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JediSage
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Grindhouse
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6-Apr-2007, 6:02 PM
Well, saw it at 12pm ET this afternoon. What a freakin' movie!! (well, actually what 2 movies!!)

The overall production values are fantastic. I really like how they've distressed the film to make them look like they were made in the 70's. I originally thought that each film would be 1 hour & 10 minutes long, but they both felt longer (in a good way). Not sure what the exact running time was. The "trailers" and announcements in front of each film are a hoot and really add to the experience.

Planet Terror: Lots of crazy action, lots of blood. Rose McGowan is absolutely stunning, though I have a thing for her anyway. The pace of this one is very quick, and though I don't care for zombie films I was enthralled by this one and actually was on the edge of my seat at times.

Death Proof: Classic Tarantino - lots of dialog and characterization. Kurt Russel was cool as the antagonist and the car itself is sweet. I'd actually like to get one of those bad boys! The pace of this one is definitely slower than PT and I thought the plot was not as tight. Actually found myself saying "Why don't they just..." a few times and I felt like Russel's character lost his way a bit. Overall still a really cool film.

I'd say my favorite of the two was definitely Planet Terror, which was shown first. Both films taken as a whole were definitely a great experience. I paid $4 for a matinee and I have to say it's hard to find a good 3 hours of entertainment these days for that kind of money that will measure up to this. Tarantino has mentioned that they're looking to do more of these types of films, specifically one of the trailers they produced, turning it into a movie. I'd say I'm tremendously looking forward to it and do indeed hope they do more of these.