*KILL BILL* is a WILD RIDE!!!

[@VKunia]

Use code VKUNIA50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at bit.ly/3Qtl8iC Part 2 coming SOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@leroylowe5921]

The music they were playing when she showed up at Vernita's house was the theme from Ironside. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aHyoXo2bYruDm6c The trumpet music when they were driving through Tokyo was from the Green Hornet.

[@jbwade5676]

🤩🤩🤩

[@LeonSKennedy94]

Yayyyy part 2

[@adameager7114]

Yeah, if you could go ahead and get volume 2 uploaded by midday yesterday, that'd be great. So glad you're watching these! I think the black and white section was needed to mask the blood so the movie could be rated. I know there's a lot of blood anyway, but that scene was a lot of blood from a lot of people. If feet bother you, then it's something you'll have to endure in any Tarantino film. If you can get past his weird foot obsession, the films are totally worth it!

[@pete_lind]

Tarantino do reference older movies and takes scenes from them , police car with lot of sun glasses, is reference to 1974 Gone in 60 second, H.B. Halicki , wrote , acted main role, produced and directed , Gone in 60 second, he died in stunt driving accident while making sequel .

[@robincraft4682]

Here's some trivia. O-Ren tells the Bride she may not last five minutes in their sword fight. The scene lasted 4 minutes and 59 seconds.

[@johnfede7057]

Haha just said that exact same thing.

[@The_Bleeze]

The natural progression of being over Quentin Tarantino's foot fetish thru the course of a single movie. 😂😂

[@michaelsoo]

I was wondering if she knew at the beginning. She knows now.

[@The_Bleeze]

@@michaelsoo I can't remember how many QT movies it took for me, I think by the 2nd one I watched. But after I figured it out I couldn't unsee it for the rest of his catalog. lol

[@williamrosmer8381]

@@The_Bleeze they got him to direct a season 1 episode of the medical drama ER. He worked in a scene where the 2 female leads took a tanning break on the roof of the hospital just to add bare feet to it.

[@beamertoy]

I feel like that's a bit unfair. As someone who has no understanding of foot fetish, isn't it natural to focus on feet if the character was paralyzed and trying to get them to function again? Why is it automatically viewed as a foot fetish scene? It just seems insecure to me.

[@williamrosmer8381]

@beamertoy if it was just one scene in one movie, then sure. It's something he works into, like everything he directs

[@DC_Prox]

"I'm, like, thrown off by all the foot shots... I get it, it's for the art, for the aesthetic..." no, Tarantino has a foot fetish, it's not actually any deeper than that.

[@imjonathan6745]

"weird old and violent director guy" that's my description for tarantino

[@codybrown3326]

When he's talked about it, he basically acts like he thinks everyone loves feet as much as him too. He's like "of course I do lots of foot shots, we want people to watch the movie🙄"

[@Someguythatlikespizza]

​@@codybrown3326 foot fetishes are pretty common, never appealed to me though. I don't get it personally.

[@rubenlopez3364]

@@SomeguythatlikespizzaThere’s dudes attracted to armpits out there bro

[@vampr3751]

@@Someguythatlikespizzame either, i personally find feet gross 😅

[@joekellyou]

“There is so much blood.” “That’s a lot of foot shoots.” Oh my sweet summer child it’s just getting started 🤣

[@maverick8697]

Also Quentin Tarantino's movies in a nut shell ;).

[@GenocideLv]

based feet enjoyer. That fetish has been correlated with having a higher IQ

[@shadowprince4482]

I was thinking the same thing. Vol 1 has the most bloody fight that I can think of off the top of my head.

[@shadowprince4482]

@@maverick8697 That and shots of women's feet. I never noticed it before until someone pointed it out.

[@philliplynx7877]

@@shadowprince4482 And not only here. See his other films ;) But if he likes it, why not. It doesnt bother me, I also like "A" womens feet (aka my wifes feet). And other bodyparts of her ;)

[@coldflamebluedragon196]

Uma Thurman’s outfit in Japan is based on what Bruce Lee wore in Game of Death. Quentin Tarantino said Uma hated the jumpsuit and didn’t know about the connection so he had her watch Game of Death and once she got the connection to Bruce Lee, she understood the jumpsuit. Can’t wait for your reaction to Volume 2

[@jerryfick613]

She was a model before she acted, and was used to most artists she worked with using outfits that highlighted her figure. The jumpsuit is hardly what she was used to .

[@_Goyle]

Sonny Chiba teaching the Bride Japanese and entrusting her with proper Hattori steel is one of the best parts of the movie, YOU UNDASTAND?

[@yzjmnz3528]

Fun Fact Sonny Chiba (Hanzo Hattori) in this film is Makenyu's (Netflix's One Piece Zoro) dad...

[@BDogg2023]

Sonny Chiba, also referenced in True Romance, written by Tarantino, directed by the late, great, Tony Scott, brother of Ridley Scott.

[@TheJerbol]

@@BDogg2023 True Romance is one of the best Tarantino movies imo even though he didn't direct it. It gives me warm feelings

[@rexmundi2986]

You might not have had warm feelings if QT had directed it. While 95% of the movie is very close to script verbatim, the end however is very different. I credit scott with realizing Clarence and Alabama were to adorable to not give them a happy ending.

[@TheJerbol]

@@rexmundi2986 thanks for the info, and good point about QT. Although even if it had a sad ending, the rest of the movie is so optimistic that I don't think it would change the overall vibe

[@jurgenschmidt2759]

If you're going on the Tarantino trip, a lot of feet are going to wait for you, Vikunia

[@rubenarias6538]

Wiggle your big toe

[@aeliusdawn]

Royale with feet

[@Chicken_Wing91]

@@aeliusdawni don’t know I didn’t go to payless

[@daveautzen9089]

Sofie’s arm gets cut off, and V says, “There’s so much blood in this movie!” I had to pause and laugh, as V hadn’t seen the next few minutes yet!

[@theblackgoatofthewoods]

How did Sofie survive and not bleed out during the fight?

[@joealvarez8733]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@shadowfragment]

I love the "tricks are for kids" line between The Bride and O-Ren. It says so much with so little. You immediately know how close/familiar they were, because they have their own inside joke that they say together. It's a little touch, but it's great.

[@tidenly]

It's especially cute because it's also an inside joke they have about her name Bea"trix" "Kid"do

[@shadowfragment]

@@tidenly Yes, but the viewer isn't supposed to know that yet because they haven't seen the second one, so I didn't want to accidentally spoil anything.

[@wilgarcia1]

"Those papers" Shide (紙垂, 四手) are zigzag-shaped paper streamers, often seen attached to shimenawa or tamagushi to demarcate holy spaces, and used in Shinto rituals in Japan.[1][2] They are usually found adorning doorways, shrine buildings, and kamidana.

[@DrJimBones]

Also in Sumo. The Yokozuna's rope belt has shide hanging off of it

[@JohnWelsh-oz3jz]

Awesome! Thank you so much! When Vkunia mentioned it, she got me curious and I was feeling a little frustrated when I couldn’t find any information. Yet again, thanks! 👍🏻

[@martenlundin]

+ they are ment to represent lightning and the rope they are attached to is ment to represent clouds. Sometimes the rope also has tassels attached ment to represent rain.

[@dr.johndoe1603]

Thank u

[@OhHeyMarc]

Their purpose is to ward evil spirits away from the places they're placed.

[@rexmundi2986]

The fight scene is even more impressive in the Japanese version of the movie; for the international release they had to do black and white to hide all the blood, but also they had to do a lot of micro edits to cut out the limbs getting hacked. In the original uncut version, the choreography is so impressively fluid and coordinated. Its available right here on yt if anyone wants to see.

[@danholmesfilm]

where

[@stefanlaskowski6660]

Got a link or video title?

[@mackenzieroberts1]

​@@stefanlaskowski6660kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZyvk62he7JneJIfeature=shared

[@WretchedDrummer]

I wanna see this

[@DIOBrando-ij2bp]

Tarantino didn’t have to change it to black and white, he just wanted to because he liked how it looked and because that’s how stuff like kung-fu movies would get censored on tv when he was a kid. I’d always thought he had to do it for the rating too. It’s kind of the impression he gave back when talking about it on the behind the scenes bit when the movie was new. But this came up somewhat recently when he was doing press for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, (either the movie or the book, I don’t remember which...it was a podcast, may have been for The Ringer) someone brought up how he had to change Kill Bill during the fight to black and white and he said that was a misconception. Tarantino even said when he was showing the movie to the MPAA, the woman there was like: You don’t have to switch that fight scene to black and white to get an R rated. Which I could remember the exact podcast that was, he did a lot for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.

[@soulscyther666]

**Vi being surprised by the amount of feet exposure** Tarantino: first time?

[@seanyoung9014]

That kid she spared at the end doesn't get enough credit for actually sticking around through all that carnage in the first place. As soon as you split one of my boys in half vertically, I'm OUT! 😂

[@movielover828]

It has been 20 years since "Kill Bill Vol. 1" first came out in theaters that still remains a certified cult classic. It's also a perfect example of Quentin Tarantino paying tribute to martial arts films, samurai cinema, blaxploitation, Spaghetti Western and grindhouse cinema.💯✨️

[@ericmm6822]

I'm pretty sure Kill Bill wasn't a cult hit, it was just a hit.

[@quoththekraven5911]

and feet

[@DarksideGmss0513]

And for all of us out there that have a foot fetish.

[@daveweston5158]

The soundtrack to this film is nothing short of astonishing...FYI, the 'siren' clip used several times was part of the opening theme to a TV show called 'Ironside' starring Raymond Burr... The impressive trumpet rendition of 'Flight of the Bumblebee' was the opening theme to 'The Green Hornet' TV series, featuring Bruce Lee as Kato...

[@rickpat-x9u]

The Sword Fight w/ O Ren is *SANTA ESMARELDA'S '79 **_"DON'T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD"_** LATIN-DISCO HIT REMIX OF THE OLD 60's SONG BY THE ANIMALS... THE BEST YT IS THE PHILLIPS ORIGINAL ALBUM VERSION THAT IS **16:05** LONG.*

[@OroborusFMA]

Raiding the soundtracks of other works for obscure selections isn't astonishing. It's lazy and lame.

[@Zekegedd]

@@OroborusFMA It fits vision that went into making of the Kill Bill movies. Tarantino never tried to hide the fact that Kill Bill is a love letter to the cinema and music that inspired him throughout his life. It's not lazy or lame if it's done correctly with intention and is transformative. The work and creativity that went into the making of the Kill Bill movies more than earns it the right to the music selection used in my opinion.

[@DavidAntrobus]

@daveweston5158 I think my absolute favourite was "About Her" in _Kill Bill Vol. 2_ a Malcolm McLaren song featuring Bessie Smith's version of "St. Louis Blues" and "She's Not There" by the Zombies. Musical perfection in a really wrenching scene.

[@Valp85]

@@OroborusFMA QT is a movie nerd to such a level that he will reference his favorite stuff in pretty much any aspect of his own material. Editing, costumes, soundtrack, SFX, Locations, you name it, he's done it.

[@GTsoopfox]

39:33 Giggling at your shocked reaction to the amount of leg room, and not the fact that they're allowed literal swords on board a plane

[@MeatSim9]

Chapter 4, the man from Okinawa, is my favorite chapter. I love how happy everyone is, but then as soon as she drops his name, the tone shifts, as he has no idea if she's there to kill him. I fucking love it. And, yeah, feet and blood spray, that's Tarantino. XD

[@magnusberge]

24:24 One of the sadest scenes in movie history, the look on the assistants face, the tear in hes eyes and even the eye twitch as he knows how emotional hes master is with having to make a new sword, specialy after we saw how much they arrgue in the shop and now youn see this tremendous respect he has for him aswell

[@chrismaverick9828]

The anime section of O-Ren's story was directed by Kazuto Nakazawa, who also worked heavily in the character design and art direction of numerous major anime, including Samurai Champloo, which the Kill Bill content closely resembles. Also, the steady-cam shot in the House of Blue Leaves at one point held the record for the longest continuous steady-cam shot.

[@stephenfitzgerald9769]

Part of the in-joke is that Sonny Chiba had previously played Hattori Hanzo- a famous ninja- in a period piece about Japan’s Warring States era. I don’t believe that they’re ever specifically stated to be connected, but I think it’s implied somewhere in the literature surrounding this film that this Hattori Hanzo is supposed to be a descendant of the original ninja. Also, the story of vol. 1 and O-Ren’s white costume are a reference to an older Japanese film and manga series called ‘Lady Snow-blood,’ in which a young woman becomes an assassin to avenge her murdered family. The song sung when O-Ren falls into the snow is actually the theme song from one of the ‘Snow-blood’ films.

[@sirjedisentinel]

On the DVD, in the making-of-behind the scenes feature, Tarantino confirmed it's supposed to be a descendant

[@djehuty7771]

And if I'm not mistaken, the singer Meiko Kaji is also the actress for the film adaptation.

[@stephenfitzgerald9769]

@@sirjedisentinel that’s awesome. Thanks for finding me in on that.

[@stephenfitzgerald9769]

@@djehuty7771 I seem to remember that being the case. I also believe Kaji was a singer before she became an actress, but don’t quote me on that.

[@SuzakuX]

Yes, Hattori Hanzo was also actually more so a title for the leader of the ninja clan that worked for the shogunate. Each heir would assume the name when they assumed command, and the film series is about various descendants all going by the name throughout time. Kill Bill's Hanzo is meant to be the modern descendant.

[@jackrussell1232]

The name for the weapon Gogo uses is just about the coolest thing in the world. It's called a meteor hammer. I was a teenager when this movie came out and I actually bought one. They are so much fun when you get good at using them, but the process of learning is extremely painful. I can't tell you how many times I hit myself in the shins. A metal ball to the shin does not feel good. The idea is that if you wrap it around a part of your body on one side it will unwrap on the other side, so if you spin the chain around your neck in the front of you and then shift to the back or spin your body 180 degrees it will unwrap, which is what she does right after the blade comes out. The move is surprisingly easy to do. It's one of the first things you learn.

[@SurvivorBri]

She was so sweet with that weapon. I especially love the move where she's twirling it and does a high leg kick into a spin around. That was sick.

[@jackrussell1232]

@@SurvivorBri I can do that lol. I don't look quite as good when I do it though.

[@SurvivorBri]

@@jackrussell1232 it was so smoothe! Made it look easy.

[@EmulsionTime]

This, there are videos of Shaolin chaps demonstrating them on KZbin.

[@jackrussell1232]

@@SurvivorBri It's actually easier than it looks. I'm not as good (or as flexible) as her, but I learned to do every move that she demonstrated here in less than a month. Being able to shoot accurately and actually use it as an effective weapon would be the part that takes a long time to master. Doing the head and leg wraps and learning to kick the ball out in front of you by flicking the chain are just a matter of learning what the movements are and getting used to the momentum.

[@afroahmed3989]

Those pieces of paper behind him , in Japanese culture they're like a tribute to the dead , and it's brilliant from Tarantino showing them behind Hanzo to show why he agreed so easily to help her as soon as he realized that she's going after Bill , cause judging by those tributes we could put two and two together understanding how Bill did him wrong

[@anothervagabond]

I don't think it's anything Bill did to Hanzo. A common trope in this kind of story is a teacher feeling guilt over what their students have done (which also lines up with a swordsmith feeling guilt over what his swords have been used to do). It's why the bride specifically mentions that she's going after Hanzo's "protoge", she's playing on the guilt he feels. I don't think he's helping her because he has a personal reason to want revenge against Bill, I think he's helping her because he feels responsible for all the people Bill has hurt using his teachings.

[@submandave1125]

Those zig-zag paper steamers are called “shine” (shee nay) and are commonly used to demarcate sacred spaces in Shinto. In this case, houses and businesses, especially the more traditionally minded, will have a small shrine on a wall near the ceiling to ask the gods for blessings and these will usually include shine around them. It has nothing to do with the dead or have any greater significance to the story than just setting.

[@Soliye.]

@@anothervagabond That would make sense for his character

[@warreng440]

The bride is my favorite heroine. she has to scrap for everything she gets and frankly, it's all brilliantly juxtaposed by the fact the things you learn about her personality in volume 2.

[@imustbreakyou2170]

I still get massive chills when he says that her daughter is still alive. And the music is fantastic.

[@jeffreycain721]

I love the inclusion of The Green Hornet theme in the Tokyo driving sequence.

[@rexmundi2986]

Yeah, like how the crazy 88s are dressed like bruce lee in the green hornet, while the bride is dressed like Bruce Lee from game of death.

[@reservoirdude92]

Thank you, Al Hirt ❤

[@firedoc5]

Ol' Quent likes his violence, blood, guts, gore, and loves his feet. Every movie of his has feet. It's hard to not give away any spoilers. Can't wait for Part 2.

[@mikedignum1868]

The jumpsuit is from Game of Death (Bruce Lee)...The actress who played Gogo was also in the 2000 film Battle Royale.

[@tommiller4895]

The Fight in the House of Blue Leaves was filmed in B&W so the rating stayed an "R" and didn't go to "X". Hatori Honzo (Sushi Chef and Sword Maker) is played by Martial Arts Movie Legend Sonny Chiba who was known for his many Samuri Sword movies. General Johnny Mo leader of the Crazy 88 (bald guy with the Kato mask) was played by Martial Arts Movie Legend Gordon Liu. No spoilers, but Part 2 will give you more of the back story. BTW - Quentin does have a foot fetish. You are so lucky as you will not have to wait 6 months to see Part 2 like we had to back in the day.

[@jscan4442]

"X" hasn't been a rating in 33 years. I think you meant NC-17.

[@greenpeasuit]

Frankly, as I understand it, American markets would have been fine with the blood. It still would have been R. Japanese markets however have far more strict censors. The only way they could market it at all over there was to make thst scene B&W.

[@artdeco64]

The sheriff - played by actor Bo Svensson - is also in Kill Bill Vol. 2; however, he’s not playing a sheriff.

[@slivovitz1683]

X is not a rating anymore and when it existed it didn't mean children couldn't watch it was to denote that a film is a more serious feature for adults

[@OhnnyTsunami]

That shot of the black & white slaughter may be over the top but man was it entertaining. But the face off between O Ren and The Bride at the end is a cinematic pleasure

[@Cobrass67]

they made it b&w because it was so ott, it hid the blood & meant they could keep the scene in

[@afroahmed3989]

In the Director's cut it's in color and uncut

[@Cobrass67]

i had no idea theres a dir cut!@@afroahmed3989

[@swordmonkey6635]

Black and White so it didn't get NC-17 rating for gratuitous violence.

[@JustinHamsley]

And that it switched to black and white when she pulled the guy's eye out!

[@jlilley73]

From what I understand, Quentin Tarantino had always intended "Kill Bill" to be a single movie. But they filmed so much good stuff that they decided in the editing room that it had to be split in two -- nobody was going to sit through a single 6-hour movie 😆 It works so well though that you'd think it was intentional from the start -- particularly with that final-line cliffhanger, and the fact that you never see Bill's face until Part 2. There are other aspects that seem intentional as well, but I can't speak of them without spoiling Part 2.

[@shuboy05]

One odd thing I noticed is that Part 1 has all the violent action scenes while Part 2 has all the Tarantino conversations. Putting both parts together makes a complete film.

[@wrecclessescobar6252]

​@@shuboy05 That makes sense because part 2 just feels like something is missing

[@williameleno]

This is my favorite of Tarantino's films because it really shows his skills and passion for film making. It's proof that his movies deeper than face value is not some excuse to satiate a love for blood, gore and explosions but rather a very stylistic way to creat a very immersive experience that will always have an audience who these various characters appeal to. Wether it be camera style, sound and music or just the creative story for even more fascinating characters, he grabs the audiences attention through a creative style. Like how this movie follows a style of a kung-fu and samari epics about revenge while the second volume carries a feel of Spaghetti Western in lawless and ruthless revenge. Despite two different styles, it has the strength of never losing the feel of the first volume when following such a wonderful strong and tough character we feel sympathy for.

[@Yggdrasil42]

"There's so much blood in this movie", right before the Crazy 88 fight is great timing. The movie literally goes black & white to hide the gore. :D

[@davidmcleod5133]

You were talking about O Ren not having honor and why she had to have her flunkies fight Uma first… pay attention to the knife she was carrying (when she had a full sword in the next room), and how she was holding it. She knew she was no match for Black Mamba, and was prepared to take her own life before the rest of the Crazy 88 came to her aid, in the way Samurai would commit suicide to deny their enemies the kill. You can see her relief when she stabs the blade into the handrail and walks away.

[@Squinck616]

My favorite parts where: "I'm like thrown off by all the foot shots. I mean I get it. It's for the art, the aesthetic." "I dont think anyone has called the police."

[@sca88]

Warm sake' is what is mostly served in Japan when i was there...and in most Japanese restaurants I've been to. I prefer the warm to cold sake' also.

[@AniwayasSong]

While 'John Wick' holds the current 'Gratuitous Violence for Justifiable Reasons' Award, 'Kill Bill (1 and 2) owned it, first! Uma's portrayal of this abused woman is absolutely brutal, and I love every aspect of it! Wait'll you get to 'Part 2!' :-)

[@imjonathan6745]

before john wick there is kill bill

[@DC_Prox]

One of my new favourite things in movie reaction videos is noticing and pointing out the Willhelm scream.

[@knightheaven8992]

The yellow jumpsuit is iconic due to Bruce Lee, tarantino pays homages to a lot of stuff in this movie, from Chinese Kung fu movies, to chambara ( sword fighting films in Japanese), Japanese samurai movies

[@UncleMilo]

I'm sure a lot of people will tell you this, but this movie is FULL of homages to a number of films from Japan and Hong-Kong films as well as some American films. Many pieces of music and sound effects are even taken from those movies. There are also some actors from those films and shows who appear in this movie. For example, Hattori Hanzo was a famous person from Japanese history. In 1980, Sonny Chiba played a descendant of Hanzo (named Hattori Hanzo III) in a show called Shadow Warriors. In 1985 there was a newer Shadow Warriors series where Chiba played another descendant also named after the famous original ancestor. Tarantino stated that while it was never said, Sonny Chiba is actually playing another descendant in the line of characters her portrayed in those TV series (and movies in Japan based on those TV series).

[@MHVideos777]

It's really heartwarming to see younger folks enjoy this movie. Kill Bill (it was originally shot and intended to be 1 big film and was split up into 2 volumes only due to studio pressure against Tarantino's wishes) is my favorite film and has had a tremendous influence on my taste in media over the last 20 years. I feel so grateful to have seen both volumes in theaters the day they came out. Legendary. So glad you're digging it - just found and subbed to your channel today and definitely can't wait to see your reaction to volume 2!! (It's even better)

[@stanzaloan3454]

You can respect your enemy for their skill and ethic yet despise them for what they do with it. The way O-Ren asserted herself at the table was badass. You're not alone 😂

[@gritnix]

Great item in this movie when she goes to touch the sword and then instantly thinks better of it, recoils, and looks back to ask permission. Always loved that moment.

[@bafumat]

She couldn't fight her herself at first because Quinton needed a 45 min fight scene to round out the movie. And it's just beautiful.

[@Common_Cent]

"There's so much blood in this movie" Right before the buckets.

[@patrickwaldeck6681]

"Should you encounter God, God will be cut" is such an incredibly baller line.

[@SurvivorBri]

What can't be said enough is the performance by Darrly Hannah as Elle aka California Mountain Snake. She has a much larger role in the second one. Can't wait for your reaction on that next.

[@JohnWelsh-oz3jz]

First of all, I would like to say I love your commentaries. I just binged watched a bunch of your old stuff and enjoyed it. You have a new subscriber. Second of all, Gogo Yubari’s weapon is called a meteor hammer. (She was the psycho 17 year old bodyguard for O-ren Iishi in case you don’t recognize the name). Third, there’s a reason why the fight between The Bride (Uma Thurman’s character) and the Crazy 88’s was done in black and white. Personally, I had always thought it was a directorial choice to represent her being “in the zone.” It’s like when an artist or athlete is hyper focused and ignoring all outside distractions. Actually, from what I understand, it was done to avoid an X-rating for all of the over the top violence and depiction of blood spewing everywhere. “Conan the Barbarian” from 1982 and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger had a similar problem. They too had to tone down the violence to avoid an X-rating. Fourth, I would LOVE to see your reaction to “Conan the Barbarian.” Despite all the violence, it’s still a very good story. They even got James Earl Jones (the voice of both Darth Vader and Mufasa) to play the villain, Thulsa Doom. P.S. Yes, “Conan the Barbarian” is very violent. BUT, there are NO needles! 😜

[@jessecortez9449]

"For us, there is no spring. Just the wind that smells fresh before the storm." - Conan I wish more reactors would do Conan. He really does have such a great story and the classic books are even better. He's really on another level that current audiences/readers just can't reach.

[@iDuckman]

The folded papers are prayers to the gods. Strange to some, maybe, but perhaps my favorite shot is on the plane where samurai swords are accorded their proper places of honor.

[@tedecamp]

This movie is a masterpiece of cinema and in my top 10 beast films ever made. Its one of the few films that can successfully turn gratuitous violence into art. Not to mention the blend of wild-west and eastern music, showing that the Bride really is an all-American Samurai. And that animation segment is flawless! Super expressive and stylized.

[@RRK1965]

The tune you heard at the time Uma Thurman entered the house of Viveca Fox was from the tv show Ironside from the 60’s/70’s. Tarantino likes to use old music in his movies.

[@bananabourbonaenima]

16:10 Quentin Tarantino separated more women from their shoes than the TSA

[@JohnWelsh-oz3jz]

🤣🤣🤣 I’m stealing that! 🤣🤣🤣

[@bananabourbonaenima]

@@JohnWelsh-oz3jz I stole it from Brad Pitt

[@entertainingCed]

this movie is a love letter to the influences that QT had. this and the sequel are on my annual watch list. so glad you enjoyed it. keep up the great job V!!!

[@scotiej]

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but the California Mountain Snake is the only snake of those named in the squad that's actually harmless. The snake itself looks like a type of coral snake but it has no venom.

[@technofilejr3401]

The siren sound comes from the tv show Ironside

[@brainrmiller]

They initially removed the color to get by censorship in most countries due to the shear amount of gore, but despite that limitation Tarantino embraced the aesthetic as a nod to famed Japanese director Akira Kurosawa. His samurai movies where made back in the black and white era and was the original source of that 'high-pressure blood' troupe, which is homaged to quite often in this movie. The origin of the ridiculous amount of blood spray, particularly Akira Kurosawa movies, is an amusing story of its own if you ever look it up.

[@spacep0ny958]

Yes, the feet shots are for "art" and "aesthetic"

[@sugelite5068]

I was like "oh Vkunia, my sweet summer child"

[@MastaToSch]

Ol' Quentin is all about that "art" and "aesthetic". :D

[@OhHeyMarc]

The papers hanging in the room when they conduct the bequeathing ceremony are called Ofuda (Oh-fuu-dah). When they're folded in that zigzag pattern they are called Shide (shi-day). They're meant to ward off evil spirits. It is meant to display that not only is this weapon his greatest, but also the most pure.

[@renzero9206]

Masterpiece of a movie. Uma Thurman's performance is outstanding (helped immensely by her stunt double Zoe Bell 😁) The movie is so good on so many levels. The directing, the choreography by the legend Yuen Woo-ping (most famous in the west as the choreographer on The Matrix), the music by Wu-Tang Clan's RZA, the script, the cast, everything was just perfect. I personally think Vol 2 is better. Less action but fantastic performances (especially the final act). As others have probably mentioned, the reason for the B&W was to get an "R" rating instead of an "X" in the cinema. There is a version which is all color.

[@SeedFactoryProject]

Vernita shooting through a cereal box makes her a cereal killer. She was already a serial killer. 🙂

[@davec3651]

Ah finally, what took her so long! I thought she was never gonna do Kill Bill.

[@chrismaverick9828]

As an anime, Kung-fu, and samurai fan this movie was epic in the theater. QT really hit it perfect, and it was from an idea he and Uma came up with in a cafe while filming 'Pulp Fiction.'

[@GetMeThere1]

I find people are split regarding their favorite being Part 1 or 2. Action fans like 1 best, dialogue/story fans (like myself) like 2 best.

[@chrisnielsen9885]

And there are those like myself that find the two parts complement each other and I don't like one more than the other

[@GetMeThere1]

@@chrisnielsen9885 What? Someone on the internet who wants to make an argument out of nothing, for no reason? That can't be.

[@chrisnielsen9885]

@@GetMeThere1 What? Are you saying I want to have an argument? Uhhh no I'm offering a different perspective. If you think what I posted is me arguing then you must spend your entire life getting into fights over nothing

[@GetMeThere1]

@@chrisnielsen9885 LOL. Contentious? Moi? What's that about "....doth protest too much?"

[@chrisnielsen9885]

@@GetMeThere1 stop trying to suck the fun out of the experience

[@pasteye1671]

The film: A masterpiece. Vikki: Beautiful. The reaction: Worth the wait. Vikki: Beautiful. Nuff Said.

[@alicestevens8291]

I'll keep it vague because you are going to do the 2nd chapter yet but I am not an overboard Tarantino fan. I'm satisfied with his works. This series though I really loved and more than anything for proper storytelling technique where it takes us on a journey. I also liked the throwback style. Anime made live action, perhaps better than most other films have done and the old foreign kung-fu film style right down to the completely over the top gore scenes. More the storytelling and acting than anything. Oh. I rented a bridal suite once where there was a slaughter. The carpet still had a huge blood stain in it. I know, I know. I was commuting and needed something and everything was taken for football and it was at a discount of course then. But yeah it is straight up creepy to sleep in that.

[@Beco96]

8:30 That was actually Tarantino's car since filming Kill Bill. He stopped driving it only when he became a father in 2020 🤣 12:40 Yeah, he's the leader of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (his codename was Snake Charmer). Others are as follows: his brother, and only male member of the Squad, Budd (Sidewinder), Beatrix Kiddo (Black Mamba), Elle Driver (California Mountain Snake), O'Ren Ishii (Cottonmouth), and Vernita Green (Copperhead).

[@shawnthedragonwarrior18]

This is one of my favorite actions movies!!! Can't wait to see you react to Vol. 2!!

[@JDMC13]

Hattori Hanzo is played by Sonny Chiba who is the father of Mackenyu who plays Zoro in One Piece LA.

[@sugelite5068]

At one point Bruce willis was considered for the role of Bill

[@Britcarjunkie]

You actually noticed the camera work in the restaurant scene: the take you mentioned, is one of the longest takes, up there with a long take near the beginning of the original "Catch-22". What many don't notice, is in the anime scene where O-Ren's parents are killed, the young guy in the white jacket & the sword and revolver, is a young Bill. Speaking of the anime scenes: the detail is such, that if you're familiar with rifles, you'll note that O-Ren shoots the general with a H&K PSG-1...pretty hefty rifle for a small-framed woman, but have seen a live-action female handle one in another film.

[@TearYouApart360]

You can definitely tell O-Ren and the Bride were good friends.

[@dr.johndoe1603]

Please elaborate

[@sca88]

A lot of the songs from both Kill Bill's are from Japanes cult films of the 60's and 70's and 60's and 70's Spaghetti Westerns.

[@GKinslayer]

FYI - the wepaon on the chain is based a real weapons. In some martial arts they have a weighted blade/dart at the end of a rope or chain and use it just like in the movie. It is a VERY hard weapon to learn and takes amazing skill and balance to use. Also maybe consider checking out some of the old classic Kung Fu movies. The actor of Johnny Mo, and Master Pai is Gordon Lu who was a star in the 80s in 36th Chamber of Shaolin.

[@TeslaRangerNY]

The weapon is called a _kusari-fundo_ ("chain-weight", a weighted chain), aka a _manrikigusari_ ("ten-thousand-power chain").

[@jessecortez9449]

I wish more reactors would do classic Hong Kong cinema. Sadly, they tend to hinge on what the platform allows, what the platform promotes for views and studios IP. I'd be happy if they went back just one generation to older Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen, Tony Jaa.

[@davidmarquardt9034]

The theme that played at 5:00 was the opening title to Ironside, a late 60's TV series; with Raymond Burr playing the title role of San Francisco police chief, Ironside, who is shot by a sniper and paralyzed. From his wheelchair, he forms a group of detectives to cover tough cases. The opening title was very unusual for the 60's in that it was done in red and black animation, with the catchy, distinctive, synthesized score, composed by Quincy Jones. As Tarantino is known as a student of film production, this probably caught his interest.

[@noah_ncl0223]

If you want to watch others movie of Quentin Tarantino, I suggest « Death Proof » 😉 We all had the same reaction at 5:42 😅 In fact, Uma Thurman wears, in the final battle, the same clothes from « Game of Death » with Bruce Lee

[@soulscyther666]

24:00 those zigzag japanese paper streamers are called "shide" and attached to the shimenawa, the sacred rope. You usually see them on places that are marked sacred, like shrines, altars, torii gates, and even some trees and rocks.

[@chadbailey7038]

I LOVED this film so much when it came out. I went to the movies to see it 3 times within 9 days! So glad u enjoyed it also 🙌🏾

[@jannawalany5942]

9:58 As a paramedic working in the emergency room at a children's hospital, I have to tell you a secret: this whistling song used to be quite popular as a phone ringtone in our department.

[@weirdtrashcinema]

Made me laugh every time you mentioned the foot shots. Quentin has a foot fetish, its in basically every film. Hilarious.

[@superwalter5697]

If you think this version is bloodthirsty, it's because you haven't seen the Japanese version that doesn't have a black screen, in the scene where the bride fights the 89, I managed to find it in the far reaches of the internet, not to mention that there are more scenes, this black screen is because theaters didn't want to show the movie because it was too violent, but the Japanese version is uncensored.

[@TampaCEO]

It's so funny that you did not know about tarantino's foot fetish

[@arquentur6226]

Fun fact, the sushi chef played by Sonny Chiba is the father of Mackenyu, who you may know as Roronoa Zorro in the Netflix live action One Piece! ❤

[@rogertemple7193]

Kill Bill is a really great action packed movie and I've seen it a couple of times but it has been awhile however and I'm glad you are watching it have a very awesome Halloween tomorrow and Thank You V.🤠👋⚔️🇺🇲

[@raphaelperry8159]

4:30 No Vicky. The wee woo wee woo thing is much older. I know kids used to mimic it back in the 1980's. I think it's from the 60's or 70's.

[@tomw.6757]

Love the new haircut, V. 😁

[@shanialover]

FEET are one of Quentin's OBSESSIONS! That is why they are on screen a LOT in his films. Not just both of the Kill Bill ones! 😊😊😉😉👱‍♀👱‍♀👗👗👠👠❤❤

[@RoadDoug]

This one’s my favorite Tarantino film. He has a foot fetish. It was black and white because of the excessive blood. Love your reactions V.❤ Can’t wait for the next part.

[@hitachiuchihamagicwand2776]

Sonny Chiba is the father of the actor who plays Zoro in One Piece btw.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hi Vkunia hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@Harana_Morningstar]

Some of the scenes was a tribute to some older martial arts movies . The yellow jumpsuit that Uma Thurman wore , was from The Game of Death , Starring Bruce Lee . The silhouette scene when the lights turned off , was from a Chuck Norris movie Forced Vengeance .

[@MLawrence2008]

Great reaction, we now know you fear needles and scalping! ;) I think you will love part 2!

[@edferd100]

The "siren song" was the theme score for the 60's-70's tv series - Emergency.

[@heavyrain4485]

Great movie!

[@vonDarkken]

In the animation scene - its Bill that kills Oren's daddy, that's him. Twisted that Oren end's up working for him eventually.

[@todd8398]

Another callback to the movie _Yojimbo_ : When The Bride doesn't kill the last gang member, who's obviously a frightened litle kid, but tells him to go home.

[@davidbaker1363]

Elle on the ceiling reminds me of "Galaxy Quest" :) "I used my Moctar Stealth Face," said Quellek to Dr. Lazarus.

[@firemedic5100]

I loved the sound track. Especially "The Lonely Shepherd" played by the great Gheorghe Zamfir on his Pan Flute composed by James Last.

[@ronwells8186]

The jumpsuit is an homage to Bruce Lee’s jumpsuit in Game of Death. Basically every actor, song, scene, name of a character, or shot is a complete homage and reference to older movie, actor, scene, etc…

[@TheRealAhoy]

The year this came out I went to a music festival and the official sound of the weekend was that "ooh, ooh, ohh hoo hoo" song by that band. Drove everyone crazy after a couple of hours lol

[@ESG151]

I'm sure someone has already said so but in case not, the scene was switched the black and white to help avoid an NC-17 rating. The original full color version of that scene is floating around on KZbin