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  • Actors: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan
  • Directors: Quentin Tarantino
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Momentum Pictures Home Ent
  • DVD Release Date: 14 Jan 2008
  • Run Time: 109 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (116 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000W9RX9K
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 18,684 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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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. --Paul Gaita


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Master director Quentin Tarantino (PULP FICTION) indulges his inner fanboy by paying homage to his favourite B-movies in DEATH PROOF. Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) stalks beautiful women with his deadly vintage car, but when he picks a trio of tough girls (Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, and Zoe Bell), he learns they aren’t such easy prey. As with any Tarantino film, there are plenty of nods to pop culture. Most of the scenes are deliberately short on plot development, the dialogue comes thick and fast throughout, and the film stock is often cleverly manipulated to perfectly replicate the B-movie aesthetic. DEATH PROOF was originally released as part of the GRINDHOUSE double feature with Robert Rodriguez's PLANET TERROR.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Vengeance movie at its heart..., 29 Mar 2008
By J. Parsons (UK) - See all my reviews
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Yeah theres all the arty stuff and all the references to old movies and the amazing style, sound and direction. The camerawork is great, there are sexy ladies and Tarantinos performance in this one wasnt too bad. But even all of this doesn't make a great film.

For the first half I didn't get it. I sat there hating Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russel) and hating the film. I thought Tarantino had missed the mark bigtime, like a lot of other people here. I sat and watched as the second half of the film built up the backstory of more characters, and then stuntman mike appears again and I feared more of the same.

It was about then I realised this was a vengeance movie. I would go as far as to say one of the best of all time, only behind "Oldboy". To be frank most of the movie is just building up to the end; but what an end. Never have I hated a main character so much that the thought of vengeance, which dominates the other characters on screen, was resounding so deep within me that I was so sure the antagonist deserved what he got. To be shown a desire for vengeance like that was something no film has ever made me feel before.

This movie is the pure, distilled example of how to make the audience really care about the characters on screen. There is no complex plot. There wasn't a big budget. But the raw emotion this film can invoke, if you let it, is well worth it.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, 3 May 2008
By Ani (South Wales) - See all my reviews
I am a Tarantino fan... and I LOVED this film. Not sure why the bad reviews but its probably not the most obvious Tarantino offering to date - I wouldn't have said I watch for the violence but I found myself sitting there wondering "where IS the violence?!!" When the action does come its worth waiting for and personally I love the wordy dialogue. It's no Kill Bill but it's not meant to be. A witty and atmospheric piece well worth a viewing. Will probably have a cult following. Love it or hate it. You decide!
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20 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Twisted Tarantino, 21 Jan 2008
By Stevie G "Stevie G" (Manchester, England) - See all my reviews
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Deathproof has received some negative press and pretty much flopped at the box office. Completely undeserved.

Whether youll like this film depends on whether you find the dialogue in Tarantinos films a work of genius or boring and self indulgent. Because there is a lot of it here. And its much less relevant to the plot as Pulp Fiction was.

The fact most characters are changed at the halfway point may not be to everyones taste either. And the grindhouse effect sometimes makes it look like a dodgy copy. But it makes the film unique, especially after a few watches.
By far the best thing about Death Proof is Stuntman Mike, played excellently by Kurt Russell. One last thing, the car chase finale is absolutely superb.
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1.0 out of 5 stars More like Dreadproof!
This film was awful and it's the first film that has made me angry. Throughout the film i was in a state of uncertainity of the rubbish film i was watching. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Mr. Martyn R. Yates

5.0 out of 5 stars Love, Love, LOVE this movie!
I saw this movie at the weekend and didn't quite 'get' it to start with. Then I did. And I loved it. It's cheesy 70's music is fantastic and I've already downloaded the album. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Shelley

1.0 out of 5 stars Idiot-proof
Shockingly awful homage (parody? rip-off?) of 70s grindhouse. The film has tedious unrealistic dialogue and special effects which make it look cheap and dated but Tarantino... Read more
Published 5 months ago by David Thompson

5.0 out of 5 stars death proof dvd
quentin tarantino at his superlative.

dialogue, action, twists and macabre undertones show the master of this genre. Read more
Published 5 months ago by rosemary yule

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money
Awful film.

Poor drawn out acting a third of the way through, poor script.. so disapointed I wasted my time and money watching this pap.
Published 6 months ago by Gem G

5.0 out of 5 stars give Tarantino a break
It took me a while to get around to seeing Death Proof as I was put off by the fact that it was badly received at cinemas. Read more
Published 8 months ago by luvstuff

4.0 out of 5 stars Death Proof
I really enjoyed watching this film, but can understand why some people wouldn't like it.
I thought that it was really clever and liked the way the film goes from looking... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ms. Ld Mcstravick

1.0 out of 5 stars Death Proof- this movie feels like death
Death Proof is an out-and-out dud, a film so profoundly dull, so relentlessly misguided, so criminally self-indulgent you almost feel bad wasting time criticising it. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Brendan O. Clarke

2.0 out of 5 stars Quentin, what happened?
It's just a poor film, enjoyable enough but nothing amazing. Tarrantino and Rodriguez love their "homages" to these trashy pics, but they really fail to inject anything into... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. Antonio Cavaldoro

1.0 out of 5 stars WHAT A PILE OF HORSE ????
Well, I will keep it shirt and sweet. POINTLESS AND UTTER WASTE OF MY TIME. The only reason this gets 1 star is for the car chase at the end. And boy was I glad it ended.
Published 9 months ago by Mr. M. AYRES

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