Faster, Faster, kill, kill, Fun, fun

Rating: 7/10 (8 May 2007)

FIRST. PLANET TERROR. Rogriguez just lets rip on this thing from the word go. the first 30 half of this movie is covered in the kind of grind house filth that will either get you wet or make you get up and leave. Rodriguez is seriously hanging his balls out with this one, lesbians making out, heads exploding, ball bags melting, torsos torn apart, he certainly took his assignment and just covered it with the most over the top S*** you'll ever see.
But oddly enough, hes right at home, this is the kind of thing you can tell thats been brewing in Robert since Desperado. exercising all of his inner demons. its like a monkey thats been in a cage to long, then suddenly released to go crazy in the zoo.
The first and seconds acts move along at break neck speed daring you to take a breather. were introduced to a bunch of characters, all amazingly different with great performances to boot, but no plot. still its an wildly the most entertaining thing you'll see for a while at the movies. ironically its the beginning of the third act, were things slow down to focus of plot, were the film suffers. for all its bravado, it becomes less daring. the finally will have you thinking I've seen this kind of thing a hundred times.
A few break out stars with this this one, notably Rose McGowen. shes a goddess, and when you see the opening credits, your gonna wish you had the DVD just so you can hit that slow mo button. DAME.
TRAILERS- Don't and THANKGIVING need to be feature lengths. thats all that has to be said.
DEATH PROOF. Tarantino's half, the whole movie is a through back to not only grind house cinema, but what qt does best, close ups on bare feet, long tracking shots, long dialogue scenes followed by quick bursts of action. its everything his mastered rolled into one movie. people are complaining about Quentin getting serious again and stop messing around with genre throwbacks. well. . his made a entire career out it. Reserviour Dogs and Pulp Fiction were throwbacks to the french new wave crime movies. and this is his nod to grind house cinema.
As always there's very little plot going on, but its rich with character study. it moves slow in places but Patience is the key as you'll soon be rewarded. its Quentin's plan to easy you in, were hanging out with a bunch of girls teasing guys, talking about sex, and drinking wild turkey shots, all apart of his master plan until, the horror finally awaits our characters.
The movie plays out like a Spaggetti western, especially the scenes featuring antagonist Stuntman Mike. (played to perfection by Kurt Russel) his whole introduction, the way his shot, the way he moves, the huge scar down his face, his like character transported straight from a Sergio Leone movie. even the music is full of that heavy twang guitar riffs that resembles Morrocine.
Death proof is split in two literally, down the middle were treated to a bit of Earl Mcgraw. never a bad thing. its basically a long exposition scene, explaining Mikes motives.(think the ending of PSYCHO). When were introduced to a new set of girls the movie throws away the slasher movie conventions, and takes on a whole new breath of life. the girl gang movie.
Unfortunately we don't get enough of mike here, instead Tarantino forgets abouts him all together, focusing on the girls and there lives. once again things take a while to get going, but this time its not helped by Zoe Bell who. . . cant act. however she more then makes up for it when you see her on the bonnet of that car. WOW.
Tarantino's movie will definitely last longer, its a film that will get better with repeated viewing. overall, despite what you've heard, it deserves a place right next to any of his other movies. Long live Death proof.