Applying the principles of continuity

This is the original, color version of the scene in which Uma Thurman's character, the Bride, takes on the Crazy 88's (although they're aren't really 88 of them, they just think it sounds cool)
The released version is in black and white, to avoid an NC-17 rating, and also doesn't have some of the kills as in this version.

Kill Bill is one story, divided into two volumes with five chapters each, presented in a nonlinear narrative style, as is common among Tarantino's films. The film is about a former assassin known as The Bride. On the day of her wedding, she's gunned down by a former employer along with her child, groom-to-be and the rest of her wedding circle. She, however, manages to barely survive, with a bullet lodged in her brain. Five years later, she awakes from a coma. Ready to wreak havoc for the deaths of her child and groom, she's off to kill Bill.

The scene opens with a pan up the body of a man who is clearly one of the ring leaders. Then it cuts to a tilt of The Bride unmoving as the crazy 88 circle in. As it cuts to her she is still standing in the same position as before, she raises her sword to see the reflection behind her in order to get a 180 degree view. All the shots so far have been flowing as they are all mid shots or close ups and have all been following the same swooping motion. As soon as the fighting starts the shots become much shorter and cut between wides and close ups to throw the audience in and out; making them feel like they're moving around in the fight. The match on action shot of The Bride removing an eye of her opponent is pulled off very well by the well cut together motion. The fact that the eye is fake is hidden behind the speed of the action. Each fight between The Bride and a new opponent fits the 180 degree rule in order to not confuse the audience too much.

These rules continue and many match on action shots can be seen, for example the cuts between the axe being thrown and it colliding with another of the crazy 88's chest. The shot order is all very logical; opponent approaches, The Bride attacks, the opponent is shown to be bleeding profusely and then it repeats. We also get shots of the one's she has killed lying in the exact place they died; another continuity technique. The camera is always eyeline matched when The Bride attacks or when emotion is being shown which keeps the audience knowing where they are most of the time, but the shots will also change to HA or LA to either show more of the surroundings or throw the audience away and give them a feel for the speed of the fight.