Tarantino BOTCHES THE FUN

Rating: 5/10 (7 April 2007)

OK, So yes I went in totally jazzed, I'm a big fan of both guys, and truly figured they would give it their all. Well... I was disappointed, but only in QT's ability to forget he was making an homage to grindhouse cinema not a Grindhouse style homage to his own films.
I find it a bit arrogant to spend entire parts of your tribute to a style of cinema and an era and basically talk about your own movies, and make references to things from your other films (Foot Massages, Big Kahuna Burger, etc.). Its a real shame, because tons of people in the screening I was at were walking out in his movie, hell I did.
But... I Was happy I came back for the finale of Death Proof, with some killer stunt work by my pal Zoe Bell (Subject of the stuntwoman doc, DOUBLE DARE) She goes over the top on this, and makes this film almost worthwhile. But truly, Tarantino comes way too close to shooting himself in the foot. Save the dialogue for the art-house crowd, we want T&A and car crashes and blood from our Grindhouse films.
Planet Terror, well,,, All I'll say is well it is what is, and it hits all the marks. I loved it!
BTW, the faux trailers are topnotch also, THANKSGIVING is easilly Eli Roth's best film. Let's just let him make shorts or trailers from now on.