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Originally Posted by Halx
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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I felt the same way about
Death Proof, though I have read many comments (on other sites) where people felt the opposite.
Death Proof is deliberately slow paced and builds up to the action like a slow grind, as
Planet Terror is more
Night of the Living Dead. If I were to change anything, I would put
Death Proof first, as it is more dialogue driven and Tarantino takes his time with character development.
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Originally Posted by Frosstbyte
The one thing about both movies that my brain was never really able to wrap around was the fact that they tried SO hard to make them grounded in the 1970s, but then everyone had cell phones and sidekicks. Why?!? Those yanked me out of the moment and the ambiance and I still now can't imagine why both directors decided to go with leaving them in.
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Well, the style in grounded in the 70s, not the setting.