Unless you can at least remember, if not enjoy, things like Kung Fu Theater on Sunday afternoons in the 70's, you're not going to "get" Kill Bill completely. Tarantino is a lot like Kevin Smith, if you were not influenced by the same pop culture as he was during the formative years, you're going to miss half of the funny inside references.
Volume 1 was pure action, very little quirky Tarantino dialogue. And it was very much a tongue in cheek over the top homage to Kung Fu movies from the 70's with blood literally spraying when an appendage would get cut off. Though it did have it's Pulp Fiction-esque moments such as when Boss Tanaka took issue with O-ren's lineage....
Volume 2 has much less action and a lot more talk. It fills in the story. And both Bill and Pai Mei have some excellent dialogue.
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