I saw the two Kill Bill films a couple of years ago. To be honest, I was so underwhelmed by the over-the-top violence of the first, that I seriously debated even bothering to see the second. I'm not sure I have ever seen anything quite so gratuitously violent as the opening sequence of Volume 1 where the Bride gets mauled in the church. But I took a gamble on Volume 2, and was pleasantly surprised by move back towards his original form. More dialog, less gratuitous violence (notice I did not say "no gratuitous violence.").

In the end, I guess I walked away from both feeling like QT has gotten completely trapped by the success of his first two films. Both were fantastically violent and "chatty", and now everything he makes has to fall into that category. It's like he's afraid of outgrowing his fan base. Kevin Smith, like him or not, at least took a swing with Jersey Girl. The film bit, but at least he tried moving beyond near-constant sex jokes. (Of course, Jersey Girl tanked and Smith has returned to his juvenile ways with Clerks 2.)

I guess what I'm saying is this: I think I have left QT behind. I will always love Pulp Fiction and Resevoir Dogs for what they were, but I seriously doubt I will even give his next film (I think it's called Grindhouse) a chance.