BURIED ALIVE!!

Rating: 10/10 (19 April 2004)

I can take gore. I can take extreme violence. Hell, I can take graphic sex and masochism. BUT, the scene where Budd buries 'The Bride' is the most disturbing thing I have ever seen. I know it's been done before, but QT did such a great job of communicating the claustrophobic feeling of being in a casket underground. I couldn't bare to listen to the dirt falling on the thing!
Really though this drives home my 'point'. This is the most masterfully acted movie I have ever seen. Ever. Uma Thurman gives us a real feeling of how any of us would react in that situation. Total fear, isolation and helplessness. I have never felt so claustrophobic in a giant room full of people.
On a side note, when Elle (Hannah) gets her eye plucked by the vengeful bride her screams began an incredible onslaught on me. It was the most convincing portrayal of a person in mortal pain that I will (can) ever see. Absolutely blood-curdling.
It must be said however, these are just two of the reasons I LOVE this movie!