Vol 1 is a gorgeous film . It brings the flash and style setting up the story.. But vol 2 is the substance.. you get to the meaningful characters.. Elle, Bill and Budd are given much more depth.. Plus the beautiful southwestern inspired Western score that Robert Rodriguez composed for $1 is fantastic.
So this was written and began production as one movie, not two. However, during filming they began to realize that there was just too much content to be included in just one film so it ended up being split into the two volumes. They were released in theaters about six months apart. The two volumes do have a different feel to them, but together they make arguably Taratino's greatest work.
@@Snyper-if3kt I've always wondered about that though ..I love the split. The first feels like a Japanese movie.. The second while still having those characters feels more like a gritty modern Western.. which is reflected in the visuals.. The score . The feel.. not sure how I feel about "the whole bloody affair" but am looking to the 4k upgrade that I hear is coming for the holidays.
Jen said certain music was familiar to her in Chapter 5. I don’t know exactly what it was other than it was music that played between upcoming attractions at movie theaters during the 1970s.
I took a month cruise in China and Japan in 2006 and listened to this sound track almost exclusively. It’s cool to hear the songs and remember my trip.
The trumpet 🎺 music on herway to Tokyo Jenny is the theme tune to the Bruce Lee 60’s series The Green Hornet 🐝, the yellow tracksuit is also a reference to Bruce Lee as he wore something similar in one of his movies 🎥 also
Gogo's weapon is a very modern looking meteor hammer, an ancient Chinese weapon consisting of a length of rope or chain with a weight in one or both ends. As Gogo demonstrates, it relies on the body to give it momentum, rather than a lever arm such as on a flail. When seeing the film for the first time, I recognized the actress Chiaki Kuriyama immediately from the 2000 film Battle Royale.
A colleague of mine was using the whistled tune at 5:59 as a ringtone on his phone. We work in restoring old buildings, and it was highly unnerving to hear it out of the blue while creeping through the attic of a church.
The music during her flight which you liked, I believe is from the 1960s TV show "The Green Hornet", in which Bruce Lee is a co-star. Tarantino has great appreciation for Bruce Lee. In fact, the yellow track suit she wore during the O'Ren club fight scene is an homage to Bruce lee's track suit from his movies.
Correct, the yellow tracksuit & Onitsuka Tiger were an homage to Lee’s iconic outfit from Game of Death. In fact they were reissued to celebrate the release of the film. Also, Johnny Mo was played by Gordon Liu who’s an icon of kung fu films from the 70s & 80s. Liu starred in ‘The 36 Chambers of Shaolin’ along with many other films. Interestingly Wu Tang Clan sampled that film for their legendary debut album ‘Enter the 36 Chambers’…….& RZA from Wu Tang was also responsible for the Kill Bill soundtrack.
You believe correctly, it was indeed from The Green Hornet with Bruce Li as Kato. Btw, the siren sounding theme when she comes across an enemy is the theme from the 60s TV show Ironside.
I saw this movie in a bar that "used" to be a movie theatre. i.e. it was a movie theatre. They yanked out all the seats, and put tiny tables everywhere so you could set your drinks down and called it a bar. It was awesome. People were yelling at the screen, screaming one liners where everyone laughed. There was a 15 minute intro that, literally, was pulled straight out 70s black Americana... Foxy Brown/Shaft era. it was great.
Actually the origins of this movie is from a Japanese film entitled "Lady Snowblood." The music when Uma Thurman and Viveca Fox meet is from the tv show "Ironside." The song Daryl Hannah whistles is from the movie "Twisted Nerve." The music when Uma is in the wheelchair is from the movie "Truck Turner." And "The Blood Splattered Bride" is a Spanish film from 1972. Just thought you should know.
The ratings agency were going to make this movie NC-17 because of the blood and gore, so QT has said that he animated the scene of O-Ren’s history, and made the scene in the tea house black and white. Also, Hattori Honzo was acted by a man named, Sonny Chiba, who was a very big actor in Japan in the ‘50’s, ‘60’s, and ’70’s doing mainly samurai movies.
Fun fact: The first case of revenge being metaphorically referred to as “food with a preferred serving temperature to feed to an enemy, as well as to oneself,” to be a metaphor that revenge must be cold blooded, without pity or remorse, but comes with a price. It’s a disappointing “victory” that lets you down and doesn’t heal your pain. Like the Mr. Miyagi quote, “If seek revenge, first start by digging two gave,” emphasizing the price of revenge. This quote actually originated in the English translation “And then revenge is very good eaten cold, as the vulgar say,” from an 1846 translation of French author Eugène Sue's “Mathilde: Mémoires d'une Jeune Femme.” Later, in ST II: TWOK, Khan Noonien Sing (Ricardo Montalban) quoted that the Klingons had coined the expression “Revenge is a dish best served cold,” but as we see in ST VI: TUDC, Klingons were well known for claiming property over great Earth authors’ quotes, like “TaH Pagh TaHbe,” (To be, or not to be.) General Chang, Klingon Defense Force General, and criminal. “You have not read Shakespeare until you’ve read him in the original Klingon.” Chancellor of the Klingon High Council Gorkon.
Some minor trivia: - The original choice to play Bill was Warren Beatty or Kevin Costner - Also, in the Anime sequence where O-Ren's family is slaughtered by Boss Yakamoto, the man who killed O-Ren's dad is Bill. So Bill killed O-Ren's family and then employed her to take over organized crime in Japan.
I think in 50 years, this is gonna be a film that's still talked about in the same breath as the Man with No Name trilogy. At least I hope so. It's so unique and stylized.
This one is thought to be Tarantino's most violent film. Obviously, that's a subjective opinion, but the body count and blood-level is honestly higher than any other Tarantino film. Also, the female assassins represent (to a degree) the members of Mia Wallace's "Fox Force Five" pilot. Okay, just got to the 1:13 mark where you say this. Dammit, no surprises for Jen! lol BTW, the out-of-order storytelling is one of the hallmarks of postmodernist filmmaking. 🙂 13:50 - the great Sonny Chiba. If you don't know who this legendary actor/martial artist was, look him up. Simply an amazing casting choice. 19:14 - the yellow outfit is an homage to the outfit worn by Bruce Lee in "Game of Death" 19:43 - “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” was not originally written for Kill Bill. It was composed by Tomoyasu Hotei for the 2000 Japanese film “New Battles Without Honor and Humanity” (also known as Another Battle). But this movie made it popular worldwide. 30:15 - you're describing elements of postmodernist filmmaking. Tarantino is an absolutely master at it.
Sonny Chiba, who played a somewhat less rogue-like Hattori Hanzo, is known for his plethora of extremely violent action films. He's the Japanese equivalent of the 'Death Wish' Charles Bronson.
Jen, the famous "walking down the hallway"-shot song was actually from the soundtrack of an (pretty good in itself) Japanese Yakuza movie franchise called "Battles Without Honor and Humanity". In fact, most of the soundtrack to Kill Bill are songs from other movies and tv-shows. The choice fits, as Kill Bill itself is Tarantinos "mash-up homage" to a lot of his favourite movies and tv-shows.
Your comment about it not being completely based in reality is spot on, like the whole second part is essentially one big homage to old Hong Kong Kung Fu movies, down to the bride's yellow tracksuit being basically the same as an iconic outfit Bruce Lee wore in one of his movies.
Go go Yubari uses a "meteorite projectile". This is the most difficult discipline in all of Kung Fu. Children engaged in this projectile learn to use it from early childhood and only in middle age they can own it at an average level.
Can't believe it's 20 years since these came out. Uma is 53 now, in these she is 33. Insane... I kind of wondered why she never got a role this big again. But judging from her private life she probably was all set from the money she made and concentrated on being a mom, especially considering that she turned single mom a year after the Vol 2. came out and Maya was just 2 at that time.
@@samsonau8205 I believe Tarantino said around the time vol 2 came out that he wanted to do a sequel when the kid grew up, but he wanted the same time to pass in the real world before he made it. So the character would be in her mid/late 20's now, which would be perfect. He keeps saying his next movie "The Movie Critic" will be his last film (writing books, tv shows etc are still on the table, just not film), so another entry into the Kill Bill world is probably not going to happen. It would be really cool though.
0:10 The beginning of this was a montage of Americana outdoor drive in theater movie intros that I grew up seeing countless times in my childhood through my teens. Until they were torn down making way for shopping malls.
Oh and speaking of film history, there’s a reason why samurai films and western films feel so similar. The films in Japan were heavily influenced by Hollywood’s westerns and then they sort of influenced each other. Hell, the Magnificent 7 is just a remake of a Kurosawa flick. Then later we had Italian westerns really pushing the limits and simultaneously stuff like Lone Wolf and Cub were also doing craaazy stuff.
For my money this is Tarantino's greatest accomplishment in terms of filmmaking/cinematography. We get miniatures, snap zooms, the silhouette fight, the duel with Oren in the snow, split screens, wire work, an anime interlude, and of course the gore, he and his crew were doing the absolute most they could
Always great to watch the UA-cam edit after seeing your full reaction jen im always impressed with your editors they are different class 🙌 sidenote your lipstick colour is fire 🔥 . Super cool movie in every department, amazing music , cast , story everything i friggin love bith movies and have seen them many many times but seeing along with you jen trumps them all . And " the spraying is ridiculous" is one of my favourite lines ive ever heard you say 😃💙
I LOVE Vol.1 the most also.Watched so many samurai and kung-fu films growing up in my neighborhood we as kids would storm outta the houses kicking and screaming,while doing kung-fu moves on each other. LOL. We had so much fun as kids. LOL.
I think that both of these together are my favorite Tarantino movies. Impossible to say which I like more as they are both so different but amazing. Absolutely love the music in this one. The music in the beginning of the O-ren fight is one of my favorite songs of all time. So so good. Absolutely loved your reaction to it! Brought me right back to watching it in the theatre for the first time. Really happy you liked it! I hope you enjoy the second as well! Keep up the great reactions! I think you’re quickly becoming my favorite react channel. Such great variety of movies and shows!
2.1K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍 You're welcome, and thanks! ☺️ Notes: QT directed an episode of a television series too, but I'm not sure of which one, unless one of the "Law & Order" series is right. 🤔 Good video! You make them fun! 😎🖖
What is better than watching a Jen reaction to kill bill ? Rewatching it again ofc 🙂 the music in this movie is only trumped by your ponytail Jen which is looking majestic 🤩 VERY GOOOOD ! You would so have been made a sword with a purple handle Jen , how cool would that look 🔥 . I had a fun bananas time you had a fun bananas time with the most epic of music which just made your reaction even better 🎉 a wonderful way to start the day you were literally epic in this one Jen Ty for your awesomeness 🔥💙🔥💙
Oshii's anime backstory scene was done by Studio I.G, one of the bigger and more well established anime studios, and probably most famous for the Ghost In the Shell adaptations (except for the recent netflix one). If you ever start doing anime films the first GitS will be a must-watch.
I found it interesting that famous TV themes were played in this movie. When Uma caught up with one of the victims, the theme from Ironside was played, and when Lucy Lu's character was in the motorcade, the theme from The Green Hornet was played. Both shows before your time. Both great 60's themes.
Every time I watch your reactions you always make me laugh hard at a one liner. Tonight was, "stab him in his wiener." Too much! Greta reaction to a great music. One thing I love about Tarantino movies is the placement of amazing songs that fit so well with the scene. And I can tell you love it too. See you at the edition of Kill Bill. Part 2 is going to knock your socks off.
The one that gets me in this movie is Elle is played by the same actress who played the mermaids in "Splash"... Darryl Hannah. Also... the tune she whistles in the hospital was used in the movie "Hannah" which I think you would also like.
So glad you’re watching this. This is one of my favorite movies, part 2 included as they were meant to be one long film. There’s so many homages to early Chinese cinema and Kung fu, and the protagonist is a complete and total bad ass. It’s so damn good!
Some of the songs from Kill Bill 1 & 2 are from 60's and 70's Japanese cult films, 'Pinky Violence' and gangster and Spaghetti Western films. The spurting blood comes from the Pinky Violence films.
So glad you saw this after your Star Trek journey began, and you got to catch the "old Klingon proverb" reference to Wrath of Khan. Tarantino is a big fan of the franchise (he even dabbled in potentially doing a film a few years ago), and Wrath of Khan is one of Tarantino's favorite films ever. Ricardo Montalban was even supposed to be in Kill Bill, although that turned into a whole drama in and of itself, haha.
Hey Jen, the bald guy with the domino mask who is the leader of the Crazy 88 is a famous martial arts actor named Gordon Liu. He was basically THE martial arts actor after Bruce Lee died. You would love Gordon Liu movies. That's where that 70s intro at the beginning comes from. They're Shaw Bros movies. They're specific martial arts films from Hong Kong that this film homages heavily. So look up some Shaw Bros. 8 Diagram Pole Fighter is a huge recommended! Edit: Wu Tang Clan's whole martial arts persona is taken from Shaw Bros movies and RZA does the soundtrack for Kill Bill.
Mark 14:26. Sarah Michelle Gellar! She saw these movies before she went to Japan. She thought that she could carry her purchased sword out in public as Uma's character in this movie does. She learned the hard way, that it isn't allowed! 😁
@jenmurrayxo ! Oh, okay. I want to be helpful to you and your channel. I experimented with not marking anything. It seems to encourage random strangers to reply to me or to add to what I've written. That's very annoying, by the way.
Jen, if you dont already know it Quentin like to use pieces of music from other films & tv shows in his films , the music you liked at 18:48 with the Trumpet is in fact the Theme to the 1966 tv series The Green Hornet (Bruce Lee/Van Williams) .. ps The orange Biker outfit the Bride wears is a Tribute to a similar one worn by Bruce Lee in his Last Film "Game Of Death'..
What is not to love about the movie. Quintin T. does great work in this empowering woman and showing a STRONG female character. Jens reacting to all the 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸is priceless as always. Going to be a fun part 2.
If you're interested, you should check out 'The Snow Blood Princess/Shura Yuki Hime'. It's the '74 Japanese samurai movie that inspired Kill Bill and the character of O-Ren Ishii. It stars Meiko Kaji who also sang the theme song for the movie "Flower of Carnage/Shura No Hana", which is the same song you hear when O-Ren Ishii is killed.
there’s a full version with both movies combined called Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, it has the black-and-white parts in color, and has some deleted scenes inserted, i don’t know who made it but it’s freakin awesome
Hi YahHH !! 👊 I couldn't resist i had to come in with that one .😅 this is Tarantino's blood soaked tribute to Martial arts films both Samurai films and Hong Kong kung fu flicks what better way to serve up vengence as the opening Klingon proverb tells you . Definitely visceral over the top MAYHEM And as someone who has studied Martial Arts plus worked on B movies as well this was a thrill to watch So grateful to catch this reaction from JEN CHEERS .
Howdy, Jen! 🤠 This is yet another long movie that was split into two parts to make it more suitable for the movie theaters and their audiences. I hope that you reacted to it as such! 😎👍
I disagree...I feel like they were deliberately made separately because, despite having the plot and characters in common, the style and genre of the two parts is wildly different.
@jean-paulaudette9246 ! Huh? I'm repeating what QT has said in interviews, et cetera! What's there to disagree about? I didn't express an opinion! So what if the two parts are different, as you described? The first and second "Back to the Future" movies were made simultaneously, but to save time. Maybe that's what you're thinking of? The first two "Superman" movies with CR were also made back to back, but they knew to show them as two movies, if I recall right. But "Kill Bill" is not the first movie that was ever made as it was. 🤔
I joined your Patreon for Star Trek and was so happy to see these as well! Anybody who hasn’t join her Patreon is not only missing out on the fun full length reaction for Kill Bill but everything else. Also, watching these in the theater was fun!
Gheorghe Zamfir and James Last - Einsamer Hirte / The Lonely Shepherd... a fantastic piece of pan flute music right there. I completely agree. - Great reaction, Jen.
Flight of the Bumblebee is the song with the trumpet solo. It was also used as the theme song for the Green Hornet TV show with Bruce Lee who dressed in a black suit and mask. Also Bruce wore a gold suit with black stripes and fought guys on motorcycles in his movie Game Of Death. Etc. Then QT questions Bruce in Once Upon A Time?
Hey Eric...just got back from the store, Jen must have Posted this right after I left. (LOL) Oh well, We're Both here now...and I Hope You also Enjoyed Shree's "Matrix" Reaction!
@@e.d.2096 Don't worry, My Friend...Shree will Post Part-2 any day this week. As for Jen, She's already done "Kill Bill Vol.2" and that should Post...maybe tomorrow or the day after. After that, Jen's also done "Star Trek 5" and "Misery!"
FUN FACT: The Bride's real name will be revealed in Vol. 2. But if you can't wait that long to find out, LOOK CLOSELY AT HER FLIGHT TICKETS TO OKINAWA AND TOKYO.
Good reaction, keep it up. At 18:47 that music was from an old TV show called Green Hornet (1966-1967), and it was created before Adam West's Batman's years (1966-1968). Both series had a crossover show as well. The Green Hornet was also America's first time watching Bruce Lee as Kato before his movies, all recommended. And if you really want movies and a popular show to really keep you busy with fighting, The Karate Kid movies and Cobra Kia. You are definitely missing out.
Sorry, but that whistling factoid is completely incorrect. It is actually from Bernard Herrman's score for the movie, Twisted Nerve, from the '60s. Peter Lorre's whistling in M was The Hall of the Mountain King, a movment from Grieg's Peer Gynt suite.
This isn't a movie. Vol 1 and Vol 2 are a life changing experience with the moral struggle of having empathy for the bride as you the viewer will approve all extremities of her brutal revenge even killing a mom in front of her little 4 yr old daughter 😊
The song where O-ren and her whole crew walk in slow motion to battle ______ is called "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" and was very popular that year, and used in quite a few films. One being Team America World Police, and other that I'm currently forgetting. Great oiece of music.
As with so many Tarantino movies there are so many movie references. A couple I love: the excessive blood spurts is a throwback to a technical glitch in the samurai movie Sanjuro (1962), when the blood release system failed spectacularly in the film's final showdown, but they left the take in the release. The Bride's outfit whilst in Tokyo is based on Bruce Lee's outfit from his last film, Game of Death.
Which Volume is your fav?
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Vol. 2 is my favorite, but I enjoy the whole bloody affair.
Vol 1 is a gorgeous film . It brings the flash and style setting up the story.. But vol 2 is the substance.. you get to the meaningful characters.. Elle, Bill and Budd are given much more depth.. Plus the beautiful southwestern inspired Western score that Robert Rodriguez composed for $1 is fantastic.
So this was written and began production as one movie, not two. However, during filming they began to realize that there was just too much content to be included in just one film so it ended up being split into the two volumes. They were released in theaters about six months apart.
The two volumes do have a different feel to them, but together they make arguably Taratino's greatest work.
I think of them of yin and yang. You need both, but I prefer 2.
@@Snyper-if3kt I've always wondered about that though ..I love the split. The first feels like a Japanese movie.. The second while still having those characters feels more like a gritty modern Western.. which is reflected in the visuals.. The score . The feel.. not sure how I feel about "the whole bloody affair" but am looking to the 4k upgrade that I hear is coming for the holidays.
The music in this movie is SO GOOD and the fight sequence with O-Ren in the snow with fountain going up and down in the silence. It's brilliant.
Pretty frames galore.
26:41 being my wallpaper for a few years. This movie is gorgeous in so many ways.
I saw it as a perfect allegory for blood loss without actually showing too much gore to ruin the scenery.
The Oren fight is one of my favorite sequences in all of film
Jen said certain music was familiar to her in Chapter 5. I don’t know exactly what it was other than it was music that played between upcoming attractions at movie theaters during the 1970s.
The entire Hattori Hanzo sequence, from the bar to the presenting of the sword, is so beautiful.
Another one of Tarantino’s greatest films. An absolute classic, Uma Thurman is a badass in this and I can’t wait for your reaction to Volume 2.
I agree.I REALLY love this film.Wonder how long it took to film that-GRAND-fight scene at the club,very memorable.
See Shogun Assassin - the flick that THIS one pretty much IMITATES (with the violence and gore anyway).
@@kerry-j4mI Looked This Movie Up And The Article Said That The Fight Sequence Was Scheduled For 2 Weeks ; But , It Morphed Into 8 Weeks. 🤓🙂
I took a month cruise in China and Japan in 2006 and listened to this sound track almost exclusively. It’s cool to hear the songs and remember my trip.
The trumpet 🎺 music on herway to Tokyo Jenny is the theme tune to the Bruce Lee 60’s series The Green Hornet 🐝, the yellow tracksuit is also a reference to Bruce Lee as he wore something similar in one of his movies 🎥 also
The music that is high pitched and goes back and forth was used in the TV show Ironsides with Raymond Burr.
The movie you’re referencing is Game of Death, featuring Bruce Lee’s iconic fight against Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
@@lynnkain Ironsides
@@kerry-j4m_Ironside,_ singular. I call that bit of the score the “rage sirens”
@@donsample1002 Rage sirens ??? Pretty funny. LOL.
Gogo's weapon is a very modern looking meteor hammer, an ancient Chinese weapon consisting of a length of rope or chain with a weight in one or both ends. As Gogo demonstrates, it relies on the body to give it momentum, rather than a lever arm such as on a flail. When seeing the film for the first time, I recognized the actress Chiaki Kuriyama immediately from the 2000 film Battle Royale.
Late to the party but, I suppose a western version would be called a Morning Star, but I think they typically had longer spikes.
Gheorghe Zamfir's haunting melody from "The Lonely Shepard" is used so brilliantly in this film. Excellent sound track!!!
The guy playing Hatori Hanzo is a very famous japanese actor. Those swords were all his personal collection.
A colleague of mine was using the whistled tune at 5:59 as a ringtone on his phone. We work in restoring old buildings, and it was highly unnerving to hear it out of the blue while creeping through the attic of a church.
The music during her flight which you liked, I believe is from the 1960s TV show "The Green Hornet", in which Bruce Lee is a co-star. Tarantino has great appreciation for Bruce Lee. In fact, the yellow track suit she wore during the O'Ren club fight scene is an homage to Bruce lee's track suit from his movies.
One Bruce Lee movie in particular “Game of Death”
Correct, the yellow tracksuit & Onitsuka Tiger were an homage to Lee’s iconic outfit from Game of Death. In fact they were reissued to celebrate the release of the film.
Also, Johnny Mo was played by Gordon Liu who’s an icon of kung fu films from the 70s & 80s. Liu starred in ‘The 36 Chambers of Shaolin’ along with many other films. Interestingly Wu Tang Clan sampled that film for their legendary debut album ‘Enter the 36 Chambers’…….& RZA from Wu Tang was also responsible for the Kill Bill soundtrack.
You believe correctly, it was indeed from The Green Hornet with Bruce Li as Kato. Btw, the siren sounding theme when she comes across an enemy is the theme from the 60s TV show Ironside.
That’s funny because in once upon a time in Hollywood he embarrassed Bruce Lee
I saw this movie in a bar that "used" to be a movie theatre. i.e. it was a movie theatre. They yanked out all the seats, and put tiny tables everywhere so you could set your drinks down and called it a bar. It was awesome. People were yelling at the screen, screaming one liners where everyone laughed. There was a 15 minute intro that, literally, was pulled straight out 70s black Americana... Foxy Brown/Shaft era. it was great.
Actually the origins of this movie is from a Japanese film entitled "Lady Snowblood." The music when Uma Thurman and Viveca Fox meet is from the tv show "Ironside." The song Daryl Hannah whistles is from the movie "Twisted Nerve." The music when Uma is in the wheelchair is from the movie "Truck Turner." And "The Blood Splattered Bride" is a Spanish film from 1972. Just thought you should know.
Thanks for the info.
and of course the music when she’s on the motorcycle is the theme from The Green Hornet 👍
Actually, I think the only relation to Lady Snowblood is the fight in the snow with O-Ren, which is an obvious homage to that movie.
The ratings agency were going to make this movie NC-17 because of the blood and gore, so QT has said that he animated the scene of O-Ren’s history, and made the scene in the tea house black and white.
Also, Hattori Honzo was acted by a man named, Sonny Chiba, who was a very big actor in Japan in the ‘50’s, ‘60’s, and ’70’s doing mainly samurai movies.
Fun fact: The first case of revenge being metaphorically referred to as “food with a preferred serving temperature to feed to an enemy, as well as to oneself,” to be a metaphor that revenge must be cold blooded, without pity or remorse, but comes with a price. It’s a disappointing “victory” that lets you down and doesn’t heal your pain. Like the Mr. Miyagi quote, “If seek revenge, first start by digging two gave,” emphasizing the price of revenge. This quote actually originated in the English translation “And then revenge is very good eaten cold, as the vulgar say,” from an 1846 translation of French author Eugène Sue's “Mathilde: Mémoires d'une Jeune Femme.” Later, in ST II: TWOK, Khan Noonien Sing (Ricardo Montalban) quoted that the Klingons had coined the expression “Revenge is a dish best served cold,” but as we see in ST VI: TUDC, Klingons were well known for claiming property over great Earth authors’ quotes, like “TaH Pagh TaHbe,” (To be, or not to be.) General Chang, Klingon Defense Force General, and criminal. “You have not read Shakespeare until you’ve read him in the original Klingon.” Chancellor of the Klingon High Council Gorkon.
Entire swaths of dialogue, music, set-up . . . all in all an interesting take on the classic LADY SNOWBLOOD.
I love when Jen nerds out to music. It’s fricken adorable.
The Trumpet solo was Al Hurt. They used his' recording as the theme in the "Green Hornet" tv series in the '60's.
Some minor trivia:
- The original choice to play Bill was Warren Beatty or Kevin Costner
- Also, in the Anime sequence where O-Ren's family is slaughtered by Boss Yakamoto, the man who killed O-Ren's dad is Bill. So Bill killed O-Ren's family and then employed her to take over organized crime in Japan.
I think in 50 years, this is gonna be a film that's still talked about in the same breath as the Man with No Name trilogy. At least I hope so. It's so unique and stylized.
I watched this opening weekend in the largest city in Wyoming. Counting myself there were only 5 people in the theater.
This one is thought to be Tarantino's most violent film. Obviously, that's a subjective opinion, but the body count and blood-level is honestly higher than any other Tarantino film. Also, the female assassins represent (to a degree) the members of Mia Wallace's "Fox Force Five" pilot. Okay, just got to the 1:13 mark where you say this. Dammit, no surprises for Jen! lol BTW, the out-of-order storytelling is one of the hallmarks of postmodernist filmmaking. 🙂
13:50 - the great Sonny Chiba. If you don't know who this legendary actor/martial artist was, look him up. Simply an amazing casting choice.
19:14 - the yellow outfit is an homage to the outfit worn by Bruce Lee in "Game of Death"
19:43 - “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” was not originally written for Kill Bill. It was composed by Tomoyasu Hotei for the 2000 Japanese film “New Battles Without Honor and Humanity” (also known as Another Battle). But this movie made it popular worldwide.
30:15 - you're describing elements of postmodernist filmmaking. Tarantino is an absolutely master at it.
I'm impressed that you made a connection to the Pilot story from Pulp Fiction, not a lot of react channels have noticed this!
It was even less rectangular looking!
Actually, sake is best at 97.5°. That's why Hanzo is so pleased at the "warm sake" order! "This American woman understands about sake!"
Love it. So many references and homages that either inspired me to watch more films or just revel in the glory of it all.
Silly rabbit... HERE WE GO!! 😂😂😂
- Thanks, Jen!
Hatori Hanzo (Sonny Chiba) is The Street Fighter and the yellow jumpsuit is modeled after Bruce Lee's in Game of Death
Fun fact : Hattori Hanzo (Sonny Chiba) has a son who is also an actor. He most recently was cast as Zoro in One Piece.
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Sonny Chiba, who played a somewhat less rogue-like Hattori Hanzo, is known for his plethora of extremely violent action films. He's the Japanese equivalent of the 'Death Wish' Charles Bronson.
Shoutout to Zoe Bell, the awesome New Zealand stuntwoman who was responsible for all of the action sequences for Uma in this film. She's amazing.
Jen, the famous "walking down the hallway"-shot song was actually from the soundtrack of an (pretty good in itself) Japanese Yakuza movie franchise called "Battles Without Honor and Humanity". In fact, most of the soundtrack to Kill Bill are songs from other movies and tv-shows. The choice fits, as Kill Bill itself is Tarantinos "mash-up homage" to a lot of his favourite movies and tv-shows.
That is the tightest piece of music in the movie
Your comment about it not being completely based in reality is spot on, like the whole second part is essentially one big homage to old Hong Kong Kung Fu movies, down to the bride's yellow tracksuit being basically the same as an iconic outfit Bruce Lee wore in one of his movies.
Go go Yubari uses a "meteorite projectile". This is the most difficult discipline in all of Kung Fu. Children engaged in this projectile learn to use it from early childhood and only in middle age they can own it at an average level.
@@владимирмазепа-у3н The only thing missing from the film is the Flying Guillotine.
You know "Flight of the Bumble Bee." Awesome 😊
I love how stylish and goofy Tarantinos movies are. Instant classics
Can't believe it's 20 years since these came out. Uma is 53 now, in these she is 33. Insane...
I kind of wondered why she never got a role this big again. But judging from her private life she probably was all set from the money she made and concentrated on being a mom, especially considering that she turned single mom a year after the Vol 2. came out and Maya was just 2 at that time.
Perfect age for Kill Bill 3, revenge of the kid.
@@samsonau8205 I believe Tarantino said around the time vol 2 came out that he wanted to do a sequel when the kid grew up, but he wanted the same time to pass in the real world before he made it. So the character would be in her mid/late 20's now, which would be perfect. He keeps saying his next movie "The Movie Critic" will be his last film (writing books, tv shows etc are still on the table, just not film), so another entry into the Kill Bill world is probably not going to happen. It would be really cool though.
I first heard "The Flight Of The Bumblebee" as the intro to "The Green Hornet" TV series.
I love that you know Lucy Liu from Ally McBeal, that's still what I associate her with even though she's been in countless movies since then!
The fight between The BRIDE and The Crazy 88's is epic!
Great cast, great action, great story, but what put's it next level is the amazing music.
1:49: the very definition of “on-site” lmao
0:59 Me getting caught eating all of the cookies. 😆
0:10
The beginning of this was a montage of Americana outdoor drive in theater movie intros that I grew up seeing countless times in my childhood through my teens. Until they were torn down making way for shopping malls.
Oh and speaking of film history, there’s a reason why samurai films and western films feel so similar. The films in Japan were heavily influenced by Hollywood’s westerns and then they sort of influenced each other. Hell, the Magnificent 7 is just a remake of a Kurosawa flick. Then later we had Italian westerns really pushing the limits and simultaneously stuff like Lone Wolf and Cub were also doing craaazy stuff.
For my money this is Tarantino's greatest accomplishment in terms of filmmaking/cinematography. We get miniatures, snap zooms, the silhouette fight, the duel with Oren in the snow, split screens, wire work, an anime interlude, and of course the gore, he and his crew were doing the absolute most they could
Always great to watch the UA-cam edit after seeing your full reaction jen im always impressed with your editors they are different class 🙌 sidenote your lipstick colour is fire 🔥 . Super cool movie in every department, amazing music , cast , story everything i friggin love bith movies and have seen them many many times but seeing along with you jen trumps them all . And " the spraying is ridiculous" is one of my favourite lines ive ever heard you say 😃💙
ANOTHER FUN FACT: Before fighting the Bride, O-Ren says she won't last five minutes. The entire fight lasts for four minutes and fifty-nine seconds.
Jen looking all innocent and bopping along to the music "Oooh ye know I love a Sniper!" 😂👏
That music is from Ironside tv show starring Raymond Burr from the 70's.
This film, and Vol.2, is quintessential Tarantino. No one does it better. And the music is amazing. I love Vol.1 the most.
I LOVE Vol.1 the most also.Watched so many samurai and kung-fu films growing up in my neighborhood we as kids would storm outta the houses kicking and screaming,while doing kung-fu moves on each other. LOL. We had so much fun as kids. LOL.
"Funky Fanfare" was composed by Keith Mansfield. It was featured in worn down, skid row movie theaters in the 1970's.
I think that both of these together are my favorite Tarantino movies. Impossible to say which I like more as they are both so different but amazing. Absolutely love the music in this one. The music in the beginning of the O-ren fight is one of my favorite songs of all time. So so good.
Absolutely loved your reaction to it! Brought me right back to watching it in the theatre for the first time. Really happy you liked it! I hope you enjoy the second as well! Keep up the great reactions! I think you’re quickly becoming my favorite react channel. Such great variety of movies and shows!
2.1K Thumbs Up + Mine! 👍 You're welcome, and thanks! ☺️
Notes: QT directed an episode of a television series too, but I'm not sure of which one, unless one of the "Law & Order" series is right. 🤔
Good video! You make them fun! 😎🖖
What is better than watching a Jen reaction to kill bill ? Rewatching it again ofc 🙂 the music in this movie is only trumped by your ponytail Jen which is looking majestic 🤩 VERY GOOOOD ! You would so have been made a sword with a purple handle Jen , how cool would that look 🔥 . I had a fun bananas time you had a fun bananas time with the most epic of music which just made your reaction even better 🎉 a wonderful way to start the day you were literally epic in this one Jen Ty for your awesomeness 🔥💙🔥💙
Oshii's anime backstory scene was done by Studio I.G, one of the bigger and more well established anime studios, and probably most famous for the Ghost In the Shell adaptations (except for the recent netflix one). If you ever start doing anime films the first GitS will be a must-watch.
I love your attention to all things sound! :)
I’m getting the feeling Jen was a musical theatre geek and an English lit major.
This reaction and her Se7en one kind of give it away.
Saw it in the theatre, great experience. Bought the cd and dvd. Quentin Tarantino still has the wagon appearently. 😂
I found it interesting that famous TV themes were played in this movie. When Uma caught up with one of the victims, the theme from Ironside was played, and when Lucy Lu's character was in the motorcade, the theme from The Green Hornet was played. Both shows before your time. Both great 60's themes.
The Green Hornet co-starred Bruce Lee, who needs no introduction anywhere to this day, and is why *****ix is wearing the yellow outfit.
Every time I watch your reactions you always make me laugh hard at a one liner. Tonight was, "stab him in his wiener." Too much! Greta reaction to a great music. One thing I love about Tarantino movies is the placement of amazing songs that fit so well with the scene. And I can tell you love it too. See you at the edition of Kill Bill. Part 2 is going to knock your socks off.
I think if any movie could ever be said to have a "perfect soundtrack," it’s definitely _'Kill Bill Vol. 1'_ 💛
The "spraying" is a homage from the Lone Wolf and Cub series. (Watch Shogun Assassin, referenced in Kill Bill Vol II).
The one that gets me in this movie is Elle is played by the same actress who played the mermaids in "Splash"... Darryl Hannah. Also... the tune she whistles in the hospital was used in the movie "Hannah" which I think you would also like.
So glad you’re watching this. This is one of my favorite movies, part 2 included as they were meant to be one long film. There’s so many homages to early Chinese cinema and Kung fu, and the protagonist is a complete and total bad ass. It’s so damn good!
Mark 0:36. Uma! Oh wow, that's right! She has two characters in a shared universe created by QT! 😮
Glad you watched this so soon after Wrath of Khan to get the reference to the Klingon proverb!
Some of the songs from Kill Bill 1 & 2 are from 60's and 70's Japanese cult films, 'Pinky Violence' and gangster and Spaghetti Western films. The spurting blood comes from the Pinky Violence films.
So glad you saw this after your Star Trek journey began, and you got to catch the "old Klingon proverb" reference to Wrath of Khan. Tarantino is a big fan of the franchise (he even dabbled in potentially doing a film a few years ago), and Wrath of Khan is one of Tarantino's favorite films ever. Ricardo Montalban was even supposed to be in Kill Bill, although that turned into a whole drama in and of itself, haha.
Hey Jen, the bald guy with the domino mask who is the leader of the Crazy 88 is a famous martial arts actor named Gordon Liu. He was basically THE martial arts actor after Bruce Lee died. You would love Gordon Liu movies. That's where that 70s intro at the beginning comes from. They're Shaw Bros movies. They're specific martial arts films from Hong Kong that this film homages heavily. So look up some Shaw Bros. 8 Diagram Pole Fighter is a huge recommended!
Edit: Wu Tang Clan's whole martial arts persona is taken from Shaw Bros movies and RZA does the soundtrack for Kill Bill.
Kill Bill was my first Tarantino movie. Fell in love with his style instantly.
Mark 14:26. Sarah Michelle Gellar! She saw these movies before she went to Japan. She thought that she could carry her purchased sword out in public as Uma's character in this movie does. She learned the hard way, that it isn't allowed! 😁
Hey it actually helps my channel if you just put 14:26 with no period. Then it becomes a link people can click
@jenmurrayxo ! Oh, okay. I want to be helpful to you and your channel. I experimented with not marking anything. It seems to encourage random strangers to reply to me or to add to what I've written. That's very annoying, by the way.
Jen, if you dont already know it Quentin like to use pieces of music from other films & tv shows in his films , the music you liked at 18:48 with the Trumpet is in fact the Theme to the 1966 tv series The Green Hornet (Bruce Lee/Van Williams) ..
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The orange Biker outfit the Bride wears is a Tribute to a similar one worn by Bruce Lee in his Last Film "Game Of Death'..
The little things, like not muting nor butchering the audio during the O-Ren duel is one of the reasons I stay subbed.
What is not to love about the movie. Quintin T. does great work in this empowering woman and showing a STRONG female character. Jens reacting to all the 🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸is priceless as always. Going to be a fun part 2.
Great video 👍 Jen. Props to the editor; cutting through all that violence and music to get a UA-cam friendly video couldn’t have been an easy job
Yes he did an amazing job!!
The song when O Ren and her group are walking is from a 70's Japanese film.
Awesome movie! I watched this a dozen times on the big screen and Volume 2 is right up there.
If you're interested, you should check out 'The Snow Blood Princess/Shura Yuki Hime'. It's the '74 Japanese samurai movie that inspired Kill Bill and the character of O-Ren Ishii.
It stars Meiko Kaji who also sang the theme song for the movie "Flower of Carnage/Shura No Hana", which is the same song you hear when O-Ren Ishii is killed.
I love how he uses music from classic TV shows in his movies such as The Green Hornet and Ironsides.
Thanks, Jen. I waited for part 2 so that I could enjoy them in immediate succession.
As Always Love Seeing Your Reactions To All These Great Movie's 😊
there’s a full version with both movies combined called Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, it has the black-and-white parts in color, and has some deleted scenes inserted, i don’t know who made it but it’s freakin awesome
The way the full and bits of soundtrack and score, complement every scene perfectly.
Hi YahHH !! 👊 I couldn't resist i had to come in with that one .😅 this is Tarantino's blood soaked tribute to Martial arts films both Samurai films and Hong Kong kung fu flicks what better way to serve up vengence as the opening Klingon proverb tells you .
Definitely visceral over the top MAYHEM And as someone who has studied Martial Arts plus worked on B movies as well this was a thrill to watch
So grateful to catch this reaction from JEN
CHEERS .
Howdy, Jen! 🤠 This is yet another long movie that was split into two parts to make it more suitable for the movie theaters and their audiences. I hope that you reacted to it as such! 😎👍
I disagree...I feel like they were deliberately made separately because, despite having the plot and characters in common, the style and genre of the two parts is wildly different.
@jean-paulaudette9246 ! Huh? I'm repeating what QT has said in interviews, et cetera! What's there to disagree about? I didn't express an opinion! So what if the two parts are different, as you described?
The first and second "Back to the Future" movies were made simultaneously, but to save time. Maybe that's what you're thinking of?
The first two "Superman" movies with CR were also made back to back, but they knew to show them as two movies, if I recall right.
But "Kill Bill" is not the first movie that was ever made as it was. 🤔
I joined your Patreon for Star Trek and was so happy to see these as well! Anybody who hasn’t join her Patreon is not only missing out on the fun full length reaction for Kill Bill but everything else.
Also, watching these in the theater was fun!
Ayy, that's a great pitch! Seconded
Trumpet solo, was the theme to the late 60's TV show, "The Green Hornet".
Gheorghe Zamfir and James Last - Einsamer Hirte / The Lonely Shepherd... a fantastic piece of pan flute music right there. I completely agree. - Great reaction, Jen.
Need to watch Lady Snowblood now. played a big part in the influence for this.
Flight of the Bumblebee is the song with the trumpet solo. It was also used as the theme song for the Green Hornet TV show with Bruce Lee who dressed in a black suit and mask. Also Bruce wore a gold suit with black stripes and fought guys on motorcycles in his movie Game Of Death. Etc.
Then QT questions Bruce in Once Upon A Time?
Great choice as usual Jen! Your picks this year are awesome! Thanks again Jen...Eric 😊
Hey Eric...just got back from the store, Jen must have Posted this right after I left. (LOL) Oh well, We're Both here now...and I Hope You also Enjoyed Shree's "Matrix" Reaction!
@@tomhoffman4330 Sorry Tom, just got back in. Yeah, I enjoyed Shree. Felt bad that I came in so late. Love the Matrix stuff.
@@e.d.2096 Don't worry, My Friend...Shree will Post Part-2 any day this week. As for Jen, She's already done "Kill Bill Vol.2" and that should Post...maybe tomorrow or the day after. After that, Jen's also done "Star Trek 5" and "Misery!"
@@tomhoffman4330 Thanks Tom
@@e.d.2096 Hey, what are Friends for...👌
The wand chooses the wizard.... That would be cool though!! It's cool to see all the references you find. I really liked this reaction video. 😊
"Stab him in the wiener" is one of my new favourite Jen lines
FUN FACT: The Bride's real name will be revealed in Vol. 2. But if you can't wait that long to find out, LOOK CLOSELY AT HER FLIGHT TICKETS TO OKINAWA AND TOKYO.
Good reaction, keep it up. At 18:47 that music was from an old TV show called Green Hornet (1966-1967), and it was created before Adam West's Batman's years (1966-1968). Both series had a crossover show as well. The Green Hornet was also America's first time watching Bruce Lee as Kato before his movies, all recommended.
And if you really want movies and a popular show to really keep you busy with fighting, The Karate Kid movies and Cobra Kia. You are definitely missing out.
Sorry, but that whistling factoid is completely incorrect. It is actually from Bernard Herrman's score for the movie, Twisted Nerve, from the '60s. Peter Lorre's whistling in M was The Hall of the Mountain King, a movment from Grieg's Peer Gynt suite.
@videoteamone yeah you're right, my bad. I deleted however M does have a whistle and is still bucketlist viewing.
This isn't a movie. Vol 1 and Vol 2 are a life changing experience with the moral struggle of having empathy for the bride as you the viewer will approve all extremities of her brutal revenge even killing a mom in front of her little 4 yr old daughter 😊
The song where O-ren and her whole crew walk in slow motion to battle ______ is called "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" and was very popular that year, and used in quite a few films. One being Team America World Police, and other that I'm currently forgetting. Great oiece of music.
The actress who played Gogo was also in another famous film...Battle Royale.
I highly recommend the Japanese cut of the film, the fight scene with the Crazy 88 is shown in full color with some extended violence!
As with so many Tarantino movies there are so many movie references. A couple I love: the excessive blood spurts is a throwback to a technical glitch in the samurai movie Sanjuro (1962), when the blood release system failed spectacularly in the film's final showdown, but they left the take in the release. The Bride's outfit whilst in Tokyo is based on Bruce Lee's outfit from his last film, Game of Death.