Dynamic synthesis of Asian gems

Rating: Null/10 (29 December 2003)

This audacious diamond references all my favourite films -- LADY SNOWBLOOD, FEMALE CONVICT SCORPION, ENTER THE DRAGON, MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE, THRILLER, et al -- and mainstreams them.
That's clever and it takes quite a talent to do that effectively AND still produce a film with a single voice.
Tarantino, take a bow!
I know why the scene with Sonny Chiba is so long, but it hurts the movie, buddy, and Sonny would have still been as godly in half the time.
As I've seen the coloured climax, I prefer that, so I hope others get to see it, too. Censorship dictating the tonal appearance of a movie sucks. Still, great scene, anyway.
The music carried me back to the 70's and 80's, especially the cues referencing and "paying hommage" to Japanese Diva flicks.
Simply because QT made the thing, he gets my respect, because, hey, he could be taking big dollars and making crappola like CHARLIE'S ANGELS TOO MUCH.