Kill Bill 1 and 2 coming Sept 9th.

[Imperius]

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has revealed via their retailer site that they will be bring 'Kill Bill Part 1' and 'Kill Bill Part 2' to Blu-ray on September 9th. Its way too early to talk about specs or special features - we'll have to wait for the press release for that - but the fact that these highly anticipated films are finally coming to Blu-ray should make many fans smile.


THANK GOD!!

[Rourke24]

wow! fingers crossed for Pulp Fiction & Death Proof.

[CanadaPhil]

Now thats something really worth getting excited about.

[Maxx_75]

I will buy these but I would really like to see Winestein get out The Whole Blood Afair.

[cheez avenger]

Originally Posted by Maxx_75

I will buy these but I would really like to see Winestein get out The Whole Blood Afair.

Yes sir!!!!

[Thaek]

I REALLY hope that this is gone be the Asia cut of Vol. 1, otherwise I won't buy it. There is just too much cut in the international cut.

[bluskiessmingatme]

Originally Posted by Imperius

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has revealed via their retailer site that they will be bring 'Kill Bill Part 1' and 'Kill Bill Part 2' to Blu-ray on September 9th. Its way too early to talk about specs or special features - we'll have to wait for the press release for that - but the fact that these highly anticipated films are finally coming to Blu-ray should make many fans smile.

This is so great! Do you have a link for this?

[project-blu]

Originally Posted by Thaek

I REALLY hope that this is gone be the Asia cut of Vol. 1, otherwise I won't buy it. There is just too much cut in the international cut.

i believe that would be the "whole bloody affair" cuts, which are weinstein. miramax/disney cuts will just be the ones we've seen on dvd here.

[cheez avenger]

Originally Posted by n8boss87

i believe that would be the "whole bloody affair" cuts, which are weinstein. miramax/disney cuts will just be the ones we've seen on dvd here.

Get that link, this is pure gold!

[Blu-Ray Kid]

Superb films, will buy these as soon as they appear.

[tons of puppies]

No offense, but you guys should take this with a grain of salt, as he's just been signed up this month and has no link to back his claims.

I am not doubting you, but evidence for this announcement would add merit.

[holsty101]

Originally Posted by Thaek

I REALLY hope that this is gone be the Asia cut of Vol. 1, otherwise I won't buy it. There is just too much cut in the international cut.

I just watched the asian cut a few weeks ago & the only difference I noticed was The House of Blue Leaves fight didn't change to B&W.

Although having just had a quick look a wiki it says "a few extra bits of violence distributed throughout the film, most notably during the anime sequence and the showdown at the "House of Blue Leaves"."

Well anyway, I'm not gonna bother with it until "The Whole Bloody Affair" version is out, pref with an extra disc of behind the scenes/making of to go along with it.

[GhostofJarJar]

Kill Bill has been coming to BD FOREVER. Until there's an official announcement, I don't believe it.

[Kappy]

Originally Posted by holsty101

I just watched the asian cut a few weeks ago & the only difference I noticed was The House of Blue Leaves fight didn't change to B&W.

Although having just had a quick look a wiki it says "a few extra bits of violence distributed throughout the film, most notably during the anime sequence and the showdown at the "House of Blue Leaves"."

Well anyway, I'm not gonna bother with it until "The Whole Bloody Affair" version is out, pref with an extra disc of behind the scenes/making of to go along with it.

There were alot of alternate cuts, and added scenes besides just the full color HoBL fight. (from the imbd alternate version page - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266697/alternateversions)

Spoiler:

The Japanese cut, while only a little over a minute longer than the US cut, features not only a full color version of the "House of Blue Leaves" fight, but some quick new shots in the anime scenes as well as some alternate footage, most cut/altered to avoid an NC-17 rating:

* The opening scene between The Bride and Vernita Green has two alternate angles shown when The Bride asks for a towel instead of keeping the overhead shot.
* In the anime sequence, one of Boss Matsumoto's men has his face smashed into a wall twice, rather then just once.
* In the anime sequence, when O-Ren Ishii kills Matsumoto and tells him to look at her face, she asks him to look at more facial features (nose, chin. etc.) to be recognized, and then before pulling the knife out, there is a close up shot of her moving the knife up his stomach and then finally pulling it out. There are a couple of close up shots of Matsumoto's face as he's dying as well that were eliminated from the US print and then a pan up shot of Matsumoto's blood covered and disemboweled body.
* The "House of Blue Leaves" fight is not only in full color, but features about 9 new shots missing from the US print which include:
* A close up of the first female Crazy 88 (Julie Manase) gargling blood after being pinned to a wooden pillar by a sword. This shot, while cut from the US version of Vol 1, showed up in the end credits of the US cut of Vol 2.
* A shot of The Bride stabbing two Crazy 88s at once using her own sword as well as another Crazy 88's sword.
* A ten foot high super backflip that The Bride executes before landing back down to pop out one of the Crazy 88's eyes. This shot appeared in the TV spot teaser, but disappeared soon after.
* After The Bride pops out the one Crazy 88's eye, as another one charges at her screaming, she simply throws the eye into the attackers mouth, causing him to start to choke. The partially armless Sofie Fatale gives a follow up disgusted reaction.
* A shot of another female Crazy 88 attacking only to get slashed in the throat and spraying blood everywhere.
* The first appearance of the "Kid Crazy 88" (the one who gets spanked with the sword). In this shot, we now find out why he's missing a mask later on. As he's about to attack The Bride, she swipes his mask off. We see he's just a kid, and he gives the universal "don't hurt me" sign. The Bride has a look of shock on her face in realizing he's just a kid, so she grabs him, throws him across, knocking 3-4 Crazy 88 into a blood filled mini pool. This shot of the 3-4 falling, while cut from the US version of Vol 1, also showed up in the end credits of the US cut of Vol 2. Overall, this "mini scene" helps establish The Bride's look of surprise even more when she sees the young Crazy 88 the last time... and his follow up "don't hurt me" look even funnier.
* A shot of a Crazy 88 getting slashed across the chest and spraying blood all over a wall.
* When The Bride jumps onto the shoulders of one of the Crazy 88, after she slashes another one across the face, the Crazy 88 she's standing on tries to attack her from below. She parries the attack and cuts his hands off. The shot then cuts to the forward sommersault.
* Since the fight is already in color, the close up "eye shot" of The Bride blinking is cut. Instead, the first part of the close up before she blinks is shown, however, at the point when she normally blinks, there is a replacement medium shot of her standing slightly fatigued and holding her sword out.
* Finally, after the "House of Blue Leaves" fight, is the most infamous of the missing scenes and that is Sofie Fatale's extended "trunk interrogation" scene. After The Bride warns Sofie about cutting off something, instead of cutting back to Sofie in the hospital, The Bride is shown grabbing Sofie's arm and screams "GIVE ME YOUR OTHER ARM!". Sofie starts to panic, but then The Bride chops off her other arm, causing blood to splash onto the screen and Sofie begins screaming again.

As a side note, Universal distributed the Japanese cut. Hopefully when they get arounf to releasing the BD in Japan, it will be the same cut.

[Kenshiro]

I know Tarantino envisioned the story as just one movie... but the resulting Kill Bill 1 and 2 are so different artistically, I'm fine with having them released in the separted form... if this is even true.

I would still get the whole bloody affair also of course, if it ever gets a BD release.