![]() The film follows "The Bride" pursuing Bill's brother Budd and confronting Elle Driver, a fellow student of Pai Mei. Volume 2 grossed a total of $66.2 million in the United States and Canada and $86 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $152.2 million. It grossed an estimated $17.7 million and ranked first at the international box office, ending an eight-week streak held by The Passion of the Christ. Outside of the United States and Canada, Volume 2 was released in 20 countries over the weekend of April 23, 2004. Volume 2 attracted more female theatergoers than Volume 1, with 40% of the audience being female. Volume 2 's opening weekend gross was higher than Volume 1 's, and the equivalent success confirmed the studio's financial decision to split the film into two theatrical releases. Kill Bill: Volume 2 was released in theaters on April 16, 2004. Tarantino has make a solid point with this film to show that martial arts scenes should stick to the artful and realistic choreographic treatment to sustain the true spiritual spirit of martial arts.The State Theater Ann Arbor, Michigan shows a double feature of Kill Bill Vols. ![]() Every camera shot and scene seems to scream out, non-stop, `Kill Bill and all of Bill's DVAS members.' My adrenaline's still flowing as I'm recalling the scenes. The themes of betrayal and revenge come off strong. ![]() They set the moods so appropriately with the events.Įven at 'The House Of Blue Leaves', we get to see Tarantino weaving the artistic styles of Lucio Fulci, Chang-Che, Sergio Leone, Kurosawa, Zhang Yimou and Busby Berkeley to bring the audience a stylistic exhibit of remarkable montage grandeur. The music and lyrics that accompany the scenes are astounding. ![]() Violently brutal and gloriously gory without doubt, and yet so aesthetically operatic and astoundingly artful. Powerfully portrayed and not to be easily forgotten. Yep, there's a great deal of captivatingly artistic boldness in this film. It's examining how Tarantino catalogues the great stylistic elements of his favorite 'old-school' filmmakers and transforms them into a phenomenally creative and mesmerizing film. It's almost as if I'm watching a colorful and bloodied kabuki stage that's displaying a stunningly massive tournament of multi-layered kung-fu and female samura sword-fighting styles to dazzle the audience. It celebrates the Tarantino trademark of avoiding the use of computer-generated CGI special effects. Or is The Bride 'Just another little Western girl playing at being a samurai' - as O-Ren Ishii blatantly puts it? This film's a sampling of the Tarantino 'fury,' short of the Tarantino customary fiery tongue. Perhaps, Uma Thurman in her yellow suit is a salute to the yellow-suited Bruce Lee in his last film, The Game of Death. Observe the `Carrie' blank-starry eyed image settled on The Bride's gory face as she's introduced to the audience. It's impossible not to smile over the Shaw Bros.' iconic introduction ploy and the De Palma-esque split screens. Like in all his films, Tarantino never fails to merge dark humor with terror. Can anyone expect Tarantino's movie not to be a true mind-blowing, adrenaline-pumping shocker? Of course not! Gritty and slick, his first installment of KB rocks with moody western imagery, the '60s and '70s-era of Hong Kong martial arts-action, the influences of the ritualistic samurai swordsmanship, and Japanese anime. Sure it's outlandishly violent and bloody. ![]()
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