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Apr 18, 2011

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While I preferred the back-to-back presentation of "Grindhouse" (complete with the made-up trailers) Robert Rodriguez's highly entertaining homage to B-movies, exploitation films, horror-zombie movies and 'grindhouse" can stand on its own. Arguably more fun than Tarantino's "Death Proof".

The film that gave "Machete" the opening to become a full-feature film! 4 Out of 5 Stars

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FM_ALEX April 19, 2011

Loved both this and "Death Proof".

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Trekscribbler April 19, 2011

Dude, this film totally rocked. DEATH PROOF was pure crap.

woopak_the_thrill April 19, 2011

LOL! I love this film as well. I do also consider "Death Proof" as Tarantino's weakest film ever.

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review by MichaelN. May 22, 2009

Very Entertaining Zombie-type Tale!

Here is another entry into the spoof the Night of the Living Dead series. This one is highly entertaining. It is made like it is being shown in a cheap movie theater in the 70's with breaks in the film and coming attractions to other movies (they show a spoof called Machete). Rose McGowan alone makes this movie as she is one of the sexiest looking stars in movies. During the movie she loses a leg but her boyfriend later replaces it with a machine gun for which she then starts mowing down the zombies. … more

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review by Byron_Kolln. August 27, 2009

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"Now you've got a gal in your wrecked truck with a missing leg? A missing leg that's now missing?"

It's "Night of the Living Dead" meets "Showgirls" meets "Smokey and the Bandit"...! When toxic biochemicals are released into the Earth's atmosphere, transforming innocent bystanders into flesh-guzzling zombies, mankind's only hope lies with former go-go dancer Cherry (Rose McGowan), who wears a machine-gun in place of an amputated leg...one of her many "useless talents"... That's the bizarre plot of PLANET TERROR, writer/director Robert Rodriguez's … more

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review by Steveo. August 12, 2008

A Nostalgic Gorefest

Grindhouse was originally released in theatres as a nostalgic look at the matinée style movies of the Grindhouse theatres. These movie theatres would usually display 1, 2 or even 3 movies in a row. The movies were relatively low budget in exchange for high levels of advertising. Both Tarrantino and Rodriguez have spoken of their love for the Grindhouse theatres as kids. They both set about to make two separate movies that would be shown in succession, but in between would feature commercials for … more

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review by nateandersen. March 21, 2008

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Just add blood (and gore, girls, guns, and guts) ... for a fine Texas barbecue sauce

Gore, girls, guns, zombifying gases and guts-- I guess that's all it takes to make a moderately entertaining and occasionally visually stunning flick. Of course, it won't do much for your mind -- unlike some grindhouse flicks that play with intriguing subtexts underneath all of the shock-inducing and exploitation schlock -- Robert Rodriguez just wants to ramp up the insanity step by step, piling up absurd but effective and increasingly over the top gory elements until, after the climax, it all ends … more

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review by MichaelN. March 03, 2008

Entertaining!

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review by MzJen_2_review. October 02, 2007

Rodriguez has really topped Tarantino with this.

This movie is great and the ones that watch it with me had a blast. Rodriguez had already indulged himself to his heart's content in From Dusk Till Dawn (Dimension Collector's Series) which was also about a group of people fighting off warring vampires in a night club from, as the name indicates, from dusk till dawn, which makes "Planet Terror" an encore exercise of pretty much similar plot, similar format and similar execution. As his other movies like El Mariachi (Special Edition) and Desperado … more

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Director Robert Rodriguez (Sin City) is back with a rip-roaring, zombie-infested rollercoaster of a movie that "sure as hell keeps you hanging on for the ride" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone). Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Bruce Willis, and an all-star cast fight for their lives in the ultimate showdown between an army of flesh-eating mutants and a motley group of rag-tag survivors. Featuring one of the most memorable screen heroines ever and the now-legendary mock Machete trailer, "Planet Terror is as total blast - funny, gory and over the top" (Christy Lemire, Associated Press).

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