Advantages: Looks nice, final chapter is impressive. Disadvantages: Lack of originality, entirely dull for most of running time.
Does Quentin Tarantino actually serve any kind of purpose? This question has been bothering me for a while, largely after the first Kill Bill, a film that annoyed me in a big way. I went into it expecting to enjoy it, and came out bored stupid after seeing two hours and what felt like badly assembled clips from other films. Looking back on his career, his trend is hardly a new one for him. Jackie Brown resembles a ton of 70s crime films. Reservoir Dogs is just a remake of Long hu feng yun, a 1987 Hong Kong film. Pulp Fiction appears to be his only original works, and deserves all of the praise that it gets. It's a stunning film. This aside though, there seems to be little point in what he does. Kill Bill Vol2 is no exception to this rule.
This is the point where I'd usually write a paragraph detailing the plot ...
Advantages: Amazing music, sharp script Disadvantages: Last third drags on a bit
Kill Bill Vol. 2 is the concluding installment of the Kill Bill saga. In this one the Bride (Uma Thurman) continues her vengeance against her ex-boss, Bill, and the two remaining members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad; his younger brother Budd, and Bill's latest flame Elle.
The first one had more of an eastern feel, this one is more like a western. So it's dusty, dirty and sweaty. Again Tarantino enlists the help of Ennio Morricone, the man who can take an ordinary western and make it legendary. His music is masterful, the lone trumpets in his compositions invoking a sense of isolation and the wild west, which is exactly the tone this film needs.
The acting is good again, helped by a sharp script. The action scenes are fewer and far between than the first one but equally as impressive. Again during the fight scenes ...
Advantages: I don't have to search any further and know exactly what brand delivers the full bouquet of flavor Disadvantages: I may gain weight eating too much of this stuff !
I accidentally stumbled upon Darrell Lea's Soft Eating Black Liquorice and it is THE best black liquorice I have ever tasted in my life. No one knows how to make authentic old time black liquorice, but Darrell Lea does!!! The quality of liquorice has suffered tremedously over the years, and now most brands are simply made with anise flavor. Not Darrell Lea's brand...Raw sugar, wheat, and molasses are used and the flavor is rich and very soft to chew... Thank you Darrell Lea for making liquorice the way I remembered it years ago. I give it a ten plus out of ten! It doesn't get better than this! The package says it is Australia's favorite liquorice... Well I say the Aussies know their stuff!!! I think that they should contact larger store chains to sell their proiduct, such as Giant Eagle and Walmart. I found this at a Rite Aid drug store ...
