Tarantino makes movies fun again!

Rating: 9/10 (17 October 2003)

After seeing Kill Bill twice now, I can honestly say that Tarantino is one of the most talented directors in Hollywood today.
The film Kill Bill just works. It is one of the most entertaining films I have seen so far this year. I'll tell you what, watching Kill Bill was also fun! This was a fun movie loaded with GREAT music and lots of references to how movies were made some 20-30 years ago.(SPOILER ALERT)
One of the biggest kicks I got out of watching Kill Bill was some of the little things that were strewn throughout the movie. These little things were references to how movies were made in the 70's, references to action heroes of the 70's, references to styles in the 70's, references to "bad" music scores in the 70's, and references to bad special effects in the 70's.

There was one scene where The Bride was pushing her way through a parking garage, looking for the "yeah" Wagon (for those of you who have seen Kill Bill, you know what I am talking about). There was this really bad 70's tune playing. You know, the generic 70's track that goes along with some action related moment, in a 70's action film? The shot is then cut (in a really bad edit) from The Bride wheeling her way through the parking garage, to the inside of the ***** Wagon. That bad 70's track I told you about comes to an abrupt end - I mean the track is just cut off in mid tempo. I can't tell you how many times I have seen this same kind of edit, not done on purpose mind you, in some of the 70's action films I have seen. Too me, that was just fun!
There was another fun scene where The Bride is in an airplane. There is a shot of the plane flying through the skies. It clearly looks like a phony special effect. How many times have you watched an old movie that has a special effect of a UFO or Airplane flying through the skies which is attached to black thread? It was hilarious.
I also thought that the movie was very well acted. None of these characters seemed to "wink" at the audience. Whatever was happening in "their" world was very real. Tarantino was doing all the winking but the actors were very serious. I really got into the story and could understand why The Bride was bent on revenge.
Kill Bill is a simple story with a simply plot, but Tarantino has a way that he tells this story which makes it really interesting and fun to watch. Just you wait and see, other directors will try and copy this film and it's style.
This is a fun movie folks. It reminds me why we go to the movies. I anxiously await Kill Bill Vol 2.