Stars: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Liu Chia Hui, Michael Parks, Gordon Liu, Bo Svenson, Samuel L. Jackson

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Summary: The Bride continues her path of vengeance she began in 'Kill Bill - Vol. 1'. She seeks revenge against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, the gang of hired killers she once belonged to, and who attacked her wedding leaving her in a coma for 5 years. Now she hunts down Elle Driver (aka 'California Mountain Snake'), Budd (aka 'Sidewinder') and their leader Bill (aka 'Snake Charmer').

The second and final volume in Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL series is another stylish, sprawling masterwork. VOLUME 2 picks up where the first film left off, as The Bride (Uma Thurman) resumes her quest to track down her former mentor, Bill (David Carradine), and exact revenge. But before she gets to Bill, she must first take out the remaining minions who helped to slaughter her best friends and fiance. First up is Budd (Michael Madsen), a quiet but dangerous country boy who lives in a trailer. Next up is Elle Driver (Darryl Hannah), a one-eyed vixen who doesn't appear to have a heart--or a conscience. As The Bride makes her way closer to Bill, scenes from her past are revisited, including her training with the angry and brutal Pai Mei (Gordon Liu). Finally, The Bride locates her man, sparking a truly unforgettable confrontation. In contrast to the nearly dialogue-free first volume, VOLUME 2 is filled with extended conversations that bring the story full circle. Thurman is once again riveting as the determined assassin, while Carradine delivers one of his best performances ever as the sadistic title character. Director of photography Robert Richardson uses a variety of film stocks to great effect, adding even more flair to Tarantino's already eye-popping vision. Rounding out things is an electrifying soundtrack that features original music from The RZA and Robert Rodriguez, as well as songs from Shivaree, Ennio Morricone, and Johnny Cash.

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on May 17, 2006 7:52 PM

This is surely the movie that puts Quentin Tarantino into cult status !
His sequel to his cult revenge movie Kill Bill Volume 1 will surely blow you away . Uma Thurman reprises her role as the Bride who
is seeking bloody revenge on the death squad who betrayed her ,
and ultimately her mentor , ' Bill ' , whom she trusted like a father figure . After having already disposed of 2 members on her hit list ,
the Bride is back with a vengeance vowing to take out the remaining members of the hit squad who betrayed her . This is pure unadulterated Tarantinoesque movie mayhem .

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"The Bride" (Uma Thurman) gets her satisfaction--and so do we--in Quentin Tarantino's "roaring rampage of revenge", Kill Bill, Vol. 2. Where Vol. 1 was a hyper-kinetic tribute to the Asian chop-socky grindhouse flicks that have been thoroughly cross-referenced in Tarantino's film-loving brain, Vol. 2--not a sequel, but Part Two of a breathtakingly cinematic epic--is Tarantino's contemporary martial-arts Western, fuelled by iconic images, music and themes lifted from any source that Tarantino holds dear, from the action-packed cheapies of William Witney (one of several filmmakers Tarantino gratefully honours in the closing credits) to the spaghetti epics of Sergio Leone. Tarantino doesn't copy so much as elevate the genres he loves, and the entirety of Kill Bill is clearly the product of a singular artistic vision, even as it careens from one influence to another. Violence erupts with dynamic impact, but unlike Vol. 1, this slower grand finale revels in Tarantino's trademark dialogue and loopy longueurs, reviving the career of David Carradine (who plays Bill for what he is: a snake charmer), and giving Thurman's Bride an outlet for maternal love and well-earned happiness. Has any actress endured so much for the sake of a unique collaboration? As the credits remind us, "The Bride" was jointly created by "Q&U", and she's become an unforgettable heroine in a pair of delirious movie-movies (Vol. 3 awaits, some 15 years hence) that Tarantino fans will study and love for decades to come. --Jeff Shannon

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Featurette - 1. The Making Of Kill Bill - Volume 2, 2. CHINGON Performance from the KILL BILL VOL 2 Premiere, Deleted Scene: Damoe
Year:	2004
Release Date:	August 16, 2004
Runtime:	131 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	B E D 881274
Keywords:	Action, Bill, Kill, General, Adventure, Vol
Genre:	Action/Adventure