Posted by Something-Like-37 at cache-mtc-ah04.proxy.aol.com on September 30, 2003 at 16:02:01:
In Reply to: Kill Bill is fucking FANTASTIC posted by Kevin on September 30, 2003 at 14:49:21:
: Went to the premiere last night, totally clean: never read the script,
: stayed away from reviews, listened to no spoilers.
: My God, I love that movie. It is, without a doubt, the best flick I've seen
: all year - maybe the best flick I've seen in five years. It made me so
: insanely happy. When the credits rolled, I felt proud in a weird way,
: just because I make movies at the same company Quentin does.
: It was the perfect marriage of "movie" and "film": extremely
: entertaining, engrossing and satisfying, and also moving, inspiring
: and heart-wrenching. It's a masterpiece. It's "Pulp" good. Shit, it's
: better than "Pulp" good.
: From the opening quote on the screen (cheekily credited to the least
: expected source), to the closing line (the best piece of cliff-hanging
: dialogue since "Empire Strikes Back"), "Kill Bill" delivers in ways few
: movies ever do.
: The whole cast is wonderful (with Uma Thurman and Lucy Lieu being
: the stand-outs). "The House of Blue Leaves" segment is brilliant.
: The anime' sequence is so great, it may finally introduce
: manga/anime into the mainstream. It's shot beautifully. The music
: choices are flawless. The sound is rich and daring. It's just flat-out
: phenomenal.
: I've always loved the guy's work, but this flick is proof positive that
: Quentin's a mad genius. I'm gushing like a fan-boy, I know; but I can't
: help myself. It's the kinda flick that makes me remember why I got
: into filmmaking in the first place. I'm going to see it a few times in
: theaters when it's released - something I haven't done in ages.
: I wish everyone here had seen it already so we can post back and
: forth about it.
: Shit, it was great. Great, great, great. God bless Quentin and
: Miramax for making this flick.