Kill Bill - Volumes 1 & 2 [Blu-ray] (Amazon.com Exclusive) | ![Kill Bill - Volumes 1 & 2 [Blu-ray] (Amazon.com Exclusive)](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51SDiqsZpFL._SL500_.jpg)
| Director: Quentin Tarantino
Actors: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah
Studio: Miramax Films
Category: DVD
List Price: $69.98
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Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 382
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Japanese (Subtitled), Chinese (Subtitled), Korean (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 248
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.4 x 0.9
UPC: 786936786477
EAN: 0786936786477
ASIN: B001BR5F4C
Release Date: September 9, 2008
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Kill Bill: Volume 1 Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Vol. 1, is trash for connoisseurs. From his opening gambit (including a "Shaw-Scope" logo and gaudy '70s-vintage "Our Feature Presentation" title card) to his cliffhanger finale (a teasing lead-in to 2004's Vol. 2), Tarantino pays loving tribute to grindhouse cinema, specifically the Hong Kong action flicks and spaghetti Westerns that fill his fervent brain--and this frequently breathtaking movie--with enough cinematic references and cleverly pilfered soundtrack cues to send cinephiles running for their reference books. Everything old is new again in Tarantino's humor-laced vision: he steals from the best while injecting his own oft-copied, never-duplicated style into what is, quite simply, a revenge flick, beginning with the near-murder of the Bride (Uma Thurman), pregnant on her wedding day and left for dead by the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (or DiVAS)--including Lucy Liu and the unseen David Carradine (as Bill)--who become targets for the Bride's lethal vengeance. Culminating in an ultraviolent, ultra-stylized tour-de-force showdown, Tarantino's fourth film is either brilliantly (and brutally) innovative or one of the most blatant acts of plagiarism ever conceived. Either way, it's hyperkinetic eye-candy from a passionate film-lover who clearly knows what he's doing. --Jeff Shannon Kill Bill: Volume 2 "The Bride" (Uma Thurman) gets her satisfaction--and so do we--in Quentin Tarantino's "roaring rampage of revenge," Kill Bill: Volume 2. Where Vol. 1 was a hyper-kinetic tribute to the Asian chop-socky grindhouse flicks that have been thoroughly cross-referenced in Tarantino's film-loving brain, Vol. 2--not a sequel, but Part Two of a breathtakingly cinematic epic--is Tarantino's contemporary martial-arts Western, fueled by iconic images, music, and themes lifted from any source that Tarantino holds dear, from the action-packed cheapies of William Witney (one of several filmmakers Tarantino gratefully honors in the closing credits) to the spaghetti epics of Sergio Leone. Tarantino doesn't copy so much as elevate the genres he loves, and the entirety of Kill Bill is clearly the product of a singular artistic vision, even as it careens from one influence to another. Violence erupts with dynamic impact, but unlike Vol. 1, this slower grand finale revels in Tarantino's trademark dialogue and loopy longueurs, reviving the career of David Carradine (who plays Bill for what he is: a snake charmer), and giving Thurman's Bride an outlet for maternal love and well-earned happiness. Has any actress endured so much for the sake of a unique collaboration? As the credits remind us, "The Bride" was jointly created by "Q&U," and she's become an unforgettable heroine in a pair of delirious movie-movies (Vol. 3 awaits, some 15 years hence) that Tarantino fans will study and love for decades to come. --Jeff Shannon
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 2 great movies for the price of 1 November 17, 2008
If you are a fan of Quentin Tarantino this is a must own. I waited to purchase these films until the much anticipated Whole Bloody Affair was to come out. I realized that I might be waiting for something that will never arrive. Plus, Disney has always handled the Blu-Ray conversion extremely well, and this is absolutely no exception. The color is bright and sharp and the sound is fantastic. If you truly are waiting for the Whole Bloody Affair, good for you. If you are thinking you can't wait, this will hold you over nicely.
 Not a Great Release, by Blu Standards November 9, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I want to make it VERY clear, the three stars are not for the movies. Kill Bill, in my view, is one of the best movies ever made but this evaluation is for THIS Kill Bill 1 & 2 bundle on Blu-ray.
I am totally sold on Blu and, when the Kill Bill bundle became available... well... I ordered it when Amazon offered it at a great discount. I wish I had a lot to say about the Blu-ray version but I don't so, let me say what is worth saying:
- The 'bundle' is really the Vol. 1 and the Vol. 2 boxes. They are 2 separate boxes and the only thing that makes them a 'bundle' is their being sold together.
- The contents of the Blu-ray version are EXACTLY those of the DVD edition, nothing more, nothing less.
- Even the artwork is borrowed from the original DVD edition.
- The 'extras' are shot in low resolution, in fact they are the exact extras you will find on the DVD.
- The resolution of the movie is, of course, higher than the DVD's and the audio is available as 'uncompressed' but nothing special was done for the Blu issue. I noticed quite a few artifacts and some graininess but, overall, the picture quality is good. It could have been a lot better. I expect a remastered edition in the near future.
Overall, I am not very happy with this edition which appears to have been put together on the cheap and in a hurry. I suspect that the digital master used to make the DVDs was quickly converted to Blu and thrown out on the market but I could be wrong.
I am looking forward to a complete and professionally done Tarantino filmography on Blu in the near future, meaning that I'd be buying the Kill Bills three times.
On deciding whether to buy this release or not it should be up to one's budget. Those who don't have the DVD edition but have a Blu player, definitely buy the Blu, preferably this bundle because one never knows when a superior version may be released. If you already have the DVD... like I said, I bought my KB 1&2 package when Amazon offered it at a very significant discount.
Love The High Def Despite Issues November 7, 2008
Though there are somethings that could have made this better, such as more extras in HD, it simply does not take away from what this is - two great movies that look steller.
These are also worthwhile having in your collection, because (for me) Tartino's movies usually become better when watching a second or third time. Pulp Fiction was one like that for me - I thought it was okay when I initially saw it, but subsequent viewings made me apprciate it more. The same thing occurred with the Kill Bill movies for me. I preferred 2 more than 1 when I initially had seen them, but then began to enjoy 1 more than I had before.
Hopefully there will be future versions with some of the missing things or things I would like to see, but until then I am very happy with this.
Kill Bill vol 1 & 2 November 3, 2008
I loved these films when they were shown on the big screen but was disappointed by the DVD release. However, the Blu-Ray version restored my delight with these films. The transfer is excellent and sometimes startling in their clarity and impact. Highly recommended.
Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 October 31, 2008
I am a huge Tarantino fan and this movie doesn't disappoint. I own the dvd and Blu-Ray versions of this movie and I think it's safe to say that the Blu-Ray is a must have if you're fortunate enough to have the choice. This movie has Tarantino's typical over-the-top action, gore, dialogue, and story that no other director could accomplish like he did. Uma Therman's acting is on par with her role in Pulp Fiction, which is also directed by Quintin Tarantino. Buy this movie!
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