Death Proof
(2007) from the
theatrical release
Grindhouse
Review:
"Death Proof" was
Quentin Tarantino's half of
the "Grindhouse" experience.
It's a film of stunning
originality that switches
gears between genres
seamlessly and, in true
Tarantino fashion, pays
tribute to it's influences
all the way going so far as
to name the films it strives
to emulate. "Planet Terror",
Robert Rodriguez's
zombie-heavy gorefest that
served as the other half of
"Grindhouse", captured the
spirit of exploitation
cinema by being over-the-top
and silly, but "Death Proof"
pays homage to it while
building a more subtle,
character-driven
masterpiece...more
DVD Extras:
"Finding Quentin's Gals"
featurette, "The Guys of
Death Proof," "Kurt Russell
as Stuntman Mike,"
"Introducing Zoe Bell,"
"Quentin's Greatest
Collaborator: Editor Sally
Menke," "Double Dare"
trailer, international
poster gallery.
Planet
Terror
(2007)
from the theatrical
release
Grindhouse
Starring: Freddy
Rodriguez, Rose McGowan,
Josh Brolin, Naveen Andrews,
Marley Shelton, Michael
Biehn, Stacy Ferguson, Jeff
Fahey, Michael Parks.
Preview:
A fun zombie film that busts
at the seams with gross
special effects, amazing
action, and deliciously
over-the-top moments, as
gun-legged Cherry Darling
and one man wrecking crew El
Wray try to save the world
from a horde of flesh-eating
zombies
Review:
Like i mentioned in my
previous review for Death
Proof, i have no problem
with them releasing the
films seperatly but my one
thing is with the exclusion
of the hilarious trailers.
And then when i found out
they weren't going to be on
this DVD either, now i'm
pissed off. but other then
that, the movie, Planet
Terror, is by far the better
half of the Grindhouse
feature...more
Extras: Commentary
by writer-director Robert
Rodriguez, audience
screening track, 10 minute
film school, "Sickos,
Bullets and Explosions: The
Stunts of Planet Terror,"
"The Badass Babes of Planet
Terror," "Casting Robert
Rodriguez's Son Rebel," "The
Guys of Planet Terror," "The
Friend, the Doctor and the
Real Estate Agent,"
international poster gallery
and international trailer.
Movie Spotlight
Grindhouse Release
Date:
April 6, 2007 Studio: Dimension Films (The Weinstein Company) Director: Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez
Screenwriter: Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez Starring: "Death Proof" - Kurt Russell, Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson,
Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Marley
Shelton, Tracie Thoms, Mary Elizabeth
Winstead, Michael Bacall, Eli Roth, Omar Doom; "Planet Terror" - Rose
McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Jeff Fahey, Michael Parks, Josh Brolin, Michael Biehn,
Carlos Gallardo, Tom Savini, Naveen Andrews, Marley Shelton, The Crazy
Babysitter Twins, Stacy Ferguson Genre: Horror MPAA Rating: R Official Website: Grindhousemovie.net
Plot Summary: "Grindhouse" – noun – A
downtown movie theater - in disrepair since its glory days as a movie palace of
the '30s and '40s - known for "grinding out" non-stop double-bill programs of
B-movies. From groundbreaking directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez
comes the ultimate film experience: a double-bill of thrillers that will recall
both filmmakers' favorite exploitation films. "Grindhouse" will be presented as
one full-length feature comprised of two individual films helmed separately by
each director. Tarantino's film, Death Proof, is a rip-roaring slasher flick
where the killer pursues his victims with a car rather than a knife, while
Rodriguez's film explores an alien world eerily familiar to ours in Planet
Terror. Welcome to the grind house - it'll tear you in two
EN 5 Second Review:
My goodness, it's Tarantino and Rodriquez together in a
double feature, of course we love it.
By
the time Fergie is dismembered by zombies, you know you're in good
hands. She tastes Fergalicious, I'm guessing Ty Burr: Boston Globe
The Black Eyed Peas singer is far from the only casualty in
"Grindhouse," Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's cheerfully
reprehensible ode to '70s exploitation movies. Good taste also dies a
screaming death, along with half the enthusiastic cast, two classic
muscle cars, and the audience's ability to resist. At 3 hours and 11
minutes, your rear end may also cry uncle...more
These
films are the equivalent of a low-rent, all-you-can-eat
smorgasbord. You get a lot of everything, but somewhere
along the line you can make yourself sick Bill GoodyKoontz: Arizona Republic
The double feature, consisting of Planet Terror,
Robert Rodriguez's fittingly crude take on zombie films, and
Death Proof, Quinton Tarantino's at-times ill-fitting
hybrid of chat festival and instant car-chase classic, goes
gleefully over the top at every turn, from the purposely
damaged-looking film to the "missing" reels to the plots
that are meant to be experienced more than thought through...more
Robert
Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino return with a rousing
tribute to the genre movies that inspired them Todd Gilchrist: IGN Movies
There are so many amazing and innovative ideas in
Tarantino's pastiche-cum-homage that it's hard to hold his
section in too low regard, particularly given its wealth of
breathtaking action sequences and one particularly powerful
performance. So even if Rodriguez' effort surpasses his
headliner's by an outright star or so (consider it a
four-and-a-halfer to Tarantino's three-and-a-half), this
tribute to cinema's exploitative dregs is some of the most
dynamic and engaging filmmaking produced in years...more
Release
Date:
April 6, 2007
EN 5 Second Review:
My goodness, it's Tarantino and Rodriquez together in a
double feature, of course we love it.
These
films are the equivalent of a low-
