Definitely Tarantino -- You MUST see this movie!

Rating: 10/10 (15 October 2003)

Pretty typical Tarantino fare, as far as content: violence, excessive bloodshed (is there such a thing? ^_^), extreme theatrics, larger-than-life characters, and cool music (um...well, except for the go-go rock at the restaurant, but even that had an interesting effect on the scene).
The Bride was definitely as cool as El Mariachi (but maybe I only say that because I'm a chick *shrug*), O-Ren Ishii was a total badass, and Go-Go was one of the awesomest psychos ever. Once again, Tarantino delivers a star-studded cast, as well: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, David Carradine, Sonny Chiba.
The plot is great, and out of order again (a la Pulp Fiction). I liked that we got to see what kind of person The Bride was ("It was not my intention for you to witness that...") right off the bat. It was great how we were shown where O-Ren came from and why The Bride was so torqued; it made them into compelling characters, and made their final fight almost (but not quite) poignant.
Good cinematography, too; definitely liked the shadow-fight, as well as the black and white segments.
One thing -- did anyone else notice that everybody on the plane had a katana?? Isn't that just...weird? (*cough cough* like the dancing in Pulp Fiction wasn't...)
Any fan of action films and/or Tarantino's work will love this movie. The only problem? The second one isn't out yet!