Synopsis:

Beatrix Kiddo a.k.a The Bride (Uma Thurman) is a female assassin who has been betrayed by The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad led by her former boss Bill who gunned her down at her wedding leaving her for dead. The Bride awakes four years later and she sets out to begin her quest for vengeance. With help of one of Bill's former tutors, retired sword maker Hattori Hanzo, The Bride sets out to eliminate her first two targets on her list: Vernita Green, who has retired from the Deadly Viper Assassin Squad and has a daughter and O-Ren Ishii, who is now the kingpin of the Toyko criminal underworld and leader of the "Crazy 88" crime gang. The Bridge, engaging in a roaring rampage of revenge, will not rest until every member of The Deadly Viper Assassin Squad is dead and she will save Bill for last.

Brian's Rating: A+ : This movie is awesome.  It is part Kung Fu, and part Japanese Anime come to life with direct animation on one part.  It is always cool to see a good choreographed sword fight; it it cool to see chicks doing Kung Fu.  When you combine them, and throw in the Tarantino excellence, then you get a product that was made just for me.

The plot is a basic revenge plot, and true to form, Tarantino presents it in such a way that makes him great.  The dialog is memorable, and the non-linear flow keeps you captivated.  The sound track is cool, and the characters are interesting.  In my opinion, this is every bit as good as Pulp Fiction. 

A side note on Vol. 2, which is really supposed to be the second half of a single movie.  It was simply not as good.  It did not follow the same action oriented style, and was a disappointment to me other than to fill in the story.

The Freak's Rating: A : I agree with Brian on every point except his rating.  The magnetism to dialogue that Tarantino is so masterful with is not there in Kill Bill Volume 1, not as it has been in films like Pulp Fiction.  I left Pulp Fiction mesmerized at the attraction I had developed for the characters.  Well written dialogue makes that tie easy to make as an audience member and Tarantino was in top form there, but not here.

That lacking drops this to an A, but this is still an amazing film.  Bloody, comic book kung fu action has never been done so well and Tarantino's brilliant style keeps the audience into it from start to finish.  Even if you are turned off from the violence, don't try to tell me you turned away for a second!  The better of the two Kill Bill films, volume 1 is a solid piece of filmmaking.
 

Sebastian's Rating: A- : i dont know if it deserves an A+, however it's one of Tarantino's best movies. I love the anime/live aciton of this movie, i havent seen the second but i still should. because this movie delievered alot of action, making me want to see another one.

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