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DVD Review by Kam Williams Headline: Robert Rodriguez Homage to Zombie Genre Released on DVD This Robert Rodriguez tour de force was originally released in theaters paired with Quentin Tarantino Death Proof as the better half of Grindhouse, a double feature of deliberately low - grade throwbacks designed as an homage to the B - flicks from the Fifties.

Not exact matches

But all varieties of horror flick are easily identifiable at this point, whether they're spooky, low - budget films (numerous); viscera - stained slasher movies (more numerous); quick - cut zombie flicks (even more numerous); macabre sci - fi, floating - in - space efforts (somewhat less numerous than they should be); sexualized vampiric tales (I trip over one of these whenever I get the newspaper); films of the more critically favored retro - mashup variety (Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's Death Proof plus Planet Terror feature Grindhouse); or foreign entries of the psychological horror variety (the works of Dario Argento, of course; Alexandre Aja's films, which have their defenders; and Juan Antonio Bayona's El Orfanato, which only someone who truly dislikes cinema can dismiss).

I suspect that Death Proof will throw some of its director's admirers for a loop, though it may be the most revealing thing Tarantino has yet done — a full - throttle expression of a singular artistic temperament disguised, like so many gems of grindhouses yore, as a glittering hunk of trash.

Commercially — and probably artistically — Tarantino hit his nadir with 2007's Death Proof.

In his mid-60s, Russell seems to be on the verge of legend status, but though his career has noticeably thinned in recent years (he hardly acted between Tarantino's Death Proof and this year's Furious 7), this does not quite feel like the revival that Tarantino is credited with extending to John Travolta and, less permanently, Pam Grier and Robert Forster.

While I agree very much with Eric Snider's assessment of Django Unchained as «lesser Tarantino» - I place it above on Death Proof on my own personal rankings - I also agree with his further assertion that it is a...

For a director ever - willing to transpose his gobbiness to the screen, Death Proof provided Quentin Tarantino with his best opportunity to date to exercise his considerable action chops.

Tarantino's feature in the project is the story of three women harassed by an old movie stunt that uses his «death proof» car as a murderous weapon.

This is the biggest problem with Death Proof — Tarantino can't write for women.

If it had relied less on special effects and more on actual stunt driving (Tarantino did it a hell of a lot better in Death Proof), then it may have been a great popcorn flick.

Like most Tarantino, Death Proof is a love letter to movies of yore, and this try - hard b - grade throwback to trashy 70s movies certainly succeeds on that level.

Okay so now that I've gotten over the Weinsteins cutting up Grindhouse, I can get down to appreciating the «extended version» of Tarantino's half of the double bill concept, Death Proof.

Tarantino's film, «Death Proof,» is a rip - roaring slasher flick where the killer pursues his victims with a car rather than a knife, while Rodriguez's film «Planet Terror» shows us a view of the world in the midst of a zombie outbreak Read the rest of this entry»

The second half to the much - publicized split of «Grindhouse,» Robert Rodriguez's «Planet Terror» may have arrived on DVD a whole month after Tarantino's «Death Proof,» but it more than makes up for it with a bevy of cool special features.

If you're a fan, you'll know Bell from a number of Tarantino films, including «Death Proof.»

For as much as fans of Tarantino love his scene - chewing dialogue (even if people don't really talk like that in real life), there's almost too much in «Death Proof.»

Tarantino's «Death Proof» is up next, and while the first half of the film is so boring it might cause some people to walk out early, it's well worth it to stick around for the adrenaline - pumping finale.

Russell and Tarantino have collaborated previously on 2007's Death Proof, in which Russell starred the bad guy, aging stunt double «Stuntman» Mike.

The Wrap says Russell, who worked with Tarantino on his 50 % of «Grindhouse» (as the lead maniac Stuntman Mike in «Death Proof»), will play the villain of the piece, Ace Woody.

It was released theatrically in North America as part of a double feature with Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof under the title Grindhouse, to emulate the experience of viewing exploitation films in a «grindhouse» theater.

Ruth, a blowhard and bully (who reprises the John Wayne drawl Russell brought to Tarantino's «Death Proof» in Grindhouse), is escorting the murderous termagent Daisy Domergue (Leigh, provocatively used as a comic punchbag by Tarantino) to her hanging in Red Rock.

Now, a natural name has come into the frame with Quentin Tarantino's stunt muse Zoe Bell (KILL BILL, DEATH PROOF) confirming, while promoting her survival thriller RAZE, that she's been approached and met with the producers, and she'd love to be involved:

A latecomer to Tarantino's group, Russell has quickly found his groove playing a loud, sh*t - talking stranger in both Death Proof and The Hateful Eight.

While most of her work has been as a stunt double — most prominently in Kill Bill and Inglourious Basterds — , Tarantino did write Death Proof as a showcase of Bell's talents.

Perhaps in part it's because Death Proof has the curse of second billing, but Tarantino isn't as in on the joke as Rodriguez.

In fact, the entire movie is buildup to that stunt, and if Planet Terror showed Rodriguez» excess with blood and gore, Death Proof displays Tarantino's excess with dialogue.

Directors: Robert Rodriquez (Planet Terror, «Machette»), Quentin Tarantino (Death Proof), Rob Zombie («Werewolf Women of the S.S.»), Edgar Wright («Don't»), Eli Roth («Thanksgiving»)

Death Proof and hence Grindhouse as a whole end on a high note with the final car chase and Bell's death - defying antics, but the dragging, plodding pace and creative misfire of Tarantino's movie is enough to put a big damper on the sum total of the Rodriguez / Tarantino double feature experiDeath Proof and hence Grindhouse as a whole end on a high note with the final car chase and Bell's death - defying antics, but the dragging, plodding pace and creative misfire of Tarantino's movie is enough to put a big damper on the sum total of the Rodriguez / Tarantino double feature experideath - defying antics, but the dragging, plodding pace and creative misfire of Tarantino's movie is enough to put a big damper on the sum total of the Rodriguez / Tarantino double feature experiment.

You would not recognize this as the same Austin in the front half of Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof or the sprawling walkabouts of so many a Richard Linkater joint.

Tarantino once again shows his unparalleled love of cinema as he personifies the spaghetti western genre in the same regards and respect as he accomplished with Death Proof for grindhouse films.

It's not shocking to hear Quentin Tarantino had a movie at Cannes, but «Death Proof» is easily his most surprising Palme d'Or contender to date.

His entry, Planet Terror, is the sort of shoddily plotted excuse for madcap violence, gore, and carnage that should be expected, while Tarantino strangely tries for the high road, making the focus of his Death Proof its laborious dialogue scenes, which are at least fortunately topped with a nerve - wracking car chase.

He was best known for his work in Quentin Tarantino movies, appearing in Kill Bill, Django Unchained and Death Proof.

*** / **** Planet Terror (** / ****): starring Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Michael Biehn, Jeff Fahey written and directed by Robert Rodriguez Death Proof (**** / ****): starring Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Zoe Bell written and directed by Quentin Tarantino

James Remar (Jody), James Parks (O.B.), Dana Gourrier (Minnie) and Tarantino's «Death Proof» star Zoe Bell (Six - Horse Judy) are expected to fill out the rest of the ensemble.

Our two films are PLANET TERROR, Robert Rodriguez's take on a Z - grade horror flick, and DEATH PROOF, Quentin Tarantino's Z - grade paean to women in peril.

Rex Linn, who plays Tennessee Harry in the film, recently revealed that Quentin Tarantino himself would appear in a small role — as he has in several of his other directorial efforts, including Inglourious Basterds, Death Proof, Pulp Fiction, and Reservoir Dogs.

Winstead proves she has the chops and the skill to carry a film of this kind, and its a wonder we haven't seen more of her since she first grabbed out attention in Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof a few years back.

Shelton's character was also featured in Tarantino's Death Proof.

Death Proof (# 40) Quentin Tarantino's minimalist revenge flick masterfully juxtaposed a Sixies and a modern view of feminism to tear down Stuntman Mike's steely resolve and reinstate women as an authoritative force of the cinema, succeeding where more obvious feminist pieces like The Brave One failed.

Death Proof Quentin Tarantino, U.S. -LRB----RRB- 41.

As The Hateful Eight is advertised as Tarantino's eighth standalone film (which doesn't count Death Proof and Four Rooms), I've added some honorable mentions in a playlist of all tracks (including a few songs that were written for movie soundtracks)-- at the very bottom of this list.

Tarantino's movies are never short of watchable, but this two - part, four - hour pastiche epic is the director at his second most fanboyish (after «Death Proof»).

In the New York Times, Tarantino said: «I still love «Death Proof.»

We have to admit we're a little concerned about Tarantino returning to the revenge narrative yet again («Kill Bill,» «Death Proof,» «Basterds»), but with its racially charged and sure - to - be-controversial subject matter, «Django» has the potential to be an epic unlike anything we've seen from the filmmaker before.

After drifting close to self - parody with his indulgent, referential grindhouse entry «Death Proof,» Tarantino came roaring back with «Inglourious Basterds» like he had something to prove, which of course, he did.

The pair may have wanted to pay loving homage to the exploitation films they loved as youngsters but, as everyone quickly discovered, few filmgoers seemed to share their fascination with the genre, with the double - bill flopping in the US and Tarantino's stand - alone Death Proof being a box - office bust upon its belated UK release.

The pacing of the films was only the beginning of the problems with selling such a thing to a broad audience; likely because of Tarantino's standing as the more well - regarded filmmaker, the slow - burn crescendo of Death Proof played after the warp - speed throwback gorefest Planet Terror.

Death Proof B - Director: Quentin Tarantino Writers: Quentin Tarantino Cast: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan, Sydney Poitier, Tracie Thomas, Mary Elizabeth Windstead, Zoë Bell.

On Grindhouse: For those who may not recall, or the vast majority of you who didn't see it in theaters, Death Proof was half of the release of Grindhouse, Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's attempt to revive the sleazy «70s drive - in experience in modern multiplexes in 2007.