Grindhouse (2007)

As Good As It Gets

Absolutely brilliant

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

This is a movie not just watched but you experience. You have two brilliantly trashy films from two incredibly talented directors that are sandwiched in with the best faux trailers ever, it's soo good that a couple of the fake previews become actual fully developed movies in their own right. A great double feature with some really fun goodies in the mix. Side note: while the films are available individually, it's best seen as one. Especially because you'll miss out on most of the trailers which were expertly made by some fine directors.

I have to make an apology for my voting, as telling the truth, there is no idea about what this movie is going to talk about and why the directors put them together.From the first one - Planet Terror, it is immediately recognised a "Quentin Tarantino style". Looking like ridiculous and mess, fulling of disgusting scenes and exaggerated blood plasma blasting. Quentin himself even performed a funny character in the film just like he always did in other movies directed by him.To the second one, actually, I don't like this type of movies. Talking too much junk without any relationship with the main idea the movie wants to express. Too many dirty words, which I don't believe is the style of American speaking. The only thing I like here is the punishment for the murder, and the performance of the Australian girl. The familiar accent made me excited, "I tell you mate" this is very lovely, especially spoken by a girl.The last thing I want to tell is a positive comment. It is really worth to watch in the cinema. One ticket, two pictures, so why not.

Grindhouse is two movies separated by a short, fake upcoming attraction Machete, which was later made into a real film a few years later. I'll start with Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror first, which is a parody of the old science fiction zombie thriller's of the 60s and 70s. Rose McGown is Cherry Darling, a go go dancer wanting a change in her life. A scientist attempts to sell a deadly gas to a military guy and during a fight a chemical is released turning the public into flesh eating ghouls. Cherry and her boyfriend, El Ray become leaders fighting the evil dead. A bit bloody, but Rodriguez has an off beat sense of humorous, so it works.The second feature is Death Proof, Quentin Tarantino's tribute to Vanishing Point, even having the same Dodge Charger for a chase scene. Kurt Russell is stunt driver, Mike, who stalks a group of women in a specially built death proof, super reinforced car. The girls wind up in a demolition derby type of battle with the psychopath and the script is overly verbose, even by Tarantino's usual standards. This is not one his better works.

I live in Indiana. And by us is one of the last Drive-in theatres in existence. There, they play two movies in a row for the price of one. Grindhouse,which is the over-the-top double feature from gory directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez, is an experience I would've killed to see on the big screen. It's bloody, hilarious, stupid fun. And proud of it.The first film, Planet terror,from director Robert Rodriguez,is one of the most disgusting films i've ever seen. It actually made my stomach churn. But I laughed hysterical many times and I had a lot of fun with it.I'm not even sure what the hell it's about. But from what I got out of it, it involves a stripper(Played by Rose Magowan) and her old fling(played by Freddy Rodriguez),who is like an old war hero, are going on the run from zombies who got started because of a government experiment.The second film, Death proof, from Quentin Tarantino, isn't quite as disgusting or ridiculous. It is however a little more slow and less action packed then Planet terror. But yet it's better. I found it to be a bit more interesting and refreshing than Planet terror.Not much goes on here. The film is about a movie stuntman named Stuntman Mike, who follows these groups of women around then collides cars with them. But he runs into a gang of movie involved women who decide to fight back.I'm not positive which film is better. But no matter what happened I really had a blast with Grindhouse. Rodriguez's film involves removed testicles in a jar, a penis that looks like goo, a stripper with a gun for a leg, and a lot more blood. Death proof keeps it safe, and the acting isn't quite as ridiculous, and as always Tarantino's dialogue illuminates the screen and kept me interested through. If you have the stomach for it, give them a go. If not, stay away.Planet terror:3.5/4 Death Proof:3.5/4 Grindhouse overall:3.5/4