[quote]A couple of guys over at DVDtalk have positive reactions after their early screenings. Some of what they’ve got to say:
“The movie flows nicely, even though it is 2 hours and some change.—best chapter to me was when The Bride  confronts Copperhead (aka Elle). The sword play and raw fighting emotin in those scenes was top-notch and kept me intrigued.— The chapter with The Bride learning her kung-fu techniques was extremely well done as well, and had me laughing more than once.—"The entire opening montage was smooth as well, with one of my favorite actors making a nice cameo as well: Samual L. Jackson (aka Rufus).
His short speech was perfect, and had the few people there roaring with laughter. QT just knows how to do films very well. Every line in the movie just made it seem fun, cool and like I was watching an epic. Each story arc in the film was just so well done, with each having it’s own flavor while keeping it as a revenge flick still.”
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“KB1 might not be as violent as KB2, but the new film is twice as brutal. The scenes with Pai Mei give Uma a chance to show off some incredible “extreme pain” acting.—The film is a perfect conclusion to the story - ending on a pitch-perfect note of emotion—What might bother some people could be the length, and the extreme “talky” vibe of the film, which directly opposes the bullet-train pace of KB1.—But Carradine kills, Uma kills, and the Elle vs. Bride fight sequence is a classic.”
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And here’s a review that grabs me:
“I saw the movie last night too. I loved it, and I pretty much agree with the things steebo and scott have said. It’s a much richer movie than Volume 1. The characters are better drawn, the dialogue is classic Tarantino (Carradine has a couple of speeches that are flat-out incredible) and the action sequences are edgier.
Some impressions:
The opening chapel scene is like Tarantino channeling the spirits of Sergio Leone and Sam Peckinpah. There’s an air of dread hanging over everything and everyone that’s only heightened by Richardson’s achingly beautiful high contrast black and white.
The performances: Uma builds on her performance from the first movie in every possible way. This is obviously her career-defining character. Carradine should be nominated for Best Supporting Actor. The idea of Warren Beatty playing Bill is so goddamn laughable. Michael Madsen and Daryl Hannah play their characters like they created them. Budd’s a miserable bastard but Madsen makes you sympathize with him, and Elle’s the best female screen villain since…
Everybody is going to love Pai Mei. They should’ve had the action figure ready to sell in the lobby.
I can’t get the song “She’s Not There” out of my head now.”
^He said the 2 magic words, Leone and Peckinpah. This was the type of spirit that I was wishing for Vol-2 to have and lo & behold! I can no longer contain my excitement!!!
Good to know that Sam Jackson has some lines. I thought he was just gonna be a mute extra that plays the organ.
Plus:
"[i]There is like 3 different credit endings to the movie, which was odd by fun still. The credits are just for show though, nothing in terms of story or additional dialouge occurs."
“There are clips for each cast credit, but there’s a “blooper” at the very, very end”.
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Fuckin’ A! 8) So it is over two hours after all.
