167 out of 251 people found the following comment useful :- Instant classic, but not for all audiences., 6 March 2005
Author:
The_Angry_Critic from Kunsan, South Korea
I know it's a couple years late, but I had to write a review for some
of the few people that haven't seen one of my favorite and refreshing
I've seen over the last few years. Kill Bill Vol. 1 is yet another
quality film of Tarantino's short, but distinguished list.
Kill Bill involves a nameless woman (Uma Thurman) who is slowing
seeking revenge on her former hit squad the Viper Squad and her boss
Bill (David Caradine.) Her former hit squad wronged her by gunning down
her closest friends and family during her wedding and putting her into
a coma while being pregnant. A few years later she awakens in a
hospital, without child, and tries to track down each member of the
squad. As the story progresses (through this film and the sequel), you
find out who she really, why Bill wanted her dead and the fate of her
daughter.
The movie is really a combination of Tarantino's love for the 70's
over-dramatized Kung-Fu movie era and story of revenge with rich
dialog. Yes, this movie is violent, but in a cheesy way. This created
some controversy and really had audiences stirred up, failing to
realize it was supposed to be over the top without no sense of realism.
Like I said, it was supposed to be a tribute more so than a gruesome
action flick. With all cheesiness aside, I can understand how some
people could feel a little woozy after seeing someone lose an arm and
having 4 gallons of Kool-Aid red blood shoot out of the body like a
whale's blow hole. What really makes this movie is Tarantino ability to
make bad to mediocre actors seem like good ones, a smart and hilarious
dialog and a good storyline. Of course, this is what he does in pretty
much in all of his movies.
There are various plot holes in the story, but we are really meant to
ignore them unlike most movies. Just like the gory scenes, come to
grips to the fact that the most of the implausibilities are there just
to fill in the gaps of the movie. The movie also features a couple of
classic Tarantino showdowns, including an unforgettable one with the
Japanese infamous crime lord, O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Lui.) Once again,
Tarantino puts his imagination at work again in his story telling by
using some of his old techniques like jumping timelines and some new
ones like adding Japanese animation for character backgrounds.
I wouldn't really recommend this film to someone who is really not from
the Pulp Fiction era. This film is really just homage to flicks that
frequently appear on Sunday Samurai Showcase, revenge and Tarantino's
continuous fascination with Uma Thurman. This film contains extreme
violence and sometimes strange dialog coupled with some pretty good
acting and directing. If you're not a fan of Tarantino's films, you
should pass on this one because it is doesn't stray to far from his
other stuff. If you like his other works, this is a must see due to its
originality and quality. And, if you just don't like Tarantino himself,
and find him annoying like everybody else, I don't blame you but it's
still worth your while seeing.
198 out of 315 people found the following comment useful :- Gorgeous!, 1 March 2005
Author:
Emma from Sweden
A lot of people have come up to me and said "How can you love Quentin
that much, he is just too extreme!" or "Oh come on, Kill Bill is just
SO not realistic.." Yes. No.
Mr. Quentin Tarantino is rather extreme, yes, and it's lovely! And No.
Kill Bill is not realistic, but it's not meant to be realistic! Just
like... Lord of the Rings, that's not realistic either! But because it
has clear unreal elements, like wizards, it's acceptable?
You don't go to see Kill Bill, or any other Q.T-film to see "Stepmom",
in the same way you don't go to a Marilyn Manson concert hoping that
they will play some Spice Girls..
Kill Bill, both volume 1 and 2, is absolutely gorgeous! The art
direction is beautiful! The camera angles are perfect... just Gorgeous!
The lighting, the sound, the dialogs... and of course, the details! No
one works with small details the way Quentin does. I must also say that
the soundtrack is brilliant and the whole film is just so well casted!
Uma Thurman is perfect in the leading role, Darryl Hannah has never
been this good before, ever! And Chiaki Kuriyama, even though she has a
quite small role, is excellent, even better than she is in "Battle
Royale". David Carradine is painfully perfect, Michael Madsen is ALWAYS
excellent, but never as good as when he works with Tarantino. I must
also say that Sonny Chiba was great. I've never been a big fan of
Vivica A Fox until now, and I used to think that Lucy Liu was just your
average actor but she turned out to be fierce. Pretty much everyone who
is in this film is ten times better than they've ever been.
But above all things, Kill Bill is artistic, beautiful... Perfect
colors, perfect everything... gotta love it.
101 out of 156 people found the following comment useful :- This movie was brilliant!, 14 March 2005
Author:
Rooster99 from Paris, France
Man, what a film. As a fan of 70's martial arts movies, it was great to
see all of the references. I also thought the use of B&W throughout was
extremely effective. The cartoon sequences seemed a bit much, but did
fit in with the overall feel of the film. I have seen many people
posting about the sheer amount of blood and guts, but you have to
remember this was Tarantino's homage to Bruce Lee-era action pictures.
In those movies, the stories were very similar epics of revenge, and
they never had much of a budget for good "gore" effects. It was more or
less "throw some fake blood on the guy who just got killed" type of
effects, which were duplicated accurately by some of the deaths in this
movie. The plot also followed closely the plot of most 70's Kung Fu
movies; something despicable happens to the weak hero (whole village
razed, family slaughtered, etc..) and the hero goes away for years to
learn the secrets of a particular style of Kung Fu. All of these movies
contained the "secret move" which the master normally does not teach,
except of course, in this rare instance. That move, as depicted in Kill
Bill Vol. 2, is always used on the evil leader of the clan whom had
brought death and chaos to the hero.
Kill Bill was a terrific modern take on those movies which were always
set in ancient China. I was very impressed with Uma Thurman's
swordplay, at no point did I feel that it looked scripted or fake. Even
when fighting against more than 50 Crazy 8's, it replicated admirably
the incredibly one-sided fights from some of the best martial arts
movies made 30 years ago.
All in all, a great and original film! R.
107 out of 170 people found the following comment useful :- An Instant Classic, 12 October 2003
Author:
Cocephus from London, England
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
`The fourth film by Quinton Tarantino', as the credits shamelessly
explain,
is yet another bankable classic from a director who's already changed the
art with `Reservoir Dogs', `Pulp Fiction' and `Jackie Brown'.
From `Kill Bill's first surprising gunshot to its monumental cliffhanger
ending (right up there with `Luke, I am your father'), the movie is
relentlessly intense, tearing an audience between wanting more action and
wanting a cigarette to calm frayed nerves. We follow the tale of `The
Bride'
(played to convincing, vengeful perfection by Uma Thurman) as she sets out
to murder her former colleagues, members of the `Deadly Viper
Assassination
Squad', and their leader, the enigmatic, faceless Bill. After attempting
to
leave the group of assassins for a normal life, the Bride is tracked down
on
her wedding day and witnesses the murder of her wedding party, right
before
Bill puts her in a coma. Four years later, a very angry Bride wakes
up.
Tarantino pulls no punches, creating, as one critic put it, `The most
violent film ever released by an American film distributor'. Squirting
blood
and flying limbs abound, but the director does it all with a breathtaking
sense of style. We witness one sword-dance in silhouette, one in black and
white, one over a beautifully filmed snow-covered Japanese garden, and
even
a sequence in Anime. `KB's story is minimal, but Tarantino's aim is style:
Sergio Leone, Cheh Chang and Bruce Lee are all paid homage, and then
gracefully outdone.
The soundtrack, primarily Japanese artists performing American styles, is
haunting: Tarantino breaks form by not using well-known American classic
rock (who could forget being `Stuck in the Middle' of Mr. Blonde and a
helpless cop?), but by doing so sets the perfect mood of the film. They're
songs we've never heard before, but feel strangely connected
to.
Yes, the movie is in two volumes. However, the end feels right, coming
after an epic battle that puts `Reloaded's `Burly Brawl' to shame. `Kill
Bill' is a testament to Tarantino's ability to take the craft of his idols
and make it his own, mixing classic cult film style and mixing it with his
own wicked sense of Cool. Not for the faint of heart or anyone looking for
a
`feel-good' film, but `Kill Bill' is at the very least an instant
classic.
93 out of 159 people found the following comment useful :- An adrenaline-driven coaster-ride through gratingly bold and captivating martial-arts extravaganza., 9 October 2003
Author:
janyeap from Washington, DC
Sure it's outlandishly violent and bloody. Can anyone expect Tarantino's
movie not to be a true mind-blowing, adrenaline-pumping shocker? Of
course
not! Gritty and slick, his first installment of KB rocks with moody
western
imagery, the '60s and '70s-era of Hong Kong martial arts-action, the
influences of the ritualistic samurai swordsmanship, and Japanese anime.
Like in all his films, Tarantino never fails to merge dark humor with
terror. It's impossible not to smile over the Shaw Bros.' iconic
introduction ploy and the De Palma-esque split screens. Observe the
`Carrie'
blank-starry eyed image settled on The Bride's gory face as she's
introduced
to the audience. Perhaps, Uma Thurman in her yellow suit is a salute to
the
yellow-suited Bruce Lee in his last film, The Game of Death. Or is The
Bride
'Just another little Western girl playing at being a samurai' - as O-Ren
Ishii blatantly puts it?
This film's a sampling of the Tarantino 'fury,' short of the Tarantino
customary fiery tongue. It celebrates the Tarantino trademark of avoiding
the use of computer-generated CGI special effects. It's almost as if I'm
watching a colorful and bloodied kabuki stage that's displaying a
stunningly
massive tournament of multi-layered kung-fu and female samura
sword-fighting
styles to dazzle the audience. It's examining how Tarantino catalogues the
great stylistic elements of his favorite 'old-school' filmmakers and
transforms them into a phenomenally creative and mesmerizing film. Yep,
there's a great deal of captivatingly artistic boldness in this film.
Powerfully portrayed and not to be easily forgotten. Violently brutal and
gloriously gory without doubt, and yet so aesthetically operatic and
astoundingly artful. The music and lyrics that accompany the scenes are
astounding. They set the moods so appropriately with the events.
Even at 'The House Of Blue Leaves', we get to see Tarantino weaving the
artistic styles of Lucio Fulci, Chang-Che, Sergio Leone, Kurosawa, Zhang
Yimou and Busby Berkeley to bring the audience a stylistic exhibit of
remarkable montage grandeur. The themes of betrayal and revenge come off
strong. Every camera shot and scene seems to scream out, non-stop, `Kill
Bill and all of Bill's DVAS members.' My adrenaline's still flowing as
I'm
recalling the scenes. Tarantino has make a solid point with this film to
show that martial arts scenes should stick to the artful and realistic
choreographic treatment to sustain the true spiritual spirit of martial
arts.
A+
75 out of 128 people found the following comment useful :- Style rules substance, 24 November 2004
Author:
Wix_Moran
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
Do I think this movie is absolutely brilliant? Yes. Do I think this is
the all time greatest movie ever, or even a top 50? Nope. I find the
dichotomy between people who hate this movie and those that think it's
the greatest film ever made is interesting. Even more interesting is
the apparent split between fans of Volumes 1 and 2. Like the thread
says, I think most of it's a matter of those who prefer style to
substance. For my past, Volume 1 destroys Volume 2, but I concede that
everyone has their own tastes and experiences and that no one pinion
has any more weight than the other. Two scenes in particular really
make this movie brilliant in my opinion, and both are fairly subtle in
their portrayal but fascinating by their tone and the cinematic
elements that come together to carry them off:
1.) The scene where Oren and the Crazy 88 enter the House of the Blue
Leaves. Absolutely magical. The score, the pacing, the
atmosphere....simply magnificent. The slow motion pull away and the
obvious hierarchy of characters, Lucy Liu was absolutely made for that
part and that part was made for that scene. The beautiful and menacing
Gogo Yubari and the goofy 88s trailing behind. You can also feel the
tension the owners feel at having such esteemed guests but one's who
admittedly exude as much fear as they do respect. Add to this the
nameless, faceless people dancing who are oblivious to the regality
(and lethality) of Oren's entourage.
2.) Oren is called out by Kiddo who subsequently whacks off Sophie's
arm in a highly symbolic gesture. Words can't describe how moving that
scene is. The score is superb and the timing is nothing short of
perfect. I especially love the way the crowd pauses after the arm
slicing...like they're all stunned or still convincing themselves it
rally happened...then all rush out screaming. Kiddo makes a slow,
deliberate plod through the panicked crowd, a march to destiny filmed
from several perspectives that combine holistically to give the segment
a life of it's own.
One aspect of this movie that puzzles me is the emphasis it's critics
make of the gore. For my part the gore was so outlandish it's hard for
me to see how anyone could take it seriously, and that was part of the
appeal. Buckets of blood spraying 15 feet in the air is so beyond the
realm of reality how could you possibly take it seriously? For my part
it was borderline comical and really brought out the flavor of the
scenes, rather than being their focus. And regardless of what you think
of Tarrentino as a director, the man is bar none the best at matching
musical scores to a scene in the business. A few other noteworthy
scenes...
*The end-fight between Oren and Kiddo....marvelous stuff. The backdrop
of the snow and the water, the smooth silence interrupted by the
fountain, again, a great accompanying score. Fine piece of film
craftsmanship.
*Kiddo's overhead film shot while walking to the bathroom of the House
of the Blue Leaves. Simply amazing. 5,6,7,8s performing live is just
quirky yet proper enough to really add some depth and the unique
filming make this a scene to behold.
75 out of 128 people found the following comment useful :- Kill Bill is one of the brashest, boldest and bloodiest movies I have ever seen, so look over your shoulder, because........... 'Here comes the bride, with only one thing on her mind, a roaring rampage of re, 7 January 2004
Author:
Old Joe from Hamilton, Australia
It has been six years since we have seen a movie from one of the world's
most talked about directors, Quentin Tarantino, but the wait for me, has
been worth the while. Tarantino can now add the martial arts masterpiece
'Kill Bill' to his resume, a film that left me speechless after I had
seen
it. It certainly is one intense, hateful movie, containing some of the
greatest sword fighting sequences ever filmed in a movie. Tarantino has
made
KB with class, precision and close intense attention to every detail.
But,
what else should we expect from a movie freak, like Quentin Tarantino?
An entire wedding party is slaughtered during a dress rehearsal in a
rural
chapel: the pregnant woman in the blood-splattered wedding dress is Black
Mamba, better known as 'The Bride'. The assassin, Bill, and his circle
known
as 'The Vipers' leave 'TB' for dead, however she was merely comatose.
Four
years later, 'TB' suddenly awakes from her coma, ferociously focused on
one
mission, to seek revenge on her former master. One by one, she will kill
the
various assassins. She is saving Bill for last.
I am not sure where I want to start with my review of Kill Bill. I love
parts of it, but then find other parts to be extremely difficult to
watch.
Quentin Tarantino has written and directed another powerful piece of
cinema,
in a way that only he could. This time we see more violence, the action
and
the result of that violence, with it being a bit over-powering in the
end.
But without the violence, KB would have not been the movie it was.
This time Tarantino has not focussed on the dialogue in this movie, when
it
came to writing its script, more he wanted to show what the characters he
had created, and why they were in the position they were in. For me I can
appreciate both aspects of what Tarantino shows, as he can express
himself
either visually or with dialogue.
The other part I like about KB is the way Tarantino dedicated the movie
to
certain aspects of cinema history. To quote Quentin he said Kill Bill is
'my
yakuza movie, my samurai movie, my spaghetti western movie', and it was
quite clear for me how passionate Tarantino was in showing these parts.
However it was also so much more, with one of the great sections of the
movie being presented in Japanese animation. I also believe that there
was a
clear reference to black and white movies and silent movies, as KB had
these
sections a few times. I also feel that Tarantino is in some way trying to
show his appreciation to Pulp Fiction, the movie that made him
successful,
via KB. If this is true, I do not feel it is gloating, rather I give
Tarantino great praise, because some movie makers ignore the movies that
give them success, but not here.
While 'KB' has some interesting characters, none are what I would call
'likeable'. 'The Bride', aka Black Mamba (Uma Thurman) is a girl totally
driven by the desire to get revenge. Thurman really suits her part well,
as
she not only looks attractive, but is really believable as this American
martial arts tough girl. Helping 'TB' on her quest is Samuri sword expert
Hattori Hanzo (Sonny Chiba). This character brings a very oriental feel
to
the movie, something I liked. The bickering with his assistant was fun to
see being played out.
'The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad' are the cruel callous people who
inflict horrific harm on 'TB'. Bill (David Carradine) is their leader, a
person we only hear and see in hand gestures, which is reminiscent of
Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction. Bill still has a very strong presence
in
the film, even though we never see him. Under Bill are killers like O-Ren
Ishii, aka Cottonmouth (Lucy Liu), whose introduction, via the Japanese
Animation, was great. Under Cottonmouth is her personal assistant, lawyer
and translator, Sofie Fatale (Julie Dreyfus), who was present at the
slaughtering of 'TB'. When 'TB' sees Sofie once again, she is pretty
bitter
about what Sofie let have happen to her. What we hear has happened to
Sofie
at the hands of 'TB', is truly unbelievable.
Another of Cottonmouth's women is a little girl, Go Go Yubari (Chiaki
Kuriyama), who is more deadly than she looks. Her school girl sound and
look
is very interesting, while her confrontation with 'TB' highly
entertaining.
Then there is the evil nurse, Elle Driver, aka Californian Mountain Snake
(Daryl Hannah), who shows very little emotion towards 'TB', other than
hate.
Vernita Green (Vivica A Fox) is another woman that 'TB' has on her hit
list.
Her demise was highly entertaining to say the least, again reminiscent of
Pulp Fiction.
All the scenes with fighting in KB are a highlight for me, especially the
sword fighting, as they are so fun and intense, with the last hour of the
movie purely exhausting, with the final showdown between 'TB' and
Cottonmouth & co. being terrific. The middle section of film was also
great,
as it tells the majority of the KB Vol. 1 story, although parts are
pretty
disturbing.
Kill Bill is another film by Quentin Tarantino, where I have to say it
was
'exceptionally well made'. There is a scene in Volume 1, which reminded
me
of 'Matrix Reloaded'. Now I have heard that Tarantino hates the Matrix
franchise, and you can see what he is making a stand against, film's
laden
with SFX. KB is 'not guilty' of being that. The violence is very graphic
in
KB, but at certain times the violence was 'laughable', as it seemed to
look
deliberately fake. But perhaps I am wrong? Volume 1 ended at a good
point,
setting up the conclusion, Volume 2 beautifully. So Kill Bill: Volume 2,
get
here, A.S.A.P.
137 out of 253 people found the following comment useful :- What a fraud!!, 10 October 2003
Author:
Dan Grant (dan.grant@bell.ca) from Toronto, Ontario
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
Kill Bill is a fraud. Terrible, terrible movie! SPOILERS
Spoilers within this post. Enter at your own risk!
I just got back from the noon showing of Kill Bill in which the theater
was
half full (for a noon showing, that is huge. The theater is one of the
bigger ones at the Queensway in Toronto, so it will do well this
weekend).
What I witnessed in that 100 minutes in the theater can only be described
as
Tarantino's flipping of the bird to all of us as he looks in the mirror
and
congratulates himself on being the smartest man in the world. Straight
up,
Kill Bill is one of the biggest disappointments I have seen in my life.
After masterpieces like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction and other greats
like True Romance, you would think that Kill Bill would live up to those
lofty expectations bestowed upon it by virtue and name recognition alone.
But not only has Tarantino told us all to **** off, he he has done it
while
laughing in our faces.
Kill Bill has all of Tarantino's quirky and weird trademarks in it. And
it
contains strange techniques that at first you think is simply an homage
to a
film genre. But in reality, what QT did here was get too cute and at the
expense of artistic integrity. What we are left with is more Matrix style
garbage, a 10 minute anime introduction to Lucy Lui's character, black
and
white photography for no reason and the bleeping out of the bride's name
just because he can. All of this is looked at as being brilliant by the
critics and those in similar circles because Tarantino has a free pass
right
now. His films have enamoured critics for 10 years now and this one is no
different even though it is a shadow of the opulence that we are used to
from him. To sum it up, this film is all style and has no substance. The
style is there, but for what purpose? Why does he choose to do the things
that he does? Is it just because he can? Or is it because he thinks he is
so
much more clever than the rest of us? You guys thought Matrix Reloaded
was
pretentious, this film might as well be the Architect meets Socrates
meets
Locke, meets Rouseau meets Japanese smart guy meets Marx. That is how it
comes across. Pretentious doesn't even begin to describe it. There is
even a
blatant rip off of the burly brawl in this film right down to beings
jumping
up a flight of steps to come and meet the heroine.
I knew I was in trouble five minutes into the film when it just didn't
feel
right. You know how in Pulp you just knew you were in for something
special?
You just felt it with the dialogue, the acting, the soundtrack and
everything that encompassed the film. Well Kill Bill has the opposite
feel
to it. None of that magic is present and it is just a bunch of people
getting sliced and diced and maimed. There is no snappy dialogue and that
is
what QT is good at. Tarantino is a lyrical genius and he abandons that
here
and goes Wachowski Brothers on us and it just doesn't work.
I despised this film with every fibre of my body and it left me in a
p***ed
off and foul mood. Shame on you QT. Shame on you for starting to believe
everything that was said about you. Now wipe that stupid smile off your
face
and go clean Harvey's shoes and polish his golf clubs. There is a lot of
sychophantic baloney going on here and I thought you were bigger than
that.
F or a 1 out of 10.
75 out of 135 people found the following comment useful :- Fantastic, 23 January 2005
Author:
mjw2305 from England
Probably Tarantino's most universal movie to date, with a little less
character dependency than most of his films and a more linear approach
than usual, Kill Bill Volume 1 is a great place to start for anyone new
to his movies. I don't mean to imply this is a shallow film (far from
it), i simply found it easier on the mind than Tarantino's other
movies.
Uma Thurman, left for dead by her ex-boyfriend (Bill) doesn't die and
begins her quest for vengeance, by hunting down Bill's gang members in
a search for Bill. Armed with a Samurai sword and a deadly blend of
martial arts skills, Uma delivers action, violence and passion as she
plays out the character with beautiful precision.
Need i say, this is excellently directed, brilliantly scripted and
cast, and should be in everyone's Tarantino collection.
10/10 Second only to Pulp Fiction. Although it has wider appeal (I
think)
31 out of 49 people found the following comment useful :- A movie of visual splendor and a mixture of styles., 10 January 2007
Author:
Boba_Fett1138 from Groningen, The Netherlands
This movie is a visual experience of different styles, all combined
with also some trademark Tarantino elements.
The movie is obviously a case of style over substance. In essence the
movie is just a basic revenge flick without too much depth or meaning.
This however is exactly like how Tarantino intended it to be. "Kill
Bill: Vol. 1" is simple, straightforward, completely over-the-top but
above all beautifully shot and superbly directed. The movie its story
comes totally secondary, as Tarantino used this movie as an
experimental tool to mix several, mostly Asian cinema, styles together
and blend it into one big visual experience of violence and unusual
over-the-top looking sequences. His aim was style and with that this
movie most certainly does not disappoint.
Always when looking at a Tarantino movie, it becomes obviously that
he's a big movie buff and movie lover. Tarantino really shows his love
for- and pays homage to Asian cinema and especially anime. Most notably
of course in the animated segment (that is great by the way) but also
in almost every action/fight sequence in the movie and its violence. It
gives the movie its own unique style and an overall atmosphere of
'coolness'.
The violence is definitely brutal and straightforward, as gallons of
blood are spilled in this movie. But all of the violence is done in
such a, deliberately, over-the-top and fake looking way, that it
becomes entertaining, rather than shocking or stomach turning. It even
becomes poetically beautiful to watch at times. The action sequences
are definitely the best parts of the movie and they are well
choreographed and shot. When things get too graphic the movie simple
conveniently switches to black & white or turns to other creative
cinematic solutions.
The power of this movie is definitely in its visual style and overall
style of directing. The movie uses different themes throughout the
movie but yet the movie manages to create one big unique identity. The
movie never feels incoherent or disjointed in its style or
storytelling, though it all widely differs from each other at times. I
think that this is mainly thanks to Tarantino's directing, who keeps
the movie and different styles all on one and the same line. Visually
the movie is also definitely helped by Robert Richardson fantastic
cinematography, who should at least had been rewarded with an Oscar
nomination for it.
The movie is filled with some big name actors, though not all play a
significant part in the movie yet (see "Kill Bill: Vol. 2" for that).
Uma Thurman is truly superb as the Bride and I can honestly say that
this is her best role out of her career. She also was rewarded with a
Golden Globe nomination for it. Also really superb in her role was Lucy
Liu. Again, also her best role yet.
Not of all the trademark Tarantino elements work out well in the movie
I definitely missed the typical trademark Tarantino dialog in this
movie and for also for most part the trademark non-linear storytelling
felled pointless and didn't really served a purpose for the story. It
therefor really isn't Tarantino's best but it's definitely his most
experimental and most visually orientated, style-full, splendid movie.
Unusual, over-the-top but strangely intriguing, entertaining and
overall brilliant. Yet another Tarantino must-see!
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167 out of 251 people found the following comment useful :-

Instant classic, but not for all audiences., 6 March 2005
Author: The_Angry_Critic from Kunsan, South Korea
I know it's a couple years late, but I had to write a review for some of the few people that haven't seen one of my favorite and refreshing I've seen over the last few years. Kill Bill Vol. 1 is yet another quality film of Tarantino's short, but distinguished list.
Kill Bill involves a nameless woman (Uma Thurman) who is slowing seeking revenge on her former hit squad the Viper Squad and her boss Bill (David Caradine.) Her former hit squad wronged her by gunning down her closest friends and family during her wedding and putting her into a coma while being pregnant. A few years later she awakens in a hospital, without child, and tries to track down each member of the squad. As the story progresses (through this film and the sequel), you find out who she really, why Bill wanted her dead and the fate of her daughter.
The movie is really a combination of Tarantino's love for the 70's over-dramatized Kung-Fu movie era and story of revenge with rich dialog. Yes, this movie is violent, but in a cheesy way. This created some controversy and really had audiences stirred up, failing to realize it was supposed to be over the top without no sense of realism. Like I said, it was supposed to be a tribute more so than a gruesome action flick. With all cheesiness aside, I can understand how some people could feel a little woozy after seeing someone lose an arm and having 4 gallons of Kool-Aid red blood shoot out of the body like a whale's blow hole. What really makes this movie is Tarantino ability to make bad to mediocre actors seem like good ones, a smart and hilarious dialog and a good storyline. Of course, this is what he does in pretty much in all of his movies.
There are various plot holes in the story, but we are really meant to ignore them unlike most movies. Just like the gory scenes, come to grips to the fact that the most of the implausibilities are there just to fill in the gaps of the movie. The movie also features a couple of classic Tarantino showdowns, including an unforgettable one with the Japanese infamous crime lord, O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Lui.) Once again, Tarantino puts his imagination at work again in his story telling by using some of his old techniques like jumping timelines and some new ones like adding Japanese animation for character backgrounds.
I wouldn't really recommend this film to someone who is really not from the Pulp Fiction era. This film is really just homage to flicks that frequently appear on Sunday Samurai Showcase, revenge and Tarantino's continuous fascination with Uma Thurman. This film contains extreme violence and sometimes strange dialog coupled with some pretty good acting and directing. If you're not a fan of Tarantino's films, you should pass on this one because it is doesn't stray to far from his other stuff. If you like his other works, this is a must see due to its originality and quality. And, if you just don't like Tarantino himself, and find him annoying like everybody else, I don't blame you but it's still worth your while seeing.
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Gorgeous!, 1 March 2005
Author: Emma from Sweden
A lot of people have come up to me and said "How can you love Quentin that much, he is just too extreme!" or "Oh come on, Kill Bill is just SO not realistic.." Yes. No.
Mr. Quentin Tarantino is rather extreme, yes, and it's lovely! And No. Kill Bill is not realistic, but it's not meant to be realistic! Just like... Lord of the Rings, that's not realistic either! But because it has clear unreal elements, like wizards, it's acceptable?
You don't go to see Kill Bill, or any other Q.T-film to see "Stepmom", in the same way you don't go to a Marilyn Manson concert hoping that they will play some Spice Girls..
Kill Bill, both volume 1 and 2, is absolutely gorgeous! The art direction is beautiful! The camera angles are perfect... just Gorgeous! The lighting, the sound, the dialogs... and of course, the details! No one works with small details the way Quentin does. I must also say that the soundtrack is brilliant and the whole film is just so well casted! Uma Thurman is perfect in the leading role, Darryl Hannah has never been this good before, ever! And Chiaki Kuriyama, even though she has a quite small role, is excellent, even better than she is in "Battle Royale". David Carradine is painfully perfect, Michael Madsen is ALWAYS excellent, but never as good as when he works with Tarantino. I must also say that Sonny Chiba was great. I've never been a big fan of Vivica A Fox until now, and I used to think that Lucy Liu was just your average actor but she turned out to be fierce. Pretty much everyone who is in this film is ten times better than they've ever been.
But above all things, Kill Bill is artistic, beautiful... Perfect colors, perfect everything... gotta love it.
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This movie was brilliant!, 14 March 2005
Author: Rooster99 from Paris, France
Man, what a film. As a fan of 70's martial arts movies, it was great to see all of the references. I also thought the use of B&W throughout was extremely effective. The cartoon sequences seemed a bit much, but did fit in with the overall feel of the film. I have seen many people posting about the sheer amount of blood and guts, but you have to remember this was Tarantino's homage to Bruce Lee-era action pictures. In those movies, the stories were very similar epics of revenge, and they never had much of a budget for good "gore" effects. It was more or less "throw some fake blood on the guy who just got killed" type of effects, which were duplicated accurately by some of the deaths in this movie. The plot also followed closely the plot of most 70's Kung Fu movies; something despicable happens to the weak hero (whole village razed, family slaughtered, etc..) and the hero goes away for years to learn the secrets of a particular style of Kung Fu. All of these movies contained the "secret move" which the master normally does not teach, except of course, in this rare instance. That move, as depicted in Kill Bill Vol. 2, is always used on the evil leader of the clan whom had brought death and chaos to the hero.
Kill Bill was a terrific modern take on those movies which were always set in ancient China. I was very impressed with Uma Thurman's swordplay, at no point did I feel that it looked scripted or fake. Even when fighting against more than 50 Crazy 8's, it replicated admirably the incredibly one-sided fights from some of the best martial arts movies made 30 years ago.
All in all, a great and original film! R.
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An Instant Classic, 12 October 2003
Author: Cocephus from London, England
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`The fourth film by Quinton Tarantino', as the credits shamelessly explain, is yet another bankable classic from a director who's already changed the art with `Reservoir Dogs', `Pulp Fiction' and `Jackie Brown'.
From `Kill Bill's first surprising gunshot to its monumental cliffhanger ending (right up there with `Luke, I am your father'), the movie is relentlessly intense, tearing an audience between wanting more action and wanting a cigarette to calm frayed nerves. We follow the tale of `The Bride' (played to convincing, vengeful perfection by Uma Thurman) as she sets out to murder her former colleagues, members of the `Deadly Viper Assassination Squad', and their leader, the enigmatic, faceless Bill. After attempting to leave the group of assassins for a normal life, the Bride is tracked down on her wedding day and witnesses the murder of her wedding party, right before Bill puts her in a coma. Four years later, a very angry Bride wakes up.
Tarantino pulls no punches, creating, as one critic put it, `The most violent film ever released by an American film distributor'. Squirting blood and flying limbs abound, but the director does it all with a breathtaking sense of style. We witness one sword-dance in silhouette, one in black and white, one over a beautifully filmed snow-covered Japanese garden, and even a sequence in Anime. `KB's story is minimal, but Tarantino's aim is style: Sergio Leone, Cheh Chang and Bruce Lee are all paid homage, and then gracefully outdone.
The soundtrack, primarily Japanese artists performing American styles, is haunting: Tarantino breaks form by not using well-known American classic rock (who could forget being `Stuck in the Middle' of Mr. Blonde and a helpless cop?), but by doing so sets the perfect mood of the film. They're songs we've never heard before, but feel strangely connected to.
Yes, the movie is in two volumes. However, the end feels right, coming after an epic battle that puts `Reloaded's `Burly Brawl' to shame. `Kill Bill' is a testament to Tarantino's ability to take the craft of his idols and make it his own, mixing classic cult film style and mixing it with his own wicked sense of Cool. Not for the faint of heart or anyone looking for a `feel-good' film, but `Kill Bill' is at the very least an instant classic.
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An adrenaline-driven coaster-ride through gratingly bold and captivating martial-arts extravaganza., 9 October 2003
Author: janyeap from Washington, DC
Sure it's outlandishly violent and bloody. Can anyone expect Tarantino's movie not to be a true mind-blowing, adrenaline-pumping shocker? Of course not! Gritty and slick, his first installment of KB rocks with moody western imagery, the '60s and '70s-era of Hong Kong martial arts-action, the influences of the ritualistic samurai swordsmanship, and Japanese anime. Like in all his films, Tarantino never fails to merge dark humor with terror. It's impossible not to smile over the Shaw Bros.' iconic introduction ploy and the De Palma-esque split screens. Observe the `Carrie' blank-starry eyed image settled on The Bride's gory face as she's introduced to the audience. Perhaps, Uma Thurman in her yellow suit is a salute to the yellow-suited Bruce Lee in his last film, The Game of Death. Or is The Bride 'Just another little Western girl playing at being a samurai' - as O-Ren Ishii blatantly puts it?
This film's a sampling of the Tarantino 'fury,' short of the Tarantino customary fiery tongue. It celebrates the Tarantino trademark of avoiding the use of computer-generated CGI special effects. It's almost as if I'm watching a colorful and bloodied kabuki stage that's displaying a stunningly massive tournament of multi-layered kung-fu and female samura sword-fighting styles to dazzle the audience. It's examining how Tarantino catalogues the great stylistic elements of his favorite 'old-school' filmmakers and transforms them into a phenomenally creative and mesmerizing film. Yep, there's a great deal of captivatingly artistic boldness in this film. Powerfully portrayed and not to be easily forgotten. Violently brutal and gloriously gory without doubt, and yet so aesthetically operatic and astoundingly artful. The music and lyrics that accompany the scenes are astounding. They set the moods so appropriately with the events.
Even at 'The House Of Blue Leaves', we get to see Tarantino weaving the artistic styles of Lucio Fulci, Chang-Che, Sergio Leone, Kurosawa, Zhang Yimou and Busby Berkeley to bring the audience a stylistic exhibit of remarkable montage grandeur. The themes of betrayal and revenge come off strong. Every camera shot and scene seems to scream out, non-stop, `Kill Bill and all of Bill's DVAS members.' My adrenaline's still flowing as I'm recalling the scenes. Tarantino has make a solid point with this film to show that martial arts scenes should stick to the artful and realistic choreographic treatment to sustain the true spiritual spirit of martial arts. A+
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Style rules substance, 24 November 2004
Author: Wix_Moran
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Do I think this movie is absolutely brilliant? Yes. Do I think this is the all time greatest movie ever, or even a top 50? Nope. I find the dichotomy between people who hate this movie and those that think it's the greatest film ever made is interesting. Even more interesting is the apparent split between fans of Volumes 1 and 2. Like the thread says, I think most of it's a matter of those who prefer style to substance. For my past, Volume 1 destroys Volume 2, but I concede that everyone has their own tastes and experiences and that no one pinion has any more weight than the other. Two scenes in particular really make this movie brilliant in my opinion, and both are fairly subtle in their portrayal but fascinating by their tone and the cinematic elements that come together to carry them off:
1.) The scene where Oren and the Crazy 88 enter the House of the Blue Leaves. Absolutely magical. The score, the pacing, the atmosphere....simply magnificent. The slow motion pull away and the obvious hierarchy of characters, Lucy Liu was absolutely made for that part and that part was made for that scene. The beautiful and menacing Gogo Yubari and the goofy 88s trailing behind. You can also feel the tension the owners feel at having such esteemed guests but one's who admittedly exude as much fear as they do respect. Add to this the nameless, faceless people dancing who are oblivious to the regality (and lethality) of Oren's entourage.
2.) Oren is called out by Kiddo who subsequently whacks off Sophie's arm in a highly symbolic gesture. Words can't describe how moving that scene is. The score is superb and the timing is nothing short of perfect. I especially love the way the crowd pauses after the arm slicing...like they're all stunned or still convincing themselves it rally happened...then all rush out screaming. Kiddo makes a slow, deliberate plod through the panicked crowd, a march to destiny filmed from several perspectives that combine holistically to give the segment a life of it's own.
One aspect of this movie that puzzles me is the emphasis it's critics make of the gore. For my part the gore was so outlandish it's hard for me to see how anyone could take it seriously, and that was part of the appeal. Buckets of blood spraying 15 feet in the air is so beyond the realm of reality how could you possibly take it seriously? For my part it was borderline comical and really brought out the flavor of the scenes, rather than being their focus. And regardless of what you think of Tarrentino as a director, the man is bar none the best at matching musical scores to a scene in the business. A few other noteworthy scenes...
*The end-fight between Oren and Kiddo....marvelous stuff. The backdrop of the snow and the water, the smooth silence interrupted by the fountain, again, a great accompanying score. Fine piece of film craftsmanship.
*Kiddo's overhead film shot while walking to the bathroom of the House of the Blue Leaves. Simply amazing. 5,6,7,8s performing live is just quirky yet proper enough to really add some depth and the unique filming make this a scene to behold.
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Kill Bill is one of the brashest, boldest and bloodiest movies I have ever seen, so look over your shoulder, because........... 'Here comes the bride, with only one thing on her mind, a roaring rampage of re, 7 January 2004
Author: Old Joe from Hamilton, Australia
It has been six years since we have seen a movie from one of the world's most talked about directors, Quentin Tarantino, but the wait for me, has been worth the while. Tarantino can now add the martial arts masterpiece 'Kill Bill' to his resume, a film that left me speechless after I had seen it. It certainly is one intense, hateful movie, containing some of the greatest sword fighting sequences ever filmed in a movie. Tarantino has made KB with class, precision and close intense attention to every detail. But, what else should we expect from a movie freak, like Quentin Tarantino?
An entire wedding party is slaughtered during a dress rehearsal in a rural chapel: the pregnant woman in the blood-splattered wedding dress is Black Mamba, better known as 'The Bride'. The assassin, Bill, and his circle known as 'The Vipers' leave 'TB' for dead, however she was merely comatose. Four years later, 'TB' suddenly awakes from her coma, ferociously focused on one mission, to seek revenge on her former master. One by one, she will kill the various assassins. She is saving Bill for last.
I am not sure where I want to start with my review of Kill Bill. I love parts of it, but then find other parts to be extremely difficult to watch. Quentin Tarantino has written and directed another powerful piece of cinema, in a way that only he could. This time we see more violence, the action and the result of that violence, with it being a bit over-powering in the end. But without the violence, KB would have not been the movie it was.
This time Tarantino has not focussed on the dialogue in this movie, when it came to writing its script, more he wanted to show what the characters he had created, and why they were in the position they were in. For me I can appreciate both aspects of what Tarantino shows, as he can express himself either visually or with dialogue.
The other part I like about KB is the way Tarantino dedicated the movie to certain aspects of cinema history. To quote Quentin he said Kill Bill is 'my yakuza movie, my samurai movie, my spaghetti western movie', and it was quite clear for me how passionate Tarantino was in showing these parts. However it was also so much more, with one of the great sections of the movie being presented in Japanese animation. I also believe that there was a clear reference to black and white movies and silent movies, as KB had these sections a few times. I also feel that Tarantino is in some way trying to show his appreciation to Pulp Fiction, the movie that made him successful, via KB. If this is true, I do not feel it is gloating, rather I give Tarantino great praise, because some movie makers ignore the movies that give them success, but not here.
While 'KB' has some interesting characters, none are what I would call 'likeable'. 'The Bride', aka Black Mamba (Uma Thurman) is a girl totally driven by the desire to get revenge. Thurman really suits her part well, as she not only looks attractive, but is really believable as this American martial arts tough girl. Helping 'TB' on her quest is Samuri sword expert Hattori Hanzo (Sonny Chiba). This character brings a very oriental feel to the movie, something I liked. The bickering with his assistant was fun to see being played out.
'The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad' are the cruel callous people who inflict horrific harm on 'TB'. Bill (David Carradine) is their leader, a person we only hear and see in hand gestures, which is reminiscent of Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction. Bill still has a very strong presence in the film, even though we never see him. Under Bill are killers like O-Ren Ishii, aka Cottonmouth (Lucy Liu), whose introduction, via the Japanese Animation, was great. Under Cottonmouth is her personal assistant, lawyer and translator, Sofie Fatale (Julie Dreyfus), who was present at the slaughtering of 'TB'. When 'TB' sees Sofie once again, she is pretty bitter about what Sofie let have happen to her. What we hear has happened to Sofie at the hands of 'TB', is truly unbelievable.
Another of Cottonmouth's women is a little girl, Go Go Yubari (Chiaki Kuriyama), who is more deadly than she looks. Her school girl sound and look is very interesting, while her confrontation with 'TB' highly entertaining. Then there is the evil nurse, Elle Driver, aka Californian Mountain Snake (Daryl Hannah), who shows very little emotion towards 'TB', other than hate. Vernita Green (Vivica A Fox) is another woman that 'TB' has on her hit list. Her demise was highly entertaining to say the least, again reminiscent of Pulp Fiction.
All the scenes with fighting in KB are a highlight for me, especially the sword fighting, as they are so fun and intense, with the last hour of the movie purely exhausting, with the final showdown between 'TB' and Cottonmouth & co. being terrific. The middle section of film was also great, as it tells the majority of the KB Vol. 1 story, although parts are pretty disturbing.
Kill Bill is another film by Quentin Tarantino, where I have to say it was 'exceptionally well made'. There is a scene in Volume 1, which reminded me of 'Matrix Reloaded'. Now I have heard that Tarantino hates the Matrix franchise, and you can see what he is making a stand against, film's laden with SFX. KB is 'not guilty' of being that. The violence is very graphic in KB, but at certain times the violence was 'laughable', as it seemed to look deliberately fake. But perhaps I am wrong? Volume 1 ended at a good point, setting up the conclusion, Volume 2 beautifully. So Kill Bill: Volume 2, get here, A.S.A.P.
CMRS gives 'Kill Bill: Volume 1': 4.5 (Very Good - Brilliant Film)
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What a fraud!!, 10 October 2003
Author: Dan Grant (dan.grant@bell.ca) from Toronto, Ontario
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Kill Bill is a fraud. Terrible, terrible movie! SPOILERS
Spoilers within this post. Enter at your own risk!
I just got back from the noon showing of Kill Bill in which the theater was half full (for a noon showing, that is huge. The theater is one of the bigger ones at the Queensway in Toronto, so it will do well this weekend). What I witnessed in that 100 minutes in the theater can only be described as Tarantino's flipping of the bird to all of us as he looks in the mirror and congratulates himself on being the smartest man in the world. Straight up, Kill Bill is one of the biggest disappointments I have seen in my life. After masterpieces like Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction and other greats like True Romance, you would think that Kill Bill would live up to those lofty expectations bestowed upon it by virtue and name recognition alone. But not only has Tarantino told us all to **** off, he he has done it while laughing in our faces.
Kill Bill has all of Tarantino's quirky and weird trademarks in it. And it contains strange techniques that at first you think is simply an homage to a film genre. But in reality, what QT did here was get too cute and at the expense of artistic integrity. What we are left with is more Matrix style garbage, a 10 minute anime introduction to Lucy Lui's character, black and white photography for no reason and the bleeping out of the bride's name just because he can. All of this is looked at as being brilliant by the critics and those in similar circles because Tarantino has a free pass right now. His films have enamoured critics for 10 years now and this one is no different even though it is a shadow of the opulence that we are used to from him. To sum it up, this film is all style and has no substance. The style is there, but for what purpose? Why does he choose to do the things that he does? Is it just because he can? Or is it because he thinks he is so much more clever than the rest of us? You guys thought Matrix Reloaded was pretentious, this film might as well be the Architect meets Socrates meets Locke, meets Rouseau meets Japanese smart guy meets Marx. That is how it comes across. Pretentious doesn't even begin to describe it. There is even a blatant rip off of the burly brawl in this film right down to beings jumping up a flight of steps to come and meet the heroine.
I knew I was in trouble five minutes into the film when it just didn't feel right. You know how in Pulp you just knew you were in for something special? You just felt it with the dialogue, the acting, the soundtrack and everything that encompassed the film. Well Kill Bill has the opposite feel to it. None of that magic is present and it is just a bunch of people getting sliced and diced and maimed. There is no snappy dialogue and that is what QT is good at. Tarantino is a lyrical genius and he abandons that here and goes Wachowski Brothers on us and it just doesn't work.
I despised this film with every fibre of my body and it left me in a p***ed off and foul mood. Shame on you QT. Shame on you for starting to believe everything that was said about you. Now wipe that stupid smile off your face and go clean Harvey's shoes and polish his golf clubs. There is a lot of sychophantic baloney going on here and I thought you were bigger than that.
F or a 1 out of 10.
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Fantastic, 23 January 2005
Author: mjw2305 from England
Probably Tarantino's most universal movie to date, with a little less character dependency than most of his films and a more linear approach than usual, Kill Bill Volume 1 is a great place to start for anyone new to his movies. I don't mean to imply this is a shallow film (far from it), i simply found it easier on the mind than Tarantino's other movies.
Uma Thurman, left for dead by her ex-boyfriend (Bill) doesn't die and begins her quest for vengeance, by hunting down Bill's gang members in a search for Bill. Armed with a Samurai sword and a deadly blend of martial arts skills, Uma delivers action, violence and passion as she plays out the character with beautiful precision.
Need i say, this is excellently directed, brilliantly scripted and cast, and should be in everyone's Tarantino collection.
10/10 Second only to Pulp Fiction. Although it has wider appeal (I think)
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A movie of visual splendor and a mixture of styles., 10 January 2007
Author: Boba_Fett1138 from Groningen, The Netherlands
This movie is a visual experience of different styles, all combined with also some trademark Tarantino elements.
The movie is obviously a case of style over substance. In essence the movie is just a basic revenge flick without too much depth or meaning. This however is exactly like how Tarantino intended it to be. "Kill Bill: Vol. 1" is simple, straightforward, completely over-the-top but above all beautifully shot and superbly directed. The movie its story comes totally secondary, as Tarantino used this movie as an experimental tool to mix several, mostly Asian cinema, styles together and blend it into one big visual experience of violence and unusual over-the-top looking sequences. His aim was style and with that this movie most certainly does not disappoint.
Always when looking at a Tarantino movie, it becomes obviously that he's a big movie buff and movie lover. Tarantino really shows his love for- and pays homage to Asian cinema and especially anime. Most notably of course in the animated segment (that is great by the way) but also in almost every action/fight sequence in the movie and its violence. It gives the movie its own unique style and an overall atmosphere of 'coolness'.
The violence is definitely brutal and straightforward, as gallons of blood are spilled in this movie. But all of the violence is done in such a, deliberately, over-the-top and fake looking way, that it becomes entertaining, rather than shocking or stomach turning. It even becomes poetically beautiful to watch at times. The action sequences are definitely the best parts of the movie and they are well choreographed and shot. When things get too graphic the movie simple conveniently switches to black & white or turns to other creative cinematic solutions.
The power of this movie is definitely in its visual style and overall style of directing. The movie uses different themes throughout the movie but yet the movie manages to create one big unique identity. The movie never feels incoherent or disjointed in its style or storytelling, though it all widely differs from each other at times. I think that this is mainly thanks to Tarantino's directing, who keeps the movie and different styles all on one and the same line. Visually the movie is also definitely helped by Robert Richardson fantastic cinematography, who should at least had been rewarded with an Oscar nomination for it.
The movie is filled with some big name actors, though not all play a significant part in the movie yet (see "Kill Bill: Vol. 2" for that). Uma Thurman is truly superb as the Bride and I can honestly say that this is her best role out of her career. She also was rewarded with a Golden Globe nomination for it. Also really superb in her role was Lucy Liu. Again, also her best role yet.
Not of all the trademark Tarantino elements work out well in the movie I definitely missed the typical trademark Tarantino dialog in this movie and for also for most part the trademark non-linear storytelling felled pointless and didn't really served a purpose for the story. It therefor really isn't Tarantino's best but it's definitely his most experimental and most visually orientated, style-full, splendid movie.
Unusual, over-the-top but strangely intriguing, entertaining and overall brilliant. Yet another Tarantino must-see!
9/10
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