seanhollisz This was a major box office bomb. The Box Office Gross was $25,000,000 but by the time advertising was factored in it lost over $50,000,000. Now excluding that do we have a good film (s) here? Well "NO". To me the film goes on way too long. Each of these films should have been less than 90 minutes. Both of them had scenes that went on way too long. There is also the obligatory "Rape" or "Fear of Rape" that Quentin Tarantino puts in his films! This time its in "Planet Terror" and he is the villain Regardless the man is talented but why he puts rape in his films makes me pass on seeing anything else He will do for now on!"Planet Terror" is the weakest of the 2 films presented here. The story is stupid. I know that was the pint but had this film was made with a low budget film would have worked better."Death-proof" is good but goes on way too long. Quentin loves talky talky dialog and again this film would have been better served if the film was made with just 1 or 2 takes. What was so suppose to be a "Low Budget" homage was basically a slick looking action movie that has a 1970's vibe! The "Fake" coming attractions are very good and work the best. "Machete" was later turned into a real film. This film was a disappointment for many reasons! Too long being the most irksome!

big-gun Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez take us back to the good old days of the drive-in B movie double feature. Complete with fake movie trailers and the scratches and pops common in older films, Grindhouse is an entertaining look back for those of us old enough to remember the drive- ins of that era. I'd consider it an entertaining first look for those who aren't.Planet Terror, directed by Robert Rodriguez, is set during a man-made zombie apocalypse. A bio weapon created by the army turns people into flesh eaters. A small band of survivors tries to stop the soldiers and the end result of their weapon while escaping with their lives. Tarantino and Bruce Willis both appear as soldiers. Rose McGowan has a gun for a leg. Does anybody else that's kinda hot?Death Proof, directed by Quentin Tarantino, is set in Tennessee with Kurt Russell as a scarred stunt man using his car to murder women. Tarantino appears again as a bar owner. If you're an aficionado of 60's and 70's movies, you'll see little nods to several throughout. Checkout Grindhouse, it's a trip.

SnoopyStyle This starts with Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror and finishes with Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof. There are fake trailers and commercial before each feature. Each feature has its own value but what is the value of watching the whole thing together. Of course, this is a homage to the old drive-ins, discount-theaters double-bills. In that sense, watching the entire run has that added value. I would have liked for Tarantino to double-down on that idea. He could have shortened the features and concentrated more on the trailers. I would have loved to have some real trailers and commercials from the era. I don't know if the rights issue would prevent that. It would be like the end of "Cinema Paradiso" where the character watches snippets of old movie kisses. As it is, this is a great homage to the cinematic past.

MudgeMalog It was the best of films it was the worst of films.....Planet Terror - Everything you could ever want from a "Grindhouse" film: action, gore, hot babes, explosions, plus the coolest characters and an overly-fantastic plot. My adrenaline was pumping throughout and I couldn't have been more content and satisfied with my ticket purchase.Death Proof - It's like having lunch with my aunt and her ugly friends. This was not Grindhouse at all. The energy that was built up from the A-movie was lost very quickly in this B-movie. I LOVE QT usually, but I can't defend this ISHTAR. This has everything you DON'T want in Grindhouse: ugly women, long-boring conversations, predictability, and characters I care nothing about.Overall, the movie is worth seeing, but I'd highly recommend to everyone just get the DVD of Planet Terror and skip Death Proof altogether.