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Kill Bill: Vol. 2

  • 20042004
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  • 2h 17m
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The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.The Bride continues her quest of vengeance against her former boss and lover Bill, the reclusive bouncer Budd, and the treacherous, one-eyed Elle.
IMDb RATING
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    • Quentin Tarantino
    • Quentin Tarantino(based on the character The Bride created by)
    • Uma Thurman(based on the character The Bride created by)
  • Stars
    • Uma Thurman
    • David Carradine
    • Michael Madsen
    • Quentin Tarantino
    • Quentin Tarantino(based on the character The Bride created by)
    • Uma Thurman(based on the character The Bride created by)
  • Stars
    • Uma Thurman
    • David Carradine
    • Michael Madsen
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    • 1.1KUser reviews
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    • 83Metascore
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    Uma Thurman and David Carradine in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
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    Uma Thurman and David Carradine in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
    Uma Thurman in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
    Uma Thurman and Chia-Hui Liu in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
    Uma Thurman and Chia-Hui Liu in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
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    Uma Thurman
    Uma Thurman
    • Beatrix Kiddo aka The Bride aka Black Mamba aka Mommy
    David Carradine
    David Carradine
    • Bill aka Snake Charmer
    Michael Madsen
    Michael Madsen
    • Budd aka Sidewinder
    Daryl Hannah
    Daryl Hannah
    • Elle Driver aka California Mountain Snake
    Vivica A. Fox
    Vivica A. Fox
    • Vernita Green aka Copperhead
    Ambrosia Kelley
    Ambrosia Kelley
    • Nikki
    • (as Ambrosia Kelly)
    Michael Parks
    Michael Parks
    • Earl McGraw…
    James Parks
    James Parks
    • Edgar McGraw
    Jonathan Loughran
    Jonathan Loughran
    • Trucker
    Michael Bowen
    Michael Bowen
    • Buck
    Kenji Ôba
    Kenji Ôba
    • Bald Guy
    • (as Kenji Oba)
    Yoshiyuki Morishita
    Yoshiyuki Morishita
    • Tokyo Businessman
    • (as Yoshijuki Morishita)
    Jun Kunimura
    Jun Kunimura
    • Boss Tanaka
    Goro Daimon
    Goro Daimon
    • Boss Honda
    Kazuki Kitamura
    Kazuki Kitamura
    • Boss Koji…
    Akaji Maro
    Akaji Maro
    • Boss Ozawah
    Shun Sugata
    Shun Sugata
    • Boss Benta
    The 5.6.7.8's
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      • Quentin Tarantino
      • Quentin Tarantino(based on the character The Bride created by)
      • Uma Thurman(based on the character The Bride created by)
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    • Trivia
      Quentin Tarantino originally intended to only have Pai Mei's lips speaking Cantonese, while his voice would be in English, imitating a bad dub job. Tarantino was going to provide the voice himself. In the end, Tarantino abandoned this idea, and Pai Mei (Chia-Hui Liu) speaks in his own voice.
    • Goofs
      Budd shot Bea with a load of rock salt in the chest, and blew a hole in her clothes and chest and bloodied her clothes and chest. By the time Bea made it back to the trailer, the blood and mess were gone and no wound existed in her chest.
    • Quotes

      Bill: Pai Mei taught you the five point palm-exploding heart technique?

      The Bride: Of course he did.

      Bill: Why didn't you tell me?

      The Bride: I don't know... because I'm a bad person.

      Bill: No. You're not a bad person. You're a terrific person. You're my favorite person, but every once in a while, you can be a real cunt.

    • Crazy credits
      During the (second) end credits, as the names of actors in the Deadly Viper Assasination Squad roll by, a line is drawn through each like Black Mamba did on her "Death List 5" after she killed them. Daryl Hannah is one exception; she has a question mark drawn over her name. The other exception is David Carradine's name - his name appears after Uma's in this set of end credits but does NOT get crossed out.
    • Alternate versions
      Hong Kong version differs very slightly from the US version. The only difference is that some alternate shots were used in the scene where Beatrix drives to Esteban and the scene where she finally goes to him in the village.
    • Connections
      Edited into Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      About Her
      Written by Malcolm McLaren (as M. McLaren), W.C. Handy, Rod Argent

      Performed by Malcolm McLaren

      Courtesy of Malcolm McLaren

      Contains samples of "She's Not There"

      Written by Rod Argent

      Published by Marquis Music Co. Ltd.

      Performed by The Zombies

      Licensed courtesy of Marquis Enterprises Limited

      and of "St. Louis Blues"

      Written by W.C. Handy (as William C. Handy)

      Published by Handy Brothers Music Co., Inc., New York

      Administered by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

      On behalf of Francis Day & Hunter

      Performed by Bessie Smith

      Original recording from the film "St. Louis Blues" in 1929

      Used with permission. All rights reserved.

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    8/10
    The Better Half
    It's a matter of some debate which volume of Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" is better. Let's end the argument right now: David Carradine doesn't even appear in "Volume 1." Hasn't the Academy mailed him his Best Supporting Actor Oscar already?

    In the first volume of "Kill Bill," released only a few months before "Vol. 2" in the tail end of 2003, we met Uma Thurman, one peeded-off super-assassin taking out some folks from her past one at a time, with the occasional mega-posse thrown in for interest. "Vol. 1" had a lot of blood, violence, and wisecracks, and galloped across the screen like a rap video on steroids.

    "Vol. 2" is way different. It makes sense it's a separate movie; the tone is such a departure from "Vol. 1" in two ways. One is style. Director Tarantino has fun stylistically quoting Sergio Leone and chop-fu cheapos from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Cinematic sampling is something he's good at and enjoys, but in "Vol. 2" he doesn't go as overboard as he does in "Vol. 1." He pulls back and lets the plot breathe, rather than filling every spare second with a homage-cum-parody that maybe a dozen lucky fans will get. Maybe some here wish he'd pile it on a bit more, but they have to make do with the goofy Pei Mai sequence, which is a flashback and hence not jarring in its "Vol. 1"-style comic-book treatment. Throughout "Vol. 2" the emphasis is on storytelling and character-building, which is where it should be given we are now being asked to deepen our commitment of interest to these people. "Vol. 1" is okay for what it is, but its flash and action are no match for the depth and nuance of "Vol. 2."

    This gets to the second different tonal difference between the films, which is emotional. It all comes back to the characters. They don't quite become real people here, but they get close enough to get under your skin. Admittedly, the opening part of "Vol. 2" tests the viewer's patience a bit, there's some long bits that show the director hasn't really mastered self-discipline, like with Thurman's graveyard struggle, but the meandering usually has a purpose. Tarantino is building toward something here that has its payoff when Thurman's character finally has her face-to-face showdown with Carradine's Bill.

    From that moment forward to the end, this is the best Tarantino has ever been.

    Carradine and Thurman dominate the proceedings with two of the finest performances I've seen, certainly the best Tarantino has directed, playing off the mythology we've been taught in "Vol. 1" and developing resonances with the viewer both together and apart which will surprise those expecting a casual butt-kicking affair. We finally find out what Carradine means in the first line of "Vol. 1" where he tells a whimpering victim he is being masochistic, not sadistic, and its a powerful revelation, that this sinister baddie may have a heart buried under that cold exterior. Carradine is perfect in his phrasing, his pauses, the tired glint in his eye, or the way he says "Kiddo." You can't ask for a better veteran performance. For her part, Thurman presents a brilliantly conflicted character who can not stop either hating or loving Bill, and brings us not into a world of cartoon anguish, but real human pain.

    "Kill Bill Vol. 2" is slow-moving, and needs "Vol. 1" in a way few sequels do, since it assumes you know nearly all the characters coming in. That's a weakness. So are some undeniably pointless bits, including the entire sequence with Bill's father figure, Esteban Vihaio, and some business at a bar involving Michael Madsen, who plays a former assassin now gone to seed.

    Madsen's good, though, and so's Daryl Hannah as another rather mouthy assassin, Gordon Liu as Pei Mei, and especially Perla Haney-Jardine as a girl named B.B. The nice thing with Tarantino is for every scene that strikes a bum note, there's four or five that hit the right mark, and some manage to do much more. My favorite scene involves a Mexican standoff in an L.A. hotel room between Thurman's character and an anonymous hitwoman, at once grippingly suspenseful, hilarious, and life-affirming. Still, it's the final moments of this film that will stay with you, as Bill and his former pupil work out their "unfinished business" and we are left to ponder the results of their decisions and actions.

    "Kill Bill Vol. 2" may not reach the heights of cinema to which it aspires, the level of "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly" quoted in its score, but it's a fine film that will make most viewers glad they stuck around for the second installment. I am.
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    • Release date
      • April 16, 2004 (United States)
      • United States
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      • English
      • Cantonese
      • Mandarin
      • Spanish
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      • Beijing, China
    • Production companies
      • Miramax
      • A Band Apart
      • Super Cool ManChu
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    • 2 hours 17 minutes
      • Color
      • Black and White
      • DTS
      • Dolby Digital
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