Blogcritics: Comments on Kill Bill: Volume 1

Comment by jadester

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 11:59:35 EST

plenty of other films have had the same level, or more, gore. But you are right that anyone who actively dislikes such in films will be best off avoiding this, which is a real shame. The fight scenes when the bride has a sword simply ooze coolness (with volume 2 looking from the trailers like it will manage to beat this) The story doesn't try to fool you, or even justify itself - it's simply a matter of calm, calculated revenge. From right near the beginning of the film we are made aware that the bride was in the assassination sqaud too, i.e. she was a criminal who killed for money (and possibly infamy, and pleasure) The usage of black-and-white is never gratuitous, and subtle enough that if you're not paying attention you'll barely notice it Tarantino has also managed to make the swordplay "fit" - it doesn't feel like a shooting film where the guns have simply been replaced, instead the usage of swords just seems...right

Comment by Grady

Mon, 19 Jan 2004 09:10:15 EST

I was so shocked by the gore in this film my body shut down and fainted. It just said 'No more' and I woke up at the end when my brother had to shake me. I had sweat all over and couldn't stand. If you can't stand gore, avoid this. It's not the blood. Red water, bah. It's the gore. There's too much.

Comment by Michelle

Mon, 27 Oct 2003 13:21:45 EST

i found kill bill a waste of time. i'm not too much into action and japanese anime and such anyway, so it wasn't hard to not impress me with this movie. but a bit of a deeper story would have done wonders probably. i think this movie's success lives on the name Tarantino, and that's just not enough for me. good for them they divided the movie into two parts. that way they're gonna make a load more money, of course, but i think they should have just put it into one. i see no reason why to divide a one sentence long story into two half sentences long movies.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 21:51:53 EDT

I am the same way, just kidding you mostly. A lot of people have said similar things. Thanks!

Comment by Matt Moore

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 21:49:26 EDT

Well, I'm not a big fan of violence, I sometimes have trouble watching it. But I can certainly look past it to see the rest of the movie as good.

Comment by Eric Olsen

Mon, 20 Oct 2003 21:47:23 EDT

Thanks Matt, made a lot of sense, though I was surprised to hear at the end that you liked it - so it was disgusting in a good way?