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MPAA Rating: NC-17
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Editorial Review:
"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, fueled 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 honors 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
Vol. 2 Reviews:
Kill Bill 2 disappointing compaired to KB_1: Kung Fu imitation 
2009-12-13 - Kill Bill 2 was an OKAY movie at best. It lacks the tremendous impact of KB1 (Kill Bill Volume 1). It's more appropriate to say it is the KB1 supplement. It tells the history of the assassins, at least how they were trained. However, the movie makes very little sense. The main star gets shot and it doesn't make sense why he used rock salt instead of bullets. I thought THAT was ridiculous. Stuff like that. I also thought it played too much importance with David Carradine, former star of Kung Fu and I thought this movie sought to imitate those old shows, even with "Bill" playing that stupid flute and reciting Kung Fu quips of wisdom-so that turned me off and I thought it was a kind of imitation of the old Kung Fu shows. There were a few awesome fight scenes, but lacked the spectacular qualities of the first movie. I was disappointed. I thought it was an okay movie, but it really was a supplemental, and David Carradine wasn't that great in it either. They really should have used another actor-I mean he looked too old, too tired. And his acting was mediocre at best.
Kill Bill Vol. 2 
2009-11-30 - I really enjoyed this movie. It's an action flick, lots of blood and gore, but it has a few silly moments, too. One of my favorites.
Better than the First. But that isn't saying much 
2009-11-30 - If you take some true classic films made by "real" directors who create suspense and real characters, this movie doesn't even count. Tartino is about horror. Plain and simple. Even Tim Burton creates more suspense with some wit and humor than Tortino. His stumbling inept style didn't work when he took it to CSI a few years back either.
The first film is a joke, this film is slightly better. Then then it doesn't have to do much to improve over Volume One.
KILL BILL -VOL 2 PSS 
2009-11-06 - ITEM JUST AS DESCRIBED ! FAST AND FRIENDLY ! A REAL PLEASURE DOIN BUSINESS WITH ... THANK YOU !
Keeps getting better.
2009-11-04 - I have seen this movie and handful of times, and I'm still a huge fan. Tarantino really keeps you locked-in with this conclusion to Volume 1. The dialogue, the musical arrangements... they are all phenomenal!
