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  • Actors: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Michael Biehn
  • Directors: Robert Rodriguez
  • Writers: Robert Rodriguez
  • Format: PAL
  • 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: 10 Mar 2008
  • Run Time: 101 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (42 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000XP4HHO
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,055 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The lower-profile half of the Grindhouse double bill that flopped at the US box office in early 2007, Robert Rodriguez’s Planet Terror comes with lesser expectations. However, don’t let that fool you: this is a fun, pacey zombie film, that displays less self-indulgence than Tarantino’s Death Proof, and doesn’t skimp in the entertainment stakes either.

The plot is thin and quickly covered, but basically amounts to the release of a gas that creates lots of zombies. Stuck in the midst of the zombies is a small bunch of people who try and fight them off (among, er, other things). It doesn’t, fortunately, take long for Planet Terror to set all this up, and the stage is soon set for what we all paid our money for. Action. Violence. Characters of ill-repute. And, heck, a bit more action too.

Thus, Rodriguez delivers his tribute to the grindhouse movies he’s clearly inspired by, and Planet Terror proves to be a fine piece of work. With fast, exciting action sequences, leg-less Rose McGowan turning in sterling work in front of the camera, and stylish work behind it from Rodriguez, the film gels well.

Its director has perhaps bettered it himself with From Dusk Til Dawn, but that doesn’t mean that there’s not plenty to enjoy here. Taken either with its double-bill partner or as a standalone dish, Planet Terror is well worth your time. --Jon Foster

Synopsis
Director Robert Rodriguez (SIN CITY) pays homage to his favourite B-movies with PLANET TERROR, an old-fashioned zombie film that's infused with enough gore and giggles to please even Peter Jackson (BAD TASTE). Rose McGowan (CHARMED) plays Cherry, a go-go dancer whose night is interrupted by a vicious zombie attack that leaves her missing a leg. Her ex-boyfriend, Wray (Freddy Rodriguez, SIX FEET UNDER), takes charge, fashioning her a new leg from a machine gun and killing zombies along the way. PLANET TERROR plays as a pleasing ode to the horror and exploitation films that once played in grimy grindhouses across the country. Rodriguez splashes plenty of blood, guts, and gore across the screen, while also taking the plot into some wonderfully bizarre territory. PLANET TERROR was originally released as part of the GRINDHOUSE double feature with Quentin Tarantino's DEATH PROOF.

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Better than Tarantino's Effort, 14 Nov 2007
By Adrian Weale "dilettante" (London) - See all my reviews
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I bought this together with 'Death Proof' while working in Canada. I made the mistake of watching Death Proof first and nearly didn't bother with this which would have been a mistake. Where Death Proof is simply a tedious mess, 'Planet Terror' is a genuine 'homage' to the grindhouse genre, with sexy babes, tough lawmen, a mysterious action hero and a toxic gas which turns its victims into 'The Thing'-style zombie monsters. Unlike Death Proof, it also has a plot, narrative drive and character arcs. The script is witty in parts and it all looks good, although the fake scratches and jumps in the film can be a little annoying at times. It isn't a classic, but it is diverting and amusing for most of the running time.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Near the mark, 18 May 2008
By S J Buck (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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The film commences with "Our forthcoming presentation" an excellent fake trailer for "Machete". However if you check the IMDB you will find that Machete is a film in production! In the trailor for Machete the whole plot seems to be given away - now doesn't that sounds familiar. So what about Planet Terror? Well having recently watched Death Proof I really wasn't expecting much, but this is much nearer the mark than Tarantino's effort.

A zombie movie, with classy B movie actors who supply the type of performance you would expect from a major production that pays homage to many movies from the 1970's and 1980's. So long as you've got a reasonably strong stomach and you don't mind the slightly 1970's misogynist edge to the whole thing its really entertaining.

I was never a fan of Rodriguez until I saw Sin City, and this is almost as good as that. It only lets itself down in one area, that is the fake early 1970's era scratchy film quality which is over-played hugely. Its a one-joke technique played for 1 hour 40 min. Overall though great fun.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Oh just buy it, 6 Dec 2008
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This is one of the funniest films I've ever seen. I wondered for a while if I was misinterpreting it but once I saw the hero wheelie down the road on a mini-moto and caught Bruce Willis desperately trying not to corpse I realised I was, thankfully, in on the joke. It's a shame the Grindhouse thing bombed, it was actually a great idea. Lots of movie cliches are beautifully overplayed knowingly and Rose McGowan's machine-gun leg is priceless. What more do you want for £4.98? Hilarious.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Planet Terror
Excellent sequel to the Grind house two movie project by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez. Definitely worth a watch
Published 24 days ago by Mr. A. L. Weedy

5.0 out of 5 stars Planet Terror
I always enjoy Robert Rodriguez films, and this is no exception! Zombies are taking over and the good guys try to find the cause of their creation and stop them before it's too... Read more
Published 5 months ago by H. C. Betteridge

1.0 out of 5 stars Less is sometimes more.
Oh dear, what a mess! I have been a Robert Rodriguez fan since I first saw Desperado, I've wisely ignored his kids films but his work is getting worse and worse. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Road Apple

4.0 out of 5 stars a great film
Planet terror is the tag along to tarantinos death proof which is a tad dull,this film,while sillier,is alot more fun and i really enjoyed it,it is a tribute to the b movie films... Read more
Published 6 months ago by sean paul mccann

5.0 out of 5 stars Planet Terror
Good film, tells the story nicely, doesn't leave gaps unlike so many others. The leg is a bit crazy sometimes but for grindhouse i guess its kind of tame. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Yellow-Sn0W

4.0 out of 5 stars Good messy virus movie
This is quite a gross movie, but it's so entertaining it works.

There's a lot of funny violence but it takes a strong stomach to enjoy it.
Published 9 months ago by Chris Wood

1.0 out of 5 stars Tedious
Don't get me wrong I love bad films but not boring ones. This is just incredibly tedious and painful to sit through. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Rob Sumner

5.0 out of 5 stars incredible!
i waited for ages for this grindhouse experience and although it took nearly a year later to get it in the cinema i had it on dvd for ages this is brilliant comicbook horror from... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. P. G. Rogers

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT FOR ME BUT I WILL TRY THE BBQ SAUCE!!
Total waste of time and money for me personally I did not enjoy this but Im sure many others will and already have.
Published 9 months ago by Jason Thorne

5.0 out of 5 stars Stupid in all the right ways
"Planet Terror" is a brilliant zombie movie; one part serious, two parts spoof. It's stupid in all the right ways. I was put off by the silly machine gun leg poster. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Pete

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