kjiler
Stupid movie. Don't waste your time. Not at all entertaining.
SlyGuy21
I can appreciate what Rodriguez and Tarantino are doing here, making a ridiculous homage to the grindhouse genre of drive-in movie. You obviously don't watch these for the plot or characters, you watch this for the gross-out and action. This has both of those and then some. Paying respect to exploitation movies that came before it, this won't appeal to everyone, but it's a fun ride if you know what you're getting into. Some moments go a little far for me though, most notably the part where Tarantino's junk falls off, the kid accidentally shooting himself, and the dog getting run over. The last two are just taboos that Rodriguez decided to do, which is his decision, it's just really dark compared to the ridiculous action that's in the rest of the movie. Also serious comedy props for having the "missing reel" sequence and skipping like 30 minutes of the movie randomly. I thought that was really funny. The cast is also really good, the only negatives I have are the above moments, aside from that though, this is a really fun B-movie.
Python Hyena
Grindhouse: Planet Terror (2007): Dir: Robert Rodriguez / Cast: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Jeff Fahey: First of stylized double drive-in style feature regards a deadly gas that turns humanity into zombies. Robert Rodriguez is creative but the plot eventually becomes one graphic scene of violence after another. Rose McGowan delivers a great performance as a go-go dancer whose leg is devoured by zombies and replaced with a machine gun. The methods in which this weapon is used are a low point in over the top violence. Freddy Rodriguez plays her fugitive ex-boyfriend who takes several risks and uses his street smarts to ward off zombies. Josh Brolin plays a cynical doctor who abuses his bi-sexual wife when he learns that she has been involved with another woman. Marley Shelton plays his wife whose hands become lifeless at a pivotal moment. She must survive using other methods that do not regard the use of her hands. Jeff Fahey plays head chef at a fancy little place called The Bone Shack, which is the perfect title for an eatery in a film like this. Between the two Grindhouse films I prefer the Quentin Tarantino version Deathproof, which is broader and more amusing. Both film suit the drive-in market but from two very different sub-genres. With all the graphic violence this film nearly becomes a different type of terror. Score: 5 / 10
Taylor Kingston
I enjoy this movie. It's an interesting take on the zombie apocalypse theme that is so popular over the last decade. I still hate the terrible quality, but as I said in my Grindhouse: Death Proof review, it's made the be like that. I think that annoys me more than the actual bad quality.This movie about a zombie apocalypse. After an experimental bio-weapon is accidentally, sort of purpose, released, it turns thousands of people into zombie-like creatures. They'll eat anyone. A small group of people survive the initial attacks and somehow end up in the same place. They then have to work together to stay alive. Overall, I give this movie an 8 out of 10, which in my ratings book is: Awesome.
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