Death Proof

Yesterday I watched Death Proof by Quentin Tarantino. It was released in 2007 along with Planet Terror by Robert Rodriguez under the name Grindhouse (please, refer to this post to better understand about Grindhouse and about what I'm going to say).

Death Proof tells the story of two separate sets of voluptuous women are stalked at different times by a scarred stuntman who uses his "death proof" cars to execute his murderous plans. As Planet Terror, Death Proof was also a tribute to classic types of horror movies, only this time it was to exploitation, muscle cars and slasher film genres.

The story is about a I loved the movie! In my opinion it was superior than Planet Terror in every way, the plot, the division of the story,... Tarantino is really a genius! I still think it is worth it to watch Planet Terror because we see links between the movies, there are some characters that are the same (as the nurse with her colored syringes), sometimes they are in the same place (like the hospital) and they are filmed in the same style, with the same opening, etc. But do watch Death Proof (but remember: it's Tarantino, you have to like his style to enjoy it!)

IMDb: 7.2

i♥movies: 7.1

*Please refer to this post for more info and to watch the trailer!*

Planet Terror

Yesterday I watched Planet Terror, an american action horror movie written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. This movie was released theatrically in North America in 2007 as part of a double feature with Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof under the title Grindhouse, in order to replicate the experience of viewing exploitation films in a "grindhouse" theater. They were also filmed in "retro" style and even put fake trailers between the movies. In much of the rest of the world, including in Brazil, each feature was released separately, with Planet Terror and Death Proof screened in extended versions, and unfortunately here in Brazil Death Proof was only released this semester. (I haven't seen it yet, but intend to do it soon!)

Well, back to Planet Terror, the story is about an experimental bio-weapon beeing released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, after that it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release. It was a tribute to the zombie film genre, but it was a bit trashy for my taste... I know Robert Rodriguez' style as well as I know Quentin Tarantino's, but even so. Well, it was interesting at least! But you need to watch it with Tarantino's and Rodriguez' art in mind :)

IMDb: 7.6

i♥movies: 7.2

Grindhouse trailer: