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Before I start typing, has anyone here seen it yet? Ok, reply if you did. Arright before I start with the main message, this is one last warning that there are some spoilers. Be forwarned! 
With that being said, I've never seen a fully directed and produced Quentin Tarantino film, although I have seen "Natural Born Killers" , but that was a long time ago and I dont remember half of it, the movie which I believe Tarantino wrote the script. With the many rumors and general thoughts of the public about Tarantino's movies, all I've heard leading up to Kill Bill's release, was that most of QT's films featured bloody mayhem with ultra violent fight scenes, and after I watched Kill Bill, thats what I saw, bloody mayhem with ultra violent fight scenes, however with some comedy and added spice.
Kill Bill is centered around a female assasin who's actual name is not spoken but is referred to as "The Bride" played by Uma Thurman, who is attacked and marked for death on her wedding day by her crime syndicate and it's boss "Bill" played by David Carradine. Although she is badly injured, she survives the savage attack and is left in a coma for four years. Suddenly, one day, she awakens and begins her quest for vengeance on those who betrayed her. The first targets on her "death list" is Cottonmouth, a yakuza boss played by Lucy Liu and Copperhead played by Vivica A. Fox.
The movie is one of Tarantino's best works and almost makes it seem as if Tarantino is in a way "thinking out of the box" and capturing the effects of old-school filmmakers. Most of his movies are either about mobsters or arms dealers, however in Kill Bill, he combines the western imagery we saw in old cowboy movies with martial-arts style action and ninja swashbuckling. What that all adds up to is a female assasin seeking revenge while executing kicks and punches however Tarantino has managed to sneak in references to the crime syndicate such as a mafia or the yakuza, which is a recurring theme in most, if not all his films . The fight scenes are violently brutal, with more blood and limbs being spilt or removed than any other movie produced before it. Though the fight scenes may be violent and gory, they are almost operatic in the martial arts and swashbuckling, artful, expressive of the true art of the martial-arts masters and sword saints and the desperation of the characters. I am a fan of the action genre and I like the violence and tools of destruction that go into every film so by default, I was hooked onto the movie and even if you aren't hooked onto the actionesque, cut-em up style movies then you will be more than surprised.
Kill Bill also manages to add ironic, yet comical lines in the heat of the moment. Tarantino manages to mold dark humor with terror which is another recurring theme in all of his movies. The scenery and musical score that accompany the entire movie seem to make the movie flow smoothly and add to the adrenaline that is already going through the viewer. Kill Bill shows that martial arts and sword-dueling should be more artful and expressive, the movie itself provides a brilliant alternative to movies like the Matrix: Reloaded or Mortal Kombat, both which had terrible red-herrings and delays and the fight scenes literally meant nothing.
The role of The Bride/Female assasin is brilliantly performed by Uma Thurman who in my opinion was best suited for the role. Thurman plays the role of the cool and calculating heroine and bests implants the role of a yellow-firesuit donning, sword-carrying, gorgeous blond and her acting is seemingly fits like a glove. The viewer will actually begin to cheer and support her plight as the movie goes on. Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Liu and Darryl Hannah play the roles of the crime syndicate members who Thurman's character seeks revenge on, and David Carradine plays the heroine's arch nemesis, rounding out an all-star cast which played supporting however outstanding roles.
No doubt, Kill Bill is by far the best action movie of 2003 and is quite possibly the best work of Quentin Tarantino's career. The plot and storyline is very tight and well-done, the action is amazing and well-choreographed, the music fits in with the scenery and the casting is dead-on. When it unfortunately reached it's conclusion, I was hungry for more and more shall come as Kill Bill vol. 2 is released in early 2004. If this is any indicative of all of QT's movies, then I might as well start dishing out the greenbacks.
With that being said, I've never seen a fully directed and produced Quentin Tarantino film, although I have seen "Natural Born Killers" , but that was a long time ago and I dont remember half of it, the movie which I believe Tarantino wrote the script. With the many rumors and general thoughts of the public about Tarantino's movies, all I've heard leading up to Kill Bill's release, was that most of QT's films featured bloody mayhem with ultra violent fight scenes, and after I watched Kill Bill, thats what I saw, bloody mayhem with ultra violent fight scenes, however with some comedy and added spice.
Kill Bill is centered around a female assasin who's actual name is not spoken but is referred to as "The Bride" played by Uma Thurman, who is attacked and marked for death on her wedding day by her crime syndicate and it's boss "Bill" played by David Carradine. Although she is badly injured, she survives the savage attack and is left in a coma for four years. Suddenly, one day, she awakens and begins her quest for vengeance on those who betrayed her. The first targets on her "death list" is Cottonmouth, a yakuza boss played by Lucy Liu and Copperhead played by Vivica A. Fox.
The movie is one of Tarantino's best works and almost makes it seem as if Tarantino is in a way "thinking out of the box" and capturing the effects of old-school filmmakers. Most of his movies are either about mobsters or arms dealers, however in Kill Bill, he combines the western imagery we saw in old cowboy movies with martial-arts style action and ninja swashbuckling. What that all adds up to is a female assasin seeking revenge while executing kicks and punches however Tarantino has managed to sneak in references to the crime syndicate such as a mafia or the yakuza, which is a recurring theme in most, if not all his films . The fight scenes are violently brutal, with more blood and limbs being spilt or removed than any other movie produced before it. Though the fight scenes may be violent and gory, they are almost operatic in the martial arts and swashbuckling, artful, expressive of the true art of the martial-arts masters and sword saints and the desperation of the characters. I am a fan of the action genre and I like the violence and tools of destruction that go into every film so by default, I was hooked onto the movie and even if you aren't hooked onto the actionesque, cut-em up style movies then you will be more than surprised.
Kill Bill also manages to add ironic, yet comical lines in the heat of the moment. Tarantino manages to mold dark humor with terror which is another recurring theme in all of his movies. The scenery and musical score that accompany the entire movie seem to make the movie flow smoothly and add to the adrenaline that is already going through the viewer. Kill Bill shows that martial arts and sword-dueling should be more artful and expressive, the movie itself provides a brilliant alternative to movies like the Matrix: Reloaded or Mortal Kombat, both which had terrible red-herrings and delays and the fight scenes literally meant nothing.
The role of The Bride/Female assasin is brilliantly performed by Uma Thurman who in my opinion was best suited for the role. Thurman plays the role of the cool and calculating heroine and bests implants the role of a yellow-firesuit donning, sword-carrying, gorgeous blond and her acting is seemingly fits like a glove. The viewer will actually begin to cheer and support her plight as the movie goes on. Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Liu and Darryl Hannah play the roles of the crime syndicate members who Thurman's character seeks revenge on, and David Carradine plays the heroine's arch nemesis, rounding out an all-star cast which played supporting however outstanding roles.
No doubt, Kill Bill is by far the best action movie of 2003 and is quite possibly the best work of Quentin Tarantino's career. The plot and storyline is very tight and well-done, the action is amazing and well-choreographed, the music fits in with the scenery and the casting is dead-on. When it unfortunately reached it's conclusion, I was hungry for more and more shall come as Kill Bill vol. 2 is released in early 2004. If this is any indicative of all of QT's movies, then I might as well start dishing out the greenbacks.