Finally it's time for the "Kill Bill vol. 1" review!
This movie didn't need to be cut in two as the first volume went by like that *snaps fingers*. "Kill Bill vol. 1" is told in the usual Tarantino manner of jumping back and forth in time. However, it's not used as much as in e.g. "Pulp Fiction". It doesn't have the usual excellent Tarantino'ish dialog either. In this movie actions speak louder than words and that's actually very, very entertaining. The movie is divided into chapters. One of the chapters is even told as anime which worked great. It's correct that the movie may have needed some substance but let's hope we get that with vol. 2. I'd gotten the impression that Uma Thurman was killing non-stop throughout the movie but that's not the case. There is a lot of blood and gore in the movie but as the movie moves along it seems more and more natural. Hell, I would even say it seemed natural from the first minute. I think Tarantino may have some hidden message about how violence has become a natural part of the world we live in, a message you could say he builds into every film he makes. However, this movie takes it to the extreme and that is exactly why it becomes entertaining and funny. It's simply so violent, overdone and out there that you can't help but laugh.
The music is always an important element in Tarantino movies and this is no different. Get the soundtrack, you wont regret it.
This first volume ends with a great cliffhanger which only makes me want to see vol. 2 even more!
If I had to rate this on the Tarantino scale of 1-6 it would get a 5. "Pulp Fiction" is a 6/6 and is his best movie thus far. "Kill Bill" will perhaps get up there when seen in full length. We'll have to wait and see. Until then, vol. 1 offers awesome entertainment from start to finish. Uma Thurman's killing spree is an enjoyable ride through blood and severed heads and legs. And we're only halfway there. We still don't know the entire backstory. We didn't even see Bill's face in vol. 1.
If I had my hopes up for vol. 1, oh you have no idea how much I anticipate vol. 2.
This movie didn't need to be cut in two as the first volume went by like that *snaps fingers*. "Kill Bill vol. 1" is told in the usual Tarantino manner of jumping back and forth in time. However, it's not used as much as in e.g. "Pulp Fiction". It doesn't have the usual excellent Tarantino'ish dialog either. In this movie actions speak louder than words and that's actually very, very entertaining. The movie is divided into chapters. One of the chapters is even told as anime which worked great. It's correct that the movie may have needed some substance but let's hope we get that with vol. 2. I'd gotten the impression that Uma Thurman was killing non-stop throughout the movie but that's not the case. There is a lot of blood and gore in the movie but as the movie moves along it seems more and more natural. Hell, I would even say it seemed natural from the first minute. I think Tarantino may have some hidden message about how violence has become a natural part of the world we live in, a message you could say he builds into every film he makes. However, this movie takes it to the extreme and that is exactly why it becomes entertaining and funny. It's simply so violent, overdone and out there that you can't help but laugh.
The music is always an important element in Tarantino movies and this is no different. Get the soundtrack, you wont regret it.
This first volume ends with a great cliffhanger which only makes me want to see vol. 2 even more!
If I had to rate this on the Tarantino scale of 1-6 it would get a 5. "Pulp Fiction" is a 6/6 and is his best movie thus far. "Kill Bill" will perhaps get up there when seen in full length. We'll have to wait and see. Until then, vol. 1 offers awesome entertainment from start to finish. Uma Thurman's killing spree is an enjoyable ride through blood and severed heads and legs. And we're only halfway there. We still don't know the entire backstory. We didn't even see Bill's face in vol. 1.
If I had my hopes up for vol. 1, oh you have no idea how much I anticipate vol. 2.
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