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Kill Bill, Volume 1
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Actors: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, and David Carradine
Rated: R (Restricted)
Retail Price (not our price): $19.99
Release Date: 2004-04-13
Theatrical Release Date: 2003-10-10
Studio: Miramax
Run Time: 111 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Discs: 1


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill, Vol. 1 is trash for connoisseurs. From his opening gambit (including a "Shaw-Scope" logo and gaudy '70s-vintage "Our Feature Presentation" title card) to his cliffhanger finale (a teasing lead-in to 2004's Vol. 2), Tarantino pays loving tribute to grindhouse cinema, specifically the Hong Kong action flicks and spaghetti Westerns that fill his fervent brain--and this frequently breathtaking movie--with enough cinematic references and cleverly pilfered soundtrack cues to send cinephiles running for their reference books. Everything old is new again in Tarantino's humor-laced vision: he steals from the best while injecting his own oft-copied, never-duplicated style into what is, quite simply, a revenge flick, beginning with the near-murder of the Bride (Uma Thurman), pregnant on her wedding day and left for dead by the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (or DiVAS)--including Lucy Liu and the unseen David Carradine (as Bill)--who become targets for the Bride's lethal vengeance. Culminating in an ultraviolent, ultra-stylized tour-de-force showdown, Tarantino's fourth film is either brilliantly (and brutally) innovative or one of the most blatant acts of plagiarism ever conceived. Either way, it's hyperkinetic eye-candy from a passionate film-lover who clearly knows what he's doing. --Jeff Shannon

2) Description
The acclaimed fourth film from groundbreaking writer and director Quentin Tarantino (PULP FICTION, JACKIE BROWN), KILL BILL VOLUME 1 stars Uma Thurman (PULP FICTION), Lucy Liu (CHARLIE'S ANGELS, CHICAGO), and Vivica A. Fox (TWO CAN PLAY THAT GAME) in an astonishing, action-packed thriller about brutal betrayal and an epic vendetta! Four years after taking a bullet in the head at her own wedding, The Bride (Thurman) emerges from a coma and decides it's time for payback ... with a vengeance! Having been gunned down by her former boss (David Carradine) and his deadly squad of international assassins, it's a kill-or-be-killed fight she didn't start but is determined to finish! Loaded with explosive action and outrageous humor, it's a must-see motion picture event that has critics everywhere raving!

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5

1) Not for small children, maybe not for children period   [Rating: 3 out of 5]
Kill Bill DVDOne wonders who is buying this stuff.Kill Bill was made by the extreme fringe of Quentin Tarantino, Kill Bill is a quest for revenge. The Bride , Uma Thurman is carted away in a four-year-long coma. She wakes up and vows revenge. The movie is all about her revenge and how she gets it.Warning gobs and gobs of blood.Not something I'd let small children see, in fact I don't believe I'd let children of any age see it.If you enjoy Quentin Tarantino you'll enjoy this movie. Otherwise save your money for something else.Gunner March 2008

2) Destined to be a classic!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Action enough to keep your blood pumping. Campy enough to keep you smiling. Uma is superb!You must see both films on the same night. Just great entertainment.

3) slice and dice volume I   [Rating: 2 out of 5]
This is a very graphic blood and guts fight movieusing sharp edged instruments.I don't like Quentin Tarantino (Rating R) very much after having seen a number of his movies:mostly because he is very very good atgrossing me out. A younger me would have hid his head at this movie; the older me says he hopes no stuntmen/ extras were hurt doing this.I'd buy shares in his company, because people are going to line up for these movies. I just don't have to like his product or the manbehind it.

4) Outstanding   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
After the disappointing Jackie Brown, I was glad to see Tarantino back to his best. Kill Bill Vol. 1 is outstanding, a classic tale of betrayal and the bloody vengeance taken by the betrayed, The Bride, played to perfection by Uma Thurman. And yes, the film is very violent and very bloody (what else do you expect from Tarantino?) but excellent nonetheless. The plot holds your attention throughout and there is never a dull moment. The fight scenes are exemplar (the scene where Uma Thurman dispatches hordes and hordes of Yakuza swordsmen is unbelievable), and what I love is the fact that on not a few occasions our heroine (if you can call a former assassin that!) almost comes close to losing and being killed by those she is seeking to wreak vengeance on, showing that although The Bride is an excellent fighter, she is not perfect, making her an even more sympathetic protagonist. Excellent movie-making: this is what film is all about. I can't wait to watch Volume 2. You better not let me down, Tarantino!

5) Not in this one   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I enjoyed the movie but it is pretty bloody. I wouldn't recommend it for someone with a weak stomach and definately not for children under 16.