fetishised, self aware, corny, fun
Tarantino motor madness movie, an ex stuntman gets his kicks from killing women with his car, then he meets some stuntwomen who can match his motor.
The film oozes with Tarantino’s conventions, the script betrays his anally retentive obsessive...
- 20.November.2011
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- by: Wurd
- Wurd rated this movie
 8/10Great
fetishised, self aware, corny, fun
Tarantino motor madness movie, an ex stuntman gets his kicks from killing women with his car, then he meets some stuntwomen who can match his motor.
The film oozes with Tarantino’s conventions, the script betrays his anally retentive obsessive compulsion from which he is identifiable in almost every conversation and the mise-en-scene is stylised far beyond the point of realism, but who cares when that means unbelievably beautiful women and undeniably cool automobiles?
Some of the best chase sequences in cinema history, a carefully selected slick score of blues, soul, rock n roll and some very memorable one-liners make this a classic. However the film is certainly not without faults. There are no characters in the film with whom Tarantino encourages the audience to consistently identify; large chunks of the film are wasted on storylines for characters whose part has no significance to the plot, these include the supermodel Lee and the Texas rangers amongst others. Kurt Russell as stuntman Mike is as cool as ice, however there is no redemption nor satisfaction for his character, I suspect Tarantino intended to punish the sadism of the male viewer who bays for the blood of the fetishised, scantily clad women he so clearly adores.
- 20.November.2011
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- by: Wurd
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A Quentin Tarantino flic through n through. I think women might enjoy this more than men but that's not to say its a chick-flic at all. Fun but nothing too special here.
- 21.January.2011
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- by: chrissnave
- chrissnave rated this movie0/10
A Quentin Tarantino flic through n through. I think women might enjoy this more than men but that's not to say its a chick-flic at all. Fun but nothing too special here.
- 21.January.2011
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- by: chrissnave
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GRINDHOUSE: DEATH PROOF: I have always loved watching movies starring ZOE BELL, This is one of my favorite movies and I highly recommend it. ZOE always give 100%, and her acting is always very convincing and spot on. I give this movie 5*****STARS.
- 10.January.2011
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- by: Netflowers
- Netflowers rated this movie10/10Must See
GRINDHOUSE: DEATH PROOF: I have always loved watching movies starring ZOE BELL, This is one of my favorite movies and I highly recommend it. ZOE always give 100%, and her acting is always very convincing and spot on. I give this movie 5*****STARS.
- 10.January.2011
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- by: Netflowers
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Terrible dialogue! Terrible directing... I've seen better car chase sequences in a B movie. Comparing any of the chase scenes in this movie to Vanishing Point is ridiculous, the similarities end with the car and the dirt roads. Being the owner of a...
- 09.October.2009
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- by: Atom
- Atom rated this movie0/10
Terrible dialogue! Terrible directing... I've seen better car chase sequences in a B movie. Comparing any of the chase scenes in this movie to Vanishing Point is ridiculous, the similarities end with the car and the dirt roads. Being the owner of a 1970 Charger and many other Mopars I am disgusted that these beautiful cars(12+ for each) were destroyed for such a steaming pile of crap movie. I am also outraged that the cars were acquired from the sellers under false pretenses. Quentin I first ask you to forget the big screen and move to the "Made for TV" realm(Kill Bill series = horrible.) Secondly if I ever build a death proof car you are definitely riding shotgun!
- 09.October.2009
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- by: Atom
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Tarantino uses well set up scenes and then very interesting, well written dialogue that ultimately, has nothing to do with the film. Just when you wonder, where the heck this film is going, BAM he hits you with both barrels.
- 08.October.2009
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- by: SwampyFox
- SwampyFox rated this movie0/10
Tarantino uses well set up scenes and then very interesting, well written dialogue that ultimately, has nothing to do with the film. Just when you wonder, where the heck this film is going, BAM he hits you with both barrels.
- 08.October.2009
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- by: SwampyFox
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The most self-indulgent, adolescent tripe to be spewed forth from Quentin Tarantino to date. Lord of everything that is wholly...it took every ounce of my being to sit through the inane dialogue and BORING set-up to what ultimately ends in 2 bad car...
- 27.May.2009
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- by: cyneben
- cyneben rated this movie2/10Bad
The most self-indulgent, adolescent tripe to be spewed forth from Quentin Tarantino to date. Lord of everything that is wholly...it took every ounce of my being to sit through the inane dialogue and BORING set-up to what ultimately ends in 2 bad car chases. Is Tarantino kidding with this crap? Forget about trying to re-create that 1970's film stock and matinee B movie feel. This film fails on so many levels, I can't begin to list them all. Even with a script that reads like a 12 year old's homework assignment, dumbed down directing and sophmoric acting, Tarantino still manages to insert himself into the film for a few minutes, making us suffer further, the mark of a true egotist. Hitchcock he ain't folks. This is 113 minutes I'll never get back.
- 27.May.2009
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- by: cyneben
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The problem with this movie is Tarantino. He's too infatuated with his own writing that he doesn't know when to stop the dialogue and get to some actual elements of action. In his other movies, Pulp Fiction for example, you had dialogue interspersed...
- 30.March.2009
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- by: Parker in MN
- Parker in MN rated this movie4/10Disappointing
The problem with this movie is Tarantino. He's too infatuated with his own writing that he doesn't know when to stop the dialogue and get to some actual elements of action. In his other movies, Pulp Fiction for example, you had dialogue interspersed with bits of action and in scenes of action - which all keeps it moving along and maintains your interest. Unfortunately this movie lacks all that and what you have is about a starting hour of nothing but dialogue that has no bearing whatsoever on the movie. After a while you want to pull your hair out because of all the over-the-top discussions and banter. Once you do finally get to the final 30 minutes, the action begins and then the real movie starts. This should have been a short movie and it would have been perfectly fine, as it is you're made to bulldoze through the junk to get to the good stuff.
- 30.March.2009
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- by: Parker in MN
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All I can say is "watch the darn movie!" Yes it starts slow, but the ending is wicked awesome. Like Planet Terror this is b-rate at its finest. If anything you have to watch so you can laugh at Kurt Russell's character whining and crying like a poor...
- 25.March.2009
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- by: Jon
- Jon rated this movie8/10Great
All I can say is "watch the darn movie!" Yes it starts slow, but the ending is wicked awesome. Like Planet Terror this is b-rate at its finest. If anything you have to watch so you can laugh at Kurt Russell's character whining and crying like a poor hurt little baby. Heck I just started laughing again. Priceless!
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Had high expectations for this movie, but as the credits rolled, all I had to say was "what the HELL was that??"
Gave it an extra star cuz the crash scenes were kinda cool. This shouldn't even be classified as an action-adventure, but under...
- 24.March.2009
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- by: bladezone
- bladezone rated this movie4/10Disappointing
Had high expectations for this movie, but as the credits rolled, all I had to say was "what the HELL was that??"
Gave it an extra star cuz the crash scenes were kinda cool. This shouldn't even be classified as an action-adventure, but under "pointless crap." No wonder why this movie bombed in the box office.
- 24.March.2009
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- by: bladezone
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The dialog is classic Quentin Tarantino, but there is something missing from this movie. If I had to rank Tarantino movies, this would be near the bottom, but then again a QT movie is better than most non-QT movies, so why not give this a chance?...
- 23.March.2009
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- by: Michael
- Michael rated this movie6/10Okay
The dialog is classic Quentin Tarantino, but there is something missing from this movie. If I had to rank Tarantino movies, this would be near the bottom, but then again a QT movie is better than most non-QT movies, so why not give this a chance? The dialog, music, and characters are as great as you'd expect, but the plot is lacking. Now normally a movie would suffer greatly when the central character, his background, and motives aren't explained very well, but in this film its only somewhat annoying; kind of like the contents of the briefcase in "Pulp Fiction". As for everybody who only enjoyed the end, you missed the best parts, the end was anti-climatic and uninteresting.
- 23.March.2009
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- by: Michael
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