TaryBiggBall
It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
FirstWitch
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Catherina
If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.
SnoopyStyle
This starts with Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror and finishes with Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof. There are fake trailers and commercial before each feature. Each feature has its own value but what is the value of watching the whole thing together. Of course, this is a homage to the old drive-ins, discount-theaters double-bills. In that sense, watching the entire run has that added value. I would have liked for Tarantino to double-down on that idea. He could have shortened the features and concentrated more on the trailers. I would have loved to have some real trailers and commercials from the era. I don't know if the rights issue would prevent that. It would be like the end of "Cinema Paradiso" where the character watches snippets of old movie kisses. As it is, this is a great homage to the cinematic past.
Rob Starzec
Grindhouse is a rare experience since double features are not regularly made nowadays. The style that was put into making this double feature particularly makes it feel like two older movies (perhaps from the 70s) but with contemporary actors we know and love like Bruce Willis, Josh Brolin, and Rosario Dawson to name a few. Together, Planet Terror and Death Proof bring an interesting experience to viewers. Separately, each is a good (but not great) B movie.What worked for Planet Terror: it is awesome as a "disease" or "outbreak" movie. Even though the film is generally darkly lit, the killing of the infected proves to be action-packed and very bloody (did Tarantino ghost direct certain parts)? Wray is a really cool character with a clear expertise on guns and a great shooter. Cherry is good as well, but a little more bland than Wray. While the coolest aspect of the film has to be when Cherry gains a gun for a leg it defies the logic of her knowing how to operate it without pulling a trigger of any sorts. Also, it does not seem to run out of ammo. But this logic is somewhat irrelevant since it is clear Planet Terror was made for fun.What worked for Death Proof: Tarantino is at it again with conversations that connect dots between various situations. For example, in the first half of the film a girl is told to do a lap- dance for the first man who says something specific to her, and her friends urge her not to be "chickens***." When Kurt Russell tries this on this same girl later in the film, he makes an analogy to the common phrase "in my book" and threatens to put this girl under "chickens***" in his "book." Unlike most Tarantino movies, however, it lacks substance, and at its most basic, Death Proof is about Kurt Russell tracking two sets of girls - one in the first half and another in the second half. Even with Tarantino-esque dialogue, this segment falls short of great, but Kurt Russell's performance in this movie is convincing and impressive.It is a fun experience to watch this double feature, but do not expect to watch two masterpieces by any means.3.0/4.0
dragokin
I had the opportunity to see Grindhouse in its entirety. And i was grateful it happened at home since it turned out that the spoof trailers between Death Proof and Planet Terror were the best part of it.Death Proof would have went below any movie goer's radar hadn't it been directed by Quentin Tarantino. It was plain boring. I wouldn't be able to repeat Planet Terror was nice in it's own right if you like horror films. Otherwise it was a trashy flick which generally went unnoticed because Tarantino directed the other movie.Overall, Grindhouse wasn't total crap only because it was produced with an A-movie budget, i.e. moving pictures had nice colors.
onthefloorthere
There is really no need to say anything about Grindhouse, these two films simply have to be experienced. In a few words - two (or one and a half) horror features in the best traditions of B-movies. "Deathproof" is about a former stuntman using the hp under the hood to murder women. At times painfully predictable, it is nevertheless very enjoyable, packing a fresh Tarantino punch. "Planet Terror" is a typical zombie apocalypse flick, wielding an impressive arsenal of absurdly funny and/or bizarre moments - from Naveen Andrews' collection of certain bodily organs through Jeff Fahey's very amusing role to Tarantino's short, but memorable appearance. Watch both of them for pure pulp enjoyment. "Machete" is highly recommended for dessert.
