On this one, I let all the hype die down before watching this one. It didn’t help. My expectations were just too high and this one didn’t live up. Kill Bill had it’s moments. It made me laugh in all right, inappropriate moments. The action sequences were well done. The campy Manicotti Western style to the directing and story was a tad different from the standard Hollywood fair.
Unfortunately, this is where I leave the pack of Tarantino lovers who mark this as a crowning achievement in film making. Okay, few people are actually saying that but they might as well be. There were so many people who really enjoyed liked this film I half expected it to actually deliver. It was murder to sit through.
All I can say is this was no Pulp Fiction. Clearly it wasn’t meant to be but it would’ve been nice if he put as much into Kill Bill as he did Pulp Fiction. It has been six years since his last movie. What did he do during that time? Clearly not work on his craft.
Perhaps if he used the fire extinguisher filled with fake syrup blood a little less I might’ve enjoyed it more. After the fifth or twelfth time someone ran around spurting blood like a fountain Tarantino might’ve said, “You know what, let’s do something different here, I’m a smart guy lets innovate.” That would’ve been nice. Instead we are treated to scene after scene of blood spurting out of even the most minor of cuts.
Uma Thurman is good. There are a couple of moments in which she really gets to shine and show her range as an actress. Uma kicking ass in knock down dirty fight scenes is a treat. Everyone else is just so, so.
The story isn’t new. He tries to tell it out of sequence in a chapter format much like a book. At times it almost works. Except by the time you get to the final battle it doesn’t much matter what happens. We already know this part of the story since this is a flash back sequence and without anything new, it really isn’t attention grabbing. The anime chapter was an interesting nod to the genre Tarantino is borrows much of his material, but it went on far too long. Shortened up it would’ve been a good moment in the movie. Realistically, the anime version of Lucy Liu was more dynamic and interesting. I’m very disappointed by her weakness as O-Ren Ishii.
I found myself getting bored through much of the movie. I caught myself looking at the clock on the DVD player and counting down how much was left. I’ll watch the second one so I can at finally find out what The Brides name is, but that’s about it. To all the other reviewers who gave this movie anything more than a C, you’re F@#King out of your minds.
