The most intense movie experience in...

Rating: 9/10 (16 April 2004)

...now long? I'd say at least ten years.
QT has given us another gem. He combines a classic revenge story with a pastiche of the kung fu movies he grew up on.
The only weakness is in the backstory. With the exception of Lucy Liu's character, we know nothing of the other character's past.

Tarantino wisely pushes such things to the back burner. We know that Bill and his assassins killed nine innocents and nearly killed The Bride.
There it is. She has no name. The only time she mentions her name in Part 1, it is bleeped. (And again an moment later when Viveca A Fox says the name) She doesn't need a name. She isn't a person so much as a force of nature.
There are two main set-pieces: the Bride's fight with Vernita Green (Viveca A Fox)and the big battle at the House of Blue Leaves. Both are intense and will leave you limp.
Not enough goodies on the DVD, though.
Nine stars. Watch the DVD, then go watch Part 2.