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mrphThat was fun. Blood, action, striking imagery, some nasty moments and a wonderful last line...
I know some people have complained that the 'out of sequence' segments seemed forced, but they worked for me. Launched straight into the action with the shortest/simplest section, then provided the background and the longer Tokyo/Okinawa chapter. Yep, that works.
And, yes, this means you know in advance that she manages to successfully deal with O-Ren. But c'mon, that was pretty much a foregone conclusion, surely? I didn't see it as a spoiler that ruined the plot. The details were what made it interesting.
Gogo was twisted and crazy. But entertaining. Expected a less sudden finale to that bit, though.
Was anyone else expecting Bill to throttle the hospitalised Sophie in the last few minutes?
Bill was... minimal. But interesting. He has a certain presence - mostly because of his voice.
Elle Driver is a venomous piece of work who'll probably come to a really nasty end in part 2...
...and is anyone else wondering if things will take a rather different turn with Bride meeting Buddy? He doesn't look like someone who wants to fight. Bride told Vernita that nothing she'd done since the wedding massacre would be enough to save her life. Maybe Buddy will change her view on this? Actually, given that (iirc) we only see a headshot of him, possibly he's already dying, chairbound or some such?
Finally, one of the scenes from the trailer - with an opponent leaping onto the flat of Bride's outstretched katana, then backflipping off and kicking her in the jaw - doesn't seem to be in the final cut. Shame, but perhaps it was a little more streamlined without?
[Oh, and a tiny moment of RPG spoddery - for any of the Monday night Amber lot trying to picture just what you can/can't do with two dozen points in Warfare, Bride's Tokyo killing spree is pretty much on the mark. :)]
I know some people have complained that the 'out of sequence' segments seemed forced, but they worked for me. Launched straight into the action with the shortest/simplest section, then provided the background and the longer Tokyo/Okinawa chapter. Yep, that works.
And, yes, this means you know in advance that she manages to successfully deal with O-Ren. But c'mon, that was pretty much a foregone conclusion, surely? I didn't see it as a spoiler that ruined the plot. The details were what made it interesting.
Gogo was twisted and crazy. But entertaining. Expected a less sudden finale to that bit, though.
Was anyone else expecting Bill to throttle the hospitalised Sophie in the last few minutes?
Bill was... minimal. But interesting. He has a certain presence - mostly because of his voice.
Elle Driver is a venomous piece of work who'll probably come to a really nasty end in part 2...
...and is anyone else wondering if things will take a rather different turn with Bride meeting Buddy? He doesn't look like someone who wants to fight. Bride told Vernita that nothing she'd done since the wedding massacre would be enough to save her life. Maybe Buddy will change her view on this? Actually, given that (iirc) we only see a headshot of him, possibly he's already dying, chairbound or some such?
Finally, one of the scenes from the trailer - with an opponent leaping onto the flat of Bride's outstretched katana, then backflipping off and kicking her in the jaw - doesn't seem to be in the final cut. Shame, but perhaps it was a little more streamlined without?
[Oh, and a tiny moment of RPG spoddery - for any of the Monday night Amber lot trying to picture just what you can/can't do with two dozen points in Warfare, Bride's Tokyo killing spree is pretty much on the mark. :)]
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Date: 2003-10-24 04:12 pm (UTC)