great experience and film

Rating: 10/10 (6 April 2007)

Just got back from seeing Grindhouse. There have been lots of great comments already, but here's my take. Planet Terror was very entertaining using Rodriguez's signature stylization techniques to great effect.
Death Proof was just tremendous and without a doubt the superior film in almost every way. Better acting, better dialogue, better overall script, better directing (I'll give Planet Terror credit for perhaps better photography and editing). The casting of Kurt Russell as Stuntman Mike couldn't have been better. The ensemble group of "the girls" were really good. BTW, did anyone else notice the wonderful way in which Tarantino's camera draws out and worships the sensuality of "real" women? There's a stretch where the character Butterfly, who begins the movie as a Northeastern girl next door-type, becomes a powerful object of sexual desire without changing (or removing) her clothes or engaging in any physical touching. The car chase scene is terrific, and the denouement is one of the most satisfying you'll ever see.