Kill Bill Volume 2

I saw Kill Bill Volume 2 on Thursday evening. It’s a terrific film. Now I want to see Volume 1 again. Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsden and Darly Hannah are all great. Uma Thurman’s part in both film requires such a mix of talents, it’s hard to imagine anyone else in this role. Michael Madsden’s Budd comes across as a washed up loser but first impressions can be deceiving. Budd has more in common with Madsden’s character from Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs than first appears. Daryl Hannah is terrific too Her fight scenes reminded me that she played the killer replicant Pris in Blade Runner twenty-two years ago. David Carradine is great as Bill. He has many of the best lines in the film. For example: “I’m a killer, a murderous bastard. You know that. And there are consequences to breaking the heart of a murdereous bastard”. And there’s this early exchange between Bill and Budd:

Budd: So you’re telling me that she cut through eighty eight yakuza before she got to O-Ren?

Bill: Well there weren’t actually eighty eight of them they just called the selves the Crazy 88s.

Budd: So then why did they call themselves the Crazy 88s?

Bill: I guess they thought it sounded cool.

IMDB has collected a bunch of memorable quotes from the film — Don’t read until after you’ve seen the movie.

A couple other things I noticed while reading the credits: Michael Parks appears in both Kill Bill films as different characters. His character in Volume 2 (Esteban Vihaio) is a real hoot. Also, Gordon Liu (aka Chia Hui Liu) appears as a different character in both films. First as Johnny Mo in Volume 1 (the head yakuza with the mask). He plays Pai Mei in Volume 2, the ruthless teacher of Bill and his assassination squad.