[DearTabatha]

I would definitely have to disagree that Kill Bill thrived completely from the violent scenes in the film. First of all, most gory horror films have absolutely no plot, or generally something so overused it's not even worth discussing, and the violence is for mere shock value. Tarantino's reference to the "ultra-gore" Japanese films that have been widely popular in the past 5-10 years is used to the benefit of his hilarious dialogue (basically as a nod to Japanese cinema, too). Plus, if you're a fan of old samurai films, the plot fits right in.

Maybe I'm just defending the violence because I loved the movie; definitely a film that has its own place away from the garbage heap of American cinema that we see today -- think of it as an "art film." Or not, but it sure beats "Boogeyman."