We are proud to present you with Blog-zine TBNL's Movies to Watch. Our staff spent hours and hours watching and writing about these movies, so we hope you'll go out and rent them.
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, David Carradine
A truly bloody (as well as bloody good) film filled with well... blood, and a lot of dismembered limbs. We loved this flick.
Uma Thurman plays "The Bride"...an ass-kicking, revenge-seeking hottie Who used to be part of an organization called The Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, or DiVAS. The "Squad" is run by a man known simply as Bill, a character played brilliantly by veteran martial arts actor David Carradine.
When "The Bride" left "The Squad", Bill got pissed and sent the other members to find her and take her out. The whole movie centers around Uma's character fighting with various members of the DiVAS.
There is one particular scene where Uma's character meets the legendary sword maker named Hattori Hanzo, played by played by 70's and 80's marital arts star Sonny Chiba (It's been said that Quentin's feelings for Chiba rival those of his love for cocaine...ha ha...just kidding QT). "The Bride" requests that Hanzo make her one of his swords, but he is reluctant at first, because he does not want to break the blood oath he made with God 28 years ago...an oath that he would "never make another instrument that kills people"; However, with some convincing, he obliges her request and presents her with the finest blade he's ever made.
We could go on forever about the great lines and great characters in This film. But that would require a lot of time and energy, plus it would probably ruin this truly awesome flick for you.
One thing you'll notice about this flick is the copious amount of blood. To avoid getting in trouble with the censors, QT made a genius move and used anime, plus filmed a portion of the film in black and white. These scenes were considered too violent to be shown with live actors. If he had used real people, the movie would have gotten an "X" rating.
Tarantino has a knack for picking the right actors as well as the right music for his films. Our staff admits to consistently buying the soundtracks to every one of Quentin's movies, and this one is not going to be an exception.
We have to give Quentin all the credit that he is due for this movie. The man has a tendency to try to shock people in some scenes in his movies (the "Buck Scene" in this particular movie), and until this point we had questioned his ability to tell an honest to goodness story without having to rely on shock tactics. Without a doubt he truly does not disappoint.
On an interesting side note, Quentin and Uma both helped to pen the screenplay (they are listed in the credits as "Q" and "U").
Next month we review Kill Bill Vol. 2
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