Review of Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) by Namir G — 13 Aug 2016
- I think of Tarantino as making films the same way a craftsman makes a wooden chair. They seem to have a polished feel to them that other movies don't. Where everything works together. Actors, scenery, music, story, easter eggs, quotability, cultishness, cinemetography, balance of methods (suspense, violence, backstory).
- "Hey, baby. How was school?".
- Dat whistle. I think she changed from white to white. What an odd outfit scene.
- Aww, QT. Attention to detail basic ballistics fail.
- Buck's a bit of a douche-canoe.
- I got all fucking day, Big Toe.
- Hattori Hanzo's bar scene is an excellent representation of why I love old Japanese samurai movies.
- It's the "5,6,7,8s". They look like 1950 housewifes trying to use giant logging chainsaws.
- Wühü.
- Well, there goes her arm.
- Well, there goes his eyeball.
- Well, there go both his legs. Aaaand, that's the last of the entire Yakuza.
- That girl with the mace. A kusarigama variant. I've seen it before, and it's (to me) one of the deadliest, most graceful weapons ever devised. It's mesmerizing and confusing by design, uses momentum, and becomes more deadly the more it's used. It's incredibly difficult, and looks like magic when used. It reminds me of Kung Fu done properly, where it looks completely effortless.
- When she wrote her Death List Five, she wrote Bill's name EXACTLY the same as Hanzo-san did in the window of his shop.
This review of Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) was written by Namir G on 13 Aug 2016.
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 has generally received very positive reviews.
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