Kill Bill vol.2

Watched Kill Bill vol. 2 yesterday, at Symphony. Its a funny movie. I liked this movie a lot better than the 1st one. The 1st one was more or less like a haphazard connection of events. The 2nd one is more or less paced more slowly & less chaotically. General mood of the movie was that of afternoon tea. I was totally surprised to see David Carradine cast as Bill, I thought this guy died a long time ago or something. One of the funniest character in this installment was Pai Mei a Kung Fu guruji with a funny set of sabre like eyebrows & fake-as-hell whispy Fu-Manchu beard. Most of the movie was kind of like Babushka doll. You had the movie poking fun at itself & all the genres it was making a tribute too. Then there was the standard pop culture reference (Superman), which is quintessential to Tarantino movies. The most overused technique in this movie was that of punching something thats 3 inches away from ones body.

If Pulp fiction was something sticky, then Vol 2. is semi-sticky & vol 1. just slipped of the pan. This movie pales in comparison to 'Pulp Fiction' & is more along the lines of 'Jackie Brown' in terms of narration. But then again 'you don't compare a Hatori Hanza to another Hatori Hanza' ( line from the movie).