Grindhouse - it's great (at least the first part is)

Rating: 4/10 (9 April 2007)

So I saw "Grindhouse" tonight. If you haven't heard about it, it's a take on old 70s style action movies, is a double feature, and features 'previews' of fake upcoming movies at the beginning and in between the 2 movies.
I won't give any spoilers to the movies, but let me assure you that you WILL be entertained by the first film, 'Planet Terror' (if you don't mind some obnoxiously overdone gory special effects.) It is absolutely wild from the very start, and is filled with ridiculous creatures, goofy lines, and over the top action. I don't know that I can say that it was good, but it was definitely entertaining. And I recommend it.
The fake 'previews' were also positively hilarious. Honest - they were muchco funny.
The second film, Tarantino's 'Death Proof', is my new #1 most hated film ever.
Worse than 'Who's Harry Crumb'.
Seriously, don't stay for the second part of the Grindhouse double feature. You will thank me for saving you an hour and a half of your life.
Listen, I'm a guy who is generally patient with movies - I even liked 'Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil'. But the only thing that kept my attention after the first 20 minutes of 'Death Proof 'was the hope that everyone would die at the end.
But I won't spoil the ending for you if you insist on staying for 'Death Proof'. But don't say I didn't warn you.