Find the Double Feature, and then watch in reverse

Rating: 9/10 (10 June 2009)

So much better a double feature 'Grindhouse' was than the poor excuse home video was. It was no surprise they separated them for 2 DVD releases for the old-Disney trick of attempting to make more money. I saw this, all 3+ hours of glory in the theater. The only problem I had with it was the order of films. Much like Quentin Tarantino's 'Kill Bill' series, he saved the SLOWEST for last. Not that I didn't like 'K.B.II,' I did, but it was so much slower than the first. As in the case of 'Grindhouse.' Where the first of two feature length movies, 'Planet Terror' was hilarious, gruesome, exciting, an awesome homage to the old drive-in features and extremely action packed, Tarantino slows the action to almost to a halt in 'Death Proof.' Not that I wouldn't recommend 'Proof' – it was still good, and had some great (Tarantino-style) dialogue and great acting amongst Russell and some of the girls. But, it was almost a let down from the high/adrenaline rush 'Terror' gave. Strange, I didn't grow up in the grindhouse days, and have seen as many drive-in movies as I can count on one hand, but I certainly understood where they were coming from, or already knew by my film studies. A lot of the homages they threw in where downright hilarious, such as changing the title at the last possible second, or the missing reels. I was rolling in the theater with what they came up with, while never questioning the lack of realism in what was happening. And as the original 'Halloween II' did to 'Mr. Sandman,' 'Proof' did to 'Chick Habit' in its finale. Saved best for last: Those previews were outrageously hilarious. If you do get to see this (these) films, make sure not to miss the coming attractions.