One of a kind experience

Rating: 10/10 (16 April 2007)

I've never had a movie going experience quite like Grind House. If you are planning on seeing it, you really should do it in a movie theater. Don't wait for the DVD. See it in a theater, you won't regret it.
Planet Terror was a lot of fun. If you liked From Dusk Till Dawn, then you'll love this movie. Rose McGowan is perfect as is the whole cast. It's a little too gross in some parts, and I wish ***SPOILER*** the doctor's son did not die the way he did. The whole movie was fun, but that scene left struck me as out of place for a cheesy gore-fest.***END SPOILER***. Overall, I had a good time at Planet Terror.
Death Proof, oh boy. The discussion this one is having. I'll jump in and say that Death Proof, while admittedly talky and padded is still a terrific movie. There really is a point to all that talking. The long (and yes, it is long) scene at the bar sets up these characters as real people that you know and care about. QT has the best dialog in the business, and I can listen to these characters talk for hours. When the first action of Death Proof comes, no one in the theater I was in made a sound. It was brutal stuff and the character stuff that lead up to it made the action more powerful and meaningful. The final chase scene and finale of Death Proof were brilliant and I think justified all the long conversation scenes in the movie. Death Proof is fantastic.
Oh, a word about the trailers. Werewolf Women of the SS was easily the weakest of the trailers. I think the credits in the trailer got in the way. It was like, "Look who I got to be in my trailer." The exploitation movies of the 70's didn't have big name stars. They had to rely on shocks and skin to hook you into the theater. W.W. of the SS looked more like a parody instead of an homage.
Thanksgiving was easily the best. It got the biggest laughs of the entire feature. I have never been a fan of Eli Roth, but he really nailed the tone and look of a 80's horror chap. Thanksgiving was both gross and hilarious and I loved it.