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BSG is without doubt one of the best shows on TV ever created. This fact was made ever more obvious in the 90 minute Season 2 finale. Wow! What can I say about this episode. Very rarely have I been so impressed by a single episode of any show (maybe a couple of the X-files or Band of Brothers). This was one of the most boldest and unexpected moves by the series creators. Without giving up any spoilers, all I can say is that this episode throws the entire series wide open, and in some senses means starting from scratch with an almost completely new story line. This bold step might eventually cost the series a lot (many people will hate the changes!), and I applaud everyone behind the show for not taking the easy way out. Bravo BSG, you’ve just outdone yourself and more than made up for the 2-3 mediocre episodes in the second half of Season 2.

If you have never heard of BSG, and are even mildly interested in science fiction (or even if you are not), give the miniseries a shot to see if you like it.

Ever since I started reading Alistair MacLean, and watching World War II movies, I wanted to hear the story from the other side. The thing I was most interested in seeing was how a German movie would portray Hitler, and if it would explain some of his actions differently. While Das Boot is widely regarded as best German war movie, it has very little about Hitler or even the Nazis, and other than the end could very well have been a story fromt he Allied point of view.

Downfall is a movie about the last few days of Hitler’s life in his underground bunker in Berlin. Not only does it shows how Berlin was captured by the Russians in twelve days, but it also shows the more human side of the Germans generals, and particularly of Hitler. The movie has Hitler ordering the execution of his one of his generals who he thinks was a traitor in one scene, and asking a doctor for advice on how he should commit suicide in another.

One of the things that I really liked about the movie is how it brings across two somewhat contradictory points at the same time. It shows the amount of destruction and suffering a single man can cause all over the world, and at the same time shows how the whole country claims responsibility for all that had happened. In a war, no one is innocent. It was really interesting to see people give everything they have for what they think is the right thing. Everyone thinks that he/she is doing the right thing, and still the result are disastrous.

Technically, the movie is about as good as it gets. The acting is so close to being perfect all around that you get the impression you are watching the actual thing. Bruno Ganz, who does the role of Hitler is a real treat to watch. The picturization of the war scenes and all the destruction is absolutely amazing. This is easily one of the best war movies that I have ever seen.

Highly recommended if you are into war movies - it is perhaps the best ever made. Others can watch it as the missing chapter in most history textbooks! The movie has really inspired me to read Mein Kampf, which has been collecting dust on my bookshelf for quite some time.

Quentin Tarantino wrote the script for True Romance, but never got to direct it himself. As sad as that is, the movie is perhaps one of the most enjoyable movies I’ve seen in a long time.

The movie is about a newly wed couple who, through a series of events, find themselves in possession of a suitcase-full of drugs, and the mafia and police looking for them. What follows is a series of amazingly bizzare, violent, hilarious, and explosive events, as they try to offload the drugs to a famous movie producer.

The story is fast, dialogue is sanppy and Tarantino-witty, background score is excellent, violence is gruesome, and just about everything is technically perfect! The movie stars some really big names, though most play really small parts. I thought the performance of some of the characters was not the best at some places, but who cares, everything else in the movie is so brilliant, you hardly notice it.

Would it have been different if Q had directed it? Yes, no doubt. Better? Most likely. It wouldnt have been as straightforward and hollywood-style for sure. Also, Q had originally written a different ending, which I think might have been interesting if he was directing it. That said, the movie is still pretty amazing. A highly underrated gem; beg, borrow or steal, but watch it now if you havent already!

I generally trust imdb’s movie ratings quite a bit. A rating of 6.5/10 generally indicates an average/below average. This is what kept me from watching M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village for a long time. I finally got around to watching it, and oh boy, I dont think I’ll ever blindly trust imdb’s ratings again!

I would The Village better than Shyamalan’s more popular Sixth Sense, and in the same league as Signs. I think too many people want him to do an encore on Sixth Sense in every movie. Too many people watch The Village expecting a horror movie, or a story with a twist in the end, and are disappointed on both counts. In fact, the main twist The Village has is that it keeps the viewer guessing what it really is about till almost two-thirds into the movie. I have to say that I really liked the story and the setting, and even the little twist that it had.

The acting and direction is absolutely brilliant. In particular, I think Bryce Dallas Howard deserved at least an Oscar nomination. But then we all know how bad the Oscars are at identifying real talent! The cinematography, lighting and the use of yellow and red to contrast the humans and the “monsters” was really amazing. The music was really good and suited the story perfectly, and did end up getting nominated for an Oscar.

There were a few flaws in the movie though. It is a little slow for the average viewer. Also, there are a few small loopholes in the story here and there, but most of it is quite consistent and coherent.

Its a real pity that most people (even too many “film critics”) go in expecting a horror movie, or another Sixth Sense, and are dissatisfied and disappointed when it is not. Watch this movie without any expectations, and I am sure you will like it for what it really is. Highly recommended, in fact one of the best of 2004!

I dont know how I missed this movie when it first came out. I happened to finally come across it thanks to its phenomenal sound track! This is one of those rare movies that is sad, funny, and has a rather deep story at the same time.

The acting is so close to perfect, that you almost forget it is a movie you are watching! Natalie Portman was great as usual (well, as long as you dont count the Star Wars movies). But the real surprise for me was Zach Braff. While being the director, writer, and the lead actor does give him complete creative flexibility in the movie, I imagine also makes it all the more easier to mess up everything! Definitely a director/actor to watch out in the future.

Another thing I liked about the movie was its visual appeal. This is one of the things where it is hard to say what exactly makes it so good. I guess it is great photography, intelligent use of color, interesting camera angles, etc. Everything is just so slick, you want to see more of it, and the story and acting are just an added bonus. There are some really amazing and memorable scenes in the movie. Such as the Sam doing the wierd dance just to be the only person who has ever done it. Also the whole expedition to find Andrew’s good-bye gift is simply amazing!

I cant end this “review” without mentioning the soundtrack of the movie. One song that I have been playing over and over and over again for the past few weeks is “Fair” by “Remy Zero”. I think the song captures the essence of the movie very well. Sad and happy at the same time!

The only thing I did not like in the movie is the ending. It really lets the movie down, in my opinion. I thought the ending was not as crazy as the rest of the movie, and a better ending might have done better justice to the movie. Maybe I just was expecting too much by the end…

I had absolutely no idea what to expect when I went in for Closer, a movie by Mike Nichols (director of The Graduate). The movie has some really big name associated with it (Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Julia Roberts, Clive Owen). Unfortunately most movies with big names like these turn up to be nothing great, and Closer came precariously close to being another one of those, but in the end I think I really liked it.

The first thing I really liked about the movie was the dialogue. All four characters are extremely witty and snappy. Whats makes this better is that the acting was really top-notch. A very interesting thing I read on imdb was that ONLY the four lead characters ever say anything throughout the movie. In fact, the camera never really focuses on anyone else. I didnt notice this during the movie. I think to pull something like this off requires a really good director. Pretty neat!

The movie starts off with a really nice song (The Blower’s Daughter) by Damien Rice, which really sets the tone for the rest of the movie. However, unlike The Graduate, is really very little background music in the rest of the movie. I think this goes very well with the really strong dialogues.

About two-thirds through the movie, it felt as if the movie had started to lose its punch. The story was getting nowhere, and I was almost expecting another one of those crappy Hindi movie style endings, where everyone lives happily ever after. But I think the end really pulls the movie together. It was quite unexpected, and is really what sets the movie apart.

Its interesting how I almost didnt want to go for this movie at first, but now I really like it.

The Others is quite an old movie (2001). I am not sure how I managed to not watch it all this while. Maybe it was the scary trailer that drove me away…

Anyways, the movie is really amazing. If you havent seen it yet, do so now. The ending is really sweet. It is one of those movies that tell an age-old story of a haunted mansion in a new and different way. Great use of lighting, great acting, direction and music. The only flaw is that I think it was a little too long. I was able to guess the ending about 10 minutes before the actual climax, and had it been about 10 minutes shorter, it might have been perfect!

Get your towels ready. The first teaser for the Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is now online!

Waiting eagerly for 2005!

Dont Panic.

The movie turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. But then maybe I was expecting a bit too much after reading the phenomenal reviews at imdb (it was rated at 8.1 till recently). If you liked the first installment, Bourne Identity, you’ll probably like this one. I didnt like the first mainly because it was so different from the book. I havent read the second book, but I doubt it is anything like the movie. Carlos is not even mentioned in either movies, while he plays a central role in the first book atleast.

The ordinary story is not the only bad thing about this movie. I hated the camera work. Some people seem to think that unsteady camera motion makes a movie “cool”. I dont know about that, but done wrongly it does induce head aches and extreme frustration! The car chases were downright awful. The movie even made a beautiful place like Goa look ugly and uninviting.

The movie does have some decent background music and acting. As usual I think I have made the movie look much wrose than it probably really is. I personally dont like such spy + action + conspiracy + james-bond-esque movies anymore, and I may not be the best judge on this. My recommendation would be to watch it if you liked the first, otherwise avoid.

I watched Galaxy Quest without knowing what to expect. All I knew was that it is somehow related to Star Trek. Having missed the whole Star Trek phase by half a generation, I was unsure if I would like it much or not. But this turned out to be one of the better movies I’ve seen for a while.

The movie is a downright hilarious parody on Star Trek. I thought it was quite similar to h2g2 in the sense that they are both space related parodies. The plot itself is quite interesting in itself, full of puns and jokes, and to top it all has some pretty decent acting.

Highly recommended to anyone even remotely interested in sci-fi.

There is no “quantum flux”. There’s no “auxiliary”. THERE’S NO GODDAMNED SHIP. You got it?

This is great. Usually it’s just cardboard walls in a garage.

Jason, we are actors, not astronauts.

Which way, Alexander?
This way… Wait, nah… That way.
You were holding it upside down!

I’m not even supposed to be here. I’m just “Crewman Number Six.” I’m expendable. I’m the guy in the episode who dies to prove how serious the situation is. I’ve gotta get outta here.

Enemy is matching velocity.
The enemy is matching velocity.
We heard it the first time.
Gosh, I’m doing it. I’m repeating the darn computer.

You know, that is really getting annoying.
Look, I have one job on this lousy ship. Its stupid, but I’m going to do it! OKAY?
Sure, no problem.

Did you guys ever WATCH the show?

Hey guys, there’s a red-thingy moving toward the green-thingy.
What?
Red-thingy moving toward the green-thingy. I think we’re the green-thingy.

What is this thing? I mean, it serves no useful purpose for there to be a bunch of chompy, crushy things in the middle of a hallway. No, I mean we shouldn’t have to do this, it makes no logical sense, why is it here? Well forget it, I’m not doing it, this episode was badly written.

Whoever wrote this episode should DIE.

Hey guys, I just wanted you to know that, the reactors won’t take it; the ship is breaking apart and all that… Just FYI.

Never give up, never surrender.

Starring none other than the president himself, Fahrenheit 9/11 is the most talked about and controversial movie of the year. The movie essentially tries to educate the general American public about things that the rest of the world always knew. Some scenes, particularly the ones involving the suffering of people in Iraq should have a lasting impact. George Bush is reduced to little more than a joker, surrounded by the most evil group of advisors. I was really amazed at the deafening applause the movie received as the credits rolled by (Only LOTR even came close in this respect).

Let me try to play devil’s advocate for a minute. Moore has very intelligently shown select scenes and clippings to make his case. While the movie seems utterly convincing, one has to wonder about the stuff that got left out of it. After interviewing a hundred people, it is always possible to find a handful who say what you want, and the way you want it. Some clever editing and voice overs, and you can make a viewer believe anything you want. It should not be forgotten that this is only one side of the story, and no matter how convincing it seems, it should not be misunderstood for the truth. Partial knowledge is more dangerous than no knowledge. A skilled director should be able to make a movie of this kind for almost any and every political leader.

I am really glad the movie got made though. It does present some hard and unfortunate truths. If what is shown is even close to the truth, it goes a long way to reaffirm that corruption goes to the very top - even in the most developed nation in the world. The movie is very aptly ended with a quote from 1984. We are closer to the book’s description of the extreme socialist/communist world today than ever before. And ironically, it is worst in the country that is considered as the most anti-socialist.

In accordance with the principles of double-think it does not matter if the war is not real. For when it is, victory is not possible. The war is not meant to be won, but it is meant to be continuous.
A hierarchical society is only possible on the basis of poverty and ignorance, this new version is the past and no different past can ever have existed. In principle the war effort is always planned to keep society on the brink of starvation. the war is waged by the ruling group against its own subjects and its object is not the victory over either Eurasia or east Asia but to keep the very structure of society intact. - George Orwell

Came across this recently. It is still mostly speculation and rumors. See the discussion forum threads for more information including interviews etc. I really hope this gets made…

We predict the future. The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

We never gave up, and we never will. In the end, if that’s all they can say about us, it’ll do.

Recently watched two pretty decent and off beat hindi movies, 3 Deewarein and Waisa Bhi Hota Hai - II.

3 Deewarein was the better of the two. Extremely good acting, pretty decent story line, a twist in the end, a somewhat open ending, no songs! The story is somewhat similar to Shawshank Redemption, and some subplots are copied almost verbatim. The problem with the movie was the ending. It was interesting, but lacked the punch. The climax came and went by without having much of an impact. A more talented director could have handled the story much better. The movie basically seems to loose steam towards the end, and the knockout punch really falls flat on the face.

I was expecting Waisa Bhi Hota Hai - II to be much better than it turned out to be. The acting was below average, the direction pretty ordinary, the music nothing great, and the story really pretty hollow. Well, maybe I am being a little too harsh here. It was not all that bad, but came nowhere close to what it really wanted to be. In the credits, the director has thanked Tarantino, and Coen brothers for inspiration. He has really tried to make it Tarantino-style, but in that respect has failed miserably. The that makes Tarantino’s movies so good are the subtle jokes and great cinematography - both of which were extremely poor in this movie. Well, atleast the intention was there, even if the execution was nothing great!

Had these movies been in English, I might have given them extremely poor ratings (specially to Waisa Bhi…). But this is something very new and interesting for Hindi movies, and the fact that they are different from the typical Shah-Rukh-Khan crap is what makes them worth mentioning. I would love to see more experimentation in Hindi movies, and this is a great start!

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The movie actually turned out to be much better than expected. Nice grand battle scenes (LOTR was much better in this respect though), decent acting, huge and realistic sets, etc. The battle scene between Achilles and Hector in particular, was simply amazing! Easily one of the best one-on-one battles I’ve seen.

Couple of negative points, it was a little too long, and several changes were made from Homer’s The Iliad. Still pretty darn good and worth a watch.

No son of Troy will ever submit to a foreign ruler! Then every son of Troy shall die.

I’ve fought many wars in my time. Some I’ve fought for land, some for power, some for glory. I suppose fighting for love makes more sense than all the rest.

Be careful King of Kings. First you need the victory.

Before my time is done I will look down upon your corpse and smile.

Just returned from the movie. It is about as different from Vol. 1 as possible. Very little action, no ruthless decapitation, no blood fountains. In its place we get true Tarantino style dialogue, long closeups, amazing acting, and lots of fun!

In true Tarantino fashion, the story keeps jumping between different time periods. Among other things, we get to see how the Bride trained in kung-fu, why Bill wants her killed, and how Elle lost her eye. The movie gets a little bit of a drag at times. It does require some patience to watch (somewhat like Reservoir Dogs). But on the whole, it is quite enjoyable.

Inspite of being really heavy on dialogue, the movie does have some really amazing action moments. There is this sequence where Beatrix (the bride) is being burried alive. Her coffin is first hammered shut, then lowered into the grave, and covered with earth. For the better part of this sequence, the screen goes completely blank, and we can hear her struggling, and mud filling the grave. This must rank among the best sequences in cinematic history, imo. This alone makes the movie worth watching. Absolutely brilliant use of sound and video.

Very often when I am watching the sequel of a great movie, I end up trying to its spots weak points while watching it. This happened a lot in LOTR 2 and 3, which made me not like the movie as much as the first. This did not happen with KB2 though. Instead of trying to find loopholes, I found myself really enjoying every minute of Tarantino’s magic!

I am finding it hard to decide which is better - Vol. 1 or 2. I really liked the camera work, the use of color, the brilliang Anime sequence, and even the intense action in the first. I loved the dialogues and the subtle humor in the second. I wonder why Tarantino decided to split the movie the way he did. Would it have been better a better balance of dialogue and action in both movies
instead? I dont know…

For the moment, I think I will prefer Vol. 1 over Vol. 2 - just for its anime sequence, if nothing else. But that might change when I watch Vol. 2 a second time though. I hope that a special director’s cut DVD is released that mixes the two movies in just the right way. If it is rightly done, we will have one of the best movies ever made!

I wanted to include some really cool quotes from the movie, but couldnt find a good source. Most are instant classics, and should be appearing at imdb, and other places pretty soon.

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If you’ve ever had a dream in which you’re painfully aware of having lost something, or someone, but you have no idea what or who has slipped away from you — a dream in which an absence is a presence, a cookie-cutter-shaped hole moving like a ghost in the space around you — you’ll understand “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” intuitively. You may also find it devastating. - Salon review

Imagine it were possible to have a bad memory erased from your mind. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind discusses some of the serious philosophical questions associated with memory erasure. It also tells an old and beaten-to-death story in a very new, different and compelling fashion.

Joel Barish discovers that his long time girlfriend no longer even recognises him. It turns out that she underwent a surgery at Lacuna Inc. to have all memories of him erased. Simply to take revenge, Joel decides to undergo the same surgery himself! Most of the movie takes place inside his head. We see his memories as they get erased one by one. Somewhere along the line, Joel feels that he no longer wants to go on with the surgery, but there is little he can do about it…

In the dream sequences that Joel has while his memory is being erased, events happen in reverse chronological order (similar to Memento). At other places, particularly in the begining and the end, the order of occurance is left somewhat vague on purpose (see spoiler below for my interpretation). The acting is exceptionally good, music is nice, direction great, screenplay awesome. What more can you ask for in a movie? Well, an intelligent audience to appreciate all this!

As with other Charlie Kaufman movies like Being John Malkovich and Adaptation, it felt like something was wrong in the movie. I dont quite know what it was. I think its the fact that these movies are actually quite disturbing, but are told in a manner that covers up for that. So you end up neither too happy, nor at complete ease. The movies suggest deeper philosophical issues, under a thin veil of humor. But this is not all. There is something else that makes his style very original and unnerving - which is really great! All the three movies are strongly recommended.

How happy is the blameless Vestal’s lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot: Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each prayer accepted, and each wish resign’d. - Alexander Pope

Click below for some theories about the ending (MAJOR SPOILERS inside)
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I knew that I just had to watch The Passion of Christ the moment I learnt that it was in Latin. In fact, Mel Gibsion had initially wanted to release it without any english subtitles! I find non-english movies made for an english speaking audience really appealing. The very fact that they are not in the native language of the viewer makes them non-mainstream, thus better (imo).

The movie is about the last 12 hours of Christ’s life. It shows Christ being captured, tried, convicted, tortured, tortured and tortured a lot more before he is finally crucified. It is one of the grimmest and most horrifying movies I’ve ever seen. It is hard to imagine such a thing ever really happened.

Think about the war scenes in “Saving Private Ryan” and imagine all that and much worse happening to a single person. And the movie shows it all in great detail. There are times when I had to close my eyes and remind myself that it was just a movie. I think this is one of the best compliments a movie can get. You could literally hear a pin drop as the movie ended and the credits rolled on the screen!

What I did not like was the lack of character development. Very little is shown about the other characters in the movie. I’m not Catholic, and have never read the Bible. This made understanding some parts even harder. But then that is partly my mistake.

One thing to remember while watching this is this is only one interpretation of all the evidence available of the crucifixion. The movie shows the Sanhedrin, a governing senate composed of the leading Jewish priests and Pharisees, to be the real conspirators of his death. Personally I find it hard to believe that the Roman procurator Pontius Pilate was as innocent as he is shown. And this is what the controversy is all about.

Definitely a must watch. Be it for religious reasons, or just watching a great movie.

Got to watch a couple of hindi movies after a long time recently. One was Munna Bhai MBBS - it was a torture to watch this one. I wonder why so many people recommended this trash to me! Horrible, horrible acting. Stupid, inconsequential and unoriginal story. Awful music. Nothing original. Perfect example of how to get everything wrong in a movie! What is surprising is that so many people liked it so much! Well, it was better than most hindi movies, I guess; but nowhere close to being enjoyable.

The other was Ek Hasina Thi. I kind of liked this movie. The end was disappointing, but the movie was great overall. The story was again not original, but was rather well presented. Nice music too! Also, I thought the acting was above par (yea, Saif Ali Khan can do some good stuff!). Definitely good for a hindi movie.

And best of all, a major part of the movie was shot in New Delhi. Got to see a glimpse of delhi after a long time! And the icing on the cake were shots totalling about 5 minutes around PVR Anupam (a movie theater) in Saket [see picture above]. I lived about two blocks away from Anupam for more than 10 years, and used to hang out there qutie often! I have also used one of the ATMs shown in the movie a few times! Delhi is not shown in movies that often, and this was just great!

I went in for this movie with no expectations at all. I came out pleasantly surprised, and somewhat satisfied.

The movie is about the decisions we make in life, and how one small decision can change the lives of everyone around us almost completely! In this, it is somewhat similar to Lola Rennt. But there is a subtle difference. Lola Rennt actually showed that some things are completely outside our control. For example, depending on whether a dog barks at you while you are going down the stairs or not, you’ll either live or die at the end of the day! Butterfly Effect, on the other hand is all about the effect of small conscious decisions and actions that we make all the time. It is kind of the same thing, but looking it from the opposite direction.

[MILD SPOILER ALERT]

So the story is about this guy who had these blackouts every now and then when he was a kid. Every now and then he just has no memory about what happened during short periods of time. Then when he grows up he finds a way of not only rediscovering this memory, but is also able to change what he did during these periods! So he can basically go back in time, change the way he behaved, and when he comes back he is a different person at a different place! Interesting idea.

While I was writing that, it occured to me that he actually goes back and changes ALL the blackout occurences. So could it be that the blackouts occur because he came back to change them!? Could this be something to do with parallel universes, and the blackouts are corridors to another universe or something? And could these new corridors be created at random where he wishes? I think the movie suddenly became more interesting than I first thought!

The movie reminds me of Donnie Darko. Both had this thing about time travel/parallel universes etc. But sadly Butterfly Effect is not even in the same league as Donnie Darko. The acting was awful all around! I kind of liked the way the story was presented, specially the way the blackouts were handled. Direction and editing were fairly good. But the acting spoils the movie…

Another thing I did not like was the ending. There would have been about a million better ways to end the movie. In fact, if they just ended the movie about 10 minutes earlier than they did, it would have been just awesome! Perhaps just after he talks to the doc and we get an alternate explaination for everything. Ending it right there would have left a big open question, which is something I like in movies. There could have been other cool endings as well.

Well, the great news is that the director initially had a different ending for the movie. It was changed to make it more suitable for a mass release, and the original ending is going to be included as an extra on the DVD. Here is a quote from the director:

That was one of the problems over the years�the ending. Everybody thought it was amazing, but they didn’t know a mass audiences would take it. But we got the opportunity and thank God for DVDs, because the theatrical ending is great and thematically, our [original] ending and that one are the same � it’s just how we go about it. It’s crazy, and it’ll blow your minds.
- Mackye Gruber

I cant wait to get my hands on the DVD. A better ending might change this movie from a good one to something that is truly great!

Edit: Interesting paradox in the movie (possible SPOILER). This is kind of like the Grandfather Paradox. Let us assume that the theory that the protagonist can actually go back to any point in time he choses, and that would it would result in a blackout for that period. Now, for going back in time, and even discovering how to do that he would have needed his old journals. But the journals started only because he was having those blackouts! So, which came first: the blackouts resulting in the journals, or the journals resulting in time travel and blackouts? Or is this theory itself flawed. Maybe the story really is quite simple and linear : he has blackouts, and then he uses them to change the past (he can go back only for the periods he had blackouts)? I think this is quite interesting, and the movie goes deeper than it appears. I’ll post more if I come up with any other ideas about this…

A new teaser for Kill Bill volume 2 was shown on TV a couple of days back. It is available online here now. Its just a minute long teaser, not the complete trailer.

Two more short (like 10-20 seconds) teasers are available on the Japanese Kill Bill website. I really liked the one titled “Trailer-1″. It is amazing what can be achieved in such a short clip!

Also, according to many on the imdb forum for the movie, the release date has been bumped back by two months to April 16 (it was supposed to be Feb 20 earlier). Really looking forward to this one…