Kill Bill - Vol. 2 DVD > Reviews

Advantages: Great ending to the Kill Bill story
Disadvantages: ending fight

...the first part of the Kill Bill saga so I thought I would actually get around to writing about the second film. Kill Bill Volume 2 came out about six months after the first one. Considering I loved the first film so much I just knew I had to watch the second and see how it all ends. I was only 16 at the time but I still went to watch it at the cinema, bad Sam I know! Well what can I say about this film, its Quentin Tarantino's finest, I actually thought ... Read review

Advantages: Gripping, thrilling, highly entertaining!
Disadvantages: Perhaps a little too long!

...know! In 2003 he directed Kill Bill 1 which was followed more recently by the release of Kill Bill 2 in April 2004. Kill Bill 1… Very Useful for Understanding of the Sequel… This begins with the ghastly massacre of “The Bride’s” wedding by members of The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad – managed by Bill. The Bride was once a member of this squad but left due to discovering she was pregnant. Necessary for the story to continue The Bride survives ... Read review

Advantages: Action packed, martial arts, explains the story
Disadvantages: not for everyone

Kill Bill Volume 2 is a sequel to, you’ve guessed it, Kill Bill Volume 1. The obvious reason for my seeing this was because I saw the first one, I wanted to know how the story began, how it ends, and because I wanted to see more of the action I saw in the first one. The film was directed by Quentin Tarantino. I don’t know much about him but he directed films such as pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs. The story revolves around The Bride/Black Mamba ... Read review

Advantages: a typical Tarantino - great dialogue, gripping, entertaining
Disadvantages: Slower than Volume 1, not to all tastes

Uproar was too tame a word to describe the feelings last Autumn when it was announced that "The Fourth Film by Quentin Tarantino" would in fact be split into two volumes and so become "The Fourth and Fifth films by Quentin Tarantino". His long-awaited homage to Spaghetti Westerns/Kung-fu flicks was, for reasons still unconfirmed, to be divided into two 2-hour films. Were us loyal cinema-going public being forced to pay to see the same film twice? After ... Read review

Advantages: Looks nice, final chapter is impressive.
Disadvantages: Lack of originality, entirely dull for most of running time.

...while, largely after the first Kill Bill, a film that annoyed me in a big way. I went into it expecting to enjoy it, and came out bored stupid after seeing two hours and what felt like badly assembled clips from other films. Looking back on his career, his trend is hardly a new one for him. Jackie Brown resembles a ton of 70s crime films. Reservoir Dogs is just a remake of Long hu feng yun, a 1987 Hong Kong film. Pulp Fiction appears to be his only ... Read review

Advantages: great acting from David Carradine
Disadvantages: being linked with the first

...of all, The Making of Kill Bill Vol. 2. This I actually enjoyed watching more than the first volume. Just shows really what I thought of the first film. The film is done in a different style to the first volume. The first being a mixture of 70’s style films with colour, kung-fu movies and manga, not giving a solid base to the film. This is done in the style of spaghetti westerns with the desert and the music in the background. A better styling ... Read review

Advantages: Compliments vol.1 perfectly
Disadvantages: Nearly a week ending

KILL BILL VOL. 2 Waiting for a Quentin Tarantino movie is almost like waiting for a bus. You wait ages for one then two of them come along in quick succession. The second half of QT’s movie has arrived but is it any good? Well, after the high kicking, action packed, Samurai sword wielding antics of QT’s eastern we have here a complete change of pace. A character driven, darker and brutal modern day spaghetti western where we see The Bride ... Read review

Advantages: Stylish moments, some memorable scenes
Disadvantages: Over-long and over-indulgent, story fails to be emotionally convincing

Kill Bill: Volume 1 promised us a roaring rampage of revenge, and that, with immense style and panache, was precisely what it delivered. However it only gave us half of a story, so here, after a few months' wait, comes volume 2 to tell us how it all ends, with a little more plot thrown in for good measure. Volume 2 was always going to be a different sort of film to Volume 1, the real surprise is just how much less enjoyable it turned out to be. If ... Read review

Advantages: Part two - a conclusion
Disadvantages: Not as much blood and gore.

...and the second installment of Kill Bill is finally released. Yes people it is time once again to get your butts back to the theatres and watch the next bit of magic Tarantino has given to us. If you liked the first volume, then you will like this, if you didn’t like the first volume, then you will like this, and if you haven’t seen the first volume (God help you) then you will like this. Plot: The story is not hard to follow, the Bride is ... Read review

Advantages: Incredible storyline, Edge of seat chapters, Glorious character development, Ending to the Kill Bill story
Disadvantages: Less action than Kill Bill Volume 1, Slightly quirky, A few dragging scenes

...times a gruesome endeavour of Kill Bill Volume 1, I was expecting more of the same for Kill Bill Volume 2, however, the sheer quality of the script combined with the masterful acting by the Bride (Uma Thurman) and the ice-cool demeanour of Bill (David Carradine) did not disappoint as the action made way for plot and character development. Judging from the amount of gore in the first film, this one could well afford the breather that was so richly ... Read review

Advantages: Great Plot, quality director, celebrity casting, Brilliant soundtrack.
Disadvantages: No sign of Quentin Tarentino in the film.

First of all, I must say that I love this film, infact I love both volumes but you can't really have one without the other sitting on your DVD stack. It just looks WRONG. Let me tell you that I am not at all into kung foo or action films. War films make me run a mile because there's nothing like a good teeny drama or low budget as my boyfriend likes to call it. Happy endings are definatly my thing. I watched this film while I was on holiday ... Read review

Advantages: Exciting, tense and downright entertaining
Disadvantages: None that come to mind!

Anyone who liked the first Kill Bill film....will absolutely love Kill Bill 2! Whereas the first film was full of action, blood and gore.....the second film has less of that, but much more in storyline and tension. For those of you who have been anxiously awaiting the second part for several months, this film does not disappoint! I watched this film in the cinema and for two hours I was completely absorbed in the picture. Tarantino has a lot to ... Read review