Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Quentin Tarantino

Writers:

Quentin Tarantino (character The Bride) &
Uma Thurman (character The Bride) ...

Release Date:

16 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Revenge is a dish best served cold.

Plot:

The murderous Bride continues her vengeance quest against her ex-boss, Bill, and his two remaining associates; his younger brother Budd, and Bill's latest flame Elle.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Death | Wedding Chapel | Female Assassin | Snake

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 wins & 38 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 6

12:00 AM

SPIKETV

Cast

Uma Thurman	...	Beatrix Kiddo - The Bride, 'Black Mamba'
David Carradine	...	Bill - 'Snake Charmer'
Lucy Liu	...	O-Ren Ishii (archive footage)
Vivica A. Fox	...	Vernita Green (archive footage)
Chia Hui Liu	...	Pai Mei (as Gordon Liu)
Michael Madsen	...	Budd - 'Sidewinder'
Daryl Hannah	...	Elle Driver
Michael Parks	...	Esteban Vihaio
Bo Svenson	...	Reverend Harmony
Jeannie Epper	...	Mrs. Harmony
Stephanie L. Moore	...	Joleen
Shana Stein	...	Erica
Caitlin Keats	...	Janeen
Christopher Allen Nelson	...	Tommy Plympton (as Chris Nelson)
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Rufus

Also Known As:

Kill Bill (USA) (closing credits title)
Kill Bill 2 (USA) (informal title)
Vol. 2 (USA)
Убить Билла 2 (Russia) [ru]
Kill Bill - Volume 2 (Brazil) [pt]
Kill Bill - pruudi kättemaks, vol 2 (Estonia) [et]
Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Greece) [el]
Kill Bill Vol. 2: The Love Story (Japan) [ja]
Kill Bill Volume 2 (Slovakia) [sk]
Kill Bill Volume 2 (Czech Republic) [cs]
Kill Bill Volume 2 (Croatia) [hr]
Kill Bill, la venganza: Volumen II (Argentina) [es]
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Germany) [de]
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Finland) [fi]
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (France) [fr]
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Kill Bill: Volumen 2 (Spain) [es]
Mokali Billi ori (Georgia) [ka]
Tuer Bill: Volume 2 (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief drug use.

Runtime:

136 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Cantonese | Mandarin | Spanish

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:18A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Taiwan:R-12 | Malaysia:18SG (re-rating) | Iceland:16 | Hungary:18 | USA:R (certificate #40699) | USA:NC-17 (Special Edition DVD) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Israel:16 | Italy:T | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Poland:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | South Africa:16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Barstow, California, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Early posters for Vol. 2 proclaimed it as "The Fifth Film by Quentin Tarantino". Subsequent posters have not used that blurb, while the film itself simply says "a film by QUENTIN TARANTINO". Kill Bill Vol 1. says "The 4th Film By Quentin Tarantino" at the beginning and Vols 1 & 2 two are supposed to be considered one film. The fifth film by Quentin Tarantino is actually ‘Deathproof’.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the Bride is being buried alive, several times a faint reflection can be seen from the head of her flashlight, despite being six feet underground.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bill: Do you find me sadistic? You know, Kiddo, I'd like to believe that you're aware enough even now to know that there's nothing sadistic in my actions. At this moment, this is me at my most masochistic.
The Bride: Bill, it's your baby.

Movie Connections:

References Wing Chun (1994)

Soundtrack:

Malagueña Salerosa

Honestly better than the first

Kill Bill Volume 2 is the astonishing follow-up to perhaps 2003's best film, Kill Bill Volume 1. Quentin Tarantino once again demonstrates a mastery of dialogue in this homage to the great western and kung fu movies that inspired him from his video clerk days.

Simply, this film is as entertaining as hell. Tarantino unabashedly takes the viewer for a joyride, and the end result is a movie with intense action, tempered with some of the best dialogue I have ever heard.

Some have pointed to this film as inferior to the first volume of Kill Bill: I disagree. Whereas Tarantino is a great action director (the scene in the first film with the crazy 88s is one of my top five favorite battle scenes of all time), he even surpasses this talent in his ability to write witty, intriguing dialogue: and this film really delivers it. One scene in particular, with David Carradine as Bill, near the end, speaking with Uma Thurman's The Bride while he makes a sandwich, is unforgettable and insightfully interesting. There are few points where the film drags, and the movie ultimately creates the impression of a visceral experience. 10/10. Go see this film, it is by far the best film released so far this year.