Why one and not the other

I found it interesting how many critics talked about how much they did not like "The Passion of the Christ" because of how violent it was, but then liked other movies that had as much if not more violent. Perspective is an interesting thing. I compiled a few critics and their thoughts on both movies. Am I being a bit paranoid or is there at least a little bit of bias here?

Passion: "A very dour, pedestrian picture.” “One that catalogs his physical suffering in a businesslike visual database of flayed flesh and spurting blood”

Sin City: “It's a hard, viciously funny little movie, one with all the subtlety of a billy club. But there's artistry here, too."
-Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com


Passion: “"Mel Gibson shows once again that he's skilled at depicting violence. But you'd be hard pressed to find evidence of 'tolerance, love and forgiveness' that the producer-director-co-writer insists he's trying to communicate."

Sin City: “"Sometimes it all seems as schematic as a theme park attraction. Mostly, though, the movie comes across like the fever dream of a smart, put-upon adolescent who'd been up all night watching every black-and-white crime movie made since the sound era."
-Gene Seymour, Newsday


Passion: "Gibson has made a movie for nobody, really, but Gibson.” ''The Passion of the Christ'' all but proclaims in his gaudily tormented, pornographically blood-drenched, anything but literal interpretation of the last 12 hours of Jesus' life.”

Kill Bill 2: “With the second installment, Tarantino -- famous as an inspired manipulator of genre, less proven as a filmmaker of soul -- shows his shy but ardent, cinephiliac understanding of American sentiment and yearning."
-Lisa Schwarzbaum, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY


Passion: "What graphic sex is to the use of the body in hardcore porno, graphic violence is to destruction of the body of Christ in this Passion."

Kill Bill 1: “Not only is this the work of a major and vital talent in full bloom, it's the most thrillingly entertaining American movie so far this year."
-Geoff Pevere, TORONTO STAR


Passion: “"The extreme violence does not teach a lesson; it's an end in itself, more suited to the S&M crowd than to anyone seeking an uplifting sermon on everlasting redemption."

Kill Bill 1: "This is Tarantino the ultimate movie geek, channeling all the best tee-hee-GROSS! moments from Hong Kong and Japanese splatter movies."
- Glenn Lovell, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS