April 27, 2007

Grindhouse (2007)
Directors: Planet Terror--Robert Rodriguez, Death Proof--Quentin Tarantino
Writers: Planet Terror--Robert Rodriguez, Death Proof--Quentin Tarantino
Starring: Planet Terror--Rose McGowan and Freddy Rodriguez, Death Proof--Zoe Bell and Rosario Dawson Co-Starring: Both--Too many to list.
Description: From cult movie directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez comes a unique film experience: a double-bill of thrillers that recall both filmmakers' favorite exploitation films. "Grindhouse" (a downtown movie theater in disrepair since its glory days as a movie palace known for "grinding out" non-stop double-bill programs of B-movies) is presented as one full-length feature comprised of two individual films helmed separately by each director. Tarantino's film, "Death Proof," is a rip-roaring slasher flick where the killer pursues his victims with a car rather than a knife, while Rodriguez's film "Planet Terror" shows us a view of the world in the midst of a zombie outbreak. The films are joined together by clever faux trailers that recall the '50s exploitation drive-in classics.
Rating: B+
In a word... awesome!