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GRINDHOUSE Part 2

The first thing I wanna say about Death Proof is that I prefer this movie a lot more than Planet Terror, only because I could see this as more of a grindhouse movie. I know a lot if people complain that this film looks too good or that the film quality gets better (the grindhouse movie was supposed to be "bad" film quality) but who's to say that the movie hasn't been stored good or taken care of. Why does a grind house movie have to have bad picture quality? And one last note, the editing was bad but intentionally that bad. It fits better with the lower budget quickly but together movie from the grindhose era, unlike Planet Terror which was edited good and had a lot of special effects. Okay I'm done bitching, and the trailers were the same as last night so let's get to it.

The movie picked up where it left off last night, starting with Don't. This trailer was great, very Euro inspired with the movie title repeated a lot. It also has some other things that seem to come from that era/type of movie like a creepy old lady, the white eyes and some eye violence.



Next was Thanksgiving, a trailer very much inspired by the early eighties strait to video slasher movies. Although this one is completely over the top and doesn't seem to have much of a plot and all the good points would be given out during this trailer (if it was a actual film). Very good none the less, alright let's get to the feature.



I guess I will say this now, there is a ton of dialog in this movie that doesn't matter at all and it is only interesting when Kurt Russell is talking (cause he is really creepy). Alright so the movie starts out with three girlfriends getting together and going to get some food and planing for the weekend. As they are complaining about their guy problems and what not it seems like they are being followed.



After tons of dialog and hearing about a lap dance that someone might have to do, they all go to a bar and meet some friends. The car that seems to be following them happens to be at the bar as well and you meet the driver, Stuntman Mike (and his first victim, played by Rose McGowan).



After a lot more dialog and a poem recited by Mike (to get the lap dance) the girls decide to go to some cabin and Mike gives Rose a ride "home". While Stuntman Mike drives erratically beating Rose around he explains that the seat he is sitting in is the only one that's death proof, then he slams on the breaks smashing her face on the dash board killing her.



Mike then has to collect his other girls and takes off after them. He finds their car and passes them and flips around facing them. He guns it and drives at them head on and then you get one of the best car crashes in a movie ever. Oh yea and everyone died except for Stuntman Mike.





Mike ends up in the hospital with barely any injuries and the cops can't do anything to him cause all the girls were drunk and stoned. After that the movie cuts to Mike finding a new set of girls and the girls do a lot of talking over breakfast. During that conversation you hear that Zoe Bell has found and wants to drive a 70's Dodge Challenger identical to the one used in Vanishing Point. After they con the owner into letting them test drive it by them self, Zoe plays ships mast on the car (she climbs on the hood while going really fast).



That is when Mike makes his move and starts messing with the girls by chasing them and ramming into their car. After a while of that they both spin out, Zoe gets flung from the car and Mike gets shot by the girls.



Zoe ends up being fine and they take off after Mike to get revenge. The rest of the movie is the girls chasing Mike though traffic and dirt roads. They get Mike to wreck and then kick the shit out of him. The End



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