How do you like your vengence?

We have finally seen “Kill Bill”, and I love it dearly.
I don’t particularly like Tarantino, but he is a brilliant storyteller. The way everything in this movie cams together just right – picture, music, story, editing, actors, choreography – every single piece. The way they add to each other – meaning, colour, poignancy, gore. Even that ridiculous, over-the-top bloodiness, even some random details, even the cartoon in the middle…
Did I mention how much I enjoyed it?

And then I realized that vengeance is one of my bullet-proof kinks in fiction. Vengeance often makes for an interesting plot, but when it is not just the plot, but the workings of mind of the avenger, but when we have not just cool vengeance, but also its consequences, it gets me. I don’t like “Count Monte-Cristo” – classical vengeance story, though, I am not sure why – I tried to read it long ago, stopped, and never came back. I am thinking about reading “The Oresteia” – speaking of classics. I was kind of scared of reading Ancient Greek literature, so I had some bits and pieces, but recently I am in Greek mood, so probably I’ll give it a try.
Another movie I remembered while thinking about “Kill Bill” – “The Bride wore black” with Jeanne Moreau.