Clark Kent...Superman's alter ego

It was last night that I saw one of the top two movies all year. After work, I quickly drove to the nearest Blockbuster and picked up Kill Bill: vol 2. I highly recommend, if you haven't seen it, you stop what you are doing at this moment and watch it. Unless, of course, you haven't seen volume 1. Then I suggest you get both and make a day of it.

Now that I have seen both, I must say, Tarantino is not only an accomplished director and talented writer, but he also is a freaking genius at marketing. All that buzz I heard pre-release of both movies about time contraints (of the production process and the actual film) and budget problems, made me roll my eyes and wait until the DVDs were released. I figured if they hadn't actually planned to make this into two films and had to, it must be bad. Boy, was I wrong. Splitting the story into two parts was a brilliant idea.

Vol. 1 lays the groundwork and blueprints the story. Vol. 2 dives into the characters and their struggles head first. This is the role Uma Thurman will have to live up to for the rest of her career. Not only does she tackle action, but she fleshes out The Bride as a mother, killer, and lover. The cinematography was unique and totally Quentin Tarantino. I could have watched the frames (even if the story was horrible)-- and been satisfied. The genre was Kung Fu meets Spaghetti Western.

So, unless you've seen the film, the whole Clark Kent Superman thing is probably foreign. But, it's at the end of the movie, so I don't want to give anything away. For those of you who have seen it, it was my favorite speech and a great analogy. It's one of those tricky little surprises throughout the film that makes you smile. Exactly like the mystery as to why they bleep out the bride's name.

Anyway, go get it now. There's no excuse, unless you are currently watching Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (the other one on my top movies of this year list). Then, you're forgiven.