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Grindhouse
Saw an advanced screening of Grindhouse last night. It was great.
3 hours; 2 movies, and a few great fake movie previews. You have to understand what kind of show this is. If you're looking for a "good movie" then you can skip this. Grindhouse is an *experience* .. like a visit to a theme park. Expect: Over the top exploitation, people talking and being noisey, yelling at the screen, awesome bad movies.
Planet Terror:
Non-stop violence, absurdity, shock, cheesey jokes, continuity flaws and plot holes. Totally solid as an exploitation flick. I was laughing and cringing twice a minute... it just doesn't let up with the wacky shit. Totally enjoyable.
Death Proof:
Quentin Tarantino went running, worked up a sweat, wiped his face with a towel, rung out the towel into a bucket, and this is what he got. Eau de Quentin. The dialogue spans the majority of the film and gets kinda ... ignorable. However, when the action happens, it is gripping and genuinely thrilling. Comparably, strangely, I thought this was the "better" movie, because very little of it is cheap. In fact, Tarantino is too talented for his own good when immersed in this medium. While Planet Terror was nearly the quintessential sloppy exploitation movie, Death Proof is like a joke with a long wind-up and a great punchline.
The fake previews are fuckin' awesome.
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