Grindhouse (Film)

The first of the two films in this ode to B movie double-feature is Planet Terror directed by Robert Rodriguez. It's a zombie movie of sorts with Rodriguez doing his best directing job I've ever seen. I've always thought of him as someone with an enormous amount of talent that's never fully been realized, until now. His contribution is a bloody, over the top action spectacle that always seems to have something up its sleeve. This first film makes an immediate impact, but I think its the second film that stays with you longer. Directed by Quentin Tarantino, Death Proof, the second movie starts out as a stalker film, but ends up as a revenge picture. Trademark Tarantino dialogue is in full effect and shows how often imitiated, but never surpassed, his original, quirky dialogue can be.

I think these two films have much in common with how the two Kill Bill movies feel. The first Kill Bill was much more action oriented, like Planet Terror. While the second Kill Bill was a more dialogue heavy, action peppered in sequel and Death Proof feels much the same way, especially coming after Planet Terror. I wonder how the two movies would have been, had I not seen them together. I give this tribute to grindhouse cinema a A-.