Grindhouse Tribute Pays Off

Rating: 8/10 (11 April 2007)

Tarantino's films are a bit of an acquired taste. Frankly, most casual movie goers either love him or hate him. I'm one of the few who can take or leave him, but when Grindhouse was announced, I knew I would have to see it.
As a tribute to the "B" flicks of the 1970's, this "Grindhouse" feature has been worked until the quality digital media closely resembled the scratched, hair-laden, ill-cut films of the era. I would imagine with today's technology, it took more work to rough it up that badly, than it would have to present a quality modern-day actioner.
The idea of the Grindhouse Double Feature is not new, but this work stands as Tarantino's revivalist attempt, and both films were great fun.
Planet Terror is a sci-fi horror gore-fest I found delightful. The story was prominent, but did take a back seat to the gore effects, which were mostly make up effects. This was great in that "B" movie kind of way, and even serious movie goers can view this one comfortably as a guilty pleasure and rates a 7.7/10 on the "B" scale.
Death Proof was the one I was waiting for, personally. Kurt Russell again on the big screen as the tough-guy/bad boy? Yes! The stunts here were true stunts, without the use of CGI. The girls in this work were awesome, and it was heartwarming to see Russell back in the role in which the nation came to love him. This one was just plain good, in spite of the "B" movie factor and rates an 8.9/10 on the "B" scale.
I'd say this attempt was a "HIT." Here's hoping for Grindhouse 2.
Together, they rate an 8.3/10 on the "B" Scale from...
the Fiend :.