Film Roar

Your review is actually misleading, eg:

a) the bullet in Uma's head is never shown, just heard

b) there is no rape scene, just the suspense that it could come

c) the way the blood and dismemberment is displayed in the sword battle scene is so over the top, I think it minimizes its effects; the blood spraying like its from a hose, the use of black and white, etc. I'm actually squeamish; don't like slasher films, and this didn't bother me too much. The scenes where you don't see anything (like in Tarantino's ResDogs where you never see the ear actually being cut off) bothered me more.

It's obviously not in the same class as his earlier films. I didn't expect it to be. I expected it to be closer to Rodriguez's interpretation of Tarantino's screenplay, From Dusk Til Dawn. A genre pic.

I think it exceeded my expectations in that it was highly stylized with a fabulous use of sound and score, very good cinematography, and some interesting action scenes. It did lack the excellent dialogue of Tarantino's earlier movies, though there were moments. It also lacked a tight narrative with lots of action that it might have had if it were one movie instead of two. I can understand that criticism. It might be a better film if it were one movie instead of two. But I think it's still decent with some very good moments.

You officially have something I refer to as disagreeable taste. I'm disappointed.

-Tom

I never said that we see the bullet go into her head or that we witness the rape (which it is implied that Budd had raped her before). I agree that the gore is so over the top that it actually makes it a bit easier to deal with (I kept thinking about off-camera assistants pumping red liquid for all the blood effects). What got me though was not the gore, but the violence. Kill Bill is an inherently violent movie, from beggining to end. I do not think my review is misleading because I just say what I saw and how I reacted. The movie is so violent it made me sick, that is an honest reaction. I agree that the filmwork is outstanding, I just had a hard time trying to watch it because the violence was so prominent it became distracting.

The guy's name who has been raping Uma Thurman in the hospital is "Buck" not bud, hence the piece of dialogue "My name is Buck and I like to fuck," and this is by far one of teh greatest movies ever directed, and is definately on par with Pulp Fiction

Wow, someone who actually doesn't like this film?!?

Bravo!! :)

Anyone who goes into a Quentin Tarantino flick not expecting a very violent film should not be going into the movie in the first place. If you didn't like it, that's fine, but this is the kind of movie anyone who has seen True Romance, Pulp Fiction or Resevior Dogs expected. Not only are you going to see a lot of violence, you're going to see (and hear about) things that are disturbing in general (ie- the rape scene in Pulp Fiction.) For crying out loud it's a Tarantino movie!! What did you expect, The Lion King??

Let the man have his opinion. So he didn't like the movie. Isn't that his right? Whoop dee do. Cut him some slack, and get a life.

(Pardon me, Leopoldo)

Thank you Allie.

I'm incredibly disappointed with Tarantino. His ability to pawn violence off as art is his only claim to fame. Further more, I feel Tarantino has again used this 'art-as-an-excuse' approach to justify stretching this movie into a two part series. The reason it felt so phenominally drawn out was because IT WAS. They could have made this movie as a stand alone piece, but would rather take my money twice. Clever? try greedy. What was once- at best- fresh in Tarantino's work is very much dead.

Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I can easily see if others don't like this film, but as someone said above.. It's a Tarantino film!! I think the movie would've been more violent if they didn't make the blood squirting so extreme. I mean, if it was really serious people would be hurling while eating popcorn and dip n dots or whatever their called!!

I enjoyed it.. as for the splitting of the movies into two parts... I don't know if it was Tarantino's idea or the production company, but I don't like it either! I'd rather watch a 3hr movie than have it split into two parts.. and it's not even about the money.. since when did cinema become television??

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The movie itself is dedicated to the late Kinji Fukasaku, the director of the graphic Japanese film "Battle Royale". If you've ever seen "Battle Royale" or another of Fukasaku's films "Suicide Circle" (both of which I believe were banned in the US but can still be bootlegged) you would find the same amount of graphic violence and over-the-top blood spray found in "Kill Bill." If you watch ANY Japanese import films you will find this. The Japanese think such directors are geniuses. I don't understand why some Americans only take these films for face value instead of looking to the underlying motivation, which in the case of "Kill Bill" was loyalty, duty, honor, and revenge; typical of any Asian action flick.

Im unsure exactly what happened to Sofie Fatale, she obviously had her left arm cut off, but the Bride says she would torture her for info. When she's rolling down the hill she clearly has one arm there.

Sometimes people go into a movie, not knowing what to expect, and how to react. If you do any kind of research, which I believe you should do some of before you go see a film, you'll find that most tell you what's going to be in it. The ratings board requires that below the rating there be a simple explanation describing why the movie was rated that way. If you read what it says under the "R" rating, it says, "Strong, Bloody Violence". First of all, it's a Quentin Tarantino film. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF HIS MOVIES IS VIOLENT, SICK, AND TWISTED. You are going in to the movie, knowing that you are going to see, and hear, things you probably never should hear in your lifetime. Anyone who went into this movie, thinking it was going to be based on Hong Kong and Japanese martial Arts films, and not be violent, should be violently killed. The title is KILL BILL, not "Hurt BILL", not "Let's Find Bill and Tell Him Off For What He Tried To Do To Me", not "Slap Bill Around", and certainly not "Yell at Bill!" KILL BILL! That's the title. There's also the poster: a woman's hand, holding a...what is that? Oh yeah, a SWORD! And, if you listened to ANY review whatsoever of this movie, and didn't hear that this was probably going to be the most violent movie you'll ever see, you weren't listening. And if you heard it, and still went, then were shocked by the amount of violence there was in it, you should have your head cut off with a Hatori Hanzo sword! You shouldn't have to reference EVERY film you go see, but something like Kill Bill was unavoidable. It was being talked about everywhere, weeks before it came out. And just in case there were people who were still wondering, it was Harvey Weinstein's decision to split the movie in two, to get more money for the film. A shorter movie means more showings throughout the day, and a four hour movie by Quentin Tarantino this late in the game was a gamble, unlike a movie like Lord of the Rings, which is almost guaranteed to have the viewers in seats for months to come, because it already has two prequels which guarantee it's success. Reading is fundamental, even if it's only on the internet. It'll help you be more aware.

Oh yeah. Don't forget to ask me what I really think. Don't get me wrong, you didn't have to like the movie,but it was CRYSTAL CLEAR from the get go, that this one was going to be violent.

What??!! This was such a great film. Tarantino's rep for violence should of already gave you an inkling of what to expect. All the embellished blood squirting was suppose to be sarcastic, kind of mocking violence. If it wasn't there, then the film, I think, would of been more violent. There were scenes that implied rape, but were never shown. Compare that to movies that do show rape, and tell me which film is more violent.

I think you have to look past the violence and think why she's behaving this way. Duh, someone showed up to her wedding, and killed everyone, including her unborn child. The film is about revenge, honor and justice. I personally can't wait to see the next one! Plus, she's female, and kicking ass...it's about time for women to step up!!!

i thought this film was truly amazing. the cinematography, the plot (true, it's not as complex as his other films, but it doesnt need to be), and especially the violence. i know a lot of people were shocked by the excessive violence, but not me. i lusted for it! i thought the fight scenes were amazing and the film in general was a whole lotta fun to watch.

about the rape scene...now, one thing you must inderstand about me is that i am a feminist, and that i would normally not tolerate violence against women in a movie. it just makes me as a woman feel victimised and i dont need that shit. but in kill bill it was different...because she killed buck and the other guy, in the most violent way possible. it was like thelma and louise all over again. and the way she took his "pussy wagon" truck, transforming its message, which had formerly been about objectifying and dehumanising women, into something which was empowering and subversive. so, i think you can quite imagine that i liked it when she pounded his head in with the door.

in any case, brilliant movie, cant wait for volume two.

How can you be blind by the violence in Kill Bill? It's just too much to actually be affected by it, how can you see this as a serious movie? Didn't you see it was ALL filmed in a full-of-humour way? All the movie has humour, and brilliant one, and the realisation of the movie O_O How Tarantino made the story to go on, how he presents it, the photography of the movie, THIS is what's impressive. The story sucks, everyone knows this, now the realisation is godly. If you can't stand the sight of blood (especially when they exagerate the violence), maybe you should only rate 13+ movies or E rated movies.

Ok, it is apparent that some of you definately do NOT watch anime on a regular basis. If you did so, you would have been able to figure out that a plethora of anime elements are packed into Kill Bill. Yes, it is a tribute to samurai films, spaghetti westerns, kung fu films, and revenge flicks; however, the predominant elements are anime. For crying out loud, the final scene is two beautiful women (who you'd think could never kick ass, but they most certainly do) fighting in the garden of a Tokyo tea house while it snows! One is wearing a KIMONO!!!! Also, they have a pre-battle discussion (not as long of one as most animes, but definately an element). The Violence, at least the way I see it, it much like the violence level of an anime called Berserk. In every episode of Berserk you can expect to find much much blood spraying out of enemies as they are chopped up by swords (Are we sensing a trend here?). The fact that Umma killed off an entire army of Yakuza, and hardly received a stratch, is not uncommon in anime as well Granted that is in a few other movies (Ie: The Matrix, but that was originally suposed to be a motion picture anime as well). I counted more anime elements, however if I was to list them all this post would be enormous. ^_^

I found this movie Humorous, exciting, intriguing and ABSOLUTLEY Violent and Gorey!! I loved every second of it.
1st, movies are FICTICIOUS. Not real. Instead of being tough critics on realism.... enjoy its lack of.
2nd, Hollywood has been rather...how should we say, Sheisty in the creative/ originallity department lately. Kill Bill steps out of this critique.
This Charlie's Angels meets Enter the Dragon splice gets 2 thumbs up from me. Its gorey portrayal, exaggerated violence, grim humor and dark dialect makes this one of my favorite Movies. Not Tarantino's finest work, But its Tarantino, so its awesome regardless. DEFINATLEY not for kids!

A trailer for volume two can be downloaded from: Dark Horizons: Trailers.

"Kill Bill," volumes 1&2 are the most brilliant film works I have seen in a long time. To the people who didn't like the violence--what the hell were you doing watching a Quentin Tarrantino flick--especially one entitled "KIll BILL"?!! In the words of Pei Mei, "Silence you worthless dogs!" The film, volumes 1&2, were intense works formulated by the creative and genius mind of master mind Tarrantino. Like the warriors in his film, every scene was unanticipated, unpredictable and exlectrifying. The fighting scenes portrayed the brilliance of oriental martial arts and authentically embraced the warrior philosophy of the art of war, revenge, justice, and ethics. In short, the choreography in Tarrantino's kick ass scenes include everything about martial arts in two short volumes. Having Uma Thurman as the main character is truly inspiring as well. In conclusion, "Kill Bill," is a work of creative genius, and I look forward to seeing Tarrantino's next film.

I did not want to see this movie at all. I never wanted to and I never will. Just the preview sucked and I heard alot of people say the movie was terrible. I have to say that anyone who sits there and thinks this movie is good is crazy. You should go see Van Heksing...that is a movie worth your time.

The problem with Kill Bill Vol.1 is the big fight sequence (Uma vs. 100 guys). Just like Q.T.'s grand finale in "From dusk till dawn", it is too damn long.

I agree that Kill Bill vol.1 is just a long boring movie that has a horrible plot and goes no where.

1.All there is, is Uma Thurman going around and killing people with her sword, when she killed 88 ninjas or samaruis without dying or getting her arm chopped off(whatever they were)was just plain dumb.
2.Action sequences were to long and boring, and thats what this movie only had.
3.When she was in the hospital in a coma and wakes up when that guy is about to rape her, she manages to kill him when he weighs about 250 pounds and she cant feel nothing in her legs.
4.Bad directing, might as well keep the damn strings or whatever it was when Uma was doing flips, it was so ovious and trying to be like matrix.
5.No character development at all.

This was Quentin's baddest directing and movie, he shouldnt try to make kung-fu movies.

Although I agree that it was an ultra violent film I would just like to point out that it was also a superbly and beautifully stylish VIOLENT movie. Some people may call me odd for calling violence beautiful but it most certainly was. The thing that stopped me from being disturbed was the unrealistic nature of the action and situations, as well as the fantastic cinematography, costimes, sets and direction. It all just blew me away. I very much agree with comments, that it was mainly an anime based style but enjoyed the references to other genre's too.
I think whereas before Tarantino's films have been about him starting out his career as a film maker, or making a social comment, or just telling a story, this is showing us just what cinema can do when pushed to it's stylistic limits whilst still paying it's respects to what has gone before and inspired it. Not a film of very deep substance (although it is clever and nicely constructed) but about the visuals. It certainly help me escape for 3 hours.

Jess is quite right. The violence in this film is for STYLISTIC PURPOSES only. Its so over the top that it's ridiculous that anyone would find it horrifying. Even when that boss's head is chopped off you can SEE A HOSE on the stump of his neck. Give me a break people. Have you not seen ANY Asian movies or anime? Obviously those who haven't aren't cultured enough. One who is would have immediately seen the connection. Even so in many specials and reviews Tarantino is mentioned using the styles of spaghetti westerns, and asian flicks. Like Jess said, Battle Royale and Suicide Circle are just a few of the films which Tarantino was obviously paying homage to. These are even worse than Kill Bill! Battle Royale has a scene where a teenager uses the chopped off head of another teenager to stuff a grenade in the mouth and roll the head to others so they won't realize it's a grenade until its too late.

Some think it wasn't too deep. I agree to some extent. It was deep in the sense that it was profound, if that makes any sense to you. It is successful in dealing with only a few key emotions, plot details and styles making it so more focused. It's like a piece of literature. Literature doesn't have any of the excess "crap" if you don't mind me saying so. A lot of films go in many directions which don't make any sense, unlike this film. This film is definately worth seeing.

P.S. Wooh! Sonny Chiba's in it...! and also that chick from Battle Royale is GoGo! Very exciting!

Hi, did anyone notice that the Hanzo sword that she ( the bride ) first pulls out of the scabbard is not the same sword in the rest of the movie. I know this because when she is under the trailer and pulls out the sword I noticed its darker steel color and a violantly beautiful hamon. I happen to notice these things and am very dissapointed that the nihonto was not used in the rest of the movie. "what a jip!" After that the shiny over polished stage sword was substituted. I understand that real swords are very expensive yet its a real dissapointment for japanse nihonto buffs.like myself. So Mr. Tarintino, "I love your movies, yet would like to see more of that blade that Uma pulls out carefully when she rolls under the trailer.

Though I love Tarrantino movies and judge movies by criteria other than whether they are violent or not, I was unimpressed when I first saw Kill Bill Vol. 1. However, after seeing Vol. 2, even as I was watching it, I found myself re-evaluating the first. The first one is the roller coaster and the second is the story, which is also told on a roller coaster. Taken as a whole, they are fantastic. This is one of those treasured films that gives up deeper layers of meaning after mulitiple viewings. Developing an appreciation for kung-fu movies (even more mainstream ones like Hero or Crouching Tiger) definitely helps you get where he's coming from.

i can't believe u gave charlie's angels: full throttle a better rating. grrrr

I know, weird huh? Kill Bill is clearly the better movie yet I enjoyed Charlie's Angels more.. I think it has more to do with how I was feeling the day I watched each than with the movies. Kill Bill honestly caught me by surprise, had I known it was that bloody I probably would have reacted differently.