3. “Kill Bill: Vol. 1” (2003)

The first volume of the “Kill Bill” series sees Uma Thurman starring as The Bride, a nameless assassin who, against all odds, survives a gunshot wound to the noggin. After waking up from a four-year coma, she scribbles down a list of the five assassins who took part in the failed attempt on her life, and she’s looking to quickly cross these names off her kill list; in other words, she’s gonna kill ‘em all dead. “Kill Bill: Vol. 1″ is a notably bloody affair, all splattered with human bean juice and smothered with dismembered limbs. At times slow and meditative, at others fast and action-packed, Tarantino’s fourth film is a wonderful slice of kung-fu entertainment that never stops giving; “Kill Bill”‘s a thrill.