Kill "Kill Bill, Volume 1"

Posted by halfnote (A) on November 29, 2005 at 20:51:25

What a juvenile, prurient piece of trash. I remember hearing good reviews about this Tarrentino opus (I guess, in hollywood, politics is everything, and it doesn't hurt to be married to Coppola's daughter!) Thin, preditable plotting; trite dialogue; non-existent characterizations; gratuitous blood-letting; unimaginative cinematography. It has all the finesse and depth of a comic book. No wait, that's a bit too complementary. Instead, let me say that it has all the finesse and depth of an "action figure" commercial. It seems dubious to read artistic merit into this latest of Tarrentino's now familiar concoctions of violence, sadism, and comic book bravura.

"True Romance," one of his earlier scripts, bristled with a fresh perspective and daring, with poignant ne'er do wells somehow imbuing their tawdry dreams with dignity and heroism. "Pulp Fiction", another of his films I admire, redeemed itself with its startling frankness and portrayal of underwordly types skating the edge of disaster. Both films were peopled with wonderful, quirky characters, and mind-bending plot twists. Great films? I wouldn't say so in either case. But good film? Entertaining films? Yes.

"Kill Bill Volume 1" has none of these redeeming features. It's a predictable revenge story with a skeleton bare plot, and the most meagre of characterizations. But at least I know why there's a "Kill Bill Volume 2": about 1 hour and 15 minutes of Volume 1's length is taken up by tiresome, intermiable kung-fu sword fighting scenes. So they had to make another film just to explain what all the blood-spurting of the first movie was all about.

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Topic - Kill "Kill Bill, Volume 1" - halfnote 20:51:25 11/29/05 (16)

Re: Kill "Kill Bill, Volume 1" - cmc 12:48:54 12/01/05 (1)

Re: Kill "Kill Bill, Volume 1" - halfnote 19:55:24 12/01/05 (0)

Prurient? - cfitzger 09:57:44 12/01/05 (1)

Re: Prurient? - halfnote 20:08:57 12/01/05 (0)

Tarantino is a brilliant film maker.....(Sonny Chiba & Uma Thurman) - Audio Pharaoh 19:01:34 11/30/05 (0)

First, I saw the last 30 minutes of it - Victor Khomenko 06:06:15 11/30/05 (7)

Re: "the artistic side"? - halfnote 19:14:07 11/30/05 (1)

Re: "the artistic side"? - Victor Khomenko 19:43:26 11/30/05 (0)

Seldom has a man shown so clearly his prejudices. C'mon, - tinear 09:49:55 11/30/05 (4)

You seem to equate skills with genius - they are not the same. - Victor Khomenko 10:12:22 11/30/05 (3)

Heart? How about a Mom chasing down her daughter? Is there a - tinear 12:18:08 11/30/05 (2)

It feels too artificial in KB1 - Victor Khomenko 17:21:14 11/30/05 (1)

Well, remember as you watch KB1 that it was made to be of one cloth - tinear 17:55:53 11/30/05 (0)

Like the Stones albums of the 70s, Tarantino's movies radically - tinear 05:08:53 11/30/05 (0)

I thought it was a cleverly crafted work of Art (nt) - grinagog 00:17:03 11/30/05 (1)

Re: "Work of Art"? - halfnote 20:53:21 11/30/05 (0)

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