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

Amazing movies! If you're not into old kung fu and samurai movies, which these movies reference and refine into a work of art, don't watch them and give bad reviews. You all must accept that you just don't get it. But if you are into asian cinema of this sort, well then these movies are for you.

Kill Bill Volume 1 (5 stars out of 5)
This film has become an all-time favorite of mine. The story is great, and told in a very interesting way. The characters are great; acting and writing are smashing. There are a lot of awesome fight scenes. It is very bloody, but in a stylish way (the sqeamish will hate this). And even when there is no fighting, it's still a vivid, interesting film. Altogether, it's awesome.

Kill Bill Volume 2 (5 stars out of 5)
Completing the story and filling in a lot of necessary gaps, this second part of the duology is longer and more dialogue-driven, and with less action (and less blood). Still, it's interesting. The characters are still great, the writing/acting is great, and the visual style is still good. It's practically a necessity after watching the first part. And it has a jolly good ending.

Both films are very sublime and excellent, and highly reccomended to anybody who likes action and doesn't mind some blood. The Blu-Rays are of great quality, especially for the second film. The sound quality is great; the dialogue is clear and well-balanced. Each movie has a 20-minute making-of featurette. Volume 1 has a musical performance and a bunch of trailers, and volume 2 has a deleted scene and a musical performance.

Whether or not it is worthy of replacing the DVD is entirely up to you. I liked the movies enough to go for it, and at the very least, I am pleased with the picture/sound quality. I'll still want to grab the "Whole Bloody Affair" edition (you know, unrated director's cut with shedloads of special features and other crud) whenever it comes out, but considering that it never existed in the first place, I am not one to complain. Heck, I might even keep this copy, so I have the theatrical cut. Altogether, I don't agree with the others who complain. It's still a good movie, and it's of good quality.

An excellent blu-ray transfer for an awesome movie. The picture quality is one of the best video transfers on blu-ray and the audio is equally pleasing. Its a must own in the collection of best blu-ray titles. Not much on the extras side, but the Movie itself is worth it.

I always found the original release of Kill Bill on DVD to be a bit lackluster. I thought that the picture was soft and the colors were often over-saturated to the point of bleeding.

These new Blu-ray releases from Disney remedy all of that. Outstanding picture quality with a perfect color palette. The picture is nice and sharp with no sign of false sharpening (edge enhancement). The sound mix is sublime with a fantastic PCM track that gives the full experience of the movie and breathes new life into this film.

If you are a fan of the movie, and you have a Blu-ray player, then you will want this release. It's the best presentation of the movie outside of the theater.

Such a classic film, and it feels great to finally own it in the best possible format!

You should all by now know the general plot so I'll skip that. Its a revenge/homage/over the top flick written and directed by one of the most prolific and talented directors/writers in the world.

The Picture Quality of these Blu Ray Discs is outstanding. Every pore, fiber, bead of sweat, droplet (or pool) of blood, every pebble and just about every minute detail is clearly visible and visually striking. Since this is a Tarantino film, you can expect some grainy scenes (the intro to both volumes as well as the Pai Mai training scene come to mind, with the Pai Mai scene exibiting some strong grain and washed out colors, but they were filmed like that intentionally). There are also some pretty overblown colors, but this is how it was shown theatrically so its not an issue with the Blu Ray transfer. Great film like appearance and no sign of Digital Noise Reduction or Edge Enhancment.

The audio is outstanding. This WILL push your system to the limits, and then some!

The special features are bare and in standard definition...and this is my only complaint.

Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2 on Blu Ray come highly recommended. Truly a film lovers film.