Quentin Tarantino walked out of a 1976 movie after 40 minutes. He gave the 1981 sequel just 20

Quentin Tarantino recalled leaving the 1976 South African martial arts film *Kill or Be Killed* after 40 minutes, then walking out of its 1981 sequel, *Kill and Kill Again*, after 20. The story illustrates how a critic’s positive review persuaded him to give a follow-up a chance despite disliking the first film.

Both films were exploitation fare: the original centres on a revenge-driven martial arts tournament, while the sequel follows fighters trying to rescue a kidnapped doctor researching mind control through potatoes. Tarantino said critic Kenneth Thomas’s praise led him to watch the sequel, but he did not blame Thomas for his own enthusiasm. The films run for 194 minutes combined; Tarantino watched 60 minutes before leaving.