2 PM showing, 15 minute intermission, back to the car just before 7 PM... that was an experience!
The changes are actually pretty minor:
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The anime sequence that provides O-Ren's backstory is extended, showing how she got her revenge on the assassin who killed her parents, not just the boss who ordered it.
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In the original fight with the Crazy 88, she does an eye pluck and the rest of the fight is in black and white, this cut remains in color for the full run of part 1.
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Part One ends right after The Bride's speech to Sophie, "And I want them all to know they'll soon be as dead as O-Ren." Break for intermission. No cliffhanger.
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Part 2 opens with the Church scene, a recap of part 1 not being necessary.
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Added material after the end credits including a new scene set after the killing of Vernita Greene showing the end of the Pussy Wagon. Gogo's sister flies to L.A. for revenge.
That whole sequence is weird as it's, not kidding, animated in Fortnite and seems to follow Fortnite violence rules. Uma Thurman does return to do the voice of the Bride though.
Overall, it's a good flick, but I think I like the original versions better.
First, the second movie also has sequences in black and white, and because the big fight scene is now in full color, there's no precedent for the B&W footage, it just kinda comes out of nowhere.
Second, the cliffhanger at the end of part 1 is epic, it seems criminal to cut it.
Third, Fortnite? Seriously? They couldn't even be bothered to call the Pussy Wagon "Pussy Wagon", it's "πΈ Wagon".
Edit The Fortnite clip is on the Fortnite YouTube channel:
The IMDB score is meaningless, as it's very easy to abuse. I've read a story of a person creating countless accounts just to manipulate a score on Metacritic. Even if the platforms had a strict verification system so it's one account per user, they're still subject to review bombing from people who just disdain anything Fortnite, like Steam fans who hate Epic or Linux users who can't play the game. It's not like an exit poll of those who have actually watched the short film.
Yeah, and it's particularly unreliable for new movies. And even when it's not abused it's obviously just a measure of popular taste - which is widely known to be pretty shit. So yeah, I agree with your reluctance towards that source.
Nevertheless, checking 10/10 reviews of Tarantino's short on IMDB, one of the top reviews boast about how "the entire fight scene including the usage of curses like the original films do"βas if hearing a character from their favorite video game swear is such a thrill it justifies a top score. It's hard to be to optimistic.
I don't think the haters care much about fortnite, we just don't like sell-outs. My only feelings towards fortnite is that I'm happy my nephew is finally playing something else than fucking roblox. Tarantino would have been equally wise to team up with either, in my opinion.
Fortnite is much more than what non-players see it as though. There are now separate games within Fortnite, which play nothing like the Battle Royale. Lego Fortnite is like Minecraft but with Lego characters. Rocket Racing is an arcade racing game with cool tricks from Rocket League, kinda like what I've heard of Trackmania. Fortnite Festival is a rhythm game from the creators of Guitar Hero, featuring countless licensed tracks. Ballistic is Epic's take on Counter-Strike and Valorant. And so on.
The number of crossovers in Fortnite is also unparalleled. If nothing else, I'd be interested in it for The Matrix, Terminator, Alien, or Star Wars crossovers. You could play as the Terminator with a Star Wars backpack. Quite fun and unique, IMO.
As for Kill Bill, there are quite a few comments saying Tarantino did it for the money, but isn't the same true for everything? Every top-tier filmmaker makes films in part for the money and wouldn't do it if they were barely paid. That doesn't mean they agree to anything or that their vision isn't in the product.
I think most great artists pursue their art because of a love of the art. Film making is expensive and like everyone else they need to put food on the table, but any artist who is in it for the money is already lost.
I haven't seen Megalopolis yet, but I think it's a great example of a film maker having no interest in return of investment. The closing statements of Life of Brian is another great example: "I told him, I said to him, Bernie, I said, they'll never make their money back."
As for Fortnite, it might be more similar to Roblox than I thought. ;)
Megalopolis is an interesting watch, lots of allegory which blows by people and they go "I don't get it, 0/10."
Thanks! I was traveling too much while it was in the cinema, but it's one of the few movies in recent years I've been sad to miss. If nothing else it looks like something different. Happy to hear it's not universally hated!
I was lucky enough to catch it in the theater then imported the 4K disc set. The Blu Ray is region locked, but the 4K is region free.
For some damn reason he's making it super hard to watch it in the US. No official streaming and no official physical. You have to hope to catch the theater road show.