Tarantino has lost the plot.

Rating: Null/10 (20 April 2004)

Whilst leaving the cinema after viewing kill bill i heard a guy in the row in front of me say "He's lost it a bit hasn't he". He took the words right out of my mouth. I still find it hard to believe that someone who made quality movies like pulp fiction and Jackie brown could possibly be guilty of making such an awful movie. People say that Tarantino spent several years watching kung fu movies before he made Kill Bill. So how come he ended up making a samurai style movie. There is a big difference between the two genres. But to be honest this movie shouldn't count as martial arts full stop. For a start there are no quality martial artists playing the main characters and thats always going to be a problem. The movie spends a lot of time covering the same old ground. The quirky sound track, the over stylistic approach. There is nothing new here. The levels of violence may have increased but surely only the most dim witted of people would rate a movie just on the number of killings they see.
Many critics are raving about this movie at the moment but i feel it has a faddy kind of appeal. It's one of those movies that people blow out of proportion just because they like the previous work of Tarantino. I don't feel they are judging it purely on what they see at the cinema/dvd. I hope Tarantino can do better than this in the future because up until this i was a big fan.
I rate this movie 5 out of 10. In future leave this genre to those who know what they are doing.