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Kill Bill: Volumes 1 and 2 are now two of the best action films of all time. The first one is the start of thrilling, explosive, impact and extremely excited action films that have generated ideas of creating new action films. It is an action film with a really catchy title name which did catch my biggest attention to Kill Bill. For some reason the first Kill Bill reminded me a bit of Sin City with the kinds of action involved but not in a coloured visual way. When I watched Kill Bill: Volume 1 for the first time, I watched Sin City for the first time straight afterwards. Kill Bill: Volume 1 is the ultimate action film of the 2000s (decade not century) so far. Kill Bill doesn't just take us through the Bride's path of revenge but also through a series of different acts of violence. This film has a twist that I wouldn't call shocking but one that will sort of reveal the outcome of the sequel.
Uma Thurman proves herself to be the only actress who could have been able to portray The Bride. It is an absolutely phenomenal performance that should have earned her an Oscar nomination. I just love the Bride's character because she is a character that you would get totally gripped with all the way through and she is a deeply interesting character. She is a woman who is fighting for revenge and stopping other crimes by that group of people when she is committing crime herself. That doesn't make her a villain at all. She is only deadly to those who betrayed her but when she's not like that; we see the light side of her being rather nice to other people. Uma Thurman is perfect for The Bride and I'm not going to repeat that because it's that simple. Lucy Liu is really awesome as the Bride's main arch rival in this first one after Bill called O-Ren Ishii. I loved the showdown between the two women. It was an ultimate kick-ass action scene and so was the showdown between the Bride and the large group of men known as Crazy 88 in the House Of Blue Leaves which does lead to the showdown between the Bride and O-Ren Ishii. David Carradine is another almost perfect choice for Bill because he is a very fearful character and a bit of a ladies man at the same time which you will find out in Kill Bill: Volume 2. He didn't have as much involvement in the first one as he did the second one because I think that Tarantino wanted us to feel what we would be preparing to see when the Bride meets her match when she fights off against Bill in the sequel.
Quentin Tarantino has created a new kind of film for him because he has usually bene a master of creating crime black-comedies which are Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown. Tarantino brings that dark humurous comedy into it but in a more action packed sort of way. He has quite a few long scenes that not only flows with the story but also the chemistry between the characters and that determines fate between the characters. The script is really original. It is without a doubt one of the coolest scripts ever but no other script in the history of cinema will ever beat Pulp Fiction which is also a Quentin Tarantino film. To me, it is a masterpiece from a master of cinema who taught himself to create masterful films with some of the best films of all time.
It was nominated for Best Actress Drama at the Golden Globes (Uma Thurman) but lost to Charlize Theron in Monster. As far as the Oscars are concerned, I personally believe that Kill Bill: Volume 1 should have been a contender for Best Leading Actress, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Mixing and Editing, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography and maybe even Best Picture 2003.
Kill Bill: Volume 1 is definitely better than Kill Bill: Volume 2 even though that is still an absolutely fantastic masterpiece as well. The first Kill Bill is my second favourite Quentin Tarantino film after the obvious favourite Pulp Fiction. Kill Bill particularly the first one is the best performance and probably always will be Uma Thurman's performance. Kill Bill is one of my top 5 action films of all time after Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Aliens. It is and will probably be the best action film of the decade and there is no chance in hell nobody can deny that.
10/10
