I can only remember the swords...

Rating: 2/10 (26 October 2003)

'Kill Bill Vol. 1', Quentin Tarantino's fourth movie everybody is talkin' about because it's just _Quentin Tarantino_. Beside the hype around this man he didn't impress me with his movies, though he had some interesting ideas - until now.
'Kill Bill' made me slip back in my comfortable cinema chair thinking about the wasted time (111 minutes!) and money (5 EUR!) and stupidness of following the mainstream and all the hypes. Well, this aren't the normal thoughts of the audience and I want to tell you why I thought so about this movie.
I went to the cinema for two reasons: 1. A friend told me that Kill Bill is a good exploitation film like 'Braindead' - 2. Another one who knows me quite well and said that I will like this movie. So with joyfully anticipation the whole thing started but turned me off quite fast. Nothing happened. They shoot, they kill, they bleed, they jump, they beat... what's so special? Not even (IMHO) poor martial arts actors like Jackie Chan or Jet Li would appreciate such useless fighting sequences. And why did they pull swords in and out of the sheaths for minutes??? Some hidden meaning?
Is it really necessary to pack a conventional (American) revenge story (tooth for tooth, eye for eye) in such an over-the-top exaggerated movie with childish fightings (the comic-book showdown in the restaurant), useless blood flow (I like gore but you must know where you gave to use it), hollywood dialogues and sloppy cinematic elements (the anime retrospect of O-Ren Ishii).
This movie will appeal to people who have seen every 'Karate Tiger' movie, know the basic facts of Jean-Claude Van Damme's life and enjoy Dragon Ball Z on a daily basis.
Sorry people I have to give up but 'Kill Bill' was the worst film I saw since 'Scary Movie 2'.