Death Proof is fun and original but Planet Terror crosses familiar territory!

Rating: 6/10 (18 December 2007)

Grindhouse ***
Planet Terror **1/2
Death Proof ***
Grindhouse is the double feature from Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarintino. It's a homage to all the Grindhouse movies from the 60's and 70's. I have to say that the movie looks really good with its scratched and dirt infested reels. It really feels like you are watching an actual Grindhouse movie. However though, the problem with most Grindhouse movies is that the story lines are always weak. Grindhouse is no different. Planet Terror is about zombies. So is Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead & a couple more hundred films. It's not like Rodriguez wasn't creative, it's just that there is not a lot you can do with zombie movies. Death Proof is an a homage to exploitation films like Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! It's about a stuntman who kills women in his car. However Tarintino carries a little too long with his duologue here, but the chase scenes make up for that. I give Death Proof 3 stars. Planet Terror only gets 2.5 stars from me because its a typically zombie movie however, Rose McGowan with a machine gun as a leg does make for some interesting viewing. All together Grindhouse is a good effect. Just not a great one!