It just seems to be that you cannot appreciate good cinema. Volume 2 is a great movie - it slows down after the action of the first one to let the story effectively unfold without losing the growing tension as it builds towards the final encounter. You have to remember, this was intended as one film, so Volume 2 is the 2nd half of a movie rather than a stand alone. In my opinion, as a stand alone film it was perfect, but it seems you didnt feel that way so I'll put that aside.
Volume 2 focuses more on dialogue, Tarintino's strong point. The lines are witty and there are a lot more funnier moments in this, with a lot of classic one-liners. The purpose of Volume 2 is to compliment the action and established storyline of Volume 1 - it reveals a lot of back story and reveals a lot of character - both the strength and weaknesses of The Bride and Bill - David Carradine is outstanding as Bill, Uma excels, and their final chapter together is brilliant.
The "too much talking" you're complaining about is crucial to the story - sure in contrast to the action of Vol. 1 its a major slowdown at points - but it is needed for telling the story. I think the dialogue was handled brilliantly - the most "slow" scene I can think of is the campfire, and I thought that was great in revealing Bill and The Bride's relationship.
The wedding rehearsal chapter with Bill arriving at the chapel was so perfect - so well acted - it was almost heart- wreching knowing what was around the corner for The Bride. Tarintino handled that perfectly.
I don't want to go too much into the grave scene for the sake of those who havent seen it... but I thought that was really well directed.
I thought the background music was brilliant. Tarintino takes just as much care with this aspect as he did with Volume 1. I didnt see any faults with this.
The fight scene between Elle and The Bride was very nice, with a great ending. The training scene with Pai Mei was also a highlight of the film- Vol. 2 was much more in the style of Chinese kung- fu films as opposed to Japanese Sumarai films of the first volume, and I thought this scene was perfect. Another highlight was the hotel scene with the assassin when she found out she was pregnant... great dialogue there!
But the best part, by far is the final chapter. It was brilliant. Everything became clear and the story revealed a startling human aspect: There are consequences to breaking the heart of a murderous bastard.
I cannot get over this film, everything about it was perfect. The boring bits you talk of were crucial and well-directed. It seems to me that you just suffer ADD and that you were let down because there wasnt as much violence and great fight scenes as the first one - you bloodthirsty person you.
All in all, while the action did slow down it was important to reveal the story behind the action - it was the perfect ending to an epic tale- I thought it was handled exceptionally.
5 STARS!!
