of a situation that is heartbreaking for him, and deep down, he may want to lose and is self-medicating to prepare himself.
The cemetery scene was intense in the theater. As usual the sound was just way too loud for anyone that isn't already deaf, but the scene of her being boxed in sounded and felt even worse than it ever could at home. Dark theater, dark scene, loud pounding.... QT nailed putting the viewer in the box with her on that one.
Random movie trivia: Bill's very cool car seen at 6:37 onward is a De Tomaso Mangusta. "Mangusta" is Italian for Mongoose, the small mammal that's famous for its ability to fight and kill highly venomous snakes. The car was probably called that because it was a competitor of the Shelby Cobra, and Bill likely has one because of his conflict with the assassin known as The Black Mamba.
11:44 seeing this scene in the theater was SO CHILLING!
17:41 I always think of Pigpen from Peanuts when I see her with that cloud of dirt following her across that parking lot. 😊
28:27 $64,000 is a throwback to an old game show called "The $64,000 Pyramid".
Nat's excitement when Pei Mei is about to be revealed is gorgeous... her eyes go wide and supremely excited.... not to mention the laughs throughout, like when Pei strikes her from above w the cane. Love the energy of this channel so much. *** Others might have said already. Pei Mei was played by the same actor who was Johnny Mo in Kill Bill I. QT was a longtime fan of his work and it is such a tribute to Quinten's kidhood and formative years of spaghetti westerns, kung fu movies, comic books, and of course his musical locker. I've done the fingertip punch against a cubicle wall during a very stressful day and my manager knew Exactly what it meant and laughed aloud. Uma's Kiddo was amazing for this film. And Pulp.
I got to watch this movie a few months before it came out at a special screening in Austin when my friends and I decided to make it our 1st stop on Spring break. Turns out the screening was at Quentin's favorite theater in Austin where he showed up about 10 mins before the movie started and gave a speech to us about the making of it. He told us to cheer at the good parts and boo at the bad parts, he then proceeded to sit down and watch the movie with us, he stated it was his 1st time watching it and he decided to watch it with us. Also the producer from Reservoir Dogs was there who my friend had a chat with. What a great weekend that I'll never forget.
First of all, I love your enthusiasm and your insight!
I’ve seen so many reviews of this and still, you noticed neat little “bits” that I had never seen or heard of, so many connections made. Thank you, can’t wait for more!
Now you HAVE to add ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD to the reaction list. This film has surprisingly grown on me over the years.
"surprisingly" ?
She's already seen it.
@@ChrisXIllustratesXGaming Has to be off camera then, but it was meh tbh..
@@BlamoStramo I definitely see how it's not everyone's cup of tea.
top 3 worst Tarantino films for me. And its not 2 or 3. i was so disappointed bc I didn't see it in theaters and had waited so long to watch it. if you're wondering what the other 2 are for me its Jackie Brown at 3 and Death Proof at 2
10:45 if you think this is terrifying. Then you won't ready for Ryan Reynolds movie burried. Whole movie is about Ryan Reynolds in a Coffin. Enjoy
The volume of the nails being hammered into the coffin was terrifying. Two great movies. Good reaction thank you.
You wanna know something wild? The Bride and Elle were supposed to have a more emotional fight like the O-Ren battle, ending with The Bride landing a slice on Elle's neck. Here's the part from the script:
"The effect is that Elle Driver is a balloon and her life is
escaping before both their very eyes. And now looking across
at each other, the two women see the other for the first
time, not as adversaries, or opponents, or as rivals, or as
bitches ... but as sisters.
Elle no longer has enough life in her to stand up ... She falls
to her knees in front of The Bride ....
. .. then as she dies, she leans the side of her head against
The Bride 1 s standing body. Her blood runs down The Bride 1 s
leg. As she passes on, Elle gently wraps her arms around the
Brides leg.
The Bride's hands go down to Elle's long blonde hair, and
begins gently stroking it, easing her pain as she expires.
Only in death do they find the sisterhood that could have
been theirs."
While I will admit that leaving a blinded Elle thrashing about in a rage as shown in the film was a pretty cool way to conclude her story, I would have equally loved to see that original script play out. Any reason why they changed it?'
I'm guessing that once they decided to have them duke it out in the trailer, having a dramatic finish like that might have been harder to pull off.
I also think it comes off a bit too similar to O-Ren's death, which is implied as respect between two great warriors. Remember that Elle is a much more duplicitous and less respectful figure. She attempts to kill Beatrix in her sleep, poisons Pai Mei, kills Budd and lies to Bill about it, and basically demonstrates herself to be underserving of a meaningful end. While I think the original script idea is poetic, I think her fate in the film is what she deserves. She is the least honorable of the whole crew, and I think that's reflected in her fate. @@ieruza
@@taylorsapp1266 I'll admit, I am a sucker for sappy, poetic endings. But I think you're right; at the end of the day, Elle was a deceitful, backstabbing bitch. There were a few dialogue exchanges between O-Ren and Beatrix that did suggest that they were somewhat friendly at one point, whereas Elle definitely just hated Beatrix's guts- all throughout. Having a sentimental moment together after her death really wouldn't fit.
Wack. Elle and the bride should not be described sisters. Their storyline of dating the same person is interesting. That’s what sparks their intense rivalry.
Theres some great scenes in this.The Pei mei training, the eye pluck,the five point palm. Brilliant.
My favorite part of this movie is that Budd trapping her in the coffin and her climbing out of it is symbolized as The Bride dying and reincarnating as Beatrix Kiddo (which is why her name is always consored until Elle finally says it) and once she gets to Bill's place and gets "shot" by BB, Beatrix dies and comes back as Mommy. Beatrix goes through so many transformations throughout this film that give her so much depth compared to the first film.
Watching this in theaters, at 17, was absolutely amazing. I saw it 5 times. The first time I was literally shaking with anticipation before the movie started. Kill Bill Vol. 1 Pretty much introduced me to Tarantino and Good movies/Directors. He's still my favorite to this day, 20 years later.
Great reaction, great job editor! Love the extra tidbits, you can see there is time and effort put into these. Keep up the great work!!
There should be a third called "Kill Beatrix" where Beatrix spent all this time building up the defenses for B.B. and Nikkia and others are trying to kill them.
Best birthday present for me. Thank you, Natalie!!!
I just love your reaction and your personality that comes through in your videos. ❤
My dad always saw the first film as a Samurai flick and the second as a heavily influenced by shaw brothers kung fu flick. YUP, giant dif between the two types on films…
I appreciate you and thank you for making content.
Excellent breakdown of one of my favorite movies. You have given it even more meaning for me. Rare on a reaction channel. Most of these channels I got frustrated with other reactors who don't get it. Great job.
Really excellent analysis! I especially liked your thoughts on the necessity of the truth serum. ❤
I really wish they would make 2 more films in the franchise:
Volume 3 would have Vivica A Fox’s daughter as an adult who seeks revenge for killing her mother.
Then volume 4 would be Uma Thurman’s daughter (as an adult) who gets revenge on Vivica’s daughter. Uma’s daughter would be played by Maya Hawke.
Vivica Fox's daughter would have learned her craft from a certain cruel blind swordswoman...
@@tomdalsin5175 omg that’s true!!! That would be epic.
Yes, it would be fun to have a bitter Elle back too. @@tomdalsin5175
Nat!!! Love your content so much! Stay Golden
Great ups.
Original Pai Mei trilogy:
Executioners From Shaolin (1977)
Abbot of Shaolin (1979)
Fist of the White Lotus (1980)
Quintin brought over the kill move, though it's a ten step death in the trilogy, and Pai Mei's crotch catch, which he uses as part of a finishing combo in the trilogy.
30:48 Bill did the same thing allowing Beatrix to think her daughter was dead.
Loved your synopsis. These movies are perfect to me. At the end of Part 1 when the bomb shell drops, the whole audience gasped and we clapped. Was AMAZING movie going experience. Part 2 was soooo nerve wracking when Bill shows up because we know whats about to happen. And the end “because I’m a bad person” always makes me tear up. Yes even this time. Bravo!
We had to wait a YEAR after part one’s bombshell. Agony! Lol
Yay Nat I loved the first kill bill reaction so happy your doing these films - thanks for another great video 😊❤
7:50 I love that you appreciate the dialogue of this scene. Budds character basically saying we all deserve to get it.. so we'll see what happens lol almost makes him more dangerous in a way because he's not being emotional about it.
I literally sighed with relief and smiled when I saw this on my recommended feed, I'll enjoy watching this on my commute by train to work
Love your movie reviews Natalie! I love the fact you the Kill Bill movies
I loved these movies, particularly this final part! Great reaction, Happy Valentine's Day!
Kill Bill Volume 2 is quite literally one of the best examples of quality filmmaking I've likely ever seen. I'm in no way comparing it to other films that stand alone and aren't part of a series or a trilogy, but it's hard to ignore just how much excellence oozes out of this film. The sound design is superb. The soundtrack is meticulously chosen and utilized. The acting is terrific. This film has some of the best monologues I've heard in films (Elle's monologue about the Black Mamba and Bill's monologue about Superman live rent-free in my head amongst so many other memorable lines of dialogue from so many other films). The cinematography is fantastic. The way Tarantino revealed and set up the narrative element of Pai Mei while Beatrix was still buried alive gave such a palpable sense of payoff once you understood WHY the story chose to give us that exposition at THAT specific moment. People often say that they enjoy Volume 1 more than Volume 2, but that's only because they think it's a slower film. Which, to a degree, it is, but realistically, it's simply just more story driven and character driven and less plot dependent. My younger self thought the same, but as I've gotten older, I've grown to appreciate Volume 2 far more. You can tell that Tarantino did actually intend for them to be one whole film. The more you watch them, the more it makes sense. But Volume 2 is just excellent from top to bottom.
I'm so glad you watched these two movies! They are among my favorite in film history.
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS
It adds so much more weight to these movies if you've seen David Carradine in the TV show "Kung Fu". He was trained at a Shao Lin temple and he wandered the west looking for his brother, righting wrongs and helping people. We saw him carve his own flute with you see here. It ran for a few years and introduced martial arts to many people that never heard of it.
Btw "The $64, 000 Question" was a TV quiz show that ran from 1955 to 1958, that's where Bill's specific amount came from.
The actor who played Pai Mei is Gordon Liu, one of the greatest actors of the shaw brothers kung fu movies in the 70's (there's a lot of homenage to the shaw brothers movies in kill Bill), he also plays the masked leader of the crazy 88's in the first volume. The Pai Mei character was also a villain in old kung fu movies, and arrogant and overconfident old man with silk white hair and beard, just like this one
Fun Fact: The concept of The Lonely Grave of Paula Shultz sequence in this film ended up being expanded by Quentin Tarantino for another work. He written and directed an episode of CSI called "Grave Danger", which involved one of the members of the CSI group being kidnapped and buried alive in a plastic box. It's a rather good episode, and highly recommend it if you want to check out stuff outside of his usual work.
Also: This film shares the same film universe as From Dusk Till Dawn (and it's sequels) and both films of Grindhouse (Planet Terror and Death Proof). It's mostly due to Sherriff Earl McGraw and "Son Number 1". McGraw first appeared in From Dusk Till Dawn played by Michael Park (he's the Texas Ranger that Richie shoots at Benny's World of Liquor at the start of the film). In the first sequel, From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, Edgar McGraw (aka "Son Number 1") is introduced and is played by James Parks (Michael Park's real life son). They both appear together again in the second film of Grindhouse (Death Proof, the extended cut), and Earl McGraw turns up in the first film of Grindhouse (Planet Terror).
Currently, BB's child actress is now in her 20's as well as Nikki from the first movie. Uma is bills age now too. Ever die hard fan I know dreams of what the third movie would or could be if Nikki goes looking for kiddo and if she ever trained BB how to use the sword.
What if Elle becomes a blind master and trains Nikki.
@johnfriday5169 legit plot I thought about too👌🏽✨️. She starts the first half of the movie getting humbled until she's older an runs into BB somehow. What do you think sounds better for context; BB hiding her identity for her safety but grew up on the stories of her moms adventures/duels with bad guys. Or her demanding Elle teaches her in order to kill Nikki or after losing her mom wants to find a way to protect the ones she loves, even if it means getting your hands dirty as Elle finds pride in having trained her an now wanting to follow in bills shoe an create her own assassination crew?
I honestly love the way they executed the movie ❤❤. Such good acting ❤️❤️
28:24 Bill picked that number because it's a reference to an old radio game show. It was basically "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?", but back then, the top cash prize was $64,000 by answering the final, most important/difficult question. It's to show how much Bill savors the old timely ways, much like how he holsters his gun like a cowboy from a John Wayne film.
I don't know if anyone else has pointed this out yet, but the same badass actor, Gordon Liu, played O-Ren's general, Johnny Mo, in the first movie, and Pai Mei in the second one. Absolute legend.
Gordon Liu plays both Pai Mei in part 2 and Johnny Mo in part 1. (Johnny Mo is the Bald "final boss" before O-Ren.)
The $64,000 question commnet is a nod to the TV show "The $64, 000 Question" from the mid 1950s.
"Shogun Assassin"
- B.B.
Bill's quality parenting on display. lol
I always find it interesting that Elle is the only one that does not get any sympathetic back story, and she's also the one you never see get killed. All the others get some kind of sympathetic angle.
Well, there is that 3.14 second flashback of Pai Mei removing Elle's eye; all the CMS background story I require, actually!
The ending credit sequence is absolutely perfect!
Awesome reaction like always! Maybe you’ve heard of Cobra Kai before but I feel you’d have a blast reacting to it it’s a great show
Ive been waiting for this reaction :)
Nice reaction Natalie, I liked how evil Daryl Hannah can be after her being in the film Splash with Tom Hanks. She played an evil character in Blade Runner (1982). Beatrix Kiddo finally got her old school long-awaited revenge on Bill, it was so sweet to see her united with her daughter and all is right with the world. Few other movie suggestions: Scanners, Firestarter (young Drew Barrymore), Condorman, Shipwrecked, Dick Tracy (with Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Madonna, Dustin Hoffman, and Mandy Patinkin), and The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad.
Saw the intro and made me want to recommend one of my favorite romance movies that would actually make for a good reaction. Serendipity. There are many twists, reveals, and even moments where you need to question the morality of the characters actions (to keep it as vague as i can) that would actually make for a great reaction for a first time watch. Doubt it would ever win a poll, but if it did it would be a great video.
Another one is When Harry met Sally, easily my favorite romance movie of all time. But it wouldnt make for as good of a reaction video. Though i personally find it hilarious, but my sense of humor is that of an elderly woman so others may not find it nearly as funny as i do.
Kate Beckensale is so hot in that movie lol.. and actually using her british accent
Another excellently violent story about love.... Seven Psychopaths by Martin McDonagh
Your sign-off, stay golden, reminds me of a cool 80s flick, "the outsiders." You would like it I think. Reservoir Dogs also
You are THE best!
In folklore, Pai Mei aka Bai Mei/Bak Mei was one of the Five Elders of Shaolin who survived the destruction of the southern Shaolin temple and his name translates to "White Eyebrow".
He's a traditional villain in Chinese kung fu lore. Always supposed to be well-nigh unbeatable.
Excellent review after the movie! The one thing I would have mentioned is how Tarantino took a little detail like the Bride's real name, bleeped it out, and built up the suspense to make the "Beatrix Kiddo" reveal in Vol. 2 dramatic. Sheer genius . . .
That bonk sound ad 16:17 was comedic gold :D
My second favorite Tarantino film, every frame is just some new kind of art. Every time I watch it I want to watch a dozen other movies.
I really liked how they showed that they genuinely loved each other but also hated each other for what each of them did
Bill, played by David Carradine was in the original Kung Fu series back in 1972-75 which was hugely popular and there was even a film of the same name, which all ties in with his character.
That role was originally intended for Bruce Lee who had the idea for the series, but the studio bosses didn't want that that role would be played by an unknown Asian!
Pei Mei is played by Gordon Liu, not only Lucy’s brother but also one of the crazy 88 from the first movie. The bald one with a mask.
23:23 the Parallels between this and the Goldfish. Ooh, it's so good
So glad you reacted to this series! It’s one of my top 3 for sure!
I would really love it if you would react to Sense8… I really think it’s up your alley for the channel! Created/directed by the wachowskis (the people behind the matrix) it is such a beautiful show. From the writing, to the casting, music, and the cinematography. A beautiful experience I don’t think you’d regret at all!
Totally agree with the things you said about music and sound design in the Kill Bill saga. One filmmaker whose work i think you should react to on your channel is that of writer/director/editor/composer/cinematographer Robert Rodriguez. He came up roughly at the same time as Tarantino in Hollywood and they are mutual admirers and consider each other brothers. Rodriguez even did a lot of the music for Kill Bill Vol 2 and Tarantino did a cameo in Rodriguez's Desperado movie starring Antonio Banderas. Other Rodriguez films include The Faculty, the Spy Kids movies, the Sin City movies, Alita: Battle Angel, and 2 of my favorites Planet Terror and Once Upon A Time In Mexico. I think you'd have a ton of fun with many of those so I hope you'll give them a shot. Wish you much continued success with the channel! It's great!
I could watch this movie a millions times I think I actually have. Just like u said. So so good. The only other Quentin movies I watch repeatedly are DEATHPROOF & Django. Both with some amazing moments of tension and movie magic!
Beatrix being buried alive....I will remember watching that scene in the theater as long as I live. The hole theater going pitch black. The MASSIVE crash sound of the dirt on top of the wood casket (people jumped out of their seats after the brief pause). All you could hear was anxious breathing (Beatrix and the audience). Never had a theater experience like that before.
One more thing. Sally Menke (RIP) was Tarantino's editor on his best films. She kept his sometimes wandering vision tight and focused. Kill Bill 1 and 2 were some of her finest pieces of work. Her editing is sorely missed on Tarantino's most recent projects....they're still good, but Menke would have made them great!