Went to see Kill Bill last night and it was lots of fun, partly because there was such a huge crowd (largely male and twenty-to-thirty-something) crammed together on the way in but mainly because it's an incredibly impressive movie. There's been a lot of talk about all the other movies it alludes to but for some reason nobody has mentioned Itchy and Scratchy which is by far the most obvious influence.

The plot is simple and 'a roaring rampage of revenge' covers it pretty well (Lawrence confirmed that this will be mentioned in at least one Hamlet seminar in the near future) but I don't agree with David Thomson who suggests that in this film Tarantino decided to 'ignore character and conversation'. There's not much conversation but there are real characters, even though they're the kind you get in action movies, and it's very skilful in helping you to get to know them quickly. But it is the 'other stuff' that's the most obvious, including another great soundtrack and some amazing editing.

B-)