Rip -Roaring Over the Top Fun in these Gore-Fest Dominated Films !!!

Rating: 9/10 (11 April 2007)

Looking for a Great time ? If you enjoy over the top films with some violence and blood Then these films are for you.
3 hours and 15 minute running time, so make sure you are near the restrooms .
Rodriguez and Tarantino team up with a pair of features, dedicated to the 60,s and 70,s Grindhouse movies, that are limited in budget and in their release, and replayed numerous times , going from city to city basically driven overnight.
Movie One:
Planet Terror deals with present day people, from a small town, being transformed into zombies due to a release of some experimental gas from a nearby military base .
Josh Brolin,Rose McGowan,Jeff Fahey, Bruce Willis are just a few of the stars in the schlock infected gore fest, with LOTS of laughs . It is a HOOT.
McGowan a dancer(stripper) dissatisfied with her life, tries to leave the small town she feels had limited opportunities. At a nearby military base, gas has escaped that transforms people into flesh eating zombies(vampires). A few of the residents band together to try and stop the onslaught. Get ready for a wild time !!! Whether they succeed or not doesn't matter, it is just a well made film for fans of this nature.
Allot of cameos, great dialog. Look for Tom Savini as one of the deputies,a veteran actor in zombie and vampire movies . He gets it REAL GOOD . Previews: Don't miss these during the intermission. Great fun.
Movie Two:
Death Proof deals with a present day stuntman who has a desire to kill women with his car. Kurt Russell stars as misogynist "Stuntman Mike." He stalks women and then runs them down at the nearest opportunity ! This is a Great premise from the gore-fest angle , but Tarantino doesn't completely finish the job .
Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson,Tracie Thoms, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, are 4 of his intended victims, who are traveling through town to look at a 1970's white Dodge Challenger, when you know who shows up.
Russell , cast against type plays right into the role and is terrific ! Terrific stunt work by Zoe Bell keeps you on the edge of your seat.
All in All an Action Packed Experience.
The one flaw, if it is a flaw is the development of the story in Death Proof. The stuntman is played as a vulnerable and human character, and his car changes, which makes it less than super, also, I was thinking there should have been an alternate ending. The final cut was less than I expected from Tarantino, not really a criticism, but he seems to be mellowing.
This movie should be viewed more than once, just for its' content, allot to see. I gave it a 9...