Quentin Tarantino’s Epic Magnum Opus Leaves Netflix Soon; Don’t Miss It
Quentin Tarantino films might polarize some audiences, but the household I grew up in was not one of them. My father, like many of his peers, is still a dedicated fan of the Quentin Tarantino arts. The man even refuses to step into movie theaters unless his boy Tarantino has served up something fresh to enjoy.
Lucky for my dad, there are a good amount of his films are readily available to stream. However, that is about to change for Netflix later this month, when not one but two Taraninto epics will be pulled out of rotation. Thank goodness for physical media, am I right?
What I personally consider to be Tarantino’s magnum opus is the combined force of Kill Bill Volume 1 and Kill Bill Volume 2. Both epic feasts of cinema are available to stream on Netflix at your leisure … that is, until the end of the month. Netflix is a vengeful streaming entity and will take away both volumes on June 30th.
That only leaves us about one month to revisit the outstanding double bill via the most accessible platform on the planet.
In Kill Bill Volume 1, after awakening from a four-year coma, a former assassin (Uma Thurman) wreaks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her.
The first film was released on October 10th, 2003, and was initially intended to be released as one gigantic action epic. Plans changed, and the first volume landed to rave reviews, $180,000,000 at the box office, and a Golden Globe nomination for Thurman.
Volume 1 was written and directed by Tarantino and featured the acting chops of Thurman, Lucy Lui, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madsen, David Carradine, and the undated Julie Dreyfus. The style of the first film varies greatly from the second and features influences from martial arts films, samurai cinema, and even 1970s American blaxploitation.
Get into the mood for this all-timer by checking out the trailer right here:
The second volume is just as epic, even if the influences and vibes are different from its predecessor. Released only six months later, in April 2004, Volume 2 saw the epic conclusion to The Bride’s bloody revenge odyssey, this time earning upwards of $152,000,000 and two Golden Globe nominations for both Thurman and Carradine.
While there has been chatter about a potential third chapter in the Kill Bill series for literally decades, as of 2023, Tarantino seems to have set rumors to rest, stating that a third film was not happening.
That said, his alleged final 10th film, The Movie Critic, has been scrapped, so maybe there’s a tiny bit of hope Thurman, real-life daughter Maya Hawke, and Tarantino might get back into the spirit one last time.
Meanwhile, you only have a month to get your Kill Bill fix on Netflix before the service removes the titles for good.
Lastly, are you as big of a Kill Bill fan as I am? Will you be sneaking in a rewatch of these two movies on Netflix before they get pulled? Let us know on Twitter via @DreadCentral. We’re always around to chat about all things Tarantino and Netflix.
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