I'd forgotten that Calvino's such a ridiculously good writer. It's an example of a male writing second person point of view, and really well. The story is metamorphic. In a related note, I spent money for no apparent reason on Pablo Neruda's Book of Questions, which is gorgeous. I still like to spend time being a poet, too.
Instead of the usual Monday night writing thing, I went to Kill Bill Volume Two with Michael and Andrew. I'm a bit sad that I missed doing the postcard stories and all the gossip and the regularity of things, but Andrew's in town for a limited time - and we thought we should give Tarantino a second chance. A very good film, which to some small extent made me forgive him the first volume of bloody crap. You could have stuck in two scenes from the first movie (killing the first two Viper Assassins) and cut down the end of this film and it would have been fine, coherent, and good. Daryl Hannah as Elle Driver is such an evil bitch, loved her. I did have some series concerns about Uma Thurman's overall lack of body mass, though (The Adventures of Skeleton Girl!). And randomly Bill became too much of an Avatar for Tarantino (did we really need to hear him go on about Superman?). There was a lot of good cinematography and the violence was completely appropriate and not mind-numbingly long or bloody or dull.
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Twas a good night, actually. Got drunk. Not the regular crew, but we pulled in five exercises.
I want to see Vol.II.
It's been awhile since people have been excited to see a film.
Posted by matty-q | April 20, 2004 1:47 PM
Posted on April 20, 2004 13:47
Glad you had a good one. The movie's well worth the money, although you have to get through some of the wank-muck (Tarantino and his crazy Assassin Bitches) to some really great moments and strong characterization (Budd in particular, and Elle).
Posted by ben | April 20, 2004 1:59 PM
Posted on April 20, 2004 13:59
I've recently learned that the movie is only in two parts because the producers felt the single momvie version (IE Vol. 1 and Vol 2., but as one movie) would be too long. Interesting? Not really. But I'm a geek like that.
Posted by Robbie-Rü | April 20, 2004 5:07 PM
Posted on April 20, 2004 17:07
Supposedly, fifteen years from now Tarantino plans to do a sequel where the Nikki, the daughter of Vernita Green (one of the Vipers) comes looking for the Bride. You know, more roars, rampaging, and bloody satisfaction.
But waiting -fifteen- years to do it? Yowza.
Posted by ben | April 21, 2004 9:16 AM
Posted on April 21, 2004 09:16
I thought the superman speach was overblown and overacted, but it present an interesting analogy of her life.
Posted by michael | April 21, 2004 12:23 PM
Posted on April 21, 2004 12:23
Yeah, maybe, but for some reason it made no sense for Bill (i.e. David Carradine) to say it. If anyone, it makes more sense for Budd to say it. Or maybe Elle. But that's just because I wanted to see more of Elle.
Posted by ben | April 21, 2004 1:18 PM
Posted on April 21, 2004 13:18
I needed to be said by Caradine to show that his character understood the Bride, and the life that she was going to live.
Posted by michael | April 21, 2004 7:18 PM
Posted on April 21, 2004 19:18
The Tarantino Pod People got to you, didn't they? :)
Posted by ben | April 21, 2004 7:41 PM
Posted on April 21, 2004 19:41
Lol...I loved the Superman speech...
Posted by Robbie-Rü | April 21, 2004 9:04 PM
Posted on April 21, 2004 21:04
I've got that Calvino book on hold for you at SUBtext. I still can't remember the name, though.
Posted by Joy | April 23, 2004 2:24 PM
Posted on April 23, 2004 14:24