Kill Bill: Critical Reception, Cinema and DVD Profit

Kill Bill Vol. 1, and its sequel Kill Bill Vol. 2, were well recieved by critics and fans alike.

Roger Ebert.

Roger Ebert, of 'Siskel and Ebert' fame, posted a review for the film on his website rogerebert.com , in October, 2003. He gave the film a postive reviewing, calling it 'quite brilliant' and that 'his story is a distillation of the universe of martial arts movies, elevated to a trancelike mastery of the material'. He did have some faults with the film however. He went on to say that the film is ' all storytelling and no story' and that the 'motivations have no psychological depth or resonance, but are simply plot markers.'.

I agree to a certain extent; I agree with the point that the film has no psychological depth, as it doesnt explore the deeper themes that may be associated with revenge, such as the consciene of 'The Bride' herself, and whether she truly gains fullfillment from killing those that have hurt her. But to say that the film has no story is a stretch in my opinion, as it tells an epic revenge tale about a woman who is determined to get even when her whole life is taken away from her. And for an action film, does it really matter if theres no pyschological depth? This isn't a character study.

Peter Bradshaw.

Peter Bradshaw, movie critic for UK newspaper The Gaurdian, also gave the film a postive review with a rating of 5 stars. He called the film 'brutally bloody and thrillingly callous from first to last' and that ' Kill Bill just leaves you feeling excited'. I agree with this review, except for Bradshaws criticsm of 'The Bride's coma circumstances, for being unrealistic. The film is outlandish and over-exaggerated in many places, so I just don't see any need to perfectly shows how a victim of a head injury would really awake after being in a coma.

The film cost an estimated $30 million to make, and garnered $22,089,322 in its opening weekend and $70,098,138 altogether in the US. In the UK the film made £162,857 in its opening weekend and £11,453,044 altogether. In total the film made $180,098,138.

The film was released on DVD, and more recently blu-ray. The film is often packaged with its sequel Kill Bill Vol. 2, aswell as other Tarantino films as part of a collection. The film sold over 2 million DVDs in its first week, it was released just before Vol. 2 hit theaters.