I saw Kill Bill v2 last night at the Loews Cineplex at Universal’s CityWalk. Several of us went as a kind-of continuation of the graduation celebration for Tony. The movie was, of course, fantastic, but I mean that quite literally. Tarantino’s movies all seem to have that fantastic quality about them, like they’re fantasies about violence and the people that create violence in the world. I say this having seen all of his movies but Jackie Brown, something I hope to soon rectify.

What I loved the most about Kill Bill was not the extensive Asian influence, nor was it the throwbacks to the revenge and various exploitation genres. What I loved the most was the tender way he handled the characters, allowing them to have moments of purely fantastic dialogue that coexist alongside the carnage. He’s tried to do this in his previous work, but never to such a successful extent as in these films.

Now from one medium to another. Today I went to see consumer advocate Clark Howard do a live show at the Orlando Science Center. If you haven’t had the chance to catch Clark live, I highly recommend it. Mostly because he’s the nicest radio personality I’ve ever had the priveledge of hearing speak. On top of that, he’s also brilliant when it comes to advice on saving money. Its scary when you realize you’re starting to enjoy grown-up things like listening to advice on saving money. AARP here I come!

Tonight, after celebrating with our friend Heather a bit, I came home and watched the finale of “Mad Mad House” with Erik. That show didn’t really evolve much as it went, but stayed true to its intent. I was satisfied, as were the Alts, that the person who won was transformed and deserved the $100,000. Now, before I fall alseep, I’m capping off my night with Battle Royale, the Japanese parable about highschool/realityTV/Lord of the Flies from which Quentin Tarantino derived the Japanese schoolgirl with a mace character found in Kill Bill v1. Oyasumi nasai.

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