One of the only two movies I have ever walked out of.

Rating: Null/10 (16 May 2004)

Let me preface my comments with the following qualification: I have very high standards when it comes to movies and Quentin Tarantino has consistently failed to meet them.
This film was no exception and is, in my opinion, his worst ever. Pulp Fiction had the novelty factor going for it. Now that the genre is established, one has to fall back on plot and entertainment value.
Kill Bill Vol 1 has neither plot nor entertainment value. I'm sure this was some attempt on the part of Tarantino to salute a classic genre which is equally low quality but manages to under-achieve on a fraction of the budget: B-grade kung-fu films.
When you're in college and you're broadening your horizons, watching B-grade kung-fu movies is a requisite activity. After you leave college however, you realize that your trappings of irony such as listening to They Might Be Giants and watching B movies is just that - trappings of irony.
Tarantino would have done well to leave his trappings in college but thanks to Hollywood's propensity for beating then fellating a dead horse, we have all had this insufferable piece of feces inflicted upon us.
Interesting cinematic genre blending and special effects do little to add to a film that has no plot and blood that sprays out of people's necks and arms like it's being pumped by a hose.
If you enjoyed Army of Darkness, this film is for you my friend. For those of us with taste, don't waste your time.