First half rad, second half BAD

Rating: 8/10 (4 June 2007)

Before I go anywhere with this, let me just say that I would of LOVED to review this event as two sepperate films with two seppart scores on two sepperate marks on the score sheet, but because the film really is meant to be an experience, I have no choice but to review it as one film.
Planet Terror
From beginning to end, Planet Terror is all kinds of awesome, it's easily the best zombie movie since 28 Days Later. The entire film is one huge roller coaster. If you like blood, guns, and explosions, this is pretty much bliss.
The film starts with an infection affecting a whole small town in Texas. Before you can say "Machine Gun Leg" there are zombies everywhere. Slowly but surely, the three sets of characters come together (And we don't really even see exactly how, thanks to a brilliantly placed "missing reel") and kick ass.
It's worth warning that Planet Terror is a TON of fun, but it's also pretty bloody, in fact, it makes other bloodbaths like Kill Bill, Sin City, and 300 look like chick flicks in comparison. But it's all for the fun of it. If you like zombies and blood, Planet Terror is worth the price of admission. 5/5
Death Proof
Lord almighty, if Death Proof would of been half a good as Planet Terror, Grindhouse would of gone down as a classic. Sadly, it's not. It's actually got an eye on Norbit as wanting to be the WORST movie of the year.
Heres the premise, two women, sit in a car...and talk.....and talk...and talk...and...stop for dinner...and TALK!! It's really an hour and 15 minutes of talking, with 10 minutes of car chases, and if you think the car chase is WORTH the bloody talking, think again. Even Kurt Russell himself can't save this film from being boring and unnecessary. It's really a shame, because the entire experience is truly authentic grindhouse. 2/5
Now, for the experience itself. It DOES admittably feel very authentic, and I have to give an extra point for the incredible fake trailers. If they made a movie with just 10 or 20 fake trailers strung together, it would of been incredible. There are also tons of scratches and missing frames in the film, and great "missing reels" in both movies. There's even a taco shop ad somewhere in there.
All in all, this is an experience for the ages, it is pretty unbelievably epic, that being said, there's really no reason to stick around for Death Proof
Score: 8/10