Simulcra - The Bad Old Good Old Days

Rating: 8/10 (7 April 2007)

Of COURSE these two guys would be 1/the first guys to actually tackle the now historical premise of the double-feature 2/bring it indoors from the outside-Akron drive-in movie where it WOULD have played if drive-ins were not out-numbered by drive-thrus; 3/to mix it up across the board not only racially but by giving us NEW vixens that even Russ Meyer would yield to. That the technical artistry utilized to make it look bad/authentic IS artistry. And while comparisons between the two features is unavoidable, Rodriguez's pastiche was absolutely as wonderfully ridiculous as Tarrantino's; "Planet Terror" is homage to what we saw; Quentin's film is where this all is GOING. Everybody has a great time - the audience, the cast (Kurt Russell is remarkable, and kudos to ALL the fine ladies who partook), and all of you who take the considerable time to go on the ride. Stupid, wonderful, gross and ridiculous fun at it's zenith. And so absolutely American it will be required viewing at ALL European film schools - Derrida, anyone?