Sold Before the First Filmed Image Came Onscreen!

Rating: 9/10 (11 October 2003)

Ok, All I want to say is that my favorite part of the EXPERIENCE was the very first moment... when the "Feature Presentation" screen comes up in all of its 70's glory and color before crackling and cutting out as if you were watching a film on an old science class schoolroom projector.
Stroke of Genius. It reminded me of some of the finest moments of my childhood, when CBS or whoever (maybe all the networks!) had that rotating, multi-colored, "Special" logo that would swirl at you with bongo-hyped theme music before a Charlie Brown Special or a RankinBass holiday show. Hopefully some of you out there know what I'm talking about. In a Pavlovian way, I knew I was in for a treat. I was thereafter stoked til the last frame. Great ending. The movie was just as ass-kickin as I hoped and expected. The anime was fantastic.
Only two lowlights for me- 1) The two guys from Okinawa going off at each other was a little too much comic relief to fit comfortably with the rest of the film & 2) The fight between Uma and Lucy was a bit anti-climatic (especially when Uma was on the ground, about to "Die like a Samurai" .. what happened then? Its like the editor fell alseep.)
Anyway, 9 out of 10. I'm assuming Kill Bill Vol. 2 will have a unique style, as this one was definitely Asian themed.