Kill Bill Vol.1 (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Thurman is amazing, Tarantino's direction is flawless and the fight choreography is stunning.
Disadvantages: Err... well its only half a film.

...this. I've just been watching KILL BILL VOLUME 1 again you see (which would make it about the 100th time since my first cinema viewing) and I'm still quite excited. After the hype has died down, going back to the film is almost like seeing it with fresh eyes, no longer are there expectations, just perceptions and in a strange way they still bring with them surprise. If I loved the film the first time, then I did so even more the second, by the time ... Read review

Advantages: Original, Ideas, Acting, Dialogue, Characters
Disadvantages: Slightly weak female lead

...great martial arts skills and kill remorselessly. The woman (we never get to hear her name and it is edited when spoke by other characters in the film ?) appears to have been shot at her wedding whilst heavily pregnant after being attacked by her four colleagues BUT amazingly she survives and is given a metal plate in her head at a hospital. Bill at first intends to have her killed whilst she lays in her coma but decides against it as it would be ... Read review

Advantages: That yellow jumpsuit and a superb soundtrack
Disadvantages: Blood, death, mindless violence, spurting arteries and flying limbs.

...movie of the year – Kill Bill Volume 1. Kill Bill is of course the fourth film to be written and directed by cinema’s one true maverick, Quentin Tarantino. I list Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown in my top ten films of all time, and although the violent aspects of the trailers had worried me, I was looking forward to enjoying those touches that only Tarantino has the balls to pull off. The opening moments didn’t disappoint. Nancy Sinatra singing ... Read review

Advantages: The style, the music, the actors
Disadvantages: The story, some of the acting

...She is obviously here to kill The Bride until she receives a phone call from Bill. Four years later. The Bride wakes up, shocked, horrified and confused, without her baby. When she hears someone coming she lies back down, a male nurse walks in with a 'friend', "…it's $75 a f**k my friend, so you getting your freak on or what?" Unfortunately The Bride really isn't in the mood and bites his tongue off, some time later the nurse returns to find an ... Read review

Advantages: Fantastic gore drenched classic for fans of Samurai/Yakuza/Ganster/Kung Fu and Hong Kong Films.
Disadvantages: Strictly for fans of Tarantino and Martial Arts films only. The rest of you just won't get it.

...Tarantino’s ultimate exploitation homage flick Kill Bill was finally released on October 17th. For those of you who, like me have been ready for this film since Uma Thurman and Tarantino dreamed it up way back in 1994, the most important question ‘Is it any bloody good?’ is finally answered. Yes. It is good, with emphasis on the word bloody. Described by one critic as the most violent film ever delivered to a Hollywood studio, Kill Bill ensures that ... Read review

Advantages: Quentin Tarantino film
Disadvantages: I have to wait 3 months till the next one

Kill Bill: Written & Directed By Quentin Tarantino Based on the Story By Q & U Early Summer 2003, My cousin tells me, Tarantinos back and with a vengeance. Now for the past 2 years, I had totally forgotten about this guy, I thought to myself oh yeah ….. “Pulp Fiction” guy Tarantino. I absoloutley loved Pulp…..and if you like your movies I’m sure you liked Pulp too. I also enjoyed “Reservoir Dogs” ….and ... Read review

Advantages: Great scenes, Tarantino
Disadvantages: Violence will put people off

I bought Kill Bill Volume one on DVD the other day. I saw it at the cinema when it was out but after having watched it again, I decided that I must review it! I have to first of all say that I love Quentin Tarantino’s movies (Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and Jackie Brown) so I will try to be as impartial as possible in my review! The film was made as one whole project but after production they decided to split it into two volumes. I think I must ... Read review

Advantages: Uma Thurman and Sonny Chiba.
Disadvantages: Overlong, Doesn't maintain interest, some scenes are too long.

...of Uma Thurman, and in Kill Bill she doesn't let herself down. Aided by Tarantino's trademark snappy dialogue, she plays the part of The Bride with a snappiness I've not previously seen in her work. The rest of the cast do their jobs, but it's hard to give any additional praise or criticism as most of them don't appear for very long. Lucy Liu and Julie Dreyfus both offer good performances as the film's main bad "guy" and assistant respectively. ... Read review

Advantages: Tarantino returns from a six year absense
Disadvantages: Violence may offend, not quite as good as Pulp Fiction

..."rip roaring rampage of revenge", Kill Bill. Quentin Tarintino, one of the most influencial film makers of the last decade has been keeping a low porfile after his crime drama 'Jackie Brown' was released back in 1997. After six years of intense writing (not only for this film but for others) Kill Bill comes along and makes a big impact with the newly reformed family friendly (cough> 12A <cough) orientated cinema in our country. The story is ... Read review

Advantages: Exhilarating fight scenes, outstanding use of music...what else would you expect from QT?
Disadvantages: February is a long way away...

...to tell you how great Kill Bill is without telling you why 'Matrix Reloaded' is so shit. Let's face it - everyone knew we were going to be treated to something rather special after that trailer, which gave us tantalising snippets of action without giving anything away, combined with the ridiculously cool 'Battle without Honor or Humanity' track. It's rare that a movie turns out to be even better than I expected it to be, and this is one of those ... Read review

Advantages: Excellently directed
Disadvantages: Slow at times, very brutal

...then vows that she will kill Bill… Kill Bill is a film that you’ll either love or you’ll hate simply because this movie is so extreme and outrageous. I better just say for the record that I’m by no means a fan of Quentin Tarantino’s work, I find most of his films to be too fragmented and outlandish as they’re either way too slow that they’ll send you to sleep or they move at such a frantic pace that it’s hard to keep up. Kill Bill showcases both ... Read review

Advantages: Sidesteps the Hollywood cliches
Disadvantages: No need to split it into two films!!

...was about. --> THE BASICS Tarantino describes Kill Kill as a revenge movie, a movie utterly detached from reality, and "a movie that the characters in Pulp Fiction would go and see". It's definitely all those things and more. The movie opens with a sequence that nicely sets up the framework for the story to come. The Bride, played by Uma Thurman, is lying bloodstained on the floor when the faceless Bill puts the final bullet in her head. ... Read review