Kill Bill.... I wish someone would..

Rating: 5/10 (11 August 2004)

Now where do I start? I am often amazed at the hysteria generated by a movie made by Tarantino. Granted Pulp Fiction was a decent effort in a confused disjointed way. But Kill Bill Volume one needs to be taken with an almighty pinch of salt. If this film was made by Golden Harvest in Hong Kong it would never have seen the light of day in western theatres.
I was impressed with the standard of martial arts in the first fight scene when our heroine bride fights to the death against Vernita Green. But the whole film lost the plot for me after that scene with its chopping backwards and forwards. And the main fight scene in the nightclub when the bride takes on over 100 screaming samurai welding gangsters beckons belief.
I understand this is a tribute to martial art films of the 70's and should in no way be taken seriously but it is possible to have believable martial arts and still have a solid story. I have always loved Martial arts and I have studied Tae-Kwon-do for many years. So I guess with a heavy heart I must give this film the thumbs down.