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Old October 27th 03, 08:08 AM
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Default Review: Kill Bill: Volume 1 (** 1/2)

KILL BILL: VOLUME 1
A film review by Steve Rhodes

Copyright 2003 Steve Rhodes

RATING (0 TO ****): ** 1/2


KILL BILL: VOLUME 1, from Disney's Miramax subsidiary, has been called the
most violent film ever released in the United States by a major studio. It
is the fourth film by renowned director Quentin Tarantino, whose sole claim
to fame is his great and influential PULP FICTION, which inspired a
generation of young filmmakers to push the limits of on-screen gore. A
GQ-like movie, KILL BILL: VOLUME 1 scores style points with every
blood-splattered frame. Limbs and heads exist only to be chopped off, thus
providing a colorful red stream as in a water fountain. The result is a
movie that is an impressive exercise in style but little more.



Tarantino's script is relatively plot-free. The movie plays as one long
homage to Asian martial arts films, and the plot serves only to provide
excuses for the action set pieces, which are undeniably as elegant as they
are horrific. If you've ever thought that you didn't like a movie because
it was too violent, KILL BILL: VOLUME 1 isn't the movie for you.



The story concerns a character known only as The Bride (Uma Thurman), who is
working down her kill list in order to avenge the death of her unborn baby.
The group she is fighting goes by the name of the Deadly Viper Assassination
Squad. The movie is broken up into chapters with names like "The Blood
Splattered Bride."



In the opening fight sequence with knives -- swords are actually the
preferred weapons in the movie -- the bride battles Vernita Green (Vivica A.
Fox) to the death in Vernita's living room. They interrupt their slicefest
briefly when Vernita's little girl arrives on the school bus. After the
girl is in her room, the adults continue their annihilation episode,
destroying the contents of the house in the process.



The movie sags badly in a long hyperviolent anime episode in the middle but
picks back up when it switches back to live action as the bride
single-handedly battles and defeats O-Ren Ishi (Lucy Liu) and her hundred
warriors.



So why do they call it VOLUME 1? Because they decided to chop the movie
into two parts and make more money in the process. Viewers will have to buy
tickets to VOLUME 2 to be able to see the ending. The story, or lack
thereof, is definitely not one that needs more than one motion picture to
tell.



So what is the rating for the movie? NC-17, right? Oh no, the MPAA again
shows that they have no spine or sense, giving the movie an R rating. But
if the film had contained explicit sex (something that is natural) rather
than extreme violence (which isn't normal or natural), the MPAA probably
would have had no problem in slapping an NC-17 on the film.



KILL BILL: VOLUME 1 runs 1:33. It is rated R for "strong bloody violence,
language and some sexual content" and would be acceptable for older
teenagers.



My son Jeffrey, age 14, gave it ***, saying that it was crazy but it worked.
He remarked that the script felt like it was written by a teenager because
of its strange logic, which he understood. He especially liked the action
and Thurman's performance, and he looks forward to VOLUME 2.



The film is playing in nationwide release now in the United States. In the
Silicon Valley, it is showing at the AMC theaters, the Century theaters and
the Camera Cinemas.



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