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Summary: Bill Is A Thrill
Review: Kill Bill, Vol. 1 boastfully includes above the title, the fourth film by Quentin Tarantino. While Uma Thurman is commanding in the lead role of the vengeful "Bride", Mr. Tarantino is the star of the film. Kill Bill is a visual roller coaster. Mr. Tarantino deftly mixes black & white, color & animation from his palate to paint a visual piece of art. Mr. Tarantino has sometimes been accused of being something of a plagiarist in his films and in Kill Bill he invokes kung fu, spaghetti westerns, Saturday matinee cliffhangers and Japanese anime genres. But instead of just copying, he molds them into his own unique vision. The script is laced with typical snappy Tarantino dialogue and, as with his first three films, music plays a large part. Mr. Tarantino uses Nancy Sinatra's somber version of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" to perfectly set the mood for the film and the RZA's haunting score adds depth and feeling throughout. The film is quite violent and brutal. There are decapitations, hundreds of limbs being chopped off and countless bloody deaths, but they are necessary to the film. The violence is somewhat cartoonish, when one character is decapitated, blood flows out like a fountain from his neck and when an arm is cut off, blood rushes out in an obscenely fast manner. After a long absence from directing, Kill Bill, Vol. 1 is a most welcomed return from one of the few truly original directors in film today.
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Summary: Underestimated Tarantino!
Review: I must admit that I had underestimated Quentin Tarantino as a film maker without having seen any of his films. I find myself eating my words after seeing "Kill Bill." I had never really known that a film could have a plot like this, be so stylish, and have just about everything else as well, all fit into two hours. The fight scenes (albeit bloody) are amazingly entertaining, and the characters are enjoyable. Some of the dialogue is a bit dry ("Silly rabbit, trix are for kids) but they do fit the scene. It has comic relief in there right when it is needed. Uma Thurman gives a wonderful leading lady performance as she takes out her various former associates who attempted to kill her, ultimately leading up to the point where she will kill Bill, the head of the organization, known as DIVAS (Deadly Viper Assasination Squad.) Not for the feint of heart, however.
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Summary: killllllll
Review: kill bill is jack and jill rolled down a hill and let ninja guts spill till u got ill.
The crazy 88{more like crazy1000} was very stupid. I like the ninja samuraii ways of the movie..Holla!
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Summary: 99 MINUTES I WILL NEVER GET BACK
Review: JUNK THE ONLY GOOD THING ABOUT THIS MOVIE IS IT WAS ONLY 99 MINUTES. IT TRIES TO MAKE FUN OF 60'S AND 70'S MOVIES AND FAILS COMPLETELY. WHAT A WASTE OF TIME. I USELY LIKE Q.T. MOVIES.
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Summary: Decent movie, ok DVD
Review: The Film:I just saw this movie for the first time on DVD. As a whole, this movie has amazing cinematography and creativity. It's a cool homage to old spaghetti westerns, Japanese samurai, anime, etc. I borrowed it from a friend, but I can see myself owning it since I like those kinds of films with over the top violence. You can't take it too seriously, because it's not done realistically, and it's fake from the get-go. That's part of its charm. On the other hand, Quentin Tarantino tends to use overly crass subject matter and language just for the sake of being crass. Fans of Tarantino would probably say, "What do you expect? It's Quentin Tarantino!" But I say, why is it needed? This movie was already good, and stuff like that doesn't enhance the plot. I don't mind movies that have some language and/or crass subject matter if it's done tastefully and at a bare minimum. But the way Tarantino does it is just jarring. It stops the movie and prevents the plot from moving forward when it should. There's just too much language at times(and it's always the worst words used), and that scene with the two guys either raping or wanting to rape Black Mamba while she was in a coma is just sick. Granted, they didn't show anything (thank God), but their choice of words during that dialog that went on between them was just unsettling and it's something I'd rather not hear about. The subject is crass on its own, so it didn't even need that 5 minute bit of dialog with them talking about it. I have yet to find a good reason for that scene to even be there. It didn't enhance the plot at all. I'm absolutely positive that this scene, as well as most of the language could've been omitted and the film would've still be great(probably better). Scenes like this, and over the top bad language insult my intelligence. The movie is perfectly fine without all that. Sorry if I have morals (actually, I'm not sorry), but some things are just better left out. Thankfully, most of the crude language and subject matter was gone after that, and we got a magnificent blood bath of a movie with excellent choreograpy for the fight scenes, wonderful cinematography, and fun homages to Japanese samurai movies, anime, spaghetti westerns, etc. The plot was clever and witty when the movie actually focused on the plot. The DVD: The film had a good sharp picture. The sound was well balanced too. However the special features are very lacking. I suppose that's because there's a special edition coming out in the near future or something. The behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film was informative, but not much more than Quentin Tarantino and his big ego yapping away at how "good" he is. The 5,6,6,8s "music" video was crappy. They're a crappy band that works for the mood of the film, but they're not enjoyable for a special feature that soley focuses on them. Good movie, Okay DVD.
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Summary: very so so...
Review: not really good, but not bad either... it's worth a watch, if you're really bored, but not much else.
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Summary: Kill Bill, Volume 1
Review: There's not much to say about Kill Bill Vol. 1 that hasn't already been said, but I absolutely loved this movie.The kung-fu action flick is moxed in with humor and much more.The plot is that (Uma Thurman) The Bride is out for revenge after her boss and former employees killed everyone at her wedding including her unborn chid or so we think.I loved the plot and the dialogue.I also enjoyed the scene where she was fighting Cottenmouth and her gang of thieves.The only thing I disliked was the cartoon part it was kinda wierd.It doesn't matter if you like kung-fu, gore, or comedy because there is a little bit of eveything in this movie.Make sure to check this one out and Kill Bill Vol. 2 ; I know I am.(7/10)
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Summary: Typical Tarantino?
Review: Once again Tarantino sticks to his knack, violence, insanity, twisting story lines, irony, hyperbole. Can I say anything more? Would you want me to ruin it for you? Of course not. Buy it, if you're so inclined, rent it if you wish. Excuse my lack of Netiquette IT'S A TARANTINO MOVIE!!!! Read the others if you want the complete picture... I didn't read any reviews and I'm glad I didn't. It made the watching, so much more exciting.
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Summary: Bill Is A Thrill
Review: Kill Bill, Vol. 1 boastfully includes above the title, the fourth film by Quentin Tarantino. While Uma Thurman is commanding in the lead role of the vengeful "Bride", Mr. Tarantino is the star of the film. Kill Bill is a visual roller coaster. Mr. Tarantino deftly mixes black & white, color & animation from his palate to paint a visual piece of art. Mr. Tarantino has sometimes been accused of being something of a plagiarist in his films and in Kill Bill he invokes kung fu, spaghetti westerns, Saturday matinee cliffhangers and Japanese anime genres. But instead of just copying, he molds them into his own unique vision. The script is laced with typical snappy Tarantino dialogue and, as with his first three films, music plays a large part. Mr. Tarantino uses Nancy Sinatra's somber version of "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" to perfectly set the mood for the film and the RZA's haunting score adds depth and feeling throughout. The film is quite violent and brutal. There are decapitations, hundreds of limbs being chopped off and countless bloody deaths, but they are necessary to the film. The violence is somewhat cartoonish, when one character is decapitated, blood flows out like a fountain from his neck and when an arm is cut off, blood rushes out in an obscenely fast manner. After a long absence from directing, Kill Bill, Vol. 1 is a most welcomed return from one of the few truly original directors in film today.
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Summary: Garbage
Review: I knew it would be, but I was tricked into watching it. My co-workers were going to go watch kill bill 2 and told us all to watch the first one to know what was going on in the second. Either way, I never go to see 2, and on top of that I fell asleep during that too long fight scene with lucy lu. I was just disapointed. But I am anxious to see 2 so I'll know what becomes of Bill... i'm sure he dies though... seeing it's called kill bill. ultimately, if you don't like fight scenes that take up the better part of an hour and too much fake blood, this isn't he movie for you.
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