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If Samuel Peckinpah filmed "Crouching Tiger"

Went to see Kill Bill on Friday night. Hadn't paid much attention to the previews, but it seemed to be getting a good reception on Rotten Tomatoes (holding at 80%, right now). Plus, I'd enjoyed the clip that ran when Vivica Fox was a guest on The Daily Show and I was in the mood for violent escapist fantasy.

Fortunately, I'd read the headline from the Boston Globe's review: Sure it's gory, but Quentin Tarantino's `Kill Bill' is gripping pop art. It's bloody for a Tarantino film, which is saying something. But in some ways, it's actually less disturbing than Reservoir Dogs or Pulp Fiction. It's completely over the top, with amazing fight choreography by Yuen Woo-Ping (of Matrix and Crouching Tiger fame). If you're a Tarantino fan, go see it. Go now.