Product Description
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Directors Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez present two
full-length movies in a new horror double feature. In Tarantino's
"Death Proof," Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into
the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna an Arlene.
Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a red rebel
leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just
feet away. In Rodriguez's "Planet Terror," two doctors find their
graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores.
Among the wounded is Cherry, a dancer whose leg was ripped from
her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors,
Cherry and her ex-boyfriend Wray lead a team of accidental
warriors into the night.
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Loud, fast, and proudly out of control, Grindhouse is a tribute
to the low-budget exploitation movies that lurked at drive-ins
and inner city theaters in the '60s and early '70s.
Writers/directors Quentin Tarantino (Kill Bill) and Robert
Rodriguez (Sin City) cooked up this three-hour double feature as
a way to pay homage to these films, and the end result manages to
evoke the down-and-dirty vibe of the original films for an
audience that may be too young to remember them. Tarantino's
Death Proof is the mellower of the two, relatively speaking; it's
wordier (as to be expected) and rife with pulp/comic book
posturing and eminently quotable dialogue. It also features a
terrific lead performance by Kurt Russell as a homicidal stunt
man whose weapon of choice is a souped-up car. Tarantino's
affection for his own dialogue slows down the action at times,
but he does provide showy roles for a host of likable actresses,
including Rosario Dawson, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rose McGowan,
Sydney Poitier, and newcomer Zoe Bell, who was Uma Thurman's
stunt double in Kill Bill. Detractors may decry the rampant
violence and latch onto a sexist undertone in Tarantino's
feature, but for those viewers who grew up watching these types
of films in either theaters or on VHS, such elements will be
probably be more of a virtue than a detrimental factor.
Rodriguez's Planet Terror is a rollicking horror/sci-fi/action
piece about a plague outbreak that turns citizens into
cannibalistic murderers; it's heavy on the gore and explosions
but also features a terrific cast of A players (Freddy Rodriguez,
Naveen Andrews, Marley Shelton) and B-movie vets (Michael Biehn,
Jeff Fahey, Tom Savini) and the indelible image of Rose McGowan
as a stripper whose torn-off leg is replaced by a high-powered
machine .- Paul Gaita
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Before purchasing the Grindhouse Collector's Edition Blu-ray,
fans should consider how much they love this film. Why? Because
the version of Grindhouse presented here is the theatrical
release, not the extended versions on the stand-alone discs, so
if you want the extra scenes from both films, you'll need to hang
onto the individual Blu-ray releases in addition to this two-disc
set. However, if you do describe yourself as a Grindhouse
devotee, you'll want this set anyway, since it contains a wealth
of new extras, all previously unavailable in the United States,
including commentary by each of the filmmakers who contributed
the faux trailers that played between the films: Eli Roth and
Jeff Rendell (Thanksgiving), Rob Zombie (Werewolf Women of the
SS, which is presented in an extended version), and Edgar Wright
(an extended Don't). The trailer for Hobo with a , which
accompanied the Canadian release of Grindhouse, is also included,
as are making-of featurettes for each of the trailers. Speaking
of featurettes, the Blu-ray offers behind-the-scenes looks at the
cars of Death Proof, the make-up effects of Planet Terror, a
20-minute talk with Tarantino and Rodriguez for The New York
Times, and the 2006 Comic Con panel with the cast and crew. The
only extraneous bit is a 10-minute cooking school "class" with
Rodriguez on making Texas-style barbecue. --Paul Gaita
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