Then, I realized that this was no normal slasher film, this film was trying to actually establish a great villain. She was so three-D that I believed that she would have some dumb fallowers. I liked the fighting and cotton mouth was my favorate villain. The carnage was laughable but there were long fights. It had little to do with the film but I liked it. I was singing the opening song for weeks. Employing split screens, slow-motion, an anime sequence, and his trademark ultra-hip musical selections, Tarantino's film dares viewers to be unimpressed.Įven better, if you watch the two movies together. Using a blessed sword handmade by Hattori Hanzo (Sonny Chiba), The Bride begins her relentless assault.Turning up the style and energy levels that he kept under a threshold with 1997's JACKIE BROWN, Tarantino's obvious glee and reverence for the underground kung fu action pictures of the '70s, and Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns, makes for a stunning visual spectacle. Fox), Sofie Fatale (Julie Dreyfus), and the heartless O-Ren Ishii/Cottonmouth (Lucy Liu). VOLUME 1's targets include Vernita Green/Copperhead (Vivica A. And before she can track him down, she must methodically take out the minions who ruined her life. Although her ultimate target is her former boss, Bill (David Carradine), it's quite clear that The Bride is saving the best for last. Four years later, she wakes up from a coma looking for revenge. Dead are her soon-to-be husband and unborn child. A female assassin, referred to as "The Bride" (Uma Thurman), is attacked on her wedding day. 1 tells the first half of the sprawling story, which is quite simple at first glance. Split into two volumes by Miramax in order to ensure that Tarantino's vision would not be compromised (and presumably to sell more tickets), KILL BILL: VOL. The movie proves once again that he is a hyperactive visionary and the master of cinematic coolness.
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