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Rating: Null/10 (30 July 2004)

I just finished this movie and i immediately ran to comment on it. It is a masterpiece. Quentin Tarantino really pulled it off again. I assumed that this movie would be just a wannabe kung-fu movie but Americanized. I was wrong, this movie in fact surpasses many kung-fu movies I have seen.
When the opening credits came through I saw that The Rza had done the music for the movie, from that moment I knew it would add an interesting twist on the movie. It was very interesting indeed, the music to the movie really helps provide emotion and dept to the movie, also on many occasions it had me tapping my feet or jamming to music. Very good idea, seeing how Rza of Wu-Tang is known to be a big fan of kung-fu so it must have brought some good motivation on his part.
The fight scenes, of course were unrealistic beyond belief, and in a lot of movies that is a bad thing, except this one. The unrealistic and gory fight scenes definitely made the movie, there was blood all over the place, I don't think I've ever seen so much blood in a movie, it's incredible. The fight scenes in this movie were off the charts, reminded me of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ..well minus the flying all over the place.
When I heard that the movie was going to be starred by Uma Thurman I was definitely spectacle of her ability to portray to role. But again I was wrong, as the movie developed and when the movie ended I couldn't think of anyone else to fill the slot.
Oh man I could pick apart every part of this movie and comment on it and they would all be positive, so my final words are, it is a great movie, watch it if you haven't. I'm ready for Volume Two.