Tarantino at his best

Rating: 10/10 (9 October 2003)

I'm a big Tarantino fan. Though clearly not as good as "Pulp Fiction" or "Resevoir Dogs," I genuinely enjoyed "Jackie Brown." And since blessed with the opportunity to watch "Kill Bill: Volume One" before its theatrical release, and being one of the first to vote for it on IMDB, I feel obliged to offer the following advice to all those who have bothered to look up this movie on this web site: Buy your tickets in advance and see it on the day it opens. "Kill Bill" is Tarantino at his finest -- intelligently irreverent and violently entertaining. I would love to describe the opening scene, but I wouldn't want to spoil it for any prospective audience member: it can't be described -- it must be experienced. It's absolutely hysterical.

"Kill Bill" is a salute to the spaghetti Western and cheesy Kung-Fu film as only Tarantino can deliver it. "The Village Voice" described "Kill Bill" as one of the most violent films in the history of American cinema, but I would strongly disagree. I have a hard time stomaching extreme violence -- odd for a Tarantino fan, I realize. I turned my head whenever [unnamed character]* gets his head blown off while riding in the car in [unnamed Tarantino film]. The violence in "Kill Bill" is purposely excessive; it's like what you would expect from an R-rated cartoon. "Kill Bill" is the only film in which I have laughed uproariously after watching someone get their head chopped off.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I give "Kill Bill" a TEN.
*Info left out to avoid spoiling it for anyone out there who is totally new to Tarantino.