G321 Thriller Research - Kill Bill Vol. 1 and Blue Velvet Introduction.

G321 Thriller Research - How does Quentin Tarantino display the Thriller genre from the opening of Kill Bill Vol. 1

G321 Thriller Research - Mad Max Review.

Crazy bikers to desperation for fuel, in this review I will be talking about one of George Miller’s most popular movies and soon a series “Mad Max”.

Mad Max is a 1979 Dystopian action movie set in Australia directed by George Miller, produced by Byron Kennedy and starring Mel Gibson as the title role as “Max Rockatansky”. The movie is about a group of Australian officers trying to eradicate a bike gang led by “The Toecutter” (played by Hugh Keays-Byrne).

This may be different that Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill Vol. 1 which were my past reviews but Mad Max uses really visually pleasing effects, no computers and CGI were used, instead professionals and hand crafted effects were used, in the year 1979 computers were not capable of editing film but the film makers proved that computers are not needed to produce such a masterpiece feature. Due to the success of the movie, Miller went on to spawn three more movies the first two being direct sequels to the original story line the films were “Mad Max: The Road Warrior” and “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdrome” and a reboot movie to the series and the fourth movie in the series titled “Mad Max Fury Road” which replaced Mel Gibson for Tom Hardy who took over the role of Max.

Mad Max mixes both action and thriller aspects for action it uses a character who can defy gravity and survive unlikely events, and for thriller taking place in a realistic setting and dangerous locations such as the hideout of the bike gang.

Mad Max is quite restricted and does not show much violence but that all changed in the sequels (not as bad as Kill Bill violence levels).

Overall the movie is too a must see and it is an absolute classic it cannot be missed, the sequels I will think will be great (I will review the rest of the Mad Max series in the future, stay alert for those).

Mad Max clips - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZbXA4lyCtqoi2WmV2Ofa268glWf5mpXL
 

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G321 Thriller Research - Kill Bill Volume 1 Review.

Badass martial arts to gory battles, in this review I will be talking about the fourth movie produced by Quentin Tarantino “Kill Bill Volume 1”.ll Bill Vol. 1 is a 2003 American Martial Arts movies which is written and directed by king of action and gore Quentin Tarantino who was most notable to have written directed and even star in his previous movie “Pulp Fiction” (Pulp Fiction Review - http://lukesyderasmedia.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/g321-thriller-research-pulp-fiction.html)

The movie is about a woman (played by Uma Thurman – Who last appeared in Pulp Fiction as “Mia”) as she seeks revenge on her cold blooded assassination squad led by Bill (Played by David Carradine) after they attempted to murder her during her wedding and in the process killing her unborn baby.

Similar to Pulp Fiction, the movie uses many professional and creative shots during the production, the constant change from colour to black and white filters brings out the personality and drama of each character and event, the most famous scene in the film being the fight against the crazy 88 with the black and white filter, the music played and the filter brings out a western and Chinese martial art movie tone.

Kill Bill Vol. 1 uses the elements of a thriller movie (like dangerous locations, a realistic setting which comes through events and locations, cramped locations such as Vernita Green’s house at the beginning of the movie, rooms and boot of vehicles).

Kill Bill Vol. 1 uses excessive gore and violent and is even more graphic than Pulp Fiction you think that was bad just wait until you watch Kill Bill there is literally blood spraying everywhere and limbs being taken away from the victims but I don’t want to go in greater detail unless you want your breakfast, lunch and dinner to come out.

Overall the movie is a must see as it contains a memorable cast, effective filters and gripping plots.

Kill Bill Vol. 1 Clips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgRlzeYc1nk&list=PL9D10D8B604D6B7EC&index=1

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G321 Thriller Research - Pulp Fiction Review.

Cold blooded killers to heavy drug use, in this review I will be talking about the most popular Quentin Tarantino movie “Pulp Fiction”.

Pulp Fiction is a 1994 movie that was directed, written and even starred Quentin Tarantino. The movie is about the lives of two hit men Vince (Played by John Travolta) and Jules (Played by Samuel L. Jackson), a boxer known as Butch (Played by Bruce Willis), a gangsters wife Mia (Played by Uma Thurman) and two diner bandits named Ringo and Yolanda (Played by Tim Roth and Amanda Plummer).

The movie uses many professional and creative camera shots in the movie the most notable being the shot from the boot of the hit men’s car in the first part of the movie, the constant use of close ups and focus shots makes us ‘focus’ on a certain character or event that is put on the screen. The locations of the film make it a top quality thriller film for example tight corridors in Butch’s old apartment, the basement in the gun store, and the busy streets.

Pulp Fiction uses the elements of a thriller movie (like dangerous locations, a realistic setting which comes through drug barons and locations, cramped locations such as corridors and rooms and boot of vehicles).

The film also mixes black comedy and dresses it within a thriller movie, the funny moments include the hit men (who are displayed as two laid back and sarcastic men) especially when Vince shoots Marvin the reactions of the two just make the situation worse which combines the genres together (the guns and violence promoting the thriller, and the reactions of the men which lastly promote black comedy).

Overall, the movie is ambitious, the use of professional and effective camera angles really empathise the power of the hit men (boot of the car scene when we look up the hit men connoting authority and power) and the black comedy which gives the movie a dynamic and ambitious feel.

 

Pulp Fiction "I shot Marvin in the face" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBBni_-tMNs

Pulp Fiction "Ezekial 25:17 (Brett's death scene) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2WK_eWihdU

Pulp Fiction "A Shot of Adrenaline" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOoJoTAXDPk

Pulp Fiction "Butch meets Vincent" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHO6nBc4YFU&index=8&list=PLZbXA4lyCtqpEw2BcuvKhCvwblMYiZLs3

Pulp Fiction "The Wolf" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgzFPOMjiC8&list=PLZbXA4lyCtqpEw2BcuvKhCvwblMYiZLs3&index=12

 

G321 Thriller Research - Script of Audio Video.

G321 Thriller Research - Audio Version of Difference between Horror, Action, Thriler and Science Fiction movies.

G321 Thriller Research - The differences between Horror, Action, Thriller and science Fiction Movies.

G321 Preliminary Task - Evaluation UPDATED

G321 Preliminary Task - 2nd Edit by Rahim Rahat and Cameron Owen.

Apart from my edit, my fellow team members had produced their own edit, hope you enjoy!

G321 Preliminary Task - Final Cut.

As promised, I have now finally finished the final cut of the preliminary task. Hope you enjoy the final video!

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G321 Preliminary Task - Evaluation.

Here is my evaluation based upon my preliminary task.