Kill Bill Vol.1 (DVD 2004)

Thurman is the Bride, who wakes up after a four-year coma with a metal plate in her head, her limbs atrophied, her soul hardened by the murder of everyone at her El Paso wedding, including her unborn baby -- a slaughter so evil that the movie, rather weirdly, makes no attempt to explain it. Who, exactly, is Bill (David Carradine), the honey-voiced cowboy mastermind of this appalling crime? (We never see his face.) And who are the members of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, who helped carry out the deed? We do see them, yet their motive remains blank.

Uma Thurman, wearing a sexy sneer of anger, smites her enemies without mercy or hesitation. In her flawless fury, she bites and stretches the lip of a rapist, goes knife-to-knife with Vivica A. Fox in a living-room brawl that looks like it might have come out of ''Foxy Brown 2000,'' and then, with gleaming samurai sword in hand, she slices and dices an endless army of yakuza, leaping and twirling as she plunges her weapon into torsos and lops off limbs, the blood spurting like Hawaiian Punch. So single-minded is she in her rage, her will to dominate and destroy, that you could say -- and you'd be right -- that there isn't much human dimension to ''Kill Bill.'' Yet that doesn't mean there's nothing at stake. The film may be bloody, but it's also bloody gorgeous: a grandly fetishized epic of cinematic aggression. It's a tale of vengeance that hinges on Tarantino's love of ferocity as spectacle -- his immersion in action and exploitation, his addiction to the jazzy catharsis of junk-film kicks.

Each sequence in ''Kill Bill'' is like a detour that's more fun than the main road. After meeting the treacherous Viper O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu), we get her childhood story as a mesmerizing interlude of anime in which the gore erupts in geysers. By the time the Bride arrives in Okinawa to acquire a lethal blade from Hattori Hanzo (Sonny Chiba), the legendary swordsmith, her quest has become a crusade. ''I need Japanese steel,'' says Thurman, in her most dramatic line reading, and Chiba, the Japanese B-movie veteran, fashions that steel for her in what feels like an act of consummation.

As O-Ren, Lucy Liu, speaking in the soft tones of an ironically polite dominatrix, has a drop-dead elegance, and she does some slicing and dicing of her own. When she and the Bride face off, there's no girl-versus-girl cuteness: They're warriors, pure and simple, and hypnotic ones. ''Kill Bill'' may have little on its mind besides pop extravagance, yet you can feel the movie tracing a transition in the world -- from West to East, from male to female rule. That's Quentin chemistry too.

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The acclaimed fourth film from groundbreaking writer and director Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown), Kill Bill, Volume 1 stars Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu and Vivica A Fox in an astonishing, action-packed thriller about brutal betrayal and an epic vendetta!
Four years after taking a bullet in the head at her own wedding, the bride (Thurman) emerges from a coma and decides it's time for payback...with a vengence. Having been gunned down by her former boss (David Carradine) and his deadly squad of international assassins, it's a kill-or-be-killed fight she didn't start but is determined to finish.
Loaded with explosive action and outrageous humour, it's a must see motion picture event that had critics everywhere raving.
DON'T MISS IT!!!

Quentin Tarantino has done it again and made a great action film from start to finish, the film is very witty and lots of funny moments and theres also loads of Kung Fu fighting.
I love this film.

only recently watched this film because I thought that it wouldnt be 'my kind of movie'. But NEVER judge a book by its cover or in this case a film by its cover! This film is an action packed blood bath, with great characters, and amazing stunts. Although you don't really get the backround of why this massacre happened in the wedding, or who the blonde haired bad-ass is, this really is one of the best films ive seen! The film also includes a bit of anime filming which is great for fans of this! And with and ending which leaves you gagging for more kill bill action, its great because Kill Bill Vol.2 is on its way! I suggest you buy it rent it woteva as long as u get to see it!

Opening with 1970's style 'Our Feature Presentation' and then you are straight into a roller coaster of a film. Yes it is violent, and there is a lot of blood. But its very well done and of course a homage to the films that Tarantino grew up with in the 60's and 70's. Spagetti westerns, Kung-Fu movies are all referenced in images and the soundtrack. Spot Sonny Shiba as the greatest sword maker ever.

A third of the way through the film we get an anime section as well. Tarantino may be a fan of anime, but watching this sequence again recently I realised how incredibly violent it is. The whole film is an adult comic strip anyway, but this section is so violent that maybe Tarantino just decided to do it animated to avoid censorship problems. Whatever it doesn't matter, it works.

This is, as you would expect, well directed and fantastic entertainment. The performances from the cast are all good or better.

BTW there is really no point in buying this DVD without buying vol 2 at the same time. The reason it only gets 4 stars? Kill Bill vol2 is better.

The plot is 'dead' simple: an elite group of assassins headed by Bill (David Carradine) spring a massacre at the wedding of a member who wants to "settle down and start a new life". The target - known as "The Bride", aka Black Mamba (Uma Thurman) - is left blood-splattered and as good as dead. But what's the use with a dead hero? She survives of course, but awakens only after a four year coma and basically, the whole film is her hunting down and getting revenge on each individual responsible for the massacre. The names on her "death list" include O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu), Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox), Budd (Michael Madsen), Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) and of course, Bill.

"Kill or be killed." It's the dilemma facing The Bride, aka Black Mamba (aka Uma Thurman), in Kill Bill, and you just know which way she'll go. After all, it's a Quentin Tarantino flick. Six years after Jackie Brown, he delivers this savage fairytale guaranteed to blow you away. Accept no substitutes. Combining the balletic choreography of Hong Kong chop-socky with the operatic bombast of a spaghetti western (and throwing in a little Japanese animé), Tarantino elevates the B-movie to A-grade pop art - ripping off other people's films with inimitable style.

He deifies Uma Thurman as a McQueenesque icon of cool. Mesmerising, she sweeps across the Pacific to exterminate "the vermin" who gunned her down on her wedding day. They are The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, headed by Bill - played from the neck down by David Carradine. An ex-DiVA herself, she quit the racket to play happy families, only to wind up with a bullet in her melon.

"TANTRIC ORGY OF VIOLENCE"

But getting to Bill is a bloody business. Mercifully, Tarantino uses every artifice to remind you it's just a movie, folks! These visual twists include a scene of silhouetted swordplay that owes as much to the Hollywood musical as to the art of Bunraku (Japanese puppet theatre). Although he eschews the trademark street jive in favour of portentous samurai speak, the irony is laid on thick. It's plain from the super-kinetic opening sequence, when The Bride drops in on ex-cohort Vernita Green (Vivica A Fox) for a knife fight/coffee morning.

But The Bride's bullseye for Volume 1 is Viper-turned-crimelord O-Ren Ishi (Lucy Liu). The problem is the character doesn't warrant the importance Tarantino lends her. It's as if Liu's part was amped up in the cutting room to help shape what is essentially an incomplete story.

Volume 1 is merely a build-up, albeit an epic one. It's something like a Tantric orgy of violence that'll leave you panting, but holds back on a satisfying climax. Ultimately it's the episodic structure which allows Tarantino to just about get away with hacking the film in two. It works brilliantly as an anthology of killing, but by the final curtain you're left balanced precariously on a samurai sword's edge in breathless anticipation. And all you can do is kill time...

There will be some of you who just don't get the whole idea of the film. From the cheesy opening feature presentation, through the Anime and the spouting bloody limbs everywhere. It's homage to films gone by, mainly Japanese and it's brilliant.

Overall, yes it is bloody and yes there is foul language and yes there are disturbing scenes. But yes it is one of Tarantino's best films and brings something a little different to the screen. These films are not meant to be taken so seriously - it's Tarantino after all.

It's up there in my top films but I love Tarantino films - I love his style!

What else can I say other than WATCH IT!! BUY IT!! NOW

This film is vintage Tarentino. Disjointed, dysfunctional, violent, absorbing and totally brilliant. The plot began to take form from a discussion between Tarentino and the star Uma Thurmann some years ago and comes to the screen as a blood spattered homage to martial arts movies, even to the point of having a section of first class anime in the story.

It would be easy to spoil this picture for those who have not seen it. Suffice to say that when the Bride (Uma Thurmann) takes on the 88 in Tokyo, the swordplay and the blood are stunning.

Not a film for the faint hearted, but if you liked Pulp Fiction and Martial arts movies you just cannot afford to miss this one.

Breathtaking. Outstanding. A masterpice. All of these describe a film that was writen,Produced and directed for those pepole who love films. You have to own this film as its a must.

I love Quentin Tarantino films and have seen this already at cinema and loved it so decided to add it to my dvd collection. Its a classic.

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Uma Thurman makes a yellow jump suit look awesome in this samurai action thriller. Not for the faint hearted though. Tarantino doesn't do gore by halves.

It has a good strong story line and beautifully portrait of action scenes quiet interesting as long as you don't get too excited,

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EXCELLENT FILM, TARANTINOS FINEST!, RECOMMENDED! , UMA THURMAN IS GREAT, FANTASTIC WATCH!!!, BUY IR GIVE A RENT! :)

The dvd was ok but dragged on a bit, some of the violence particually people getting their head or other limbs chopped off was not entirely
realistic and the storyline was far fetched but still most entertaining.

This is another film that stands out for that something that Pulp Fiction and the Dusk Till Dawns had, all obviously at least directed by or part written by and featuring Quentin Tarantino and all masterfuly laid out. The Kill Bill volumes are as well laid out and better in parts and have an edge with the story, violence, gore and martial art talent with every angle covered for entertainment and satisfactory viewing. I have confidently rated excellent because all the vital parts for a top film are here. There's loads of emotion and top acting and if you havn't seen Kill Bill, I thought likley as reading a review, you can rent/buy this knowing if it dosnt do anything else for you its not boring.

There are very few films that I have watched that I would enjoy repeat viewings. This film and it's sequel are brilliant movies.

great movie, love Tarentino films..played perfect!Uma was amazing in it, and the coreography was spot on. seeing a blonde thin woman, who doesnt look much, kick arse!!!

The film was an old one that i wanted to catch up with ? And i allready had volume 2 so it fits well with my d v d collection .

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This was a great film and kept me entertaind thouh out the whole time i was viewing it. great film and quality recording.

Brilliant acting and plot. The story doesn't just have fantastic martial arts in it, it has a real story of love, betrayal and peace.
Keeps you glue to screen but has calm scenes.