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Kill Bill - Vol. 1 Reviews

2003

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Quentin Tarantino returns to the director's chair with KILL BILL after a six-year hiatus. The movie proves once again that he is a hyperactive visionary and the master of cinematic coolness. Split into two volumes by Miramax in order to ensure that Tarantino's vision would not be compromised (and presumably to sell more tickets).. Read more

Starring	Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah
Director	Quentin Tarantino
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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- Tarantino takes his audience back to the martial arts movies of the 1970s, with gushing blood and severed limbs, a bigger budget and American actors. This first part is just one fight after another, culminating in a spectacular blood-fest which, because o
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  a stylish effort but disgraceful profiteering!
  
  Kill Bill is an visually impressive film, and clearly displays Tarantino's impeccable taste for influential cinema. The jury is still out on whether ... read more »
  
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  - blacksmoke
  - 21 reviews
  - London, England
  - 24 May 2004 at 14:54
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  Well Done Quentin Tarantion
  
  This was my first Quentin Tarantino film I ever watched.
  
  Well done.
  
  The films amazing. The cut scenes to the animated part of the film. ... read more »
  
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  - ryanryry
  - 5 reviews
  - 26 Jan 2012 at 23:31
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  Awesome Film,,,,love it!
  
  Tarintino has out done himself with this epic 2 part saga. Keeps you gripped the whole time and you will definitely be left aching to watch part 2. If you ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 05 Dec 2011 at 22:00
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  good film
  
  good film, only watched it followed by kill bill 2 waiting to see what the kill bill 3 will be like
  
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- - sasha86
  - 13 reviews
  - 11 Sep 2011 at 23:02
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  Gory comic book style spectacle
  
  If you hate musicals, you'll probably give West Side Story a wide berth. but would hopefully not argue that therefore A) no films with music should be made ... read more »
  
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- - Electricvic
  - 66 reviews
  - London
  - 31 Aug 2011 at 10:59
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  QT does comic book like nobody else
  
  Kill Bill is pure unadulterated Quentin Tarantino self indulgence and although i think that Tarantino should have found a way to make both volumes into one film... read more »
  
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- - RedValleyJohn
  - 136 reviews
  - Biggleswade
  - 29 May 2011 at 00:34
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  Very Special
  
  A very special film which is able to bring together quite separate characters into a cohesive and gripping story line. Possibly a little too violent for some ... read more »
  
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  - powererin
  - 30 reviews
  - London
  - 21 May 2011 at 07:18
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  KILL TARANTINO
  
  Rather a glorious mess of a film that combines Quentin Tarantino's cinephile obsession with quoting from the genres and films he likes, with a complete ... read more »
  
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  - TUNBRIDGE WELLS, ENGLAND
  - 01 Mar 2011 at 11:41
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  Skill Bill
  
  Quentin Tarantino lays it out all out in this stylish, visually impressive film about revenge. Cinematography here is great - some of the shots are beautiful. ... read more »
  
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- - brianw4815
  - 122 reviews
  - United Kingdom
  - 04 Feb 2011 at 17:55
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  A lot of Fun
  
  I had forgotten just how much fun this film was. Can't wait until a see Volume 2 on BD soon. (Bluray of the first volume was pin-sharp).
  
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- - AlexTHX1138
  - 3 reviews
  - North West
  - 27 Aug 2010 at 19:48
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  Kill Bill Vol.1
  
  Uma Thurman is a Lethal Assassin he'll bent on revenge. The morale of this story is don't ruin a woman's wedding day, nothing - not even being left... read more »
  
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- - Cardiffeon
  - 11 reviews
  - Cardiff
  - 19 Apr 2010 at 20:54
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- - 76
  - 13
  a stylish effort but disgraceful profiteering!
  
  Kill Bill is an visually impressive film, and clearly displays Tarantino's impeccable taste for influential cinema. The jury is still out on whether ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 6375
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  - blacksmoke
  - 21 reviews
  - London, England
  - 24 May 2004 at 14:54
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  Style over content
  
  The excellence and commercial success of Tarantino’s first two films have allowed him to indulge in his early video store fantasies.
  
  Kill Bill ... read more »
  
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- - Terooney
  - Kent
  - 16 Jun 2004 at 23:23
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  A grindhouse spectacular
  
  Tarantino's most recent BIG project was Kill Bill, a two-hour epic of blood and hate. From the opening credits to the final cliffhanger, this flick has ... read more »
  
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- - no1lee
  - Somerset
  - 27 Jun 2004 at 17:27
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  Awful!!
  
  What a waste of time! A plot you could write on the back of a fag packet and lots of stylised violence.
  
  Forget about the morality of such a violent ... read more »
  
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- - AlanHud
  - Somerset
  - 12 Oct 2004 at 20:33
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  For sheer entertainment QT is still the man !!
  
  I've read all the other reviews and think pepole should stop pretending to be Johnathan Ross. I'm not interested in the cinematic qualities although QT ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 08 Jun 2004 at 19:04
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  Did he write this when he was 14 years old?
  
  This film made me laugh a lot, mainly because it reminded me of the Black Knight scene in 'Monty Python & the Holy Grail' and the Monty Python ... read more »
  
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- - howie
  - 29 reviews
  - Hertford
  - 16 Jun 2004 at 16:44
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  Yawn
  
  High production standards but that's about it. A boring fantasy that comes nowhere near RD or PF and all the little 'homages' to other movies are ... read more »
  
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- - Gus
  - Winchester
  - 14 May 2004 at 08:29
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  Tarantino Tripe...
  
  There's only one way to chop off someones limbs with a samarui sword, unfortunatly Mr Tarantino treats us to an hour & a half of this..
  
  A ... read more »
  
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- - Tim & Tony
  - Kent
  - 17 May 2004 at 17:12
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  Somebody killed the plot
  
  What a shame that Tarantino has indulged his violent fantasies to make this shallow piece of work.
  
  Ok, maybe it does contain lots of clever tributes ... read more »
  
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- - God14
  - Herts
  - 17 Jun 2004 at 13:58
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  HAD NO IDEA OF FILMS CONTENT
  
  VIOLENT, YET IT DIDN'T SEEM VIOLENT.
  
  ACTION, THRILLER, ESCAPISM, BLOOD & GORE, YET BEAUTIFUL AT TIMES. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT KILL BILL WAS ... read more »
  
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- - Sparkie
  - Bristol, UK
  - 14 Feb 2005 at 18:51

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Critics' reviews
- Tarantino takes his audience back to the martial arts movies of the 1970s, with gushing blood and severed limbs, a bigger budget and American actors. This first part is just one fight after another, culminating in a spectacular blood-fest which, because o
- 33158
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
- Fun and games from Tarantino, firmly in fanboy mode here. Kill Bill is 'not about real life, it's just about other... read more on Time Out
- 46430
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
- "...Quentin Tarantino has made the most exciting film of the year..."
- 12224
- - The Guardian
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
- "...Without doubt one of the greatest films I have ever seen..."
- 12223
- - Daily Mirror
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59

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- Kill Bill - Vol.1 - Blu-ray
  
  Quentin Tarantino returns to the director's chair with KILL BILL after a six-year hiatus. The movie proves once again that he is a hyperactive visionary and the master of cinematic coolness. Split into two volumes by Miramax in order to ensure that Tarantino's vision would not be compromised (and ...

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- Kill Bill - Vol. 1
  
  Quentin Tarantino returns to the director's chair with KILL BILL after a six-year hiatus. The movie proves once again that he is a hyperactive visionary and the master of cinematic coolness. Split into two volumes by Miramax in order to ensure that Tarantino's vision would not be compromised (and ...