Kill Bill (2003-2004)

	Also Known As: -
	Year of first release: 2003 (Vol.1), 2004 (Vol.2)
	Director: Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds, Reservoir Dogs, Deathproof)
	Actors: Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction, Gattaca), David Carradine (Death Race 2000, Kung Fu), Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs, Sin City), Lucy Liu (Charlie's Angels), Vivica A. Fox (Independence Day), Gordon Liu (The 36th Chamber of Shaolin), Sonny Chiba (Day of Resurrection, Sushi Girl)
	Country: USA
	Genre: Action, Adventure
	Conditions of visioning: 25.08.2012, Blu-ray, Home cinema
Synopsis: The Bride has been beaten, shot and left for dead during the massacre that interrupted her wedding rehearsal. She wakes up after 4 years of coma, and she's out for revenge.
Review: That's final: I love this movie (both parts together). I had seen it once when it went out, and a few more times on DVD. A rainy saturday was the opportunity to watch the Blu-ray edition. Image and Sound quality are standard for this format, and it is important for a movie as colorful as this one and in which the music is omnipresent. Quentin Tarantino continues to pay tribute to the Cinema he liked to watch beeing young. After Blaxploitaion and 70's action with Jacky Brown, old school polars with Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, and before pure exploitation with Deathproof and war movies with Inglorious Basterds, in Kill Bill he covers a lot from Kung Fu movies (even Wu Xia Pan, i.e sligtly mythical), rape and revenge (without the rape), espionage, and modern Western. Without forgetting the main influence on the lead character: the japanese movie Lady Snowblood, from which he also took the title song. Some may find that the storyline is overly simple, but that doesn't disturb me. I find that Tarantino managed to capture the feeling of the action movies produced in Asia some decades ago, and not surprisngly my favorite moments are the ones that take place in Asia: the meeting with Hattori Hanzo, the fight against the Crazy 88's and O-Ren Ishii, and the initiation with Pai Mei. I enjoyed Kill Bill from the opening fight scene that puts you directly in the right mood, to the magnificent (although expected) ending, with a special mention to Michael Parks playing Esteban Vihaio, that impresses me each time I see him.
Rating: 9 /10