22 Years Later, Quentin Tarantino Has a New Highest-Rated Movie on Rotten Tomatoes (And It Has a Perfect Score)

by

Quentin Tarantino burst onto the Hollywood scene with Reservoir Dogs in 1992 and has been a captivating and often controversial figure ever since. He’s known not only for his outspoken views, but also for creating films like Pulp Fiction and Django Unchained – movies that redefined genres and earned him two Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay. However, Tarantino has repeatedly stated that he plans to retire after his next film, wanting to finish his career while he feels he’s at his creative peak and solidify his place among the greatest filmmakers of all time.

Quentin Tarantino has often stated he plans to make ten films and then retire, and a key part of that plan is considering Kill Bill as a single movie. However, it was released in two parts – Volume 1 and Volume 2 – and is often listed as two separate films on sites like IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes. This has led to debate about whether Kill Bill truly counts as one film, or if Tarantino has already completed his ten-film goal. Now, Tarantino has definitively clarified the situation.

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Gives Tarantino His Only Perfect Score on Rotten Tomatoes

Big news for fans arrived earlier this year: the complete, four-and-a-half-hour version of Kill Bill, known as Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, is finally getting a theatrical release. Quentin Tarantino always envisioned the film this way, but for years it was only shown at special events like the Cannes Film Festival or his New Beverly Cinema. Now widely available, this extended cut has become Tarantino’s highest-rated film on Rotten Tomatoes.

While Kill Bill: Volume 1 and Kill Bill: Volume 2 feel like separate films, they both received good reviews on Rotten Tomatoes – 85% and 84% respectively – clearly showing they are two parts of one larger story. However, it’s surprising to see Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair jump to a perfect 100% rating on the site.

I have to add something about the 100% score for The Whole Bloody Affair. It’s fantastic, but it’s only based on 23 critic reviews – way less than the 230+ reviews the original versions have. So, the sample size is much smaller. Still, every review I’ve seen confirms what Tarantino intended: this is the definitive cut. Slate said it finally makes Uma Thurman’s performance feel complete, and Empire called it a “massive magnum opus,” adding that it’s genuinely improved by being presented this way.

So, I just found out Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is actually the highest-rated Tarantino film, which is pretty wild! It got me thinking about how it stacks up against everything else he’s done. To really show how much of a difference that version makes, I’m going to include both parts of Kill Bill when looking at his filmography as a whole.

  1. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair – 100%
  2. Pulp Fiction – 94%
  3. Reservoir Dogs – 92%
  4. Inglourious Basterds – 89%
  5. Jackie Brown – 88%
  6. Django Unchained – 87%
  7. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood – 87%
  8. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 – 85%
  9. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 – 84%
  10. The Hateful Eight – 74%
  11. Death Proof – 67%

Because Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair has fewer reviews than Tarantino’s other films, the data is a bit uneven. However, most reviews agree this extended version is superior and that the two parts flow together seamlessly, which could finally settle the debate about whether it’s one movie or two – and confirm that Tarantino’s vision was the best all along.

https://comicbook.com/movies/news/tarantino-reveals-how-his-lost-masterpiece-could-still-be-made-its-not-kill-bills-prequel/embed/#

Read More

2025-12-09 02:14