Grindhouse (2007).

Greatest homage to dead exploitation genre.

From Wikipedia:
Grindhouses were the cinema halls known for non-stop programs of B movies, usually consisting of a double feature where two films were shown back to back.

About 10 years ago I remember going to a B-grade movie theatre in India with my cousin and my brother in law to watch a sexploitation flick. I remember looking away from the screen for some shocking scenes. Today I sat through Grindhouse and yes I did look away because of some ugly and disgusting scenes. I guess Tarantino and Rodriguez pretty much brought everything back in Grindhouse, a two-movies-back-to-back feature film.

Planet Terror.

Written and Directed by: Robert Rodriguez.
Starring: Naveen Andrews, Rose McGowan.

This is the first offering of the "Grindhouse" directed by Robert Rodriguez. This is a Zombie movie. They always have a doctor whose experiment goes wrong and people walk who were assumed dead. They either have slashed faces or some skin irritation the size of coconuts. They always march together and always have a thirst for human blood. So some good looking women who never got lucky enough to get to the Big Banners, always wear exotic clothes bought from a Dollar Store and carry machine guns along with some legendary B-grade actors with shotgns on a killing rampage. This time there is a slight twist that the chick has lost a leg and apparently her co-star has found a way to use the "leftover" to install a gun that can be used to point and fire so as to add a factor of action to the sleazy body. Wow, now that is a sensational innovation that can be sold which fits an exploitation cinema's definition. There are some scenes that can make you sick to the stomach but at the same time are hillarious.

Death Proof.

Written and Directed by: Quentin Tarantino.
Starring: Kurt Russell, Zoe Bell.

This is the second offering after few fake movie trailers. This redneck car-chase genre movie is directed by Quentin Tarantino. This one actually is a lot better than the first offering. Tarantino does make this one look like a B-grade, but at the same time he does not forget to use hiw own styles and techniques. May it be 'this-converstation-has-got-something-to-do-with-the-next-half-hour' screenwriting technique, very typical Tarantino, or high pop culture references. Death Proof IS a Tarantino movie. The camera angles by QT himself during the car chase are quite fascinating. Last 20 mintes or so are the peak of sensational values. Zoe Bell's stunt is the key aspect of this chase. For these minutes the movie is recommended.

Both the directors have 'aged' the reels purposely. They also added 'missing reel, sorry for inconvenience-thetre manager' slides during the movies. In Death proof at one point the camera starts to zoom out and in a second starts zooming in as if to specify "unskilled cameraman". Go Enjoy this movie. Oh yeah, I strongly remember not taking any females with me during my visit to a Grindhouse in India.

My Rating: 8/10.