Review of Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) by Brendan C — 02 May 2013

Quentin Tarantino returned after a six-year break from directing with Kill Bill: Volume one. What happens in this one is that The Bride (Uma Thruman) was about to get married when several people came in and shot everybody to death. She somehow survived a shot to the head, and ended up in a coma for years. When she wakes up she realizes that the baby she was carrying at the time is gone, and she knows what has happened to her. She decides to get her revenge on Bill (David Carradine), but first she has to find him. She ends up going through many fights, and kills a lot of people, but she doesn't get to Bill until the end of Volume Two. This was a great one, and it was really exciting and entertaining.

This is when Quentin Tarantino really started to get weird. I mean even weirder then before. His style really changed in the 21st century compared to his 90's films like "Pulp Fiction," "Reservoir Dogs," or "Jackie Brown." This is when his films started to have a bit of satire in them too. I felt like this film made fun of old Japanese ninja films, and made them look stupid at times. That is what I meant by satire. The stuff in this film really didn't seem serious at all, and at times I felt like I had to laugh. The film is really cheesy at times, and that is why you laugh. Tarantino always had a lot of humor in his films, but he tried a different approach to humor with the two Kill Bill films that he would later use in "Inglorious Basterds," and "Django Unchained.".

However it is perhaps the most violent movie I have ever seen, or at least one of them. The film is bloody as hell, and people are getting decapitated, and having limbs cut off through out the film. The ending is literally a blood bath, but it is such an exciting ending though. The sword fights in the film are awesome, but man ohh man are they violent. But it is Quentin Tarantino so you should expect that from one of his films.

His films in the 21st century have had a lot more revenge in them. This film is about one woman's revenge against a man named Bill, who tried to kill her at her wedding. After the two Kill Bill films he did two more even greater revenge films "Inglorious Basterds," and "Django Unchained." Now it seems that the ideal Tarantino film of the 21st century is a fantasy revenge flick, with satire in it. However this film stands out the most from all of his films, because it was not like his style at all really when it first came out.

Usually Tarantino films have long talking scenes, and great dialog. This film just had a ton of really over the top sword fights that were great. The film had more style instead of a great screenplay, and most of his films have great screenplays instead. The screenplay for Kill Bill is not one that I would call a masterpiece. He has written a few fantastic screenplays however. I find that when I watch his films I always wonder what is going on in Quentin Tarantino's head. He is one of my favorite directors, but he must be crazy. But I love his work, and I have seen and loved every film he has made. His style fascinates me, but I find it disturbing at times. I love this movie, and I love it's sequel. Quentin may be my favorite director, and this was one of his best works.