Quentin Tarantino proved that he knew a thing or two about violence in his gritty directorial debut, Reservoir Dogs. But whereas Dogs played to audience imagination and largely set the violence off-screen, his homage to martial arts movies and anime Kill Bill wallowed in blood and guts. Make no mistake, Kill Bill: Volume 1 is a violent film from start to finish with some truly exceptional direction. But it is the grand finale in which the Bride (Uma Thurman) takes on wave after wave of bad guys and dispatches them with a limb-severing samurai sword which stands out the most. Fans of Kill Bill can even dine at the restaurant which inspired Tarantino to make this scene - presumably the steak is best served bloody.
