Great; goriest movie ever?

Rating: Null/10 (10 October 2003)

Wow, this film packed a wallop. While it had some little flaws (weapons allowed on planes? how do passports and cash simply materialize when necessary? etc.) the action is truly great. And the filming of the action was clear enough to follow, unlike the trend nowadays to splice so quickly you can't even tell what's going on. It is way up there with the goriest movies I've ever seen. I'm trying to think of similar gore levels in movies that are not just all about splatter...Braveheart? Maybe I'm thinking of that cause that film had such visceral sound effects like some of the ones in Kill Bill. But man, the blood does fly and so do body parts in this, and I can't imagine anyone disappointed by the levels of gore. Artistic gore! Clever and new gore! But aside from that aspect of the film, is a great throughline of intent. The Bride is so strong and focused...you figure she'll get out of Vol. 1 just fine cause there's Vol. 2, but still, it's exciting to see how she does it. And yeah, I want to know the back story - when the cliffhanger came at the end, I really wished Vol. 2 was spooled and ready to go. I would have sat another 2 hours right then. I can't wait for more. As for the "boycott" trend, come on. Did any of us boycott Empire Strikes Back cause we felt gypped that Star Wars continued on? How about Matrix fans, obligingly ready for 3rds even after crappy 2nds followed a good 1st? Get off the $10 high horse and see 2 parts of a good movie, and forego paying for some crap movies you know will suck, if that's what it takes. Hell, I went to a matinee today which was $5. If you want to see badly enough, you will. And you should!