"Do I frighten you...is it my scar?" "No, its your car."

Rating: 8/10 (15 April 2007)

This isn't a movie, this is an experience.
This is a double feature for the price of one, with fake trailers in between.
The first film is "Planet Terror", a cool, hip, silly film. Honestly the first film, while entertaining isn't very good. It tries to be bad, but still, that doesn't excuse it being bad. It is very fun to watch, and actually very funny. It is a zombie/action film, enough said, it fails to bring anything new to the genre, and it also fails to be scary, but I am not one to complain.
But personally I think everyone will enjoy the second film more. The second film is "Death Proof", and it has Tarantino's finger prints all over it. It has that seventies feel to it, and strong female characters. It is about a stuntman that kills women with his car, pretty simple. This one is a little scarier, and also a lot more horrific, especially when you see the characters you have grown attached to horrifically die. But when stuntman mike, messes with the wrong women, all hell brakes loose, and a beautiful realistic car chase ensues.
Acting wise, I think Rose McGowan and Freddy Rodriguez, did pretty badly, they were extremely unfunny, and maybe they were supposed to be, but you severely disliked them. Marley Shelton however does an excellent job in "Planet Terror". In "Death Proof", sure fire standouts were Tracie Thoms, Rosario Dawson, and Zoe Bell (who totally kicks ass, and can act). Kurt Russel actually does a wonderful job, he is fun to watch as well. Everyone did a good job in "Death Proof" if anyone didn't do a good job it was because their characters weren't very interesting (Lee). But the woman that really stands out is Zoe Bell, and she is in real life an actual stunt woman that plays herself! Tarantino is genius for putting a stunt woman in a film as herself, her character shines the most, as the dare devil kiwi.
Overall the second film is better then the first one, it is expected. We all knew Tarantino made better movies then Rodriguez walking into this. So if you are going to see it, expect an okay first film, and an amazing second film.