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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Rodriguez has really topped Tarantino with this, 26 Oct 2007
This movie is great and the ones that watch it with me had a blast. Rodriguez had already indulged himself to his heart's content in From Dusk Till Dawn (Dimension Collector's Series) which was also about a group of people fighting off warring vampires in a night club from, as the name indicates, from dusk till dawn, which makes "Planet Terror" an encore exercise of pretty much similar plot, similar format and similar execution. As his other movies like El Mariachi (Special Edition) and Desperado (Special Edition) are themselves (quite stylish) derivatives of the exploitative genre, it is difficult to find any redeeming value in the repetition, even if it is done in zest and playful ribbing, which reduces "Planet Terror" a Cliff Notes' version to "From Dusk till Dawn".
"Planet Terror" features a giant cast of big names, small names, and names a few of us grin fondly at. The most fun, though, comes from the lead characters of Wray and Cherry, handled deftly in regards to pure entertainment by lesser-known Freddy Rodriguez Rose McGowan. Wray seems like an insignificant nice guy who drives a wrecker, but he has a mysterious past and combat skills that are brutally efficient. Cherry is a go-go dancer that used to be involved years ago with Wray and happens to find herself back in his company on the bloody night our story transpires. Watching Wray take charge of the survivors and kick butt all over is fun, doubly so because he is such a likable and unassuming hero. And Cherry, who loses one of her legs early on for the sake of "running" gags and a wonderfully absurd series of action scenes where a machine gun has replaced her leg, is mostly pleasant as a damsel in distress who must become an involuntary mistress of destruction. This movie has so many fantastic moments, subtle touches, and ridiculous humor.
Rodriguez has always handled the cinematography, editing, and music for his pictures-- he coined the phrase "shot, chopped, and scored" for his Renaissance man approach to his pictures. While I have often wished he would find himself an editor, he has always excelled at the shooting and scoring, and not only does he deliver a nuclear explosion of talent for those this time, his editing manages to work superbly in this genre's already choppy format. The film is a visual extravaganza, not only for the gore and make-up artistry (be aware this is one of the biggest gross-outs I have ever seen on screen recently), but for Rodriguez's keen eye for photography on films of this ilk as well as the artificial flaws he implants in the movie to lend authenticity to the idea that this film was meant for another era. Scratches on film, color errors, skipping frames, burn outs on reels as well as a missing reel (a humorous tool Tarantino employs in his offering as well) give "Planet Terror" an atmosphere of cool.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
a great action film spoilt by the old skool picture mock up., 3 Aug 2008
i am a huge fan of the "from dusk till dawn" movies,tarantino & rodriguez
are an amazing talent of directors.this film look liked a sort of "dawn of the dead" meets "from dusk till dawn".dont get me wrong this film is full of action,horror & gore but the annoying "superimposed" scratches & frame skips got on my nerves. i know the director was trying to recreate the coolness of an old grindhouse movie but why not have 2 versions on the
dvd,1 version of the film with the scratches & frame skips,2 the version
without.its a backward step,we spend all this time remastering movies on dvd only to try to replicate an old grindhouse classic ? you decide.....
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
WHAT A STOMPING FILM!!!, 1 Aug 2008
This is by far 1 of the best films i have watched in ages. its awsome!! if i could have given it more than 5 stars i would have. released along side another brilliant film by tarantino DEATHPROOF, PLANET TERROR was intended to give us all a look at the gritty filming and acting that the old grindhouse films used to. this film has gore, humor and even a bit of cheesey romance. this film has it all for any true hardcore fan of 'differant', none mainstream films. truely outstanding!!!
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