Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
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An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
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... Beatrix "The Bride" Kiddo
... O-Ren Ishii
... Vernita Green
... Elle Driver
... Bill
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This is the movie he made after Jackie Brown. I thought I might just point that out. A big budget, larger scale action blockbuster. This is the one that would change the direction of Tarantino's films. And honestly, it might be my favorite besides Pulp Fiction.
This movie oozes with style and beautifully choreographed action. This movie has an anime section akin to Japanese anime. That's some cool stuff. Even the non-action parts are some really good stuff. Like the guy from the old Street Fighter movies as Hatori Hanzo and making the Bride's sword. And the fantastic soundtrack. The great opening scene where the Bride gets shot and then the somber "Bang Bang" by Nancy Sinatra plays.
But of course, the amazingly choreographed action makes this movie. A lot of it is showcased in the Crazy 88 fight and the few fights before it. It has some brilliant uses of the style. Of course, there's black and white which was actually used to avoid an NC-17, but works very effectively. And the beautifully shot battle between the Bride and O-Ren. No music really adds a lot to it. It's quiet and oh so effective compared to the loud blood fest of the Crazy 88.
But there's also the opening hand to hand fight scene with Vernita Green which is also very well edited. Very surprising scene as it is interrupted by Green's daughter coming home and then they talk. And it starts back again as quickly as it began and then ends once again with a knife to Vernita's chest. What a brilliant tension filled scene.
The movie also never takes itself too seriously. That's for the sequel. But the fun action and style leads the whole way. Also along with Buck, and other fun scenes. Lest we forget other great scenes like the whistle scene as Elle Driver comes to kill the Bride in her sleep. Or interrogating Sophie. "These will be things you will miss." I love it.
Honestly, it might be the best action movie of the 2000s, at least for me. And Tarantino has a lot of my favorite movies. Maybe I enjoy his movies a bit too much. But even with that, it's one of the my favorites. Kill Bill Vol 1 gets a 10/10
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Release Date:
2003-10-10
Run Time:
111 min
MMPA Rating:
R
Reviews of
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
This is the movie he made after Jackie Brown. I thought I might just point that out. A big budget, larger scale action blockbuster. This is the one that would change the direction of Tarantino's films. And honestly, it might be my favorite besides Pulp Fiction.
This movie oozes with style and beautifully choreographed action. This movie has an anime section akin to Japanese anime. That's some cool stuff. Even the non-action parts are some really good stuff. Like the guy from the old Street Fighter movies as Hatori Hanzo and making the Bride's sword. And the fantastic soundtrack. The great opening scene where the Bride gets shot and then the somber "Bang Bang" by Nancy Sinatra plays.
But of course, the amazingly choreographed action makes this movie. A lot of it is showcased in the Crazy 88 fight and the few fights before it. It has some brilliant uses of the style. Of course, there's black and white which was actually used to avoid an NC-17, but works very effectively. And the beautifully shot battle between the Bride and O-Ren. No music really adds a lot to it. It's quiet and oh so effective compared to the loud blood fest of the Crazy 88.
But there's also the opening hand to hand fight scene with Vernita Green which is also very well edited. Very surprising scene as it is interrupted by Green's daughter coming home and then they talk. And it starts back again as quickly as it began and then ends once again with a knife to Vernita's chest. What a brilliant tension filled scene.
The movie also never takes itself too seriously. That's for the sequel. But the fun action and style leads the whole way. Also along with Buck, and other fun scenes. Lest we forget other great scenes like the whistle scene as Elle Driver comes to kill the Bride in her sleep. Or interrogating Sophie. "These will be things you will miss." I love it.
Honestly, it might be the best action movie of the 2000s, at least for me. And Tarantino has a lot of my favorite movies. Maybe I enjoy his movies a bit too much. But even with that, it's one of the my favorites. Kill Bill Vol 1 gets a 10/10
Not so hush hush but very much on the QT.
After being gunned down on her wedding day by her former colleagues, assassin Black Mamba (Uma Thurman) rouses from a four year coma with only one thing on her mind, revenge! Striking up a death list of five, she sets off for bloody retribution.
Quentin Tarrantino writes and directs what is in all truth, a homage to all the cinema conventions close to his heart. Think an amalgamation of chop-socky, sexploitation, samurai, spaghetti Westerns, anime and cop shows of years past, and you get the heart of Kill Bill. A film that was so epic in scope it had to be cut into two films. What it lacks in Tarrantino dialogue dynamite it more than makes up for with action and astute visual flair. And it's bloody, very bloody. Thurman is great as the avenging Mamba/The Bride, while the inclusion of Sonny Chiba & Lucy Liu adds a touch of class as QT revels in his East meets West berserker narrative. It could have been trimmed down, particularly in the middle section where Tarrantino deals in a calm before the storm ideal, but Volume 1 was one of the most exciting movies of 2003, and most notably it shows Tarrantino to be adept at action directing. His action skills perhaps explains why the script doesn't crackle with the wit and panache of his previous offerings? You sense he wants more than the words "fine writer" engraved on his granite mined Curriculum Vitae.
Hugely enjoyable with a neat end of film cliffhanger, roll on part 2... 8/10
Uma Thurman as an anti-superheroine
RELEASED IN 2003 and written/directed by Quentin Tarantino, "Kill Bill: Vol. 1" is an action/thriller/fantasy starring Uma Thurman as The Bride who seeks vengeance on the team of assassins who betrayed her, a group of which she once belonged. Her journey takes her from El Paso to Pasadena to Okinawa. Vivica A. Fox, Lucy Liu, ravishing Julie Dreyfus and Michael Madsen appear as various assassins or accomplices.
"Kill Bill” is a creative mish-mash of 60s-70's Bond-isms, Spaghetti Westerns and martial arts flicks, but with modern production values. It sometimes plays like a superhero movie in that The Bride is essentially an anti-superheroine who mows down literally armies of skilled fighters, e.g. the overly drawn-out B&W fight with the Crazy 88s. I loved the inclusion of Ennio Morricone's "Death Rides a Horse."
On the downside, there’s an overlong lame anime sequence and the characters lack substance and realism, but who can deny the film’s pizzazz? Sure, it’s style over substance, but it’s entertaining in a voguish, quirky way. Since both parts were meant to be ONE MOVIE, it’s mandatory to see “Vol. 2” to properly appreciate and appraise “Kill Bill.” The second part fills in the holes.
THE MOVIE RUNS 111 minutes and was shot in Texas, California, Mexico, Tokyo, Beijing and Hong Kong.
GRADE: B/B- (6.5/10)
Cast & Crew of
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Cast
... Beatrix "The Bride" Kiddo
... O-Ren Ishii
... Vernita Green
... Elle Driver
... Bill
... Budd
... Sofie Fatale
... Gogo Yubari
... Hattori Hanzo
... Johnny Mo
... Earl McGraw
... Buck
... Tanaka
... Bald Guy (Sushi Shop)
... Proprietor
... Edgar McGraw
... Charlie Brown
... Trucker
... Tokyo Business Man
... Crazy 88 #1 (Miki)
... Crazy 88
... Crazy 88
... Crazy 88
... Crazy 88 #6 (Girl)
... Boss Ozawah
... Boss Honda
... Boss Benta
... Boss Orgami
... Young 88 (Spanked Boy)
... Nikki Bell
... The 5, 6, 7, 8's
... Okinawa Airline Ticket Agent
... O-Ren (anime sequence) (voice)
... Boss Matsumoto (anime sequence) (voice)
... Pretty Riki (anime sequence) (voice)
... Crazy 88
Crew
... Thanks
... Director
... Characters
... Writer
... Producer
... Characters
... Director of Photography
... Editor
... Casting Associate
... Casting
... Associate Producer
... Casting
... Sound Designer
... Stunt Double
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
... Production Design
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Production Design
... Original Music Composer
... Sound Editor
... Key Makeup Artist
... Set Decoration
... Executive Producer
... Sound Effects Editor
... Set Decoration
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Makeup Artist
... Hairstylist
... Property Master
... Executive Producer
... Utility Stunts
... Thanks
... Costume Design
... Associate Producer
... Executive Producer
... Animation
... Makeup Effects
... First Assistant Editor
... Art Direction
... Animation
... Hairstylist
... Makeup Effects
... Art Direction
... Animation Director
... Second Unit Director
... Art Department Manager
... Character Designer
... Producer
... Foley Mixer
... Foley Artist
... First Assistant Sound Editor
... Foley Artist
... Art Direction
... Set Designer
... First Assistant Director
... Gaffer
... Steadicam Operator
... Post Production Coordinator
... Casting Assistant
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Set Designer
... Assistant Editor
... Makeup Designer
... Video Assist Operator
... Animation
... Production Manager
... Costume Design
... Costume Supervisor
... Boom Operator
... Dialogue Editor
... Dialogue Editor
... Supervising Sound Editor
... Still Photographer
... Set Costumer
... Art Direction
... Art Direction
... Makeup Department Head
... Set Designer
... Art Department Coordinator
... Dialogue Editor
... Sound Designer
... Special Effects Coordinator
... Visual Effects Supervisor
... Stunt Coordinator
... Costume Supervisor
... Music Editor
... Transportation Coordinator
... Location Manager
... Location Manager
... Executive Assistant
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... ADR Supervisor
... Leadman
... ADR Mixer
... Wigmaker
... Rigging Gaffer
... Unit Publicist
... Assistant Property Master
... Art Department Assistant
... Sound Mix Technician
... Animation
... Animation
... Animation
... Animation
... Animation Manager
... Animation
... Animation
... Animation
... Associate Producer
... Grip
... Key Hair Stylist
... Assistant Production Coordinator
... Music Supervisor
... Music Supervisor
... Production Sound Mixer
... Sound Engineer
... Greensman
... Construction Coordinator
... Carpenter
... Construction Foreman
... Camera Production Assistant
... Unit Production Manager
... Armorer
... Painter
... Set Production Assistant
... Assistant Director
... Costume Design
... Costume Design
... Assistant Art Director
... Lead Painter
... Location Scout
... Production Illustrator
... Standby Painter
... First Assistant Camera
... Key Grip
... Set Dresser
... Additional Music
... Craft Service
... Driver
... Picture Car Coordinator
... Post Production Assistant
... Post Production Supervisor
... Propmaker
... Scenic Artist
... Set Medic
... Stand In
... Stunts
... Transportation Co-Captain
... Unit Production Manager
... Digital Intermediate
... Electrician
... Lighting Technician
... Rigging Grip
... Production Accountant
... Production Coordinator
... Assistant Sound Editor
... Digital Compositors
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Sound
... Camera Loader
... Stunts
... ADR Recordist
... Assistant Location Manager
... Foley Editor
... Production Secretary
... Extras Casting
... Utility Sound
... Dolly Grip
... Fight Choreographer
... First Assistant Director
... Second Assistant Director
... Third Assistant Director
... Negative Cutter
... Assistant Production Manager
... Second Second Assistant Director
... Digital Intermediate Producer
... Travel Coordinator
... Stunts
... Stunt Driver
... Production Assistant
... Visual Effects Production Manager
... First Assistant Accountant
... Payroll Accountant
... Costumer
... Additional Second Assistant Director
... Art Department Assistant
... Assistant Set Designer
... Construction Buyer
... Creative Director
... Graphic Designer
... Swing
... Special Effects Technician
... Assistant Camera
... Best Boy Grip
... Second Assistant Camera
... Wardrobe Assistant
... Music Coordinator
... Accountant
... Assistant Accountant
... Assistant Craft Service
... Key Production Assistant
... Second Assistant Accountant
... Technical Advisor
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