Revenge is a dish best served cold

Rating: Null/10 (14 October 2003)

This movie brings out a theme that Quentin Tarantino has hinted at before: don't make women mad, because they will kill you. He is also paying tribute to several martial arts movies of the past: Five fingers Of Death, Five Deadly Venoms, Game Of Death,and many different samurai movies. He is also giving nods to different directors: Hitchcock, in particular, with his camera placement during key scenes.
It is obvious that Tarantino places Bruce Lee in high regard, because he has no less than 3 tributes to him in this movie: the yellow workout suit with black piping worn by the Bride, the Kato masks worn by the Crazy 88s, and the playing of the Green Hornet theme during a car/motorcycle ride (the idea of one person holding off a rival army could also be seen as a nod to The Dragon).
The action, the fights, and the over-the-top violence mark this movie as a definite "R"(although I'm sure it could have gotten an "X" for violence not too long ago).
I had a great time watching this movie, and can't wait to see the 2nd half next year.