9th April 2004, 8:24 AM
There are plenty of violent anime that feature no sex or nudity that get an R rating here. Yes the animated part of Kill Bill was the most violent part of the movie because animation can take violence further with an R rating, but it wouldn't have been that violent had the movie been PG-13. Kill Bill is as violent as an R movie can get in the U.S., and Tarantino made a more violent edit (with the crazy 88 scene in full color) for Japan and the rest of the world since everyone else isn't as big of a pussy as we are. The anime prequel will most likely be as violent as the anime sequence in KB vol.1, and if a full-length feature with that much violence is too over-the-top for you then why the hell are you watching Kill Bill to begin with? Do you draw the line right after scalps being cut off, or what? Vol. 2 is a bit more violent than the first one, so if vol. 1 reached the limit for you then you probably shouldn't watch the second movie.
I also find it funny that you would call a violent Kill Bill anime "degrading" to the movies, since Kill Bill is just one big violent exploitation flick with no regard for decency and tries to pump out as much violence as possible. It's Tarantino's homage to Japanese V-Cinema. More violence in this franchise will only bring it closer to the material that Quentin is paying tribute to. The people going to see Kill Bill love this kind of stuff, so more of it is only going to be more titillating.
One more thing. Kill Bill isn't live-action anime. The style of violence and action is based off of HK martial arts movies (the choreography) and Japanese chambara (Samurai action) flicks (the gore). That type of action came long before anime did. :)
I also find it funny that you would call a violent Kill Bill anime "degrading" to the movies, since Kill Bill is just one big violent exploitation flick with no regard for decency and tries to pump out as much violence as possible. It's Tarantino's homage to Japanese V-Cinema. More violence in this franchise will only bring it closer to the material that Quentin is paying tribute to. The people going to see Kill Bill love this kind of stuff, so more of it is only going to be more titillating.
One more thing. Kill Bill isn't live-action anime. The style of violence and action is based off of HK martial arts movies (the choreography) and Japanese chambara (Samurai action) flicks (the gore). That type of action came long before anime did. :)