Big, pulpy fun.

Rating: Null/10 (2 November 2003)

Even though I am a huge movie buff, I am not a Quentin Tarantino fan. I didn't enjoy any of his previous three movies and thought they were basically over-hyped garbages. Therefore, I was reluctant to watch Kill Bill : Volume 1. When I watched the trailer, I thought to myself, "Give me a break". However, after a close friend recommended the movie to me, I finally gave in and was quite surprised with what I saw.
Kill Bill doesn't seem to contain one original piece of movie making. Just about everything in the movie is stolen from some obscure movie or television show of the past, from the opening credits to Uma Thurman's yellow jumpsuit. However, all the pop references of the past are chopped up and brought together in such an unique way that a totally new movie is born. Even more surprisingly than that is the movie actually works, even with all the cheesy gore, great sword fights, and witty-yet-over-the-top dialogs.

Outside of the characteristic heavy foul language, I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I left the cinema thinking to myself, In that sense, the movie resembles another great tribute of the pop cultural past, the surprise cliffhanger. Can't wait to find out what happens in Kill Bill : Volume 2.