It’s a slow Wednesday in 2008, so that must mean it’s time to grind the rumor mill yet again for Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair DVD(s)! Uma Thurman teased MTV with news that Tarantino is currently working on a new anime to be included with the long-planned definitive edition of the director’s legendary magnum opus. Moreover, she says the complimentary anime segment(s) will not focus on her character Beatrix Kiddo aka The Bride, leaving speculation open that the new anime will revolve around Bill.
“Right now he’s putting the two films together with an intermission with an added anime sequence he had already written,” said Thurman. “So additional stories are in there, in animation.” She adds, “his anime stuff is strong.”
Of course, Thurman played it coy and left it at that, but she’s far less prone to spouting coolness to the press for the hell of it, so maybe KB: TWBA is on the way. Personally, I await the day when QT’s Inglorious Bastards, planned for 2010, starts production, but I’m curious to see what type of gluttonous “intermission” he has in store as well. Can you make perfect films more perfect I wonder?
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Please, please, please get Production IG to do it. I loved their animated sequences in the original films. I’ve been waiting for the Whole Bloody Affair since forever.
Me want badly :(
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:40 pm
agree
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Since its taking so long, this better also be released on Blu!!!!
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:54 pm
QT: JTS
That’s right. Jumped the Shark. Go ahead flame war; do your worst. You foot fetishing, hipster doofus speaking, cooler-than-thou-because-I -can-name-every-movie-Mifune-was-ever-in, $5 milkshake drinking-geeks.
I drink your $5 milkshake. I drink it up. And I spit it back at you with the gusto of 88 bleeding body parts.
Jumped the shark…heh…
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:05 pm
Sounds like Ohiofile needs a nap.
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:26 pm
in what world is kill bill “legendary”? i mean, whether you like it or not, i have never once heard anyone refer to it like that. even qt fans.
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:38 pm
I COULD use a nap. Yes, that’s true. Maybe if I just put on a movie here, I could just….ah, here’s the one. Kill Bill: Volume II. I’ll just put on this end bit here where Bill drones on about how he loves comic books and coming up with truth serums. Oh this part doesn’t really make sense unless you read it in the context of the actually screenpl…zzz…zzz…zzz…SNORT! What happened? Oh, it’s the end battle between Beatrix and Bill. This should be good. Hey, there just fighting sitting down at the picnic tab…zzz…zzz…zzz
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:58 pm
for the love of god bring on the inglorious bastards trilogy with kevin costner in the lead!!!! this would just about be the greatest cinema news since it broke that ledger was donning the wicked grin & green hair.
@ ohiofile
uhh, so how did QT JTS? you kinda just rambled on without giving a concrete example. i’m not saying he couldn’t have, i just wanna hear where you think he did. btw, you saying you drank our milkshake is absolutely JTS…might wanna watch out for that one.
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I have no idea what’s going in this thread anymore.
April 23rd, 2008 at 4:32 pm
nothing is don’t worry
April 23rd, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Ohiofile, please go back to the porch and play your banjo.
April 23rd, 2008 at 4:56 pm
I love QT, but Kill Bill is not as good RD, PF, better than JB and DP for sure though. The only thing I didn’t like about it (besides the black and white Crazy 88 scene) was that the entire first movie is about her recouperation and her battles with Vivica Fox & Lucy Liu. However, 10 minutes into the film you can see Lucy’s name already crossed off. Granted, it’s one of those “jump scene/story” movies, but to have the rest of the movie center around these two cool cats duking it out with swords was a little predictable. YES I know the hero or heroine usually prevails, but some shred of doubt would have been good too no?
That being said, I’ll buy this compliation. I’d like to hear who Ohiofile likes for directors and see if they JTS recently or 10 years ago. Please say Kevin Smith.
Oh and that final fight sequence was good only for the fact that nobody can ever Kill Bill but the one gal who does never picks up her sword, a gun, or has some drawn out battle. The 5 Fingers of Death Palm or w/e it’s called was both humorous and effective.
Reservoir Dogs: 10/10
Pulp Fiction: 10/10
Kill Bill: 8/10
Jackie Brown: 7/10
Death Proof: 7/10
That Scene In Sin City: 9/10
BUT, and I know I’m rambling here but why not this is a cool thread, I give True Romance & Natural Born Killers both 9/10s. They are very badass and better than some of his other films, even though he only wrote them.
Alright thanks for your time
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Greyson,
Love your list and post. But I have to say I love Kill Bill as much as Tarantino’s first few films, if not more. I grew up with those genre’s he threw together in KB. And it was just an assault on my collective americana-loving senses.
I also eagerly await IB as well.
April 23rd, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Give me more ANIME. The art was amazing. I like what some directors have done utilizing anime talent … ala … the sequence in KILL BILL … but more specifically … AFRO SAMURAI!
April 24th, 2008 at 5:00 am
kevin smith has def not jumped the shark either
bitching about other directors isn’t a good way to prove your point
the rest of the post is good though
oh for you guys: http://www.jumptheshark.com/help.jspa
April 24th, 2008 at 8:36 am
I enjoyed Kill Bill, but my enthusiasm for it has dimished since I have now seen most of the movies it “borrowed” (read: stole) from. It was well made but mostly unoriginal. I liked Pulp Fiction because it was less about him showing off what he likes (this occured mostly in the background whereas now that is all he does). And it featured far superior writing and wasn’t completely self conscious. He used to make movies. Now he makes “Quentin Taratino” movies. Big difference. And he’s an asshole. Which wouldn’t bother me if he still made good movies. Less talking more film-making.
April 24th, 2008 at 10:28 am
@ Greyson
How in the hell does Natural Born Killers get a 9/10. That maybe couldve been good if Tarantino directed, but with Oliver Stone behind it, it was just unwatchable.
May 1st, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Kill Bill is a masterpiece, and my 2nd favorite QT film behind Pulp Fiction. Dogs is great, but I just love his epic movies. Jackie Brown was right in the middle for me, so I’d probably put RD and DP last, but definately not least! I love all of his movies. As for QT haters, they always like to post about how unoriginal he is or how he’s stolen all his ideas, but if they actually knew anything about QT they’d realize how wrong they are. I’ve watched every interview with him I can gte my hands on, and his love for film is unprecidented, and while he definately borrows ideas from other movies, what director doesn’t? Every directorpicks up things from movies or directors that have made an impact on them. QT is such a devoted student of film history that he just draws upon MORE movies than most, and honestly, WHO CARES if he references or borrows an idea for a scene from some obscure foriegn film or weird exploitation movie? If anything it does those films a favor by illuminating them to people who would otherwise have never heard of them. BRING ON INGLORIOUS BASTARDS!!!! THE TRILOGY!! haha