Nobody, Nobody But ... QT

Rating: 9/10 (11 October 2003)

Greetings again from the darkness. Tarantino has done it again. The creator of the incomparable "Pulp Fiction" has given us a gift of unique creativity on the big screen. In part, this is a tribute of the old "chop-sockey" movies, but is is SOOOOOOOO much more! Casting Uma Thurman (who would have thought?) as the Kung Fu expert assasin is pure genius. Her fight scenes are remarkable. The touches of QT humor throughout are quite the contrast to the ongoing bloodbaths and severed limbs. His use of black & white and cuts make the violence tolerable and some of the shots are pure magic. The flashback scenes provide most of the story line for us and the Death List 5 are all given glimpses, while a couple are featured in this most entertaining part one. We have come to depend upon Tarantino to deliver something new to us - this is tremendous pressure, yet he continues to deliver. His long list of outlandish characters is added to with Lucy Liu's bodyguard, GOGO. She is right up there with Samuel L. Jackson from "Pulp Fiction". I must advise all to pay special attention to QT's use of music throughout. The opening credits are remarkable with the haunting voice of Nancy Sinatra, but hold on for the musical roller coaster after that! Count me in for part 2 in February - and at least one more viewing of part one before then!