didn't live up to the hype.

Rating: Null/10 (15 April 2007)

i watched this film not sure what to expect. i think i might have enjoyed it more if i had watched it at a drive-in, though. i've always like Rodriguez's's films, but for me, Tarantino's have always been a little harder to like. too talky, too self-reverentially hip and preachy. unfortunately, this double feature fell right along those same lines. while "planet terror" was an action-packed and nicely gory zombie flick, "deathproof", a stranger-serial-killer-car chase picture was uber boring. just too damn chatty. it could easily have been cut down to half it's length. i found Kurt Russell and Rosario Dawson great in their roles. everyone else? bleh. and what the f*ck happened to their friend they left at the farm? you can tell they had fun making this, and it was fun to spot the cameos, but come on. at no point did i relax and have fun with the idea, which was obviously their goal. overall, the film aging technique was very distracting, as was the gimmicky "missing reel" gag. what was that about? i NEVER had that happen when i when to movies in the 70s and 80's. there are enough actual genre films from the time they are trying to pay homage to watch and enjoy without resorting to this.