50/50

Rating: 7/10 (12 April 2007)

Here is the bottom line on why Grindhouse deserves your attention. Planet Terror was very entertaining and a heck of a lot of fun and had the usual overload of creativity that we have all come to love from Robert Rodriguez. And even though we as an audience have been in this territory before(zombies), Robert keeps it fresh by putting his own spin on things and it tricks us into thinking we are watching something never done before.
Now for Death Proof. I'll preface this by saying I really like Tarantino's work. I am not a Tarantino hater like some. Having said that, this is by far his worst output(Except for maybe his Four Rooms short). It is about 45 minutes too long and I found myself bored and annoyed for most of this movie. It really is that dull and his self serving cameos even give the worst offender of all, M. Night Shamylan, a run for his money. There are however two reasons why you should see this movie at least once. The first is Kurt Russell and his incredible charm and humor. And the second is some incredible stunt work not seen in todays dumbed down digital age. We're talking real cars and stunt people here folks. What a novel idea. If you love cinema, watch Grindhouse for all the schlock and the awesome fake trailers but do it on DVD so you can re-watch the coolest of moments and so you can fast forward through most of Deathproof.