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Uma Thurman
plays The Bride, a member of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad who
wants out in order to get married and have a family. We all know that
once you’re in, you’re in. So her Boss, Bill (David Carradine), shoots
her in the head at her own wedding. Did I mention that she’s pregnant
also? She does not die, but is in a coma for 4 years. When she wakes up,
she goes out to get revenge against Bill and her former teammates.
Casting: I
have no complaints on the casting except for one minor detail. Maybe I
haven’t seen a lot of Uma Thurman's movies but it seemed that in a few
scenes she was playing the same character from Pulp Fiction. The whole
square finger motion thing really reminded me of Pulp Fiction.
Otherwise, everybody was great. Michael Madsen is always a bad
motherfucker and even though her character was the least memorable,
Vivica Fox was good too. David Carradine just has the whole Crime Boss
attitude down pat. Darryl Hannah has gained a lot more respect in my
eyes as after Blade Runner, she hasn’t done anything to action oriented
that I have seen. Lucy Liu – She is
great in everything I have seen her in. Hell, her and Fish were the only
reason to watch Ally McBeal. I think she should have played Deathstryke
in X2. But, that’s just my opinion. Sonny Chiba guest stars as Hattori
Hanzo and his introductory scene is great. The comedy in the scene makes
it hard to believe that he is a master sword maker.
What a way
to start a movie though, a b*****fight in the suburbs. Let’s you know
that this will be an unrealistic yet intense and fun flick. I say
unrealistic because if you were intent on killing someone who put you in
a coma and helped take your baby, would a kid in the room stop you? On
the other side, if you were a member of the “DiVAS”, wouldn’t you have
better security for your family? Or would you even have a family?
Another reason is the style, as Judi said “It’s like live action anime”.
I prefer to think of it as taking Pulp Fiction, the Matrix and about a
half dozen anime flicks and throwing them in a blender.
The fight
scenes were great. Way over the top with the amount of blood but well
choreographed and executed. After seeing Gogo with that ball and chain,
the stereotypical Asian schoolgirl is no more in my mind. I’d be afraid
to let her around my balls. Bad joke, I’m sorry.
Here are a
couple pieces of trivia and questions. The officer that Michael Parks
played at the beginning is the same character he played in From Dusk
Till Dawn. His son in this is playing the same character he played in
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money.
As we were
watching the scene where The Bride flies into Tokyo, I said that the
miniatures of Tokyo were horrible. And that I had seen better miniatures
in A Godzilla movie. While looking at IMDB for the best lines, there was
a piece of trivia that caught my eye. It seems that the miniatures
are from the Godzilla movie Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidorâ:
Daikaijû sôkôgeki. Or Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant
Monsters All-Out Attack for those of us who don’t speak Japanese. How
funny is that?
Some quirks
of Quentin Tarantino are that I don’t understand. It seems that almost
all of his movies are out of order. Why is that? And why is The Brides
name bleeped out? I guess I need to watch it with the commentary on.
I prefer
Pulp Fiction over this only for the story, but if I want some over the
top violence and a woman who kicks a** fix, I’ll toss these in. I own
both so obviously I like them. I don’t know if I will be doing a review
on Vol.2 as Jordan aka Mr. Versatile, a member of my group – Reviews
from the Couch, suggested I do Vol. 1 and he would do Vol. 2. With his
permission I may post his review as a companion to this on my blog (at
Reviews from the Couch).
So until
the Rabbit gets his Trix,
Stay tuned.
Mitch
Best Lines:
The
Bride: Those of you lucky enough to have your lives, take them with
you. However, leave the limbs you've lost. They belong to me now. EXCEPT
YOU, SOFIE! You stay right where you are!
The
Bride: How did you find me?
Bill:
[off screen] I'm the man.
Hattori
Hanzo: I'm done doing what I swore an oath to God 28 years ago to
never do again. I've created, "something that kills people." And in that
purpose I was a success. I've done this, because philosophically I'm
sympathetic to your aim. I can tell you with no ego, this is my finest
sword. If on your journey, you should encounter God, God will be cut.
Title
Card: "Revenge is a dish best served cold" - Old Klingon proverb.
The
Bride: [Japanese] I need Japanese steel.
Hattori
Hanzo: [Japanese] Why do you need Japanese steel?
The
Bride: [Japanese] I have vermin to kill.
Hattori
Hanzo: [English] You must have big rats if you need Hattori Hanzo's
steel.
The
Bride: [English] ... Huge.
O-Ren
Ishii: You didn't think it was gonna be that easy, did you?
The
Bride: You know, for a second there, yeah, I kinda did.
O-Ren
Ishii: Silly rabbit. Trix are for kids.
The
Bride: [spanking a young member of the Crazy 88s with her sword]
This is what you get for f**king around with the Yakuzas!
[with a
last spank, lets him go]
The
Bride: Go home to your mother!
Earl
McGraw: Son number one?
Edgar
McGraw: Yeah?
Earl
McGraw: This tall drink of c**ksucker ain't dead.
Buck:
My name is Buck, and I'm here to f**k...
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