The film “Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair”, which director Quentin Tarantino has so far presented only to a select audience, appeared in Romanian cinemas on Friday, May 29, in a complete and reedited version.
The feature film combines the films “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” and “Kill Bill: Vol. 2” (2004) into a single film of 4 hours and 35 minutes. It is playing in theaters with a 15-minute intermission for viewers, just like “The Brutalist,” the 2024 historical drama that earned Adrien Brody his second career Oscar.
“Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair” comes with additional scenes and a slightly different order of sequences, presenting the story of The Bride (Uma Thurman) as one continuous cinematic experience.
The film includes an all-new extended anime sequence about O-Ren's origin, in which she takes revenge on Pretty Riki, an associate of a Japanese yakuza boss, and “The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge”, made in Fortnite.
“I wrote and directed it as one movie — and I'm so happy to give fans the chance to see it as one movie. The best way to see 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair' is in a movie theater,” Quentin Tarantino said in a statement released by Bad Unicorn, his local distributor.
“Kill Bill” is considered one of the most influential titles of the 2000s, cementing Tarantino's reputation as a director with an unmistakable style who likes to blend genres.
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair's long journey to theaters
Tarantino premiered Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair at the 2004 Cannes International Film Festival.
But Tarantino waited no less than 7 years before presenting the film to the public, explaining that he wanted to wait until he had full financial rights to it. “The Whole Bloody Affair” was broadcast in 2011 in the US, but the director known for his eccentricities decided that the feature film would only run at the “New Beverly Cinema” that he owns in Los Angeles.
He spoke in 2014 about the existence of an animated version, and fans have speculated for years about when and if it would be available to the general public.
The full-length film was released in US theaters last December. It will be broadcast in Romania between May 29 and June 11, both in multiplexes and in independent cinemas throughout the country.
Quentin Tarantino claims he will retire after one more film
In addition to his acclaimed films, which earned him two Academy Awards for best original screenplay (“Pulp Fiction” and “Django Unchained”), Tarantino has drawn attention in recent years for a rule he revealed he imposed on himself.
He has spoken extensively about his plans to retire, stating that he will do so no matter what after his 10th film. He explained that he did not want to tarnish his film legacy by making “declining-grossing” films towards the end of his career.
“Most directors have terrible final films. Usually their worst films are the last films,” the now 63-year-old director explained on a 2021 episode of the Pure Cinema podcast. “So to end your career with a decent film is something rare. To end it with, say, a good film is almost phenomenal,” he pointed out.
Quentin Tarantino's filmography currently includes exactly 10 titles, but he explained that he has one more feature to make before he retires because he counts his two “Kill Bill” films as one film, in two parts.
