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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (R, 2004)

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Sequel just as over-the-top explicitly violent.

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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that they should exercise the strongest possible caution in deciding whether this movie is appropriate for their families, even for those over 17. This movie is an outrageous and over the top story about people who kill other people for money and for pure enjoyment. It is extremely violent with graphic and exceptionally explicit fight scenes. There are many horrifying images including a squashed eyeball, a badly scarred prostitute, and a desiccated corpse. Many characters are killed. Characters use extremely strong language and they drink and smoke.

Positive messages: The movie is about people who kill other people for money and for pure enjoyment.
Violence: Extreme and very graphic peril and violence, characters killed. There are many horrifying images including a squashed eyeball, a badly scarred prostitute, and a desiccated corpse.
Sex: Sexual references.
Language: Extreme and constant strong language.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Drinking and smoking, chewing tobacco, reference to cocaine.
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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about what led Beatrice to become an assassin and what made her decide to quit. What do these characters tell us about their notion of justice? What are we supposed to admire about them?

What's the story?

What's the story?
The Bride (Uma Thurman) continues her revenge-fueled quest to kill the traitorous Deadly Viper Assassination Squad in part two of Quentin Tarantino's graphic homage to the martial arts films and spaghetti westerns. This time, The Bride tracks down Sidewinder in the desert, where she also gets her shot at revenge on Elle Driver. And after many close calls, The Bride finally finds the man she's been after – Bill. But after tracking him down in Mexico, The Bride gets the shock of her life when Bill reveals the secret he's been hiding for four years, just before he injects her with truth serum.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 
The sequel reveals the tantalizing story behind The Bride and the assassin squad, but in some ways, it was better not to know. Tarantino is far better at pulp fiction than drama. The dialogue sounds like imitation Tarantino and the exposition plays like it should have stayed on the cutting room floor. We were better off imagining the left-out details or projecting them onto spareness of the movie like a Rorschach inkblot. We're better off putting into it what each one of us wants it to be.

There are some great set-pieces, including ingeniously constructed confined-space battles and an escape from being buried alive. And there are some great lines, but it all gets a little too cute and self-aware. At his best, Tarantino runs the zillions of movies he loves through his brain, chops them up and recombines them to show us what they say about the way we want to see ourselves and the way we really do. But at his worst, it's all just a little closed loop of inside references. To speak to him in the movie language he knows best, it's all just a little too much "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain."

Movie themes & details

Movie Details
Studio: Miramax
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Cast: Daryl Hannah, David Carradine, Uma Thurman
Genre: Action/Adventure
Run time: 127 minutes
Theatrical release: April 15, 2004
DVD release: August 9, 2004
MPAA Rating: R
MPAA explanation: strong bloody violence, language and some sexual content
This review was written by Nell Minow
 
 

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WICKEDroxxx330913
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thejokerspencil
parent of and 3 , 11 , 12 , 17 year old
16
 
Better than first but you have to see the first
More violent but way more interesting than the first. But, if you want to see this movie you msut see the first to connect it all and why not? Just go rent them both.
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hotdogchick
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Kill Bill:Vol. 2 Rocks!
Kids 16 and under should not view this! Get Permission first!
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Mordecai_Rigby
teen, 13 years old
13
 
Good Plot, Good Movie, VIOLENT!!!
Kill Bill 1 & 2 are the only violent movies i enjoy. For Some reason, this movie just seems GREAT. Not the message, but the creativity of the plot. I recommend seeing this movie
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sweetie1025
teen, 16 years old
10
 
Awesome!
Great movie! Yes, violent, but what do you expect with a movie called 'KillBill'?
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Queen2B87
teen, 18 years old
 
A Killer Movie
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BroadwayDUDE02
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Deeper and better than original!
The Bride (Uma Thurman) is back and ready for 'The final cut!'. Quentin Tarantino's tale of just revenge comes to an end in the magnificent second volume, which is deeper and better than the original. Also, get the tissues ready: the last 10 minutes are suprisingly sentimental!
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jessieb
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SICK!!!
What a sick flick! I feel sick to my stomach from watching it. I don't think most of my friends would feel much different.
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llarson
adult
 
It's good artsy fun!
This film needs to be taken with a grain of salt.As an adult reviewer and cinofile, I think it was a great movie for adults, probably not for kids. Quentin Tarantino, created an original and fun adventure with an absolutely awesome woman hero, who will do anything to re-unite with her daughter.A very animal instinct struck me. I don't think this film is meant to be taken too seriously, I think Quentin sees it as a sort of comedy.This film will be most favored by those who appreciate film as art, and have an evolved sense of viewing.
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bubbo
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Kill Bill Vol. 2 is an amazing film! I disagree with Common Sense Media, I didn't think it was nearly as violent or over-the-top as the first. There were bits of horrifying violence, but not nearly as much as Vol. 1. This is a wildly entertaining, stylish, and cool film. I loved it!
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Seminolefreak
teen, 14 years old
14
 
Love it!! Very violent though
My MPAA Rating, R: Graphic bloody violence/images, strong language, sex references, and a disturbing moment
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GATA
kid, 12 years old
17
 
NO WAY JOSE!
This is such a violet movie, no kids or teens! This movie is super violet, SUPER violet!
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PapaRater798
teen, 14 years old
14
 
Not as bad as the first one, but still violent.
Definitely not as bad as the first, I don't know why common sense media gave it a no children rating. The only really bad part is the squashed eyeball part which spurts out matter and veins and capillaries and gooey stuff. Gross, but not that bad if you are mature enough. Also there is a scene where two characters do lines of cocaine and get high.
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SuperParent
parent of 12 and 15 year old
10
 
this film is great
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bballdiaries
teen, 17 years old
 
??????
THIS MOVIE IS TOTALLY OVERATED!!!!! I mean GOODDDDD, tarantino is a genoius, this movie is pretty D**n bad for him. i mean look at some of his movies like reservoir dogs(MASTERPEICE), pulp ficttion(MASTERPEICE), jackie brown(MASTERPEICE), and this movie, is mediocre at best! its drown in violence and gore, and has none of tarantinos snappy dialogue watsoever!it basically sucks!
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evolinag
teen, 15 years old
15
 
Kill Bill - the story continues...
Like in the first one, there is strong language. Unlike the first one, the violence is not THAT gory. (SPOILERS may follow): There is one scene where a person gets her eye ripped out. A person then obsessionally steps on it. A person gets shot (bloody) and then burried alive (intense). Other violence in this movie is PG-13 level. But the movie's tone is intense and the bride is not a good role model. Revenge is nearly everything she is interested in. I think this movie, like the first one, is suitable for people 15 and over. I REALLY recommend it (you just have to see volume one first), it is well written and directed, and the soundtrack is excellent.
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Justino4
teen, 14 years old
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Not For Kids?
Volume 1 was way worse than Volume 2. I still don't know why commonsense rated it "not for kids".
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