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Rose McGowan (Actor), Freddy Rodríguez (Actor), Robert Rodriguez (Director, Producer) Rated: Suitable for 18 years and over Format: Blu-ray
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  • Actors: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodríguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Jeff Fahey
  • Directors: Robert Rodriguez
  • Producers: Robert Rodriguez, Elizabeth Avellan, Quentin Tarantino, Erica Steinberg
  • Format: Dolby
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: Spanish, English
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region B/2 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 18
  • Studio: Momentum Pictures
  • DVD Release Date: 26 Jan. 2009
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (134 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001L4I1Y6
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 9,698 in DVD & Blu-ray (See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray)

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Maverick director Robert Rodriguez's take on the zombie infestation genre. In a plot-line that may seem familiar, government scientists at a remote Texan facility, have managed to unleash a deadly virus that turns normal, healthy citizens into raving, murdering mutants. With the hordes of crazed psychotics multiplying at an unstoppable rate, it's a spatterfest all the way as go-go-dancer Cherry Darling (Rose McGowan), mysterious drifter El Wray (Freddy Rodriguez), and professional smuggler Abby (Naveen Andrews) have to force an escape route to a helicopter that is their only chance of escape. 'Planet Terror' was originally released in the cinema as a Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino's two-film feature with 'Death Proof', under the title 'Grindhouse'.

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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 --This text refers to the DVD edition.

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5.0 out of 5 starsPlanet Terror
By Mr. S. A. Johnson on 26 Feb. 2012
Format: DVD
Planet Terror is a difficult film to review, mainly down to the fact that it is a spoof of once popular 1970 exploitation films. All of the ingredients from these are in place: Disgusting monsters? Check. Ridiculous fight scenes? Yep. Hammy acting? That's affirmative! Therefore most of the things that people often criticize this film for are either intentional or wholly superfluous.

The "story" follows go-go dancer Cherry and ex-lover Wray as they try to survive amidst the results of a military experiment - led by insane army officer Lt. Muldoon - which turns ordinary civilians into blood crazed monsters. Shakespeare this is clearly not.

But at the end of the day, who cares! The "plot" is simply a driving force for the main cast to get into plenty of blood drenched escapades through far fetched circumstances. And when I say "blood drenched" I really mean it. Seriously, this is probably one of the most stomach-turning, disgusting film I have ever seen. It is also sheer bloody brilliance.

The conventions of the gruesome exploitation films of yesteryear are faithfully recreated , meaning that the video is constantly flickering and dodgy sound effects abound. There's even a scene that cuts out half way through due to a "missing film reel". Little details like this are what add to the picture's overall charm and keep it fresh and original.The actors all do a good job recreating the feel of 70s flicks and look like they're having an absolute whale of a time, toting shotguns, pistols and other - more improvised - weapons (it was fun to see Quentin Tarentino making a guest appearance too).

Like I say, it's difficult to review a film like this and so the best I can do is give it an overwhelming recommendation, but only for those who have strong stomachs, aren't easily offended and don't take films too seriously.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA girl with a gun for a leg. Nuff said
By Albatross TOP 1000 REVIEWER on 25 Feb. 2014
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All you need to know about ‘Planet Terror’ is that, due to events I won’t go into in great detail, a former stripper gets her leg replaced by a machine gun. Once ‘attached’ she can then fire it with pinpoint accuracy (let’s not go into exactly HOW she can fire a gun with a trigger at ‘knee height’) and even shoot missiles into the floor which propel her through the air, allowing her to leap over walls.

If that concept sounds like the biggest load of tosh you’ve ever heard, then you’re probably better off not bothering with this one. However, if you think that sounds like the craziest and/or coolest thing you’ve ever heard of, then give Planet Terror a try.

If you sit through it you’ll find a zombie film that’s actually got quite a big budget, only it’s concealed within a movie that prides itself on looking cheap and B-movie-like. There’s a whole host of famous actors in it (many famous for their B-movie roles), more gore than you could ever wish for and did I mention there’s a stripper with a machine gun for a leg?

You’ll either love it or hate it. Judging from what other reviews are saying, it’s more of a ‘guy’s film’ but, if you’re generally a fan of cheesy action, explosions and crazy goings on, then you’ll find it all here (and more).
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4.0 out of 5 starsRodriguez has really topped Tarantino with this
By Jenny on 26 Oct. 2007
Format: DVD
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.Read more ›
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3.0 out of 5 starsBetter than Tarantino's Effort
By Adrian Weale on 14 Nov. 2007
Format: DVD
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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