[quote=“vadasz”]
I guess KB1 is more “fun” in an exoctic, action, kick-ass sort of way. This is why a lot of people have been turned on to QT in the past. Lots of “fucks” lots of “cool” deaths, lots of references (dude, if’n you don’t get it yer out). But, for me, what has always made his movies great is that, buried beneath all this stuff (stuff that, by the way, I highly enjoy), is an emotional core that few directors, American or otherwise, come close to. When Mr. Orange tells Mr. White he’s a cop; when Jewels says, “I’m tryin’, I’m tryin’” and, my favorite scene in any of his movies, when Jackie Brown walks out of Max’s office and the camera pans away from Max with his sad, there-goes-the-greatest-thing-that-ever-happened-to-me look. These are the moments when his films rise above just being “cool,” or “funny,” or “kick-ass,” and they are what make him a truly great director.
In terms of KB2, the scene when Bill and Bea talk before the wedding, close-up on their profiles, black and white, or the scene when Bill walks away after the five-finger business and the Bride looks truly sad and relieved at the same time, for me those scenes are the payoffs. I love the house of blue leaves, but, really, it’s just fun. Not a whole lot of emotional depth and not much coming close to art in the sort of Katian sense of awe in the face of pure beauty. But when Bill says, “Paimai taught you . . .”, shit. The whole movie explodes right there and then we really know who the bride is, who bill is, and what this show is really about.
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Massive word
I feel sorry for the people not going to see some of, imo, QT’s best stuff
[quote=“Jot”]
personally I think it needed to be in two volumes. I mean dont get me wrong I’d love to see it released as one movie, but the two volumes are two very diffrent sorts of movies, I enjoyed them both immensley, but i can sort of understand why some people would dislike one volume in commparison to the other. i mean if you loved KB1 for its kung-fu action style, you might not enjoy the more dialougue and western movie style incorporated in the second (all though I think the Pai Mei scenes could win even the most addement KB1 fan over to find merit in KB2). I am suprised though that Robert D’s enjoyment of the 1st movie causes him to outwright refuse to watch the second, I mean arent you just the tinsy winsyist bit cureous as to how KB end’s?
(on a side note I agree with IFY, the crazy 88 didnt seem like the most accomplished in martial arts/fighting, more like a large number of ruthlessly loyal, but only adequatley trained youths (with exception to Johnny Mo and GoGo))
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You’re right. The starter of this topic is just an action movies fan. If he complains that the Crazy 88 shouldn’t have been killed because they were too many against one single woman then he doesn’t understand this genre.
[quote=“Bustello”]
If he complains that the Crazy 88 shouldn’t have been killed because they were too many against one single woman then he doesn’t understand this genre.
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Thats the main problem with people bashing this film.
a lot of girls ask “why dont they all attack at once?”
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Actually it makes some sense. If everyone would attack at once they would just end up killing each other with those big katanas. There’s not enough room for everyone, unless they want to take the risk of getting accidentally slayed by their pals. That’s why they come one (or few) at a time. This logic doesn’t work as well in kung-fu movies but what the hell, logic is not the main thing in these movies.
