Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)

Just want to take a good look this time at why people like this so much.

It is quite an enjoyable film with a typical Tarantino style. The fact that the film is divided into chapters and the distinctive music choices. That anime segment about O-Ren is also a unique piece that is edited in halfway through, something new for me. The film does contain a few abrupt pauses, though. 1st fight between Thurman and Vernita Green, when her daughter walks in and they immediately stop fighting and Driver's order to kill The Bride while she is in a coma, but having to stop just before she does it as examples.

The characters are well-developed; Thurman's fight against the 88 is quite an impressive sequence (in my opinion, also the most famous scene of the entire film), with all that exaggerated hacking and gore. It's just a shame that it is partly filmed in black and white. The dialogue is also well-crafted and tightly written.

An entertaining film, but not the very best Tarantino has made so far.

On to 2 then.

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Kill Bill is a very fun movie by Tarantino. I don't think his films are particularly good, but they are entertaining. What I especially liked here was the music and, of course, the fight scenes. Nicely over the top with all that blood

The movie has a nice cliffhanger, so I think I'll go looking for Volume 2 soon. This one gets a 3.5* for now.

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A very good film. The film has a rock-solid story that is developed exactly the way I wanted to see it. The film does not falter and is constantly suspenseful. Uma Thurman plays a good bitch. The music is perfectly chosen for every scene and the finale is amazing. Shivers run down my spine when The Bride confronts O-Ren Ishii in that Japanese restaurant. The soundtrack 'Death Rides A Horse' by Ennio Morricone seems to have been written for this. The final duel between The Bride and O-Ren is brilliantly staged. Aggression, respect, and regret are blended together perfectly. A very beautiful, moving ending, by the way. 4.5 stars

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