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Kill Bill Vol. 1

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Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)

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Reviews Counted:216

Fresh:184

Rotten:32

Average Rating:7.7/10

Consensus: Kill Bill is nothing more than a highly stylized revenge flick. But what style!

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

US Box Office: $69,978,747

Synopsis: After a six-year hiatus, Quentin Tarantino returns to the director's chair with KILL BILL. The movie proves once again that he is a hyperactive visionary and the master of cinematic coolness. Split... After a six-year hiatus, Quentin Tarantino returns to the director's chair with KILL BILL. The movie proves once again that he is a hyperactive visionary and the master of cinematic coolness. 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. 1 tells the first half of the sprawling story, which is quite simple at first glance. A female assassin, referred to as "The Bride" (Uma Thurman), is attacked on her wedding day. Dead are her soon-to-be husband and unborn child. However, she doesn't die. Four years later, she wakes up from a coma looking for revenge. Although her ultimate target is her former boss, Bill (David Carradine), it's quite clear that The Bride is saving the best for last. And before she can track him down, she must methodically take out the minions who ruined her life. VOLUME 1's targets include Vernita Green/Copperhead (Vivica A. Fox), Sofie Fatale (Julie Dreyfus), and the heartless O-Ren Ishii/Cottonmouth (Lucy Liu). 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. Employing split screens, slow-motion, an anime sequence, and his trademark ultra-hip musical selections, Tarantino's film dares viewers to be unimpressed. [More]

Starring: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Chiaki Kuriyama

Starring: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Chiaki Kuriyama, Sonny Chiba, Gordon Liu, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Julie Dreyfus

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Director: Quentin Tarantino
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino
Producer: Lawrence Bender, Quentin Tarantino
Composer: RZA
Studio: Miramax Films

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Uma and her foes were once on the same side. They were the "Deadly Viper Assassination Squad," or D.I.V.A.S. In a fit of me-too inspiration, the powers-that-be over at the Playboy mansion formed their own death squad: "Women Hefner Owns Rarely Enjoy Se

Full Review Source: MovieJuice! | comment Comment
10/10/03
Mark Ramsey
Mark Ramsey
MovieJuice!

A wondrous ode to the joie de vivre of filmmaking, paying homage to great ‘60s and ‘70s action flicks from around the globe.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
10/10/03
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

Kill Bill Vol. 1 is a great film

Full Review Source: Movie Poop Shoot | comment Comment
10/10/03
D.K. Holm
D.K. Holm
Movie Poop Shoot

For dangerously fun kung-fu action, Bill's the man.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
10/10/03
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Full Review Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch | comment Comment
10/10/03
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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A movie that will separate the true cinema lovers from ... well, just about everyone who has another set of values.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
10/10/03
Bob Strauss
Bob Strauss
Los Angeles Daily News

A gift for action fans.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
10/10/03
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

Kill Bill is about nothing more (or less) than its director's passion for the mindless action pictures that got him through adolescence.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
10/10/03
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

Kill Bill ranks just behind Pulp Fiction in terms of strutting the director's storytelling gifts.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
10/10/03
Lisa Kennedy
Lisa Kennedy
Denver Post

If you're one of those movie fans who are looking for a great big smorgasbord of vengeance, Kill Bill will shred resistance.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
10/10/03
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News

Kill Bill: Volume 1 shows Quentin Tarantino so effortlessly and brilliantly in command of his technique that he reminds me of a virtuoso violinist racing through Flight of the Bumble Bee ...

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
10/10/03
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Vol. 1 is a shot of pure adrenalin on celluloid, headed for the heart and the gut, not the head.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
10/10/03
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press

Quentin Tarantino comes out of the box with a vengeance, intent on the idea of parlaying hardcore grind-house into trendy art-house.

Full Review Source: Aufmuth.com | comment Comment
10/10/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Aufmuth.com

Celluloid maestro Quentin Tarantino returns with a limb-hacking, blood-spewing, epic tale of revenge that utilizes every cinematic trick in his formidable arsenal.

Full Review Source: Lawrence Journal-World | comment Comment
10/10/03
Jon Niccum
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World

Doesn't stack up to Tarantino's earlier works, because they actually have a story, but it's still pretty entertaining stuff if you're into funny, sick, classic movie violence.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
10/10/03
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

Busby Berkeley would be proud of its choreography and imagination, as would Roger Corman for the splatter fest

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
10/10/03
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

A flick so knee-deep in its own genre-worship that it should thrill movie fans the world over while giving the action junkies a few extended sequences that they'll want to watch again and again.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
10/10/03
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Tarantino is like a bull in a video shop, knocking over shelves and letting the genres fall where they may.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
10/10/03
Scott Von Doviak
Scott Von Doviak
culturevulture.net

But perhaps the film's greatest achievement is not its celebration of cult film, but the fact that Tarantino has apparently found the street cred he's been searching for as he doesn't use the N-word even once.

Full Review Source: BET.com | comment Comment
10/10/03
James Hill
James Hill
BET.com

Ectomorph goddess Uma Thurman gives a dazzling performance. The stars have the acting and action chops to more than hold their own in fight scenes with eye-popping visuals that would overwhelm most performers.

Full Review Source: Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies | comment Comment
10/10/03
Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
 
 
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