Comments on: Grindhouse – Rodriguez thrills, Tarantino stalls

By: Hellraiza81

Hellraiza81 — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 22:31:36 +0000

I give planet terror an 8 and half out of 10. I give death proof a 1 out of 10. Death Proof sucked so good I should pimp it and put it on a street corner to make me some money.
Planet Terror had action. Death proof had a bunch of boring conversation. a car crash, followed by more boring conversation, a mediocre car chase, stuntman mike dies.. The end.

By: Is Story Tarantino’s Weakness? » ScreenHead

Is Story Tarantino’s Weakness? » ScreenHead — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:14:17 +0000

[...] reflecting on Grindhouse for a few days, I think Peter said it best when he referred to Quinten Tarantion’s segment as “Tarantino at his [...]

By: Lee

Lee — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 04:18:22 +0000

There comes a time in all our lives that no matter how badass we are, we stop being cool, or just really fall on our face trying. This was Tarantino’s time.

My only hope is that he did such a hatchet job on the film as an homage to the craptacular b-movies that led viewers who only love films for the few amazing snippets, to overlook the crap that is the rest of the movie.

Grindhouse flicks were just plain bad movies, either bad in production quality (Planet Terror) or bad with a few redeeming qualities, like their concept, or a couple lines, or a cool scene.(Death Proof)

By: ChillyWilly

ChillyWilly — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 20:34:38 +0000

The dialogue in “Death Proof” was a bit long and almost too much, but then at the end of the movie, I realized the how much the dialogue added a lot to delve more into the lives of the girls.

The action in “Planet Terror” was top notch, but I was more on the edge of my seat during the whole car chase at the end of “Death Proof”

Tarantino still has what it takes to make a great film and to remind us how bad films were still fun to watch.

By: Piper

Piper — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:52:13 +0000

I’m a Tarantino fan, but you’re right about the dialogue. I enjoyed the first part of the movie a lot more than the second. The dialogue involving Zoe Bell et all seemed at times forced, boring and a tad too long. It ain’t no foot rubbing story from Pulp Fiction and I think it tried to be. In my review of the movie, I accused Tarantino for feeding his ego too much.

But nonetheless, I enjoyed Death Proof’s non-linear storytelling because I knew exactly where Planet Terror was going I had no idea where Death Proof was going to end up and for that I enjoyed it better.

By: Screen Rant

Screen Rant — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 01:46:46 +0000

I guess if you’re a Tarantino fan, you’re a Tarantino fan. I found the dialogue in “Death Proof” to be mind-numbingly boring. The kind of conversation I would have tuned out if I had been sitting in the same room with the characters. I don’t know, maybe it takes skill to simulate the conversations of ignorant people who have to use the f-word in every single sentence.

Vic

By: Piper

Piper — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:55:07 +0000

I couldn’t agree more. I liked both movies, but enjoyed Death Proof more and I didn’t think I would. Russell is excellent and Sydney Poitier was amazing.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:23:42 +0000

Well, as a Death Proof liker and (hopefully) a critic of the non-snobish variety, I think Tarantino does what he does best with the dialogue – its his strong suit. Just like Planet Terror does what Rodriguez ultimately does best – awesome, over-the-top, yet still downright-cool action sequences.

By: Piper

Piper — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 13:49:03 +0000

Planet Terror has fun with the category. The acting is bad, the blood is extra gory on purpose. It is a conscious effort and in my book and I think quite a few others that is called a spoof. The definition is: A gentle satirical imitation; a light parody.

The Evil Dead movies are not spoofs. They are horror comedy. You are right there.

And I think I was mistaken on the interviews. I thought that Rodriguez had come out and said it was intended to be a spoof. I can’t find it. I think that Death Proof is more of an homage, although it goes too far in the dialogue. But whether Rodriguez wants to call it a spoof or not, it is. And based on the reviews he’ll have a lot of slapping to do.

By: Richard

Richard — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 12:27:36 +0000

I think any film that mixes horror with comedy is being called a “spoof” these days, Gandalf.

After all, people called “Shaun of the Dead” a “spoof”, and that film was the clearest homage to Romero I’ve ever seen, right down to the music!

Its funny, in a way. We have so many genres now a days – dramedy, black comedy, etc., etc., – but the idea of a “horror comedy” still seems a novelity – +20 years after Evil Dead and +30 years after the Grindhouse days, and people still can’t get their heads around “horror comedy”.

Plus, spoof is only five letters long, and “horror comedy” is ten, and critics are a lazy bunch.

By: Gandalf Mantooth

Gandalf Mantooth — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 04:33:31 +0000

Who are “they?” I watched the “making of” video I downloaded from the weinstein company web site and listened to both directors talk about the movie, and don’t recall either using the word “spoof.” I recall tribute, homage, love, etc. Never spoof.

By: Piper

Piper — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 00:39:32 +0000

Hmmmm. Interesting. Have you read an article written about the movies? They refer to it as a spoof or a parody.

By: Gandalf Mantooth

Gandalf Mantooth — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 22:35:03 +0000

Both Rodriguez and Tarantino would want to slap you for calling Planet Terror a “spoof.” “Airplane” is a spoof.

By: Piper

Piper — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 21:10:32 +0000

Planet Terror is the more entertaining, but I think Death Proof is the better movie. Planet Terror is nothing more than a spoof and that’s easy territory.

By: Gandalf Mantooth

Gandalf Mantooth — Sat, 07 Apr 2007 19:28:04 +0000

Isn’t it interesting how many of the critics in print chose the Tarantino segment? Such fanboy-ism at play. Tarantino was mostly name checking himself in his segment. I didn’t hate “Death Proof” as much as you all did, however I did find “Planet Terror” to be the infinitely more enjoyable experience.