A great Tarantino film (Kill Bill Vol. 1 (DVD))

Member Name: shaneo632

Product:	Kill Bill Vol. 1 (DVD)
Date:	15/09/09 (4 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Dialogue and action

Disadvantages: Too violent for some

note: also appears in part on Flixster and The Student Room

Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill is one of his finest works - it's not as refined as, say, Pulp Fiction or Reservoir Dogs, and it is ultimately a work that just puts slices of pop culture and cult cinema into a blender and then recreates them, but it is a thoroughly entertaining gorefest that's going to please anyone that's a fan of exploitative, slightly cheesy homage. It also features some killer performances from the Tarantino regulars, such as Uma Thurman and Michael Madsen, and also some career-resurrecting appearances, such as the late David Carradine.

The film revolves around The Bride (Uma Thurman), a woman who was shot and almost killed at her wedding by Bill (Carradine), a man who led a pack of undesirables, including Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah), Budd (Madsen), O-Ren Ishi (Lucy Liu) and Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox). The Bride wants revenge for herself and for her baby who sadly was never born due to her damaged state. To get to Bill, she'll have to pass through his Viper Squad, consisting of the above enemies. This is the start of that bloody quest, which ends in the second installment.

This is a gloriously violent film, but has the requisite Tarantino dialogue that has made his previous works so great too. It's one of his better recent films for sure, and didn't get the complains that part two got, where the action was far more toned down.

This is a fanastic film, even for Tarantino. Sure, he borrows everything from obscural cultural vestibules of Asian cinema, but it's gloriously done, and the word "homage" never had greater providence. The dialogue has the usual Tarantino flare, and the action scenes are incredibly entertaining to watch. The manner in which the film ends leaves you absolutely salivating for Volume 2.

Summary: A modern classic of homage and pastiche