Missing Reel
Liz and Valerie headed out with Pam on Saturday night to catch the double-feature spectacle that is Grindhouse. Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino team up to make two almost-feature-length homages to the cheesy, ultra-violent B movies of an era predating Liz and Valerie. The films included fake trailers for equally ridiculous films that one suspects, in an alternate universe, might actually have been made.
Planet Terror is the first flick, in which Robert Rodriguez concocts a zombie-creating chemical that is naturally loosed on an unsuspecting Texas town. Many things happen, and most of them involve guns, knives and fire. Rose McGowan and Freddy Rodriguez star, along with many of the Rodriguez/Tarantino regulars. Liz liked this one best, and fans of From Dusk Till Dawn will almost certainly enjoy the outrageous explosions and gory special effects. Sure, the plot isn't perfect, but if you came for the plot then you're kind of missing the point.
Tarantino's contribution is Death Proof, ostensibly about a bunch of girls who like to hear themselves talk. A creepy-looking Kurt Russell, sporting a wicked facial scar, is possibly stalking them. Also featuring Zoe Bell, stuntwoman extraordinaire, and Rosario Dawson, last seen by Valerie in Clerks II and Sin City. If you can handle French films and the talkier portions of Tarantino movies, you should enjoy this flick. Valerie especially loved the last 20 minutes or so, which are worth the price of admission in her opinion.
A word of caution: the violence is extremely graphic and the camera rarely looks away from it. In fact, the camera is usually staring right at it in close up. If you're squeamish, stay home and rent The Princess Bride or something. But if you love the usual Rodriguez/Tarantino fare, you've come to the right place and you probably won't leave disappointed.
Planet Terror is the first flick, in which Robert Rodriguez concocts a zombie-creating chemical that is naturally loosed on an unsuspecting Texas town. Many things happen, and most of them involve guns, knives and fire. Rose McGowan and Freddy Rodriguez star, along with many of the Rodriguez/Tarantino regulars. Liz liked this one best, and fans of From Dusk Till Dawn will almost certainly enjoy the outrageous explosions and gory special effects. Sure, the plot isn't perfect, but if you came for the plot then you're kind of missing the point.
Tarantino's contribution is Death Proof, ostensibly about a bunch of girls who like to hear themselves talk. A creepy-looking Kurt Russell, sporting a wicked facial scar, is possibly stalking them. Also featuring Zoe Bell, stuntwoman extraordinaire, and Rosario Dawson, last seen by Valerie in Clerks II and Sin City. If you can handle French films and the talkier portions of Tarantino movies, you should enjoy this flick. Valerie especially loved the last 20 minutes or so, which are worth the price of admission in her opinion.
A word of caution: the violence is extremely graphic and the camera rarely looks away from it. In fact, the camera is usually staring right at it in close up. If you're squeamish, stay home and rent The Princess Bride or something. But if you love the usual Rodriguez/Tarantino fare, you've come to the right place and you probably won't leave disappointed.
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