And Now...Pulp Friction (A Kill Bill Review)

i really loved this movie. read the review above if you like, but i'll list a few things to watch for:

Shaw Brothers: SB was the biggest hong kong, kung fu studios in the 70s. the movie opens up with not only their logo, but also designates their version of widescreen is being used "Shaw Scope". part of the movie was shot on the old shaw brothers lot.

Next is a colorful and somewhat bad "Our Feature Presentation" title that is VERY reminiscent of the sorta logos you see on HK movie rentals on the old VHS tapes.

Sonny Chiba: is the Japanese sword maker. he is the star of the Streetfighter movies from the 70s. you may also recall that this is the guy Christian Slater's character LOVES in True Romance. He takes Alabama to see Chiba's movies. Tarantino wrote (True Romance).

Gordon Liu: Gordon is the bald pal to Sonny's character. he was always bald in his 70s movies, and regarded as one of the BEST kung fu actors of all time. he never really came to the US to make films. He stared in "The 36th Chamber of Shaolin" after which the Wu Tang clan named their first album.

Red Apples: Red Apple Cigarettes are the cigs that Bruce Willis' character buys at Marsalis' bar in PULP FICTION. they do not exist as an actual brand, but as Uma walks through the airport, you can see a giant ad for them!

Yellow Track Suit: Uma wears a yellow Track suit like Bruce Lee wears in his last film GAME OF DEATH (where he fights Kareem Abdul Jabar!).

GUEST STARS: Some people are listed as 'guest stars'. this done as if the movie were such a re-occuring event that some of the stars were regulars and some were guests. this was somewhat common in the 70s, and i've never understood why, especially in light of the fact that there were relatively few sequals in that era and the movie serial was gone by that time.


and finally, if you wanna know the bride's real name i'll tell you what the rumor is, but i won't spoil it here.