Cool ideas, not exactly executed very well

Rating: 5/10 (17 April 2007)

I'd like to commend the film makers for taking a cool idea of a 70's type flashback film and being brave enough to actually try it.
This film will ultimately have some life to it, the question is: Is it going to be remembered as a brave experiment or a gigantic bad film bust?
The movie is way too long. When I say long, I don't mean just because of the length...I mean it becomes too slow.
Terror Planet is a cool little film, nothing amazing and it isn't From Dusk Till Dawn. But it is entertaining. The John Carpenter music was a nice touch. The trailers are a riot to watch. Death Proof is really sub-par. It was almost painful to watch. We are bored to tears by long dialog which goes on and on. It isn't even interesting dialog, it just makes us want to throw popcorn at the screen! The characters are so paper-thin you want to cheer when they are killed. Kurt Russell's killer character made no sense. He turns psycho one minute, cry baby the next.
Yes, a cool but somewhat boring movie. How did this turn into a $60 million movie and counting?
I heard rumors that the producers are thinking about re-releasing Grindhouse as two separate U.S. films. Publicity stunt? Definitely. Like Death Proof could even stand on it's own as a single film. And, like the producers are going to fork out more cash to release a "loaded cigar" this way.
As another reviewer put it, see it at second run and walk out before Death proof- a little less painful.
Cult or complete bomb? time will tell.