SLAM BAM THANK YOU MA'AM!!! <<
Rating: 10/10 (12 October 2003)

Where do I begin. The music? The action? The directing? The Acting? The writing? Or just the plain bad-assness of it? I think that I'll go in order.
Tarentino once again proves that part of the story can be told through music, that it's not just there as filler. A handy trait that he taught Robert Rodruguez. Every piece of music that Q.T. uses is not just fill space, it is there to set mood, make it more intense, that sort of thing. And I'll be damned if he didn't pick some great music to go along with his film.
HO-LY SHIT!! That is all I can say about the mind blowing action that was well choreographed, rehearsed, and orchestrated. He takes cinematic martial arts to a whole new level, by kicking it old school in 2003. In a world of CGI's and the Wachowski Bros. (don't get me wrong, I love the Matrx films and am eagerly anticipating the new one), it is inspiring to see a film use wires to make them fly, and training to make them fight. The fight between Black Mamba and The 100 minions was one of the best i have ever seen in my life. The way she moves through them with ease, and the use of the camera is damn good too. Who didn't love the silhuetted portion.
Q.T.'s attention to detail has made him one of the most respectable directors (in my opinion) in film today. My favourite scene is the simple scene "Wiggle you're big toe." That sort of intricate scene would be overlooked, and probably not done had it been another director. And to be able to make me, a guy who doesn't enjoy anime at all, get really into the anime sequence, takes some talent.
Everybody turned great performances in this film. I can't wait for Volume 2 to come out so I can see more of Carradine and Madsen, as their characters were underplayed. But Thurman's intensity is only matched by Lucy Liu and (can't remember her name but...) Gogo's ferocity.
Great script. Q.T. took a cliche plot and made it original, adding a twist anywhere it fit. His love for film-making and classic martial arts films really shine here.
Bad-ass movie. I give it 10/10