Kill Bill, Vols. 1 & 2 [Blu-ray]

Kill Bill Volume 1 (5 stars out of 5) This film has become an all-time favorite of mine. The story is great, and told in a very interesting way. The characters are great; acting and writing are smashing. There are a lot of awesome fight scenes. It is very bloody, but in a stylish way (the sqeamish will hate this). And even when there is no fighting, it's still a vivid, interesting film. Altogether, it's awesome. Kill Bill Volume 2 (5 stars out of 5) Completing the story and filling in a lot of necessary gaps, this second part of the duology is longer and more dialogue-driven, and with less action (and less blood). Still, it's interesting. The characters are still great, the writing/acting is great, and the visual style is still good. It's practically a necessity after watching the first part. And it has a jolly good ending. Both films are very sublime and excellent, and highly reccomended to anybody who likes action and doesn't mind some blood. The Blu-Rays are of great quality, especially for the second film. The sound quality is great; the dialogue is clear and well-balanced. Each movie has a 20-minute making-of featurette. Volume 1 has a musical performance and a bunch of trailers, and volume 2 has a deleted scene and a musical performance. Whether or not it is worthy of replacing the DVD is entirely up to you. I liked the movies enough to go for it, and at the very least, I am pleased with the picture/sound quality. I'll still want to grab the "Whole Bloody Affair" edition (you know, unrated director's cut with shedloads of special features and other crud) whenever it comes out, but considering that it never existed in the first place, I am not one to complain. Heck, I might even keep this copy, so I have the theatrical cut. Altogether, I don't agree with the others who complain. It's still a good movie, and it's of good quality.

Quentin Tarantino is arguably the best film-maker of his generation. His ability and passion to tell stories through film is second to none. "Kill Bill" bears witness to Tarantino's love of film by referencing a variety of genres such as blacksploitation, marital arts, anime, spaghetti westerns, and superhero movies. Some might find it easy to dismiss him as merely a movie fan who makes movies about other movies. I argue that he's far more creative than that. He draws upon these genres for inspiration and creates stories that are fresh, intelligently written, and compelling to watch. For example, in the third act of volume 2, Bill, played by the late David Carradine, shoots [Uma Thurman's character] with a dart filled with truth serum forcing her to answer his many questions. While waiting for the serum to take effect, Bill monologues about his fascination with comic books and, in particular, superhero mythology. "The point emerges" as Bill compares [Uma Thurman's character's] alter-ego, Arlene Plympton, with Superman's alter-ego, Clark Kent. No one but Tarantino could reference comic books in a film and make the dialogue sound so interesting. In the realm of cinematography, he "pulls out all the stops" using a variety of camera techniques like split-screens, long-shots, and fast close-ups on the eyes. Some of these techniques can be traced backed to Martin Scorsese, one of his biggest influences. Of course, do I even need to mention the music? I believe I can best describe the selection as cooler than Dante's ninth level of hell. "Kill Bill", while packed with dozens of exciting ideas, can be enjoyed simply as fun movie viewing which, in my opinion, is a trademark of an excellent director. The Box Set isn't anything extraordinary. Based on my own copy, all that I can determine is that the Box Set contains the regular DVDs............................. in a display box. Unless you are obsessive over display boxes, you could do just as well to buy the two movies separately either online or at your local movie retail store. I personally enjoy the DVD extras but don't be deceived. The Box Set doesn't contain any additional DVD extras.

This is a classic and having it all in one set is super. Uma Thurman is at her best in an ensemble cast that is highly ranked along with Daryl Hannah at her best in this action film. A lot of its violence is typical over the top Tarantino comic violence that lends right into the story line. Uma plays the past "bride" of the late David Carridine who ran a hit squad made up of of men and women, and does a great job bringing out the "oomph" of the script and story. Again, this is a classic and one of Tarantino's best and should be in the collection of all action/adventure movie goers, as you won't be disappointed. Love to set time aside and watch them back to back, to get the full effect. The soundtrack is good as even though I've seen them at least a half dozen times, they're fun to put on and just listen to as you're doing your chores, or moving about the house. You can "see" the action in your head and follow it along with the sounds. Two thumbs up and know you'll enjoy the cartoon style violence, especially the "crazy 88s" confrontation, which is a highlight, as is the fight with Lucy Liu in part one and Daryl Hannah in part two. Hope this review was helpful and you enjoy the movies as much as I do. God bless and make it one of your best days! :-)

Reçu une semaine en avance de la date prévue, hormis les traces de doigts sur les dvd et un petit accro sur la pochette que j'ai collé, tout est parfait, une fois nettoyé le coffret est comme neuf. A posséder absolument pour les fans. En français dispo.

Muy buena edicion de la saga Kill Bill. Tarantino en estado puro. Presentación en una caja de carton que envuelve al blu ray que contiene los 2 discos. Viene en Castellano e Ingles DTS-HD 5.1 y los subtitulos en perfecto castellano. En cuanto a los extras viene los trailer del Vol.1, el como se hizo de ambos volumenes. 2 canciones de 5,6,7,8, el estreno de kill bill 2 (que es Robert Rodriguez tocando dos canciones con unos mariachis) y una escena eliminada del Vol.2 que por cierto esta espectacular. La calidad de imagen es muy buena (blu ray). El envio perfectamente embalado y antes incluso de tiempo. Lo unico malo es que el poster es muy pequeño, menor que un A4.

迅速な発送 そして良い商品をありがとうございます。

"Rache ist nie ein geradliniger Weg. Sie ist wie ein dichter Wald. Und in einem Wald kann man sich verirren. Man verirrt sich und weiß nicht, wie man hineingekommen ist..." KILL BILL VOL. 1 Eine blonde Frau erwacht nach vier Jahren im Koma im Krankenhaus. Bilder voller Schmerz erscheinen in ihrem Kopf - der Tag ihrer Hochzeit ist das Letzte, woran sie sich erinnern kann: Ihr ehemaliger Auftraggeber, Liebhaber und der Vater ihres ungeborenen Kindes, Bill, ließ die Hochzeitsgesellschaft von seinem Attentatskommando "Tödliche Viper" exekutieren und jagte ihr höchstpersönlich - eine Kugel in den Kopf! Beherrscht von eiskaltem Rachedurst beginnt "Die Braut" einen Vergeltungsfeldzug, der über zwei Kontinente eine blutige Schneise in den Reihen ihrer Feinde hinterlässt... "Es ist ein Film über Gerechtigkeit und Abrechnung." - Hauptdarstellerin Uma Thurman "Diese Frau verdient ihre Rache - und wir verdienen den Tod!" Mit Uma Thurman (Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction, Gattacca, Paycheck) als Beatrix Kiddo aka Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis, Schwarze Mamba), Lucy Liu (3 Engel für Charlie, Lucky # Slevin, Joan Watson in Elementary) als O-Ren Ishii aka Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus, Wassermokassinotter) und Königin von Tokios Unterwelt (tötete mit elf einen Yakuza-Boss), Vivica A. Fox (Freundin von Will Smith in Independence Day, Sharknado 2) als Vernita Green aka Copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix , Nordamerikanischer Kupferkopf), Daryl Hannah (Blade Runner, Splash - Eine Jungfrau am Haken, Wall Street) als Elle Driver aka California Mountain Snake (Lampropeltis, Königsnatter), Michael Madsen (Mr. Blonde in Reservoir Dogs, Made of Steel, Species, Donnie Brasco) als Budd aka Sidewinder (Crotalus cerastes, Seitenwinder-Klapperschlange) und Bills Bruder und David Carradine (Kwai Chang Caine in Kung Fu) als Bill aka Snake Charmer (Schlangenbeschwörer). "Für die sogenannten Krieger: Sind sie in einen Kampf verwickelt, geht es den Kriegern allein um den Sieg über den Feind. Unterdrücke jedes menschliche Gefühl und Mitleid! Töte jeden, der dir im Weg steht, selbst wenn es Gott oder Buddha persönlich ist. Diese Wahrheit ruht im Herzen der Kämpfer." In weiteren Rollen Gordon Liu (Die 36 Kammern der Shaolin) als Johnny Mo, oberster General von Orens Privatarmee, den wilden 88 (UND Pai Mei in Vol. 2!), Chiaki Kuriyama als Orens persönlicher Bodyguard, die 17 Jahre alte Gogo Yubari mit ihren Liu Xing Chui/Meteorhammer ("Gogo mag vielleicht jung sein, aber was ihr an Alter fehlt, macht sie mit ihrem Wahnsinn wett."), Julie Dreyfus als Sofie Fatale (Orens Anwältin, beste Freundin und Zweiter Offizier) und Sonny Chiba (Hattori Hanzo in Shadow Warriors: Kage no Gundan) als Hattori Hanzo. "Was wollen Sie von Hattori Hanzo?" - "Ich brauche ein Samurai-Schwert." - "Wozu brauchen Sie ein Samurai-Schwert?" - "Ich muss eine Ratte beseitigen." "Ich habe etwas vollendet, obwohl ich vor 28 Jahren Gott einen Eid schwor, es nie wieder zu tun. Ich habe etwas geschaffen, das Menschen tötet. In diesem Vorhaben war ich erfolgreich. Ich habe es getan, weil ich, philosophisch gesehen, Verständnis für Ihr Ziel habe. Ich kann voller Stolz sagen: Das ist mein bestes Schwert! Sollten Sie Gott auf Ihrer Reise begegnen, würde er zur Strecke gebracht. Begeben Sie sich in den Kampf, blonde Kriegerin!" Regie führte im Jahr 2003 (der Film ist aber absolut zeitlos) Kult-Regisseur Quentin Tarantino (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown, Death Proof, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, The Hateful Eight), der wie immer bei seinen Filmen auch das Drehbuch schrieb (außerdem auch noch zu True Romance, Natural Born Killers und From Dusk Till Dawn). Tarantino ist zweifacher Oscar-Gewinner (Bestes Originaldrehbuch für Pulp Fiction und Django Unchained) und spielte u. a. in den Filmen seines Kumpels Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, Planet Terror) mit. Er widmete den Film Charles Bronson (Die glorreichen Sieben, Das dreckige Dutzend, Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod), der 2003 starb. 111 Minuten "Eine Hommage an alte Kung-Fu-Filme" (Der Tagesspiegel), außerdem Schlachtfest, Rache-Orgie (hier werden Gliedmaße und Köpfe abgetrennt und Körper filetiert wie zur Happy Hour in einer Sushi-Bar) und auch sonst mächtig starker Tobak. Mit einem absolut genialen Soundtrack! Für mich der beste Film von Tarantino, verstörend genial und Note 1 "Findest du, ich bin sadistisch?" "Wenn man ein Geisteskranker wäre, könnte man das glatt bewundern." "Diejenigen, die das Glück haben noch am Leben zu sein: Nehmt es mit. Allerdings die Gliedmaßen, die ihr verloren habt, bleiben hier. Die gehören jetzt mir!" Der Film ist (wieder) in Kapitel unterteilt (und wird nicht chronologisch erzählt): Kapitel (1) 2, (2) Die blutbespritzte Braut, (3) Die Herkunft von O-Ren (zum Teil als Anime!), (4) Der Mann aus Okinawa, (5) Showdown im Haus der Blauen Blätter. Der Soundtrack ist perfekt. Meine Meinung. Und wurde von The RZA produziert (Wu-Tang Clan). Anspieltipps: "Battle without Honor or Humanity" (Tomoyasu Hotei), "Don't let me be misunderstood" (Santa Esmeralda), "Twisted Nerve" (Bernard Herrmann), "Bang Bang (My Baby shot me down)" (Nancy Sinatra, Tochter von Frank Sinatra). "Dann gibt es sehr schöne Musik von dem Panflötenspieler Zamfir, die wir in einer entscheidenden Szene einsetzen und die auch den Abspann untermalt. Japanischer Samuraifilm trifft auf Sergio Leone - Ennio Morricone. Diese Mischung spiegelt genau den Charakter des Films wieder." - Quentin Tarantino Der gelbe Anzug übrigens, den Kiddo trägt (siehe Cover), ist ein Replikat des Anzuges, den Bruce Lee in seinem letzten Film Mein letzter Kampf (Game of Death) getragen hat. EXTRAS: Making of Kill Bill Volume 1 - Die Ästhetik der Rache 22:06, Songs der Heavy-Rockband "5, 6, 7, 8's" 5:52, Tarantino Trailer (Reservoir Dogs 1:34, Pulp Fiction 2:35, Jackie Brown 2:14, Kill Bill Vol. 1 Teaser 1:45, Kill Bill Vol. 1 Bootleg Trailer 2:28, Kill Bill Vol. 2 Teaser 0:52) "Du kämpfst zwar nicht wie ein Samurai, aber du könntest wenigstens wie einer sterben!" KILL BILL VOL. 2 Die blutdürstige Rache der Braut ist noch nicht gestillt. Weitere Namen stehen auf der Liste der kalten Schönen, die am Tag ihrer Hochzeit ins Jenseits befördert werden sollte und jetzt Jagd auf die macht, die ihren Tod verlangten... 137 Minuten für mich nicht mehr ganz so genialer zweiter Teil (Meckern auf hohem Niveau). Mehr Dialoge, weniger Action (deshalb auch FSK 16). Trotzdem gut und für mich Note 2 "Volume 1 stellt die Fragen, Volume 2 gibt die Antworten!" - Quentin Tarantino Auch die Fortsetzung ist (natürlich weiter) in Kapitel unterteilt (und wird immer noch nicht chronologisch erzählt): Kapitel (6) Das Massaker von Two Pines [mit Samuel L. Jackson als Organist Rufus], (7) Das einsame Grab von Paula Schultz [in diesem Zusammenhang empfehlenswert: "Grabesstille", das Finale der 5. Staffel von CSI - Den Tätern auf der Spur, bei dem Tarantino ebenfalls das Drehbuch schrieb und Regie führte], (8) Die grausame Lehre des Pai Mei [Herrlich!], (9) Elle und ich, (10) Von Angesicht zu Angesicht. Gordon Liu (im ersten Teil noch Orens oberster General Johnny Mo), der hier den Pai Mei spielt (siehe Kapitel 8), kämpfte früher selbst GEGEN Pai Mei (Executioners from Shaolin 1977, Clan of the White Lotus 1980) und ist als Hommage an die alten Filme der Shaw Brothers gedacht. "Und was bitte genau ist diese Fünf-Punkte-Pressur-Herz-Explosions-Technik?" Die Musik zum Film schrieb diesmal Tarantinos bester Kumpel (Dank im Abspann: My Brother) Robert Rodriguez (Regisseur von From Dusk Till Dawn, Planet Terror). EXTRAS: The Making of Kill Bill Vol.2 26:04, Auftritt der Band Chingon (mit Robert Rodriguez an der E-Gitarre) bei der Premiere 11:34, Zusätzliche Szene: Damoe [Kampf zwischen David Carradine und Michael Jai White, Hammer!] 3:38 "Du bist eine Killerin, von Natur aus eine Killerin. Das warst du immer und wirst es immer sein." FAZIT: "Der Film ist völlig unrealistisch." - Hauptdarstellerin Uma Thurmann "Das Wesentliche an Tarantino-Filmen ist nicht die Gewalt und die Action, es ist der Blick HINEIN in die Vorstellungswelt und ins Herz gewalttätiger Menschen." - David Carradine

If you new to these movies I would like to point out that Kill Bill volumes I & II should be viewed as one complete film as opposed to a prequel/sequel affair. This boxset is best enjoyed by watching one immediately after the other to take in the full story. Kill Bill is an out & out tale of revenge and retribution, this is dished out by our main protagonist 'The Bride'. Directed by the fantastic Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill is heavily influenced by the 1973 Japanese movie Lady Snowblood, which is developed from Japanese Manga, so this should give a flavour of the kind of action scenes within the movie. Gore, spurting blood and swordplay are all prevalent in the movie, so beware if you haven't seen the film and this is not your thing. As always though we are treated to gems of dialogue and character interaction from the modern day master of this technique, although there may not be as many classic pieces of script writing as say, Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs, there are still some quality exchanges, in particular the Superman conversation during volume 2 being one of my favourites. Performances by the cast are all rock solid, and they help the film to flow along easily, Tarantino has once again used actors from other films he has been involved with, but in my eyes this is certainly no bad thing. The film itself certainly has a comic book style, with a huge nod to the 70's Hong Kong chopsocky flicks of years gone by. My particular favourite parts of the film are the training sequences with Pei Mei, a truly terrifying mentor and character. If your a fan of old martial arts movies, you'll see the reference here to films such as Jackie Chan's - Snake In Eagles Shadow & many others. The soundtrack throughout the movie also features similar old sound effects that used to be heard on the old Shaw Brother and Golden Harvest movies, check out the very start of 'our main feature presentation' to be taken right back in time. Kill Bill on Blu Ray features many different filming techniques, and at times we are watching in black & white for atmospheric and flashback sequences, these tend to include lots of film grain, although picture quality is not foresaken at its expense. Close up shots feature great detail, blacks levels are inky black and the grain effect creates the impression that we are indeed viewing the movie on film. From this we can be immediately transported back into a techno colour, neon filled Tokyo all sparkly and shiny, or even switched to a beautiful and rewarding anime section featuring The Brides main adversary in the first episode. The Blu Ray version of this movie is exceptional, and is a huge improvement over the DVD versions of the film. Watch out for a black & white scene that is immediately followed by a view of a desert landscape, this highlights the differences in technique and really makes the blue sky and sandy, rocky surfaces come alive, total eye candy! In another scene we see The Bride in bright yellow motorcycle leathers & jumpsuit that pays homage to Bruce Lee & Game Of Death, the bride takes on all-comers in furious battle, the enemies are all sporting black suits that make The Bride jump out from the screen as the contrasts in clothing and colours clash. The scene then morphs in to one of silhouetted characters brawling against a blazing blue backdrop in one amazing scene. This is the kind of experience that your Blu Ray player was made to produce, and is a good test for your kit, along with being one of many of the numerous highlights of this movie. Sound quality is once again excellent, and as always, music plays a huge part in Tarantino's flick. Although it doesn't have a play along soundtrack as we have in Reservoir Dogs, the music perfectly suits each scene and compliments the movie perfectly. With swords clashing on many occasions you can almost feel the danger and sharpness of the Hanzo Hattori swords swooshing and slicing the air around you. Punches, kicks, throws and thuds also sound amazing & will keep your home theatre active throughout the movie. With dialogue being so important in Tarantino's movies its reassuring to know that this is also crystal clear and reproduced faithfully. I haven't checked any of the extras on this box set yet, so I'm not sure what is available on the disc and the quality of them, so I can't make comment on those. So regardless of if you haven't seen Kill Bill before, or you are thinking of upgrading to the Blu Ray experience, in which case you will be able to view the movie in a whole new light, because you haven't really 'seen' it until you have experienced it in Hi Def, then I can give this one a big thumbs up! ***Additional Info*** It was because of viewing this movie in Blu Ray that I calibrated my T.V. There are a couple of scenes that are on the disc that allow you to check out your black and colour levels. The scene mentioned in the review during the restaurant battle that features The Bride in silhouette fighting the crazy 88 is one good example for seeing how deep and inky your black levels are. But there is also another great example: Without spoiling the film, there is one particular scene that is underground, and we see nothing but soil, roots and blackness. When I first watched the scene as the camera pans down the sheer blackness, I was very disappointed with the washed out, grey appearance of what should have been a thick inky and deep black, the scene is very claustrophobic intentionally, and the fear of this darkness is what Tarantino is trying to give you, to help you feel what the character is experiencing during the scene. It was this that spurred me on to calibrate my T.V. Now this can be done professionally at expense (ISF), which will of course give you the optimum results. However, you can also perform some calibration yourself to achieve much better results than the standard settings give performance wise. Most T.V's are shipped from the store pre-set to achieve an eye catching display against the other competition they face, this results in a higher power usage, lower life span, and a poorer performance for your T.V within your home environment, as well as being detrimental to achieving the best picture obtainable for Blu Ray. All Sony Blu Ray discs have a secret easter egg calibration feature within their main menus, this is accessed by pressing '7669' on your remote (or triangle 7669) [Return] on Playstations, a series of calibration screens will then appear to which you can pause and adjust your T.V settings, don't worry you will not damage the T.V. and everything is user adjustable. One word of warning though, DO NOT attempt to adjust advanced or engineer settings if you are unsure of your capabilities. THX enabled discs also include a calibration feature, but you will need to use blue level glasses to calibrate correctly using THX. Once you have discovered these calibration screens you can check on youtube for help and assistance in adjustments. One other piece of advice is to adjust the T.V settings at the time of day and under the conditions you mostly view the T.V, if you watch your movie on a night when the room is darker, the settings will be different for a well lit room during daytime viewing, this will ensure you gain a truer calibration. The various calibration test pages take you through a SMPTE calibration bars, which help you to fine tune your brighness (used for controlling your T.V's black levels), colour and contrast. Other screens will help you adjust the sharpness, which is commonly set far too high. If you are concerned about messing up your current settings, take a note of the current numbers of each of the brightness, contrast, sharpness etc so that you can quickly and easily go back to these if you wish, I'm sure you won't if your set is not calibrated correctly. If you are disappointed with the black levels, colour and contrasts, or even if you are suffering from other viewing effects such as 'halo-ing' whilst watching Blu Rays, I'd recommend you give this a try. Once I had calibrated my 42'' 1080p Toshiba, I re-watched the underground scene in question. Now my screen was jet black! No wash out, grey streaks, just one deep black screen that was portrayed exactly how it was meant to appear. The sharpness of the images on screen also appears far crisper now, and contrast between colours is superb. I hope that is useful to some of you out there, I hope you do give it a try & you get noticeable results. Charlie