Fast paced cult action flick that mocks oriental martial arts films and B-type movies

Rating: 8/10 (13 September 2009)

Quentin Tarantino has done it again. This time he returns with this odd western spaghetti/martial arts/action movie that turns out to be brilliant in it's content and in it's message.
The story centers around a woman only known as 'The Bride' (everytime someone says her name, we can hear a beep), that was brutally mistreated on her wedding rehearsal, along with her groom and friends (all killed), by a gang known as the Deadly Viper Organisation led by a man only known as Bill. Even with a bullet in her head, she doesn't die and swears revenge on all that were involved in the massacre. And here begins a wild ride filled with fights, samurai swords, and a lot of blood.
Once again, Tarantino delivers us a fun-filled crazy plot, different from his last movies, and in which with 'Kill Bill Vol.1', he exploits ironically this unusual western spaghetti flick mixed with hard martial arts action, that of course mocks the oriental flicks of the same genre and uses the B-type films main theme: vengeance. The result is a bloody fast paced action movie that really achieves what it's meant to achieve, and that's to entertain.
Uma Thurman is brilliant with her deadly 'Bride' role, and she rocks with her legendary Hattori Hanzo sword. She highlights this movie. The rest of the cast are an interesting choice and we get to know four members of the group. The O-Ren Rishii animated introduction was an excellent point by the way.
RZA gives us a strange but adequate soundtrack with pop, country, rock and oriental influences.
Finishing up, if you're a Tarantino fan and want to see a flick filled with bloody martial arts action and a story about vengeance, then 'Kill Bill Vol.1' is a success in those patterns - 8/10.