Kill Bill/Awesome

• Hattori Hanzo formally presents The Bride with her specially-made katana after delivering a speech emphasizing the importance of his latest creation:

I am finished doing what I swore an oath to God, 28 years ago, to never do again. I've created "something that kills people", and in that purpose, I was a success. I've done this because, philosophically, I am sympathetic to your aim. I can tell you with no ego: this is my finest sword. If on your journey, you should encounter God, God will be cut.

• One of O-Ren Ishii's subordinates questions her ability to lead the Tokyo Yakuza on the basis of her half-Japanese/half-Chinese-American racial heritage. O-Ren beheads the subordinate, then says the following to the other subordinates in English (while Sofie Fatale translates into Japanese in the background):

O-Ren: As your leader, I encourage you from time to time, and always in a respectful matter, to question my logic. If you are not convinced the plan of action I've decided is the wisest, tell me so! But allow me to convince you, and I promise you, right here and now, no subject will ever be taboo -- except, of course, for the topic that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is: I collect your fucking head. *holds up subordinate's severed head* Just like this fucker here! Now, if any of you sons of bitches have anything else to say, now's the fucking time!

*Stunned Silence from the rest of the board room*

O-Ren: I didn't think so.

• • "Gentlemen, this meeting is adjourned."
• "You didn't think it was gonna be that easy did you?" "You know, for a second there…yeah, I kinda did." These famous words kick off the penultimate fight of Vol. 1, and arguably one of the best fight scenes in film history: The Bride vs. O-Ren's personal guard, the Crazy 88.
• "THIS! IS WHAT! YOU GET! FOR! FUCKING AROUND! WITH YAKUZAS! GO HOME TO YOUR MOTHER!"
• The Bride finishes off O-Ren, who questioned the origin of The Bride's new Hanzo sword, by cutting off the top of her head -- and before dying, O-Ren accepts the truth of The Bride's claims.
• The Bride tries her best to land a hit on Pai Mei, but he avoids every attack and counters a number of them without any effort.

"From here, you can get an excellent view of my foot!"

• The Bride, buried alive by Budd, decides to escape in the only way possible: she punches the wood of the coffin's lid until it breaks, then pulls her way up through the ground. The scene, perfectly synchronized to Awesome Music, happens after an extended flashback detailing The Bride's training with Pai Mei.

"Okay, Pai Mei -- here I come."

• • The Bride follows this up with a Crowning Moment of Funny: she walks across the street to an all-night diner -- still covered in dirt -- then sits down at the counter and calmly asks for a glass of water.
• Elle's entire monologue to Budd after framing The Bride for his death by using a black mamba to poison him must count.
• The Bride's final words to Elle: "Bitch, you don't have a future."
• Bill delivers an amazing deconstruction of Superman in a monologue near the end of the film, all as a metaphor to explain The Bride's behavior after she'd left him.
• The Bride delivers the killing blow to Bill after a brief tussle by using the one technique Pai Mei refused to teach anyone else: The Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique.
  • Followed by one from Bill. Remember how you can only take five steps before you die. Bill takes six.