Kill Bill - Volumes 1 & 2 [Blu-ray] (Amazon.com Exclusive)

I've noticed roughly a 25-35% (moderate yet significant) improvement in the quality of the presentation in the Blu-ray vs. DVD editions. There are no new special features (which remain quite limited), so the question is: Does the superior picture and sound alone justify the expense? I already own the DVD versions and the answer is yes -- because Tarantino somehow manages to blend many of the cooler bits and pieces from 70's pop screen culture into an original experience which in the end is as satisfying dramatically as it is entertaining. Uma Thurman of course deserves more credit than she's received.
As I mentioned, the audiovisual improvement isn't huge--nor would I expect it to be for films released in the last 5-odd years--but if you're a fan enough to want the best quality then you've found it.

Right off the bat, I'll start by saying that Amazon chose to be "less than honest" about this set when I bought it. They showed it as "NC-17", and said they "couldn't verify my information" when I submitted a correction after having received "R" versions.

That said, this set is decent, though I really expected a lot more from Blu-Ray.

The video transfer is incredibly sharp, albeit somewhat oversaturated... so you might want to back down the color on your display. Some will probably say that the saturation is intentional, but having seen this in the theater and on DVD, I'm going to go ahead and disagree.

As far as audio goes, Buena Vista was nice enough to give us uncompressed 5.1, though I'm incredibly disappointed that there was no DTS track, as it was indeed available when this movie was in theaters (so it's not like there would have been a ton of work involved in providing it, or that there wasn't enough space on the disc for it). That said, the uncompressed audio is better than average, though, much like the color, I'm reasonably sure an audio engineer was given instructions along the lines of "Make it thump more! This is Blu-Ray!", resulting in some unbalanced effects.

Don't buy this set if you're looking for extras. There really aren't any. You get a couple of songs by the 5,6,7,8's (the band playing at Charlie Brown's place) and some 480p trailers for other Tarantino movies.

If you already own the DVD set and have a decent upscaling DVD player, this Blu-Ray set isn't going to offer you very much more than you already have. But at the price Amazon's offering the set at, it isn't like you're getting ripped off. If you don't have these discs on DVD already, it's probably worth the extra money to get the Blu-Ray discs.

While I will forever love these films, I can't still but be a little let down that even in their Blu-ray release we can't get an official unrated version with the full color fight at the house of the blue leaves. That one fallback isn't enough for me to say stay away from these because let's face it is definitely worth buying these films in High Definition, the clarity of picture and sound is something to marvel at and worth every penny. If you like these films or your looking for two great films with great witty dialogue, action and great story telling Kill Bill is at the top of the list of must haves.

After buying and watching both features on blu-ray I highly recommend them. There are some extras, not many. Colors are vivid, crisp, clear and audio is solid and consistent, no grabbing for your remote.
The PQ and AQ are excellent. Just buy it, there is also a $10 coupon in the case of Vol.1 for those who are miffed about owning the SD DVD. Both features for $40, c'mon now.

Well I'm still waiting for the real exclusive Kill Bill movies to be released. This is one of my all time favorite American movies so I want it to be special too. Next time, it should come in a box set like Harry Potter packed with extras and maybe Kill Bill gadgets (say a shuriken LOL). As for the comment about having only 1 Bluray disc with 2 movies, I don't think that's what the person meant. Because this seems to be two separate movie deals instead of one. What I want is 2 bluray disc combined with specials on both disk packaged into a special collector's edition.