Grindhouse
I saw Grindhouse on Friday and I have to say it is the best movie I have seen in months. From the first fake trailer to the end credits, Grindhouse is different from anything else in theaters. The first feature, Planet Terror, is just the kind of crazy over-the-top action, horror, suspense, comedy that it should be. The second segment, Death Proof, is what we would expect from Tarantino; lots of interesting dialog punctuated with violence. The fake trailers are also excellent; especially Machete which looks like a genuine Grindhouse film and Thanksgiving which hits all the right points for a mock horror film.
The music for both features is also amazing. Planet Terror is scored by director Robert Rodriguez and it kicks ass (especially the main credits theme of raunchy, bluesy, rock). Death Proof makes use of a lot of fantastic retro tunes (like all Tarantino films) and does not disappoint.
I have seen other reviewers criticize Death Proof for having too much dialog and not enough action, but I think that is only evident since Planet Terror comes first and is almost entirely action. Taken by itself Death Proof is just on a different speed than Planet Terror, but no less potent. Planet Terror is Rodriguez's version of a Grindhouse film while Death Proof is more of a Tarantino film with homage's to Grindhouse pictures. That said I think that Death Proof is by far the better of the two films. It earns its suspense and has some fantastic character exchanges with a great payoff at the end. 4.5/5
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