Overall Hit – Starring Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Jordan Ladd, Tracie Thoms, Zoe Bell, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Bruce Willis, Mary Elizabeth Winestead
Two full length feature horror movies written by Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez put together as a two film feature. Including fake movie trailers in between both movies. – from IMDB.com
What is Grindhouse? An homage to exploitation B-movie thrillers that combines two feature-length segments into one double-bill designed to replicate the grind house theatergoing experience of the 70s and 80s. – from IMDB.com
Featured Preview Directors: Eli Roth, Edgar Wright, Rob Zombie
Planet Terror Synopsis: A small town has to deal with a massive town infection which causes the infected people to become merderous. To save the day, they call in martial artist and expert sharp-shooter Wray (Freddy Rodriguez), and his gun-legged lady friend Cherry (Rose McGowan).
Death Proof Synopsis: A psycho murderer named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks and kills women with his car.
Featured Fake Previews:
Machete (directed by Robert Rodriguez) – It is a mexploitation movie that is a cross between Mark Wahlberg’s “Shooter” and “El Mariachi.” Gratuitous nudity included.
Thanksgiving (directed by Eli Roth) – A holiday horror film that is reminiscent of “Halloween” with fantastic comic timing – I actually hope this movie gets made.
Don’t (directed by Edgar Wright) – Don’t do anything. This preview is based around the idea of horror movie cliche’s. Quite hilarious.
Werewolf Women of the S.S. (directed by Rob Zombie) – A film about Nazi women becoming werewolves. A cameo by Nicolas Cage is included. Gratuitous nudity included.
Planet Terror Review: I wasn’t a fan of this B-movie as it was overall gory and gross. The infected people had lesions that looked horrifying and I could hardly watch the entire movie without shuddering or covering my eyes. It was too over -the-top with gore and blood. I was really expecting great things from this director as I am a fan of his movie “Once Upon a Time in Mexico.” Unfortuantely Robert let me down with this unsatisfying zombie-horror movie. I actually thought about leaving and then returning to the movie once intermission had started but I thought maybe the film would calm itself down. All I have to say is, it didn’t. I also felt sorry for the people who left at intermission as they did not get to see the film that was actually a good work of cinema.
Death Proof Review: I really enjoyed this A-movie film by Mr. Tarantino. Generally, I have enjoyed all of his films (with the exception of Pulp Fiction which I was not a fan of) and I found this movie to be equally as good as his previous works. I will say that I do not always like the movies he produces as they are not as meticulously executed as the movies he directs. The characters of this film were very interesting and they had great range. I feel the casting of this film was particularly excellent. Kurt Russell was a creepy villian and the ladies he stalked were colorful characters (djs, travelers, actresses, stuntwomen). This movie was far superior to the previous film (and well worth sticking around).
Rating: This movie is rated R but please do not bring your children to see this movie. Anyone under 16 should not be in the theatre. Parents, do the right thing- if you can’t find a babysitter, then stay home with your children- do not take them with you to see this movie. It is simply not appropriate for all ages.
Bottom Line: An enjoyable experience.
Exploitation/slasher/zombie horror
Rated R
Running Time: 3 hours 11 minutes.
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