The most fun I've had watching a movie in a long time

Rating: 10/10 (15 May 2007)

Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino are brilliant. Although some say the films weren't sleazy enough (and that is kinda true) they are the first directors to truly capture the feel of grindhouse movies. I'm talking a very grainy, scratched look, missing reels and the greatest (fake) trailers I've ever seen. They are both violent, foul and just a blast.
Rodriguez's "Planet Terror" is a good old-fashioned zombie romp. Once the action starts it literally never stops. It's gory as all hell, funny, with a cast of great actors (Tom Savini, Michael Biehn, Michael Parks, Rose McGowan, Bruce Willis) and an interesting plot.
Tarantino's "Death Proof" is a slasher flick, with a car. Kurt Russell is Stuntman Mike, a stuntman who likes to run over girls in his car, which is 100% death proof. This one is much slower than "Planet Terror" but it isn't worse. The look of the film I feel is more genuine here but it isn't as action packed as "Planet Terror." But this movie does have the most tense car chase I've ever seen.
Also thrown in the mix are four fake trailers. Rodriguez's "Machete," Edgar Wright's "Don't," Rob Zombie's "Werewolf Women of the SS" and Eli Roth's "Thanksgiving." They are all perfect in capturing the feel of old grindhouse movies but Roth's is the best.
For a great time look no further. Grindhouse provides everything you could want in a brainless blockbuster. Forget Spiderman 3, this is best blockbuster of the year.
5/5