Kill Bill

I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight

Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down.

Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up, I called him mine
He would always laugh and say
"Remember when we used to play?"

Bang bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, you hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, I used to shoot you down.

Music played, and people sang
Just for me, the church bells rang.

Now he's gone, I don't know why
And till this day, sometimes I cry
He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't take the time to lie.

Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down...

I absolutely loved 'Kill Bill' (both volumes) so much so that I have watched it twice in the past week. 'Kill Bill' is one story shown over the course of two films as the running length of 4 hours was too long for one film. They were released one year apart almost 10 years ago. I don't know why I didn't see them when they were released and can only think that they came out at a time of my life when I wasn't a great film goer or watcher. Tarantino, the writer and director, has always been a favourite of mine and in these films he excels himself and, as ever, pays homage to various film genres. KB is influenced by several genres including Spaghetti Westerns and Chanbara films, and as usual with Tarantino the films have fantastic soundtracks. This is where Amazon comes into its own. Last weekend while watching 'Kill Bill Volume 1' I was able to log on to Amazon, buy the CD of the soundtrack and have it arrive within a couple of days. 'The Grand Duel' by Luis Bacalov is a particularly haunting piece of music which, although a Spaghetti Western style of music, accompanies the animated part of the film in which O-Ren witnesses the murder of her parents by the Japanese Mafia, Yakuza. O-Ren, played perfectly by the beautiful Lucy Lu, is a master of the art of the sword fighting. 'You might not be able to fight like a samurai, but you can at least die like a samurai' O-Ren tells the equally beautiful Uma Thurman who somehow manages to play the apart of a ruthless assassin with charm and grace.