Movie Discussion/Review: 'Kill Bill, Volume 1'
I'm a big Tarantino fan and even I had some reservations about a big budget exploitation movie. But from the opening 'Shaw Scope' credit to the Japanese ballad that closes the film, I was riveted. QT let all his obsessions hang out in this one, taking elements from all of his genre faves(kung fu movies, samurai movies, giallo) and put them in a blender and made something completely his own. There's not a lot of patented Tarantino dialogue, but he shows what he can do when it comes to filming action scenes.
Uma Thurman's character 'The Bride', has got to be the most ass kicking on-screen female I have seen since Ripley in Aliens.
This is a great looking movie too, cinematically speaking this is the best his movies have ever looked. The final showdown between The Bride and O-ren Ishii(Lucy Liu) shot at night in the falling snow has got to be one of the most evocative set pieces I have seen in a long time.
I've already seen this one twice and I can't wait for the next one! If you want to get a heads up on all the references and homages in this movie below is a link to a 'Study Guide' on the movie.
Kill Bill, Volume 1 Study Guide
:smokin:
[Emp edit: Re-edited to make the title more generic]
I'm a big Tarantino fan and even I had some reservations about a big budget exploitation movie. But from the opening 'Shaw Scope' credit to the Japanese ballad that closes the film, I was riveted. QT let all his obsessions hang out in this one, taking elements from all of his genre faves(kung fu movies, samurai movies, giallo) and put them in a blender and made something completely his own. There's not a lot of patented Tarantino dialogue, but he shows what he can do when it comes to filming action scenes.
Uma Thurman's character 'The Bride', has got to be the most ass kicking on-screen female I have seen since Ripley in Aliens.
This is a great looking movie too, cinematically speaking this is the best his movies have ever looked. The final showdown between The Bride and O-ren Ishii(Lucy Liu) shot at night in the falling snow has got to be one of the most evocative set pieces I have seen in a long time.
I've already seen this one twice and I can't wait for the next one! If you want to get a heads up on all the references and homages in this movie below is a link to a 'Study Guide' on the movie.
Kill Bill, Volume 1 Study Guide
:smokin:
[Emp edit: Re-edited to make the title more generic]