Fun to watch (POSSIBLE SPOILERS)

Rating: 8/10 (20 August 2004)

Kill Bill was originally supposed to be one movie, but since the movie would have ended up being so lengthy, it was decided that two movies should be made. Because of this, Kill Bill Vol. 1 got much less of the story and more of the action. Vol. 1 doesn't play like a regular movie, since there's so little story and you feel there's something missing in the movie, even though you know it's all going to emerge in Vol. 2. The movie is mostly made up of a few gruesome battles and a couple of scenes, which really make the movie fun to watch, and one dorky animé sequence, which doesn't. Kill Bill Vol. 1 is pretty good, not Tarantino's best film, but better than Jackie Brown. The best way to enjoy the film is probably to watch it and Vol. 2 back-to-back so that you're not left hanging at all and so that you don't forget all the stuff from Vol. 1 that is mentioned in Vol. 2. Nine stars out of ten.