Review of the Film Grindhouse
A twofer review of the film Grindhouse, an exploitation double feature directed by Robert Rodriguez (Planet Terror) and Quentin Tarantino (Deathproof). The overly caffeinated speedy delivery is an homage to Quentin Tarantino, who talks real fast.
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. In Death Proof, a psycho named Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks and kills beautiful women with his car. In Planet Terror, a small-town sheriffs' department has to deal with an outbreak of murderous, infected people called sickos. A gun-legged woman named Cherry (Rose McGowan) and her martial arts-wielding partner (Freddy Rodriguez) take on the zombie army. The two films will be fused together by fake movie trailers.