>well, this coulda been something mammoth if it was made as a
>one 3 hour flick. but then again, it might not have gotten
>past the mpaa review board.

Yeah & besides the NC-17 threat, after the House of Blue Leaves the audience is pretty worn out. It ends on a nice climax.

>lucy would be right back in my lyrics after this flick.

What about Julie Dreyfus as Sofie? Was it just me or did she not have a poor womans Monica Bellucci thing goin on?

>bang bang is amazing as a title sequence song.

Yes indeed. That song & that opening scene grabbed me from the start.

>>>some things i liked:
>>>the opening reveal of bill's handkerchief
>>
>>What's the deal w/ the hanky?
>
>what do you mean? i just thought it was a clever way to get
>across a bit of the plot without dialogue, like the opening
>five minutes of "rear window." utilizing props to get
>across the story.

Ok nevermind. I see what you're sayin now. But doesnt he start by saying, "Do you find me sadistic?" & "I bet I could fry an egg on your head about now, if I wanted to."

>>>the anime sequence is awesome
>>
>>It was ok. A little over the top.
>
>well, i always thought that was the point. a minute coulda
>been trimmed off i guess to strengthen it's inclusion.

Yeah I had heard about it before I saw it. I also wasnt expecting it 2 be so long. But it was effective.

>>>daryl hannah's character
>>
>>Didnt mind her. She's not one of my favorite actress but I
>>think she did a good job w/ the small role she had in Vol 1.
>
>supposedly it seems she will have a bigger role in volume
>two. and then maybe this will justify, or at least
>overcome, her minimal performance and part in volume one.
>another reason to combine the movies.

Yeah I was also surprised not 2 see Micheal Madsen as Bud. Cant wait 2 see what he does in Vol 2. And was it just me or did it Bill's voice sound more like a Mickey Rourke than it did David Carradine's?

>what's with the eye patch?

Another throw-in device payin homage 2 an earlier flick. Cant recall which one but it's mentioned somewhere in this post:)

>sometimes it seems like since "jackie brown," quentin writes
>dialogue for black characters as if they are stuck in a 70s
>exploitation movie.

I guess I hear ya on that. I was just pissed that she was the 1st one 2 go. But then again if QT is payin homage 2 the old school horror films as well then us black folk are always the 1st 2 die.

>>>the pussy wagon (buck)
>>Didnt see a problem w/ it. Buck was a slimeball afterall.
>
>sure, but to me it seems like the pussy wagon and fucking a
>comatose girl where just thrown in there to add style and
>color but no substance. like, what's the point?

I thought the point was two-fold. 1.) 4 comedic purposes obviously. & 2.) 2 increase the revenge factor motive. When Buck is gettin achilles tendon sliced & head bashed in the door I felt no remorse 4 him but also found it funny.

>>>the way the crazy 88s were introduced (seemed like an excuse
>>>to say "i penetrated you")
>>
>>Please explain.
>
>they go around at some club and introduce the members of
>o-ren ishi's gang. there is a "flashback" to o-ren cutting
>the head off someone who has a problem with her ethnicity.

That & the dialouge that follows from O-ren is my favorite scene in the movie. As soon as dude started mouthin off I knew it was only a matter of time.

>then we see a flashback of go-go (i believe) cutting a dude
>and saying "well, it seems i penetrated you." and then i
>don't believe the other characters are really treated in the
>same manner. kinda seemed like another bit of adding
>"color" and blood and catchy line to a place where it seemed
>unnecessary. plus, they all got killed within the next
>fifteen so no character motivation could be really claimed.

I think the only reason 4 that scene (other than an excuse 2 use the previous line you mentioned) was 2 show how ruthless Go Go was. And 2 spill more blood than necessary of course:)