Starring: - Uma Thurman
- David Carradine
- Vivica A. Fox
Description:
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), KILL BILL: VOL. 1 tells the first half of the sprawling story, which is quite simple at first glance. A female assassin, referred to as "The Bride" (Uma Thurman), is attacked on her wedding day. Dead are her soon-to-be husband and unborn child. However, she doesn't die. Four years later, she wakes up from a coma looking for revenge. Although her ultimate target is her former boss, Bill (David Carradine), it's quite clear that The Bride is saving the best for last. And before she can track him down, she must methodically take out the minions who ruined her life. VOLUME 1's targets include Vernita Green/Copperhead (Vivica A. Fox), Sofie Fatale (Julie Dreyfus), and the heartless O-Ren Ishii/Cottonmouth (Lucy Liu). Using a blessed sword handmade by Hattori Hanzo (Sonny Chiba), The Bride begins her relentless assault. Turning up the style and energy levels that he kept under a threshold with 1997's JACKIE BROWN, Tarantino's obvious glee and reverence for the underground kung fu action pictures of the '70s, and Sergio Leone spaghetti westerns, makes for a stunning visual spectacle. Employing split screens, slow-motion, an anime sequence, and his trademark ultra-hip musical selections, Tarantino's film dares viewers to be unimpressed.
1. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra
2. That Certain Female - Charlie Feathers
3. Grand Duel (Parte Prima), The - Luis Bacalov
4. Twisted Nerve - Bernard Herrmann
5. Queen Of The Crime Council - Lucy Liu/Julie Dreyfus (dialogue)
6. Ode To Oren Ishii - The RZA
7. Run Fay Run - Isaac Hayes
8. Green Hornet - Al Hirt
9. Battle Without Honor Or Humaity - Tomoyasu Hotei
10. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - Santa Esmeralda
11. Woo Hoo - The 5.6.7.8's
12. Crane/White Lightning - The RZA/Charles Bernstein
13. Flower Of Carnage, The - Meiko Kaji
14. Lonely Shepherd, The - Zamfir
15. You're My Wicked Life - Uma Thurman/Julie Dreyfus/David Carradine (dialogue)
16. Ironside - Quincy Jones
17. Super 16 - NEU!
Kill Bill
