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Meanwhile, Tarantino's own martial-arts action saga, the two-parter Kill Bill, is proving strong on DVD. Kill Bill Vol. 2 has been the top-selling DVD since its release Aug. 10, and its success has reinvigorated sales of Kill Bill Vol. 1 and other Tarantino DVDs.

The movies were modest successes at the box office —Vol. 1 scored $70 million, Vol. 2, $66 million — and they are solid hits on home video. Kill Bill soundtracks also are selling well.

All that bodes well for Tarantino's dream to bring a full-length Kill Bill to theaters. A film that combines the separate movies could happen as soon as early next year.

"It's not just like slapping the two together," he says. "There are slight changes, and it has an intermission, like a '60s movie."

The subsequent ultimate Kill Bill DVD would have a new collection of extras, too, but, he says, "it won't make these two (current DVDs) obsolete. We have put everything we could on volumes 1 and 2, but I have all this cool stuff we have from over the course of a year and a half making (the films)."


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Well, that is another way to milk the franchise, Quentin. tongue.gif I know that I will be there to watch the full length feature when it premiers. biggrin.gif

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Come to think of it, they shout cut out the parts with Uma Thurman's toes. puke.gif
JuCa
I hate the fact that they release 700 editions of a movie...Unless they let us know before the time...
I guess I'll hang on before buying this on DVD. But like you said, another way to milk this puppy even more...not that it wasn't hyped up enough before
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Surge
Yeah, one doesn't know when the best time is to buy DVDs these days. sad.gif

I am surprised that Volume 1 didn't break the $100 million mark though. mellow.gif
JuCa
Don't forget a lot of people know about these Special Extended Editions...so the real fans will only buy later when they know that there will be extras etc....so when they will release that I am sure the sales will go way up!Just look at LoTr.
JuCa
Director's Cut is rumoured to come out next year (august)...hold on to ur moneyholders!
Ziggy
Yeah Ive bought DVD's only to kick myself one or two months down the line when the special edition 2 disc boxset comes out :/. It really is a genius (And scummy) way of milking the consumer.
JuCa
Eternal Sunshine On A spotless (or is it of?) jumps through my head...like a normal edition came out and not even a week later (not announced or anything) they release a special edition (two disc and all). The lleast thing they can do is tell us what to expect, some people want more and some people will keep on buying the normal editions so everyone wins, I just don't wanna end up buying dvd's to find out two weeks later that a better edition came out!
Antish
It's a very dirty way of making money, but a way nonetheless. Whilst you have to admire how hastily the success of the franchise is being capitalised on, it's also extremely frustrating when you're down and out and really don't have money to spend on every ultra-edition that's released. Regardless, even if you do have a flourishing and prosperous bank account, who would want a multitude of editions of the very same film?

I think gradually people are waking up and realising that everyone involved in the production of DVD's just want to get their grubby, sweaty, piggy little hands on as much money as possible. Not even Tarantino's faux "eccentric" veneer can hide the fact he wants to wring as much water out of the cloth from his fans. Ultimately, the fact that hardly any of them know better also helps things. Expect more of this deception in the future with any film that strikes it big.
Surge
Why don't you post more often, Antish? I love the way your wording for these things. biggrin.gif
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