Kill Bill: Vol. 1

I admittedly had very low expectations for this movie and the first twenty or so minutes confirmed them for me, but then it became ridiculous and really leaned into it and I fell in love. The gratuitous fountains of blood were really stupid at first, but then they get cranked up to eleven and it became hilarious. The fight choreography is nonsensical, but it's played so campy that it becomes fun. The score is over the top, but I found myself dancing a little in my seat. The only thing that wasn't working for me was the out of order chronology which kills some of the tension and messes with the flow, but I was having so much fun that I didn't care that much. The whole thing is so fucking goofy and ridiculous that it's hard not to love. I'm too cynical to enjoy those big Hollywood Dwayne Johnson movies, by the way I felt watching this must be how a "normie" feels watching Skyscraper or Fast and Furious. As much as I like great cinematography (which this does have), great performances, and an amazing story, I really do want to have fun and enjoy myself, it's just a lot harder for a film to hit that for me. Kill Bill Vol. 1 nails both; it's a wonderfully made movie that is also an exciting and incredibly enjoyable experience and I loved it.