Stylistically. Reservoir Dogs was a much darker grittier film, despite a few humorous lines. Kill Bill, on the other hand, had a lighter and more fun mood to it. A perfect example is the use of blood. Both have plenty, but look at their applications. The two instances with the highest volume of blood in Reservoir Dogs are when the cop is getting the shit beat out of him (and eventually his ear sliced off) and Mr. Orange lying on the ground in agony throughout the entire film. Both are to raise tension. When I think about blood in Kill Bill, I think about O-Ren Ishii chopping off the dude's head and the massive amounts of blood that spurt out in a humorous fashion (or the guy she stabs in the anime portion) or even when the Bride slices off the top of her head. It's funny, not like when Orange is shot in the gut and he's screaming in the back seat. That wasn't really funny.
I expected Inglorious Bastards to be more like Reservoir Dogs, but I think it will be more like Kill Bill. At least stylistically.
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