Planet Terror = A
Fake Trailers = A+
Death Proof = D
Planet Terror and the fake trailers alone were worth the price of admission. Death Proof, I guess, I just took as a bonus since it really isn't very good. Quentin Tarantino is one of my all time favorite directors. I have all his movies and really enjoy his artistic style. But his movie was just...well, crappy. It's just talk, talk, talk, and the talking isn't even very good. You know how Tarantino's dialogue is usually funny or interesting? Well, this time it was just boring. No "Like a Virgin" or "Royale with Cheese" type of dialogue, no, it was just contrived, boring dialogue which only function seemed to extend the running time. I kept looking at my watch as the second movie went on and on. It's extremely boring with little to no payoff at the end. Sure, the car chase is cool, but was it really worth and hour and ten minutes of the shit that came before it? A slasher movie (like the one featured in the "Thanksgiving" trailer) probably would have been a better choice to double up with the insanity that was Planet Terror. Planet Terror was non-stop action, blood, guts, laughs, and pretty much pure genius. My only gripe with it was that Tarantino's "cameo" was a little too long. Otherwise, the movie really rocked. I find it ironic that Rodriguez, who is the lesser of the two filmmakers, made the far superior movie.
If you see it, just be sure not to skip the trailers in between the two films. Instead, go to the bathroom as soon as Death Proof begins.
I hope that "Machete" becomes a real movie