Grindhouse Presents: Planet Terror (Blu-ray)
Extended and Unrated
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 flash-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 a total blast - funny, gloriously gory and over the top" (Christy Lemire, Associated Press).
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Quirky - detersti
For the format this was done in and how it was meant to look, they did a great jobo of making it look terrible. One of the few times you'll give credit for making a movie look bad, but when you know it was done on purpose, it's easier to appreciate. It's also hard to gauge the performances because the format is so different from what you would normally see. If you like bad horror/zombie/slasher movies, this would seem to be worth it.great big dumb fun - Superdave
The Rodriguez half of a double bill of 70s drive-in type movies, complete with scratches on the film, projector chatter and missing reels, but made with more style, better actors and most importantly more MONEY than was typical for the form. Both features dredge up familiar story concepts. This one deals with a virus that turns the locals in a small Texas town into zombie cannibals (shades of the much imitated Night of the Living Dead). Such movies are usually just barely watchable, even laughable thanks to amateurish scripting and acting and unspecial (cheap) effects. But here the material is made watchable by casting charismatic actors, especially Rose McGowan, in the main roles and by energizing the material with sharp dialog, wonderful stunting and some of the most up-close and gruesome splatter effects ever labeled 'not for the timid'. The result is exactly the sort of fun, clever and resonant movie-going experience that Rodriguez and Tarantino so clearly intended. The pace is so fast, the visuals are so absorbing, so graphic and seemingly real that - unlike so many of the old howlers this one imitates - the viewer is only reminded that a movie is going on when the film scratches or something. Enjoy, action movie fans.A Terrible and Fun Zombie Mockery - Film_Guru
Of course the movie is terrible and of course it is great in the same breath. Refreshing is the one word that comes to mind with both Grindhouse movies. Planet Terror has some great moments and some moments that make you want to puke, laugh or both. The option to watch it either in clean film version or scratched film really separate it from the norm. A great cast with a great director make this movie exactly what it is supposed to be.
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Quirky - detersti
For the format this was done in and how it was meant to look, they did a great jobo of making it look terrible. One of the few times you'll give credit for making a movie look bad, but when you know it was done on purpose, it's easier to appreciate. It's ...great big dumb fun - Superdave
The Rodriguez half of a double bill of 70s drive-in type movies, complete with scratches on the film, projector chatter and missing reels, but made with more style, better actors and most importantly more MONEY than was typical for the form. Both features ...A Terrible and Fun Zombie Mockery - Film_Guru
Of course the movie is terrible and of course it is great in the same breath. Refreshing is the one word that comes to mind with both Grindhouse movies. Planet Terror has some great moments and some moments that make you want to puke, laugh or both. The option ...