I have been waiting for "Grindhouse" ever since my potato-state friend told me about it a couple of months ago. So I was a bit confused when i heard about what I thought was a name-change for the movie. The local theater added it to their "coming soon" list as "Death Proof". Wuddefok? They usually give Hollywood movies new names when they release them here...Either they translate the title to Norwegian, or they give it a new english title that is easier to pronounce. I did however find the change from "Grindhouse" to "Death Proof" a little odd. This is, untill I did a little research and found out that Grindhouse is infact two movies. Not a one-movie collaboration between Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez which I thought it was, but a double feature with one Tarantino movie and one Rodriguez movie. Apparently the double feature thing didnt work out too good, so they decided to split up the two movies at this side of the pond and make the movies a little longer instead. Hence, we got a longer version of "Death Proof", and "Planet Terror" will grace our screens next month.
Anyways, I watched "Death Proof", which would be Tarantinos contribution, last night and I really didnt have too high expectations. I had read a couple of reviews which pretty much said the movie was ok but not one of Tarantions best. I do not agree. It was more than ok. It rocks. Yes, it rocks and I am willing to admit that even if it makes me sound like a 15 year-old pimpled boy with a screaky voice. Which I am not.
I could write the synopsis here, but I prefer to let the movies I like keep their mystery. This is a different kind of movie that lets you feel like you are in a somewhat questionable theater in the mid-70s somewhere on Times Square in NYC or a back alley in a smaller town. And you end up loving the charade. The dialog which Tarantino is a master of never gets dull and who the heck new Kurt Russell could be that funny? I spent the last 30 minutes of the movie laughing my behind of to the annoyment of the people around me. Im sorry...I just couldnt help myself.
Dear Quentin. Never stop making movies. Please.
I can only hope that "Planet Terror" is equally odd and wonderful.
