KILL BILL: VOLUME 1 (Theatrical Release USA 2003)

Ben Meyers’ rating: 4.7|5.0 Starsìììì

Kill Bill: Volume 1—Uma Thurman and Lucy Liu at their best—introduces its audience to the formidable blood and gore directing and writing skills of Quentin Tarantino. This movie, not for the faint of heart or children, launches the female actress into the martial arts arena with a vengeance. The timing, choreography, cinematography? Excellent on every level. A good watch for the very mature audience desiring a movie that exploits violence to the nearly unwatchable level.

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Storyline

Bill (David Carradine) shoots the bride (Uma Thurman) who carries his child. Unfortunately, for him, this bride lives.

Additional Thanks

Thank You to Director Quentin Tarantino for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Erica Steinberg, E. Bennett Walsh, Bob Weinstein, and Harvey Weinstein for making the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: O-Ren Ishii (Lucy Liu), Vernita Green (Vivica A. Fox), Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah), Budd (Michael Madsen), Sofie Fatale (Julie Dreyfus), Gogo Yubari (Chiaki Kuriyama), Hattori Hanzo (Shin’ichi Chiba), Johnny Mo (Chia-Hui Liu), Earl McGraw (Michael Parks), Buck (Michael Bowen), and Boss Tanaka (Jun Kunimura).

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

Yes. The movie targets a specific audience and provides a perfect fit for that audience.

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LAST STAND AT SABER RIVER (Released to TNT Television channel USA 1997)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.9|5.0 Starsììì

 Last Stand at Saber River—Tom Selleck—works at the suitable to good level of western films. Watch for a cast that includes Harry Carey Jr., David Carradine and his brother, Keith Carradine. Hayley Joel Osment  shows his strong acting potential as he acts as Selleck’s son. It presents the difficult challenges involved when reputation precedes an attempt to resettle and begin a new life. While the theme of the movie is not new, it is still watchable. 

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Storyline 

A Civil War warrior moves further west to establish a home with his family and a new beginning. 

Additional Thanks

 Thank you to Director Dick Lowry for directing effort. Thank you to Executive Producers Michael Brandman and Tom Selleck for making the film possible. Cast includes Tom Selleck, Suzy Amis, Rachel Duncan, Haley Joel Osment, Keith Carradine, David Carradine, Tracy Needham, Chris Stacy, Harry Carey Jr. Patrick Kilpatrick, Eugene Osment, Denis Forest, David Dukes, Lumi Cavazos.

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Yes. The movie will satisfy both Tom Selleck and western movie fans quite well. 

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Ben Meyers