Godfather of the Millenium

Rating: 10/10 (10 October 2003)

As corny as the title of this comment is, there is no denying the true potential of this movie to reach the mountaintop of cinematic greatness. Astonishing enough, this is only the first part. And if one segment of two segments total can blow away consciousness and thought, it can keep you on your toes for Volume 2.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 is the perfect exaggeration of life and reality. If life was given a slight sadistic charge to it, this movie would be the envision of that nether dimension. Exaggeration: the consistency of action and gore, and the outrageous but aesthetically incredible decapitations. As understood about this movie, this is Quentin Tarantino's tribute to many of his beloved die-hard genres, such as spaghetti westerns and kung-fu movies. It goes without saying that his tribute is a redefinition and reinvention of each genre. He basically made this movie, with the melting pot of genres, his own.
Kudos also goes to Uma Thurman for all the anguish she had during the shoot while acting out the anguish of one woman. A question that should arise from this movie might be whether or not Thurman may take the high step to actress-dom, or being one of the revered and sought after actresses in Hollywood.
This movie captured The Bride's anguish perfectly, even though this movie may be classified only as action driven rather than character driven. Nevertheless, Quentin, along with Thurman, created a character that transforms from mystery to woman-on-a-mission.
Godfather made people scratch their heads after seeing it because they wanted to check, recheck. and check again if they were seeing the unthinkable and incredible. Kill Bill matches that mindset and state. It can be thought more and more and seen more and more, but the action will mesmerize and graciously stupify you into awe. To quote Will Ferrell as James Lipton, "Looking at this movie is like looking into the face of God."