Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2025)

(dir. Quentin Tarantino)

By: Tarek Fayoumi

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, seeing it on film is a Must:

After many years, Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs) decided to finally combine both Kill Bill films together to form Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair. Volume 1 was released in the fall of 2003, and Volume 2 in the spring of 2004. Now in 2025, Tarantino tells the complete story, which includes an intermission. This creates the tension and the dynamics to feel ten times more vindictive and combative with a cinematic vengeance. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is playing in standard projection, 35mm, and 70mm projection.  A 35mm  presentation provides theatergoers with a rich visual grain and an authentic softness of picture that makes a film feel instantly timeless.  When seen in the much larger 70mm format, Tarantino’s combined epic shows in an unmatched resolution and scope. Both 35mm and 70mm presentations take over the vast space of the screen. Deep-down though, seeing the projection format is the only true way to feel the nostalgia behind the mind of the master filmmaker Tarantino.

Added Layers in Projection Mode:

For those who know Tarantino or the opening to both the films, there is that special presentation moment. That is because there is that old-school picturehouse introduction before the movie starts. It is like audiences are in the cinemas in the 1980s. That is because Tarantino utilizes projector technology in his works and the cinemas he owns. If audiences see the film in 35 MM or 70 MM projection, most of these cinemas have curtains opening and closing. This happens before and after the film. Sometimes it even happens with intermissions. There is value in this experience because it makes  the film feel like  a special experience.  Seeing Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair,  I felt like I was taken back to its era when I saw it in 35 MM projection. 

Worth the Time?

From the perspective of watching a film by a director that is about having moments of truth, and to this end, Tarantino’s latest vision only adds to the vengeance unearthed in his original two film saga. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is like a rolling reel of swords aflame. I saw this at the Prince Charles Cinema in London, and I was blown away. The many moments of swordsmanship, vengeance, and culture all came back to me. The 35 MM experience, when available, is essential for those who love the works of Quentin Tarantino.