Kill Bill Vol.1 * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary *

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[@kentonbaird1723]

Ash: "You're clearly a badass, but I don't think you can take on twelve people." Everyone else: [chuckling knowingly]

[@OneColdMonkey]

"When is Uma gonna learn how to draw a square?" LMAO

[@shannonbryan2191]

Hurt myself laughing at that!

[@ryanclark6402]

Might need it on an excessively niche insider t-shirt. :)

[@MrParkerman6]

It is a Rectangle instead of a Square in Pulp Fiction cuz they changed the Formatting, so the video got stretched. I don't know why people don't get this. It is pretty obvious.

[@anamorphic74]

@@MrParkerman6 saw it in the theater ten times when it came out- it’s a rectangle; it always hit a giggle for the line and the wrong shape

[@TJKoland]

"You're clearly a badass, but I don't think you can take on 12 people" ... I chuckle and sit back.

[@esinohio]

: Hold my Katana (edited cause I'm a tool)

[@andreaszafiropoulos4667]

@@esinohio shhh spoilers

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

@@esinohio I think you mean... ‘bleep’: Hold my katana

[@JoshuaY83]

Yeah, I nearly spit out my drink when she said that!

[@eatsmylifeYT]

Has she seen John Wick?

[@TheGoodLad89]

Ashleigh: "I don't think you can take on 12 people" Me: "Oh we just warming up" 🤣

[@SchlagerLucas]

RIP Sonny Chiba, aka Hattori Hanzo. He died less than a month ago, 82 years old.

[@senyum0]

R.i.P. keanu loves his movies.

[@elizabitty213]

Oh wow 😢 RIP

[@technopirate304]

The sushi chef/assassin from the 3rd John Wick movie is modeled after his character here.

[@ajclements4627]

RIP Street Fighter.

[@senyum0]

@@ajclements4627 storm riders

[@jamiesucie2685]

She wasn’t the “easiest to kill”; she was the easiest to find

[@matthewhearn9910]

Yeah all the others were semi-retired except for Elle, and that's just omission since we don't ever find out what she's been up to outside of whatever Bill needs her to do. O-Ren has the highest profile in the criminal world.

[@ManDuderGuy]

For what it's worth: when it comes to body size and potency of venom, copperheads are among the weakest of venomous snakes.

[@WillsonT011]

Yes easiest to find her first because she was going to be the hardest, not just as an individual fight but dealing with her Army. That's why her name is 1st and in big letters

[@AshLee92490]

Yeah, taking out O-Ren was the smart decision because not only was she the easiest to find, her partner was also connected to Bill, but most importantly, O-Ren was NOT someone you wanted to go after when she already had the heads up. With the unrusted, high skill, and personal army, O-Ren would be the hardest feat, physically at least, and the last thing The Bride would need is allowing O-Ren time to prepare for her, like she gave everyone else. Even without the time prep, we saw O-Ren never let her guard as she sensed trouble at the door. Not to mention, the strong message it sends to everyone else. if she can take down O-Ren, a top assassin turned THE powerful big yakuza boss, then anyone can get touched. Knocking O-Ren's ass out of the way first was a very strategic move...

[@richieb7692]

@@AshLee92490 Definitely makes sense.

[@charlesrense5199]

Ash: "You're clearly a badass, but I don't think you can take on twelve people." The bride: "hold my sword. No, on second thought I'm going to need that."

[@revjohnlee]

Yeah. I was taking a drink when she said that and now I have to explain to my wife how I made the mess.

[@paladinfilm]

Twelve... heh heh heh... *sits back with the popcorn*

[@Rhodair]

hold my sword, in your chest, now give it back

[@TalklikeAPirate]

I thought ..omg she is not going to be able to handle the carnage coming. 12 is just a blood drop in the bucket.

[@thomholbrook7286]

One: Eye patch Nurse was in Steel Magnolias. Two: In Pulp Fiction Uma Thurman's character describes a TV show she tried out for. The story she describes is an all girl kill squad that basically is the girl hit squad in Kill Bill.

[@r.c.9163]

Fox Force Five!😂

[@ShatteredTrousers]

Fox... because they're a bunch of foxy chicks, Force... because they're a force to be reckoned with, and Five... because there's one, two, three, four, five of them. 😁

[@Brian-qn7fn]

Wrong.

[@akiraasmr3002]

Hmmm Budd is a chick I didn't know she's kinda fugly I guess she's the duff.

[@johnsperry9494]

You're talking about Darryll Hanna, known for Splash and Roxanne.

[@ricklad1979]

Thank you, Ashleigh. You reacted to the Achilles heel cut exactly as I do every time I watch this movie. Buck's entire death scene makes me so uncomfortable but it is so deserved.

[@FLQueerLiberal1982]

When any movie or show does the Achilles cut, it pains me in my soul. It's a guttural pain.

[@sallygirl2066]

Just like in Pet Semetary. I always feel so bad for that old man...

[@robertkramer2271]

Don't think of Vol. 2 as a sequel. It's all basically one film, he cut it into two parts because it was so long. The yellow outfit she wears is a tribute to the suit Bruce Lee wore in "Game of Death".

[@danh8804]

Honestly I think they are tonally different enough it would have actually been really jarring to watch straight through in one pass the first time.

[@TxSonofLiberty]

Honestly, I think it is 3 parts, as what little Vol 3 really has planned is more glorified denouement at present.

[@elvesrus]

The studio cut it in to 2 parts because it was too long. If Tarantino had his way it would have been one movie with an intermission, like Gone With the Wind for example.

[@HolyDarkDeath]

Or like Death Proof

[@Scary__fun]

The studio was Harvey Weinstein's. He butchered a lot of movies they released with his own cutting. In the case of Tarantino's movies, he let him do what he wanted when actually Kill Bill would have been better with some scenes cut like the swordmaker scene which slowed this movie to a grind and in Part 2 when she meets another dude at a bar that was also pointless.

[@matthewhearn9910]

"Quentin Tarantino and feet, man. Weird." Ashleigh you've arrived at the single most agreed-upon and correct film nerd opinion in the history of film nerdery. You're one of us now.

[@amandacogger3075]

The best 1 for me was From Dusk Til Dawn😉

[@theradgegadgie6352]

@@amandacogger3075 Once upon a time in Hollywood has pwnd that now.

[@charlesrense5199]

I'm not a foot fetishist by a long shot. I could care less if my women even have feet! Well I mean except for the fact that I enjoy nature hikes. Point is, they're utilitarian to me. BUT I don't see why people get so weirded out by guys with foot fetishes. Seems pretty harmless and innocent to me. What's so wrong with being particularly fixated on that part of a woman's anatomy? Besides which, you know who else has a obsessive fixation on women's feet? MOST WOMEN! So many women go to such elaborate lengths to adorn, costume and pedicure their feet. But then some guy comes along and appreciates the effort, and somehow he's some weird freak? I honestly don't get it. Someone explain this to me.

[@matthewhearn9910]

@@charlesrense5199 Honestly I'm not that grossed out, it's just funny to me.

[@FluxNomad678]

James Cameron seems to also do a lot of foot shots.

[@dabe1971]

"That's what you're gonna leave me on !". At least you can watch straight away, we had to wait months !

[@shilohstore6086]

6 months ill never forget..lol

[@robertvantine2810]

Ashleigh: "I'm gonna to think you like to do dirty things to dead bodies..." Me: "Man, she really hits close with those off the cuff observations..."

[@TheFacelessStoryMaker]

"Is she aware...her daughter...is still alive?" Yeah, imagine seeing that in theaters before the sequel came out. I saw this in theaters, I was 9. My jaw hit the floor at those famous final eight words of the film. Brilliant. Also, you were part right. On the sword was the signet/insignia for Hattori Hanzo. And the fact Beatrix had one offended O-Ren greatly as she wanted one but Hattori did not give her one.

[@aspetty]

I saw volume 1 the same day as volume 2 in theaters

[@bobgarrison9028]

I saw it in the theater when it first came out and I agree. The sheer, visceral feeling when he asked about her knowing about her daughter. It just hit so hard and waiting for volume 2 to come out… Damn. Best part of the film.

[@jobutony]

in Kill Bill Vol. 1, when O-Ren threatens the Bride with “I hope you saved your energy. If you haven’t you may not last five minutes,” the Bride takes exactly 4 minutes and 59 seconds from the music cue to slice O-Ren’s scalp off.

[@MelissaArvanitaki]

This is my favorite fun fact of this movie.

[@elizabitty213]

I love this fun fact so much 😃

[@steviekc9057]

This makes me so happy 😁

[@francesbadger3401]

I never noticed that, but I'm not even slightly surprised.

[@technopirate304]

🤯🤯

[@homoqueersly2487]

“You’re clearly a badass but I don’t think you can take 12 people” *laughs in crazy 88”

[@gomeri]

I love Ashley's talent of asking all the questions which get answered 3 seconds later xD

[@roddo1955]

It shows you what a great storyteller Tarantino is.

[@bghoody5665]

@@roddo1955 or it shows Ash is a good editor.

[@uosdwiSrdewoH]

That's not really a talent so much as how a movie works. She just doesn't wait to find out the answer and is usually talking over it anyway. I find it quite frustrating.

[@gomeri]

@@uosdwiSrdewoH I have a solution for you; watch something else.

[@roddo1955]

@@bghoody5665 or both. There is no need to oppose someone's opinion with a possibility of your own making😌

[@ShaneCarey]

"So pretty even with the eyepatch." Daryl Hannah is also in "Splash" with FEH Tom Hanks (and John Candy) and "Blade Runner" with FEH Harrison Ford.

[@TxSonofLiberty]

Forget those (well, actually don't, both totally need to be seen, but...), Ashley should recognize Annelle Dupuy Desoto's actress from Steel Magnolias...

[@pamelawilliams3144]

Also the mom in A Walk to Remember

[@jeffking887]

And Roxanne with Steve Martin

[@stephanieflowers5415]

Not to mention Steel Magnolias!

[@jamesgalimo1007]

Anyone see Crazy People (1990) with Dudley Moore?

[@1805movie]

*Fun Fact:* The reason why the bar fight scene was in black and white was because the MPAA thought the scene was too bloody, and the movie got an NC-17. So to get the intended R rating, they changed the color scheme to meet their demands.

[@TastyChurro]

But the Evil Dead 2013 ending was ok in their eyes? MPAA always messing up.

[@skakee10]

amazing example of limitations actually leading to more creativity

[@FramedHamProductions]

"Is she aware her daughter is still alive?" - best cliffhanger ever!

[@rogermcginnis2765]

The sunglasses are not a disguise, they are to protect her eyes from being closed for 4 years being hit with light

[@gutz1981]

Dammit. Another thing that totally flew over my head. Good call.

[@agresticumbra]

As someone with photophobia, I greatly appreciate this.

[@rodbacote8607]

That cliffhanger is one of the best. I remember the entire theatre just going "Oh my G-d" and hearing so much conversation as people were leaving the theatre

[@StarkRG]

This movie was never intended to be a complete movie, it's just that the movie that Tarantino wanted to make was way too long. It should, therefore, really not be judged on its own, judge the two movies as one when you've finished it. Incidentally, I saw Volume 2 first, not realising it was the second half. I don't think it diminished my enjoyment of either one.

[@SeymourAlexander]

Maybe. It was shot as a single movie. There was a debate between QT and the studio during editing how they were going to release the movie. The initial plan was to release it as a 4 hour movie with a intermission. It went back and forth a couple of times.

[@Gtomer]

Yep. It was shot as just one movie but it was too long for theater release so it was cut into two movies. That is why it's called vol 1 and vol 2. It's not a separate sequel but a continuation of the story that was supposed to be one movie.

[@beastialmoon2327]

@@Gtomer and that's why fan edits like The Whole Bloody Affair are so fun, they allow us to see what that original vision might have been like James Rolfe also talks about how he would edit both down to a more reasonable length but still retain all the story from both.

[@Arcexey]

StarkRG With the main significant difference being in the Single Movie, that the scene where she learns her daughter is still alive is not in it, and we don't learn about that until she shows up to see Bill..... which is why in Kill Bill Vol 2, the bride's reaction to seeing her daughter doesn't make sense. I think I would've liked it as just one big movie

[@smithincanton]

Ya, after both movies were out there was super cut called Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affaire that showed both movies back to back with an intermission.

[@MrHws5mp]

"She has 12 people with her! What are you going to do now?" - Laughs insanely in Tarantino....

[@seriousissues2012]

“Girl, if your sword couldn’t help you, what the Hell’s that little chair leg gonna do for you?” 😆

[@michaelevans1193]

I said it before, but a Hallowbeans suggestion has to be “Rocky Horror Picture Show”. Not a scary movie, but very appropriate for Hallowbeans

[@paulonius42]

Ditto! Perfect for the Hallowbeans season.

[@brookewithaneplease4805]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@shaunbryan3421]

She should have to go to one of the midnight screenings with the audience play along. Just so she can get her Rocky Horror Picture Show virgin card stamped.

[@paulonius42]

@@shaunbryan3421 Are there still midnight screenings, especially during this Covid mess? I really hope "kids these days" (I'm old) are getting to experience RHPS that way!

[@TeslaRangerNY]

"I see you shiver with antici...pation."

[@FiveSeVIIen]

this movie has like 1000 fun facts behind it, my favorite has to be the reason it cuts to black and white in the second to final fight scene was because the amount of blood was too much for an R rating so Tarantino compromised with black and white and they accepted it.

[@tristramcoffin926]

I think that is the reason for the blue silhouette scene, too. It is pretty great when even your compromises make the movie better.

[@beastialmoon2327]

Fun fact, if you can find the Japanese version, it retains the color in that scene. So you get to see EVERYTHING.

[@lentrax2991]

@tconlon251 Which means that if you went into the movie knowing your snakes (I didn't), you would have known that Elle would be (for any reason) unable to kill the Bride with the poison she was going to use. Makes the scene even better.

[@ColtonWalker073]

@tconlon251 Fun Fact on Snakes: snakes are not poisonous, they are venomous.

[@ghosturiel]

You can find a copy of Kill Bill : The whole Bloody affair, which i have been told has the film in sequential order vol 1 and 2 instead of jumping around, as well all other the scenes blood guts and gore that were orginal.

[@DarthTach]

17:37 "So that's how you use those ball and chain things!" - RUN Ashleigh's husband...RUNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!

[@r.c.9163]

She asked that question out loud as if she found one of those ball & chain weapons lying around the house wondering how it works. 😂

[@paulwagner688]

The whole Hanso segment from when he takes her up to see the swords to when she receives the sword is beautiful. I wish you would have been able to keep the music for it.

[@O_Towne_Bear]

I love how Ashley will say "At least they didn't.." or "I thought they were going to do (insert nasty act) glad they didn't..." right before they do what she just mentioned. Then her reaction. Too funny.

[@gutz1981]

Why is it only now after 20 years of watching this did I notice the cereal the gun was fired from is called "Kaboom"?

[@ffjsb]

You know with Tarantino, there's tons of little details...

[@rmhartman]

Which was, btw, a real cereal back in the seventies.

[@shannonbryan2191]

Lol, I never noticed that!

[@JGComments]

Ashley: this is Tarantino, so I am expecting… Also Ashley: Wow! I was NOT expecting…

[@jp3813]

The Bride was the one who was expecting.

[@JGComments]

@@jp3813 nice one

[@weepingscorpion8739]

... The Spanish Inquisition?

[@JGComments]

@@weepingscorpion8739 NO ONE expects the Spanish Inquisition.

[@osmanyousif7849]

5:00 Cereal says Ka-Boom!. How ironic.

[@charleslee8313]

12:41 -- Rest in peace, Sonny Chiba 16:56 -- her suit is based on the Bruce Lee track suit from "Game Of Death"

[@FanboyFilms]

As ​"tactical grace" said in a reply down the board: If you look at the plane, not a private jet but a passenger aircraft and with slots set aside for anyone to bring on board their katana like cup holders. This is Tarantino’s fantasy version of Japan set in the Kill Bill universe.

[@dzl8596]

"The House of Blue Leaves" was designed after a restaurant called "Gonpachi" in Tokyo. They have pictures of the owner with Quentin Tarantino hanging on the walls. It's very cool.

[@daverowe03]

She's so pretty even with the eye patch. Who is she? Darry Hannah-- Anelle from "Steel Magnolias" and star of "Splash" with you future ex-husband Tom Hanks. You have got to react to that movie.

[@Aazure_Skys]

Ashley has to watch Splash. Another Ron Howard movie with Tom Hanks in it like A League of Their Own, Forrest Gump and Apollo 13,

[@pantlessreactions]

Also was Priss in Blade Runner

[@pamelawilliams3144]

Small role but also the mom in A Walk to Remember

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Splash... For sure... I've recommended it when she's appreciated John Candy AND Hanks in League of Their Own & BIG...

[@markplott4820]

"PRISS" in Blade Runner

[@jamescampbell8910]

"You're clearly a badass but I don't think you can take on 12 people." L O L Wait.

[@charlie.h.4]

I got so excited to see her reaction after this line.

[@robertbeaudry9872]

Yup.

[@garytiptin6479]

Ashley: you do realize that "bleep" killed Copperhead AFTER she killed Cottonmouth, so you already KNOW that "bleep" survives this battle?

[@herbyragan7801]

“You’re clearly a badass, but I don’t think you can take on 12 people” 😂😂😂😂😂

[@Biorythym]

“How is going to kill her with six guys guarding her?” “Charlie Brown, hold my six beers.....”

[@mene1in]

"Gurl, you gotta army crawl through the hallway. Putting on a pair of sunglasses does not make you incognito." Your commentary is great

[@wareforcoin5780]

She actually needed the sunglasses to see. She hadn't opened her eyes in a long time, and the hallway was too bright for her.

[@BunBun299]

"You're clearly a badass, but I don't think you can take on 12 people." Girl, you had NO idea.

[@UnholyTriforceDelenn]

19:13 Ashleigh's face when Uma Thurman is spanking that one person with her sword and saying: "This...is what...you get...for fing around with Yakuzas!" lol

[@Asher8328]

If you're going to do more Tarantino films, I hope "Jackie Brown" comes up soon. Absolutely fantastic movie, and criminally underrated to boot.

[@elizabitty213]

Omg I love this movie!!

[@PeterEvansPeteTakesPictures]

Yeah, I have to say I think Jackie Brown is my favourite too. Such a warm, fun movie and a killer cast.

[@harrymarshall]

,, it's crap read the book instead 😏

[@andrewreisinger6860]

All Tarantino films are great. My top 3 are 1. INGLORIOUS BASTERDS 2.JACKIE BROWN 3. PULP FICTION. Again, I love them all!!

[@charlesrense5199]

Jackie Brown has been my personal favorite for a long time, and ash definitely needs to see it after vol 2, but Once Upon A Time In Hollywood threatens to take the top spot more everytime I watch it.

[@nunyabusness7627]

Fun fact: Kill Bill was heavily influenced by a Japanese film called Lady Snowblood. The actress in Snowblood sang the main theme for the film and that song was also used in Kill Bill. There are actually scenes in Kill Bill that are reproductions of scenes from Lady Snowblood. Someday you should really give that film a watch.

[@NorthSea_1981]

Oh yes!! She should definitely watch that film, it's amazing!

[@richieb7692]

Samuel Jackson is in this film Jules has been drifting, and is now called Rufus. He's the organ player in the wedding chapel.

[@rpdom]

The Kill Bill series is one of my wife's favourites. When she first watched it I bet she never thought she'd be stuck in bed and a wheelchair for nearly three years and have to learn to walk again. She's getting on fine now and really loving your reviews :-) Also, she hasn't killed anyone... yet ;-)

[@gijsbertuslaurensvandevooren]

Give her a sword!

[@professionaljackass]

…and don’t piss her off

[@davidwalter2002]

Since you're turning into a QT fan, you should also watch Reservoir Dogs, his directorial debut. Not the same level of action/gore as Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill 1&2, but the promise it shows makes it a worthy forerunner of Tarantino's subsequent films. Please make it a point to watch Reservoir Dogs.

[@MravacKid]

It was a portent of things to come, if you will. :)

[@SeymourAlexander]

Or you could watch 'True Romance' which he wrote but did not direct. He sold the scrip to fund Reservoir Dogs. TR is a decent film but not great, you can see hints of QT, but you can also feel somebody else at the helm.

[@thomsenbamboo2176]

@@SeymourAlexander True Romance was a masterpiece with an amazing cast. DEFINITELY worth a watch. Also, going down the Tarantino-adjacent route, From Dusk Till Dawn would be a great choice as well for Hallowbeans. But True Romance, for my money, is just an amazing movie all round.

[@charlesrense5199]

And True Romance, the first script he sold. Interesting to see his vision interpreted by a more Hollywood director.

[@bigtip8371]

She would love Jackie Brown!

[@marennicholson5444]

“I’m expecting guts” . That’s putting it mildly. Also RIP shout out to the legendary Sonny Chiba who played Hanzo and died of Covid last month.

[@kennethfharkin]

Damn, that sucks. The man truly was a legend.

[@jbrisby]

He actually died of pneumonia, and being 82.

[@Retrovorious]

@@jbrisby which he would’ve survived if he didn’t get COVID.

[@marennicholson5444]

@@jbrisby I understand you all need to pitch a hissy fit at every basic fact that disrupts your precious little realities but grow up

[@Menaceblue3]

@@jbrisby That's called complications from Corona leading to pneumonia.... Then again he was in his 80's....

[@ameyer1970]

In the Tarantino universe, some movies are “in world” and others are ‘movies’ in the universe. Kill Bill is a movie based on “Fox Force Five” which was mentioned by Uma Thurman‘a character in Pulp Fiction.

[@13Yeared]

Also the katana Butch uses in Pulp Fiction is a Hattori Hanzo sword.

[@ffaristocrat]

@@13Yeared It's probably Budd's

[@krannok]

Except that in Fox Force Five, they were themed as foxes, not snakes. They were secret agents, not criminals. There was a man in the Deadly Vipers. Oh yeah, and they were called the Deadly Vipers, not the Fox Force Five. I know a lot of people noticed the similarities, but the obvious truth here is that Quentin is just a little unoriginal, not that he was deliberately making a Fox Force Five movie. The superficial similarities are there, but the differences are far too numerous to make it valid.

[@13Yeared]

@@krannok Except Tarantino confirmed he and Uma came up with the basis of Kill Bill during Pulp Fiction’s production. This isn’t news.

[@krannok]

@@13Yeared During Pulp Fiction, yes. Directly based on Fox Force Five, no. Quentin also said he was inspired by the films Lady Snowblood and The Bride Wore Black. Quentin has never once said it was Fox Force Five, and that's a dude who can't stop talking about his own movies. He's listed a dozen inspirations and themes for Kill Bill, and not one of them was Fox Force Five. *This* isn't news. What you've gotten hold of here is a popular but superficial fan theory based on some shallow visual similarities with no confirmation.

[@Ozai75]

One of the most missed aspects of this film is that this is an actual "movie" inside of Tarantino's actual universe (thus the over the top blood) it's not like Jackie Brown, Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, Django, etc which all happen in the "real" world of Tarantino's films.

[@popejaimie]

Does that mean Mia Wallace finally became a successful actress?

[@mickeyrube6623]

@@popejaimie Actually the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad was supposed to be based on Fox Force Five. Q & U first thought of the idea of making a Fox Force Five movie, that would be a in-universe tv-movie, so I guess Mia Wallace would be starring in that. But the story got so crazy, it made no sense that a small movie could be that insane. Plus according to Pulp Fiction the show was never made past pilot, so, again, makes no sense to have a full movie of a failure.

[@kimtalley4496]

When you were asking why doesn't O-ren do her own Dirty Work, to quote a line from another movie " in chess the pawns always go first."

[@newfate26]

Also if you have your own personal group of killers, why wouldn't you use them for situations like this?

[@kimtalley4496]

@@newfate26 fair enough.

[@SneakyCustard]

I agree with you on Part 1. It's a great, fun movie, but for me, Part 2 is what makes it all gel together and it has more emotional beats that I like better than in the first.

[@davidfollowerofjesuschrist5510]

Ashleigh, the yellow colours she was wearing and the motorcycle that was yellow was a big tribute to Bruce Lee and the film The Game of Death 💀, you should look online for clips, love from the 🇬🇧.

[@senyum0]

Facts. Love the homage

[@gutz1981]

And like Game of Death, The Bride needs to take on a number of different bosses to get to the top. It is actually quite amazing to think that Bruce basically made up (though another Martial Arts HK movie did it before) the game style concept of going up each level to fight a boss of a higher skill. Something a lot of games adopted and still use as a concept.

[@senyum0]

@@gutz1981 ahh.. a gaming referance. I like.

[@sandrasnow-balvert7766]

no no no not clips game of death has to become a millenial movie monday review :D

[@davidfollowerofjesuschrist5510]

@@gutz1981 you know I never thought about the similarities between Game of death and Kill Bill other than the tracksuit, WOW you are spot on with the different opponents or bosses she had to fight, shouldn’t Tarintino 💰 royalties to Golden Harvest studios or the family of Bruce Lee!!!!!

[@ToeTag1968]

Lucy Liu's segment in Kill Bill is so good. I also enjoyed her character in the 1999 film "Payback" starring Mel Gibson. Have you seen it? If not, please add it to your list!

[@r.c.9163]

"Payback" is a seriously underrated film. The hammer scene is hilarious.

[@ronford4609]

Also her role in lucky number slevin

[@morphman86]

"Ok, but O-Ren has like 12 people with her right now, I don't think you can take on 12 people" had me cracking up, knowing what's about to happen.

[@raiabhinav1]

The music in this movie is a big plus. Its just so much more fun with that fantastic score in the background.

[@jasonblalock4429]

The theme from "Battle Without Honor Or Humanity" became an all-time fave of mine thanks to the trailer for this.

[@JayMammoth]

The RZA should do more scores

[@FanboyFilms]

Score and soundtrack are both amazing.

[@1nelsondj]

This is my favorite Tarantino movie. I'm a big Lucy Liu fan as well, I'll watch her in anything (you'll like her in the Charlie's Angels movies and "Lucky # Slevin with Bruce Willis). You should have recognized Daryl Hannah from Steel Magnolias, she's also in "Blade Runner", "Splash", "Roxanne" and "A Few Good Men". If you'd grown up in the '70s you'd have recognized Bill's voice as that of David Carradine, star of the TV show "Kung Fu".

[@johnfriday5169]

Unless Daryl had a minor role I'm forgetting, A Few Good Men was Demi Moore. Great shout out for Lucky # Slevin. I bet Ashliegh would love that movie.

[@beastialmoon2327]

Lucy Liu is just so damn good in everything

[@ernesthakey3396]

Lucy Liu is also great in Elementary.

[@hoopsmccann639]

lucky # slevin is a vastly underrated movie! morgan freeman, ben kingsley, bruce willis, josh hartnett, lucy liu, and great supporting actor, robert forster. i was watching jackie brown one time, and as it was ending max cherry (played by robert forster) was on the phone and i saw lucky # slevin was on so i flipped the channel, and it was at the part where robert forster is sitting in his car talking on the phone. i know it's kind of a dumb story, but it made me chuckle.

[@Madbandit77]

@@hoopsmccann639 You forgot Stanley Tucci, Corey Stoll, Myketl T. Williamson and the late Danny Aiello. I was one of the few people who saw "Slevin" in the theaters, and I loved it.

[@mattgale69]

“I love Quentin Tarantino’s style” Right as a foot appears on screen 😂

[@ericsamuelperry]

How the actor who played Bill died IRL still haunts me to this day , lol but to each his own I guess.

[@chuckh4077]

No. I don't believe the official story. Real ninjas killed him and made his death look like a weird death to embarrass him.

[@ericsamuelperry]

@@chuckh4077 😆 🤣

[@solomonkane6442]

Auto erotic asphyxiation wasn't it ?

[@ericsamuelperry]

@@solomonkane6442 sure it wasn't 😉🤣

[@philrob1978]

Awesome as always Ashleigh. Your attempts to whistle along to "Twisted Nerve" was the most adorable thing I've seen all year. :)

[@maximillianosaben]

I see, I click, I watch Ashleigh, I laugh. I like. Good day.

[@martinbraun1211]

Please watch TERMINATOR 2! You will love this movie!

[@tristramcoffin926]

I am afraid she will put it off bc she was meh about Terminator not realizing how much better Terminator II is.

[@jenaromero2688]

The smile on your face every time you said “oh this is gonna be graphic” 🤣🤣

[@o.b.7217]

*"She has...like 12 people with her, how are you gonna kill them all?"* 😁🤣😂

[@paulcurlin2789]

Yes, Lucy Liu is gorgeous. Part of the reason I started watching Elementary and now I like the whole show :-)

Lucy Liu? Just one word: Ling. (And yes, I also started on Elementary "back in the day" (time flies like an arrow… fruit flies like a banana") because of her)

[@ntaylor8067]

During the fight with O-Ren, she says that she hoped The Bride had conserved her strength, otherwise she won’t last five minutes. From the moment the fight starts, it lasts 4:59 before her death.

[@MisterDevos]

One of the most widely known and unoriginal comments ever...such a drone

[@ntaylor8067]

@@MisterDevos fuck off dude I just thought it was an interesting fact and wanted to share it.

[@kieronball8962]

" I don't think you can take on 12 people?! " Ashleigh's in for a BIG surprise! :)

[@garycrow1943]

No kidding LOL

[@michaelc.1588]

Michael Madsen does a Great job in Volume 2. "That hat, leave that sh!t kicking hat 🤠 at Home" 😂🤣😂🤣

[@dougrulz6381]

The engraving on the katana is called a Shishi. It has magical powers and the power to ward off evil spirits. The Shishi is a noble beast who protects the entrance to the temple/shrine. Also you will see them in front of some homes in Japan or Okinawa. When I lived in Okinawa my grandparents and other relatives had Shishi's guarding the entrance to their homes.

[@burning_cities]

Ah the US release. The Japanese release has a longer animated scene and more importantly does NOT cut to black and white during the Crazy 88 fight... glorious

[@ProHero86]

Really? How can I see that version

[@pantlessreactions]

The anime reminds me so much of Aeon Flux when it was on "Liquid Television" on MTV

[@burning_cities]

@@ProHero86 i think you are pretty much stuck with trying to find a copy on dvd

[@rafaelrivera9346]

The anime also reminds me of the uncut and uncensored version of Kite (band in US, Japan an other counties but you can get it in Italian with English subtitles). Search it at your own risk.

[@cabowabovhnut]

Awesome movie! You need to watch Death Proof too, basically a collaboration of Quentin and Robert Rodriguez, one of my favorites!

[@195511SM]

And featuring Zoe Bell ( as herself ).....who acted as Uma's stunt-double in the 'Kill Bill' films.

[@SunriseWaterMedia]

5:10 OMFG that moment was perfect.

[@drewg5637]

The sheriff talking to Uma at 6:00 is played by Michael Park, who also plays a sheriff in Quentin's movie "From Dusk Til Dawn".

[@legionaireb]

The Bride's yellow jumpsuit is an homage to the suit Bruce Lee wore in Game of Death. O-Ren is played by Lucy Liu, an actress who made her name on the show Alley McBeal and appeared in many movies in the late 90s-early 2000s. She was in the Charlie's Angels movies as well as this one and the Mel Gibson film Payback.

[@voxorox]

I love the fight between her and O-Ren. The sound design is amazing, and the quiet parts are almost serene. Almost like ASMR, lol.

[@steviekc9057]

Right?! You can hear the snow fall ♥️

[@es330td]

Watching Tarantino you get two things. The first is the overall work, the second is the individual moments. What I love about his films is that there is always some portion you can point to and say "Even if the overall work was okay, this one part was amazingly well done." I like Django better than Kill Bill, but I can watch the whole Hattori Hanzo sequence on repeat. QT's portrayal of respect is awesome. Watch it again and see how the complaining assistant in the restaurant is serving in the sword presentation scene. I can't wait for you to watch all of QT's work.

[@tomraffell1923]

Ashleigh "I don't think you can take on twelve people" The Bride "Hold my Sake"

[@Arcexey]

Tom Raffell "did she just rip someone's eye out?" and it ain't gonna be the last time

[@UncleMilo]

There are so many references to so many movies and TV shows in these two films. Fun Fact: Hatori Hanzo is actually a character from a popular TV show in Japan and later on, there was a show that took place in a different time and the main character was still Hatori Hanzo who was supposed to be a direct descendant of the one from the original title (and played by the same actor) The actor playing Hatori Hanzo in this movie continues to be the same actor and Tarantino implied it was just a further descendant of the original.

[@GaryLBlakeley]

Once you go down the Quentin Tarantino rabbit hole there is no turning back. He is a phenomenal director and screenwriter. Can’t wait till next Friday for part 2. He is one of my favorites. Remember in Pulp Fiction, Mia Wallace talks about the pilot Fox Force Five, here you go. Fox Force Five is The Deadly Viper Squad.

[@MrDarkwing78]

Trivia time: Quentin came up with the idea for Kill Bill after he and Uma were talking on the set of Pulp Fiction and came up with the idea of a character they called "The Bride".

[@Menaceblue3]

Which was the TV pilot that Uma Thurman character as working on in pulp fiction

[@MrDarkwing78]

@@Menaceblue3 Fox Force Five, of course. Kill Bill is a much better name, though.

[@jimren5638]

This is a pretty great movie. Typical Tarantino craziness. You NEED to watch "From Dusk till Dawn" For HallowBeans.

[@scarebear83]

Leaving us in suspense with Titanic and now Kill Bill... I can't even lol

[@86forever]

I know!! if you have it already edited then why not put it out next day .. it kinda takes away from the movie if you wait a few days ( not to complain and of course i'v seen these movies before ) I LOVE watching and supporting this channel :)

[@jamestreanor4361]

One of the characters in this movie is Budd played by Michael, and he plays Vic Vega in Resovoir Dogs and is the brother of Vincent Vega played by John Travolta in Pulp Fiction.

[@walther007]

So you were right later on...the animal stamp into the metal was Hattori Hanzo's signature. So all of his swords would use it. (The actor who played him, Shinichi “Sonny” Chiba, recently died of Covid a few weeks ago.) The yellow and black motorcycle outfit is a homage to Brue Lee's outfit in the "Game of Death".

[@Bama_Red]

I was so waiting for this and it did not disappoint. Definately need to watch Vol. 2 and the rest of the Tarantino films. Inglorious , Django, and Jackie Brown are probably my favorites behind Pulp. My daughter came in while watching this and said, "She is so pretty" - talking about you - almost the same way as you do in the reviews.

[@gutz1981]

Nothing in this films bothers me, except the sound of the teeth in the Anime as they break. Cuts deep into me.

[@B355Y]

That scene was playing as I read this lol

[@shainewhite2781]

5:15, "oh, I spoke too soon." Yeah you sure did.

[@keithdean9149]

The yellow motorcycle outfit Uma Thurman wears was a tribute to Bruce Lee who wore a similar outfit in the movie "Game of Death." Originally "Kill Bill" was going to be one movie but would be in excess of 3 hours long and it was believed that would hurt it at the box office (fewer showings and not as many people being willing to sit through a movie that long). So, it was cut into 2 movies.

[@berndgeels]

Favorite words from Ashleigh: "When is Uma going to learn how to draw a square?" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@stevenperez845]

Quintin sure does love his feet, which becomes clear in a little movie he wrote called From Dusk till Dawn

[@ArgonTheAware]

Especially when Salma Hayek pours whiskey on hers

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

Not sure anyone would pass that up though..😏

[@theman4884]

Ashleigh used to be a foot model, I am surprised she didn't mention that.

[@orvoloco8261]

Its pretty clear i think.

[@sourdeez5558]

@@theman4884 She was???

[@jrobwoo688]

I love these two movies. I love your reaction, too. I wish you would react to Quentin Tarantino’s Jackie Brown for an amazing performance from Samuel L. Jackson.

[@513bpmcauley]

The scene where she plucked out the eye was a homage to Five Fingers of Death and the yellow suit she wore was the suit that the late Bruce Lee wore in Game of Death (He passed away before the film was finished, he only filmed the end fight and the director of Enter the Dragon chopped the footage and shot a movie around it)

[@donkfail1]

The eye plucking is also a great way to make us accept that it is a thing that can be done. So we don't doubt it when it is mentioned in vol.2 that Pai Mei plucked out an eye. But her doing it so early in the first movie, we don't have it in fresh memory that she can. Perfect setup and excellent payoff later on.

[@MrChava54]

If you didn't notice, the box of cereal she used to hide the gun in was literally named, "Kaboom."

[@gregorygunn7508]

Fun fact about this movie is the character Hattori Hanzo is the ancestor of another character with the same name that the same actor played back in the 80's on Japanese TV. Watching some of the fights from that show you can tell Tarantino took some inspiration from it.

[@joshuahines1415]

Notification squad represent! Can't wait for Volume 2 which is even better imo. Great reaction as always Ashleigh!

[@MelissaArvanitaki]

"Girl, you should have brought a ponytail holder" This is the lesson from Kill Bill V. 1

[@thebackyardbear]

15:40 This is why I love watching your reactions. You ALWAYS give me a good foreshadowing worth a giggle.

[@darthmix]

You are right, blood doesn't really erupt and paint the walls like that when you stab someone or cut off a limb. But it's a well-worn samurai/kung fu movie trope and Tarantino is referencing it self consciously.

[@DC_Prox]

It helps to not think of Volume 2 as a "sequel"; this was originally supposed to just be one movie, but Tarantino couldn't edit it down to a sane length for a single film, there was too much that he couldn't cut, so he split it into two. That's why the first one is Volume 1, whereas 99.99% of all first movies in series have no number, like the first Avengers movie wasn't Avengers 1. Also, the second volume doesn't have a subtitles, and nearly every sequel these days has a subtitle.

[@danfntastic]

Do Lord of the rings next. You'll see Mikey from Goonies, Salah from Indiana Jones, Billy from cookoos nest, Ash from alien and you may even meet a new future ex husband (or 2). And lots and lots of memes

[@doctor-aesthetic]

Please do the extended version! Do it in separate sittings if you have to. So good!

[@roman0robert]

Another vote for LOTR!!