To buy or not to buy???

Ringo · Apr 13, 2004

Kill Bill, Vol. 1.

Now, if you hate the movie and think that's why I shouldn't buy it I really don't want to hear from you (at least not in this thread. )
But here's my question: Has anybody heard if Q will be releasing both Vol. 1 and 2 as one film/package? Would it be better to buy Vol. 1 now or wait? I hate buying a movie only to have a better version come out later. Thanks!

skipshady · Apr 13, 2004

I haven't heard anything about DVD plans for Vol 2, but based on the skimpiness of the extras (performance footage of the 5.6.7.8's, Making Of), one has to expect a special edition to come out with Vol 1 and 2 combined.

I could be wrong, but that's a remote possiblity (in fact, the possility that I'm wrong is so remote, it's laughable). I say rent (or download) it if you must watch it before going to the theater for Vol 2, but I'd hold off on buying it.

sch2383 · Apr 13, 2004

http://www.darkhorizons.com/news04/040410g.php

DavisDVD reports that filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has some major plans for his latest opus, Kill Bill. While promoting the second volume of the series, opening theatrically on April 16th, Tarantino revealed that he plans to recut both films together for a special theatrical release later in the year.

"We did a special version [of Volume 1] for Japan that's only been shown in Japan and Hong Kong, and I kept the rights to that," Tarantino said. "I'll put the Japanese version together [with Volume 2] like I would if it was one complete movie, and then I'll release that throughout America and Europe in arthouse engagements."

Tarantino also promises more extensive DVD plans for the revenge films. "I'm going to do a special collector's edition of both of them once I'm finished with both of them," he said. Also in the talking phase, Tarantino is considering the possibility of releasing stand-alone supplemental discs. "One of the things that I saw that I liked... was what the American Pie guys did with their 'Beneath the Crust' documentaries. I want to do the same thing [for Kill Bill].
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I would wait, at least until you can buy the two togehter.

skipshady · Apr 13, 2004

A little off-topic, but Tarantino is considering a few Kill Bill spinoff ideas: http://www.zap2it.com/movies/news/story/0,1259,---21123,00.html

"I have an idea about writing ... a Japanese anime feature about the origins of Bill -- how Bill became Bill, you know, and deal with his three godfathers -- Esteban Vihaio, Hattori Hanzo and Pei Mei," he says, adding that for other ideas about the Bride or any of the DiVAS, he might do a "Frank Miller-style graphic novel or something."

In addition, Tarantino is thinking of, maybe in a few years, doing a follow-up to the Bride's story.

"I do have an idea that maybe 15 years from now, doing the last chapter in the story. But it wouldn't star the Bride, it would star Nikki, Vernita's daughter, and she would be the star of it and she would be 20 years old," he says. "It would be Nikki going out to get revenge on the Bride. Uma wouldn't be the star, she'd kind of be the bad guy, because the little girl kind of deserves her revenge."
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But before he can work on the spinoffs, he'd have to shoot Inglorious Bastards and possibly Vega Brothers, the prequel to Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.

TheSlipperyOne · Apr 13, 2004

skipshady said:

But before he can work on the spinoffs, he'd have to shoot Inglorious Bastards and possibly Vega Brothers, the prequel to Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs.
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Before all of that he's directing a chapter of Robert Rodriguez & Frank Miller's "Sin City" this spring/summer.

I read in an interview that "Inglorious Bastards" is an immense story/script that QT would make into a trilogy, filming the whole thing at the same time. So that could take a looooonnnnnngggggg while.

And I'm sure any QT fan would love the Vega Bros. movie and QT has talked about making it, but I would bet it's on the backburner right now.

In fact I bet he would do the anime spin-off first as that's just writing and making sure the animation fits with what he wants.

I've read an extended article with his quote about Vernita's daughter's revenge where QT goes on to say they may start filming part of that this summer so he can use the young actress who plays the daughter for scenes before she's grown up and ready for revenge. If that happens then he'll have scenes in the can and the rest of that movie depends on if he decides to ever follow up or not.

Ringo · Apr 13, 2004

so it's off to blockbuster i go. thanks for the help.