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Death Proof (2007)

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In Death Proof -- director Tarantino's take on such peddle-to-the-metal shockers as White Line Fever -- Kurt Russell stars as an engine-revving psychopath who prefers to take out his beautiful victims at 200 mph. Originally released into theaters on a double bill with Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror under the Grindhouse banner, Death Proof finds a group of ladies out on the town pitted against a mysterious figured named Stuntman Mike (Russell), whose vintage automobile has been partially

Sep 17, 2007

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All Critics (38) | Top Critics (2) | Fresh (32) | Rotten (13) | DVD (28)

Much of this material is terrific in purely cinematic terms; one of Tarantino's saving graces as a filmmaker is his often surprising capacity for contemplative moments and patches of plotlessness.

May 23, 2007 Full Review Source: Salon.com | Comment
Salon.com
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Although overall impact of Tarantino's homage to chick-driven actioners and auto demolition derbies remains about the same, pic's second half, in particular, benefits from the further detailing it's now received.

May 23, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
Variety
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Tarantino's very bloody half of Grindhouse.

December 14, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | Comments (2)
Common Sense Media

Freed from the constraints of the Grindhouse package, Death Proof can now spread out, find its proper rhythms, and emerge as another excellent Tarantino classic.

August 16, 2010 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

A comprovação de que, nas mãos de um diretor que conhece a fundo a técnica e a história do Cinema, até mesmo um exercício de estilo sem grandes ambições pode representar uma experiência apaixonante para quem ama e respeita a Sétima Arte.

July 17, 2010 Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | Comment
Cinema em Cena

Clearly the work of somebody who has ingested Carol J. Clover's Men, Women, and Chainsaws, yet it is also more

August 27, 2009 Full Review Source: CinePassion | Comment
CinePassion

"raja" koja voli Tarantina %u0107e imati itekako razloga da mu oprosti ovaj eksperiment.

April 10, 2008 Full Review Source: Index.hr | Comment

Feels much longer than it is.

February 14, 2008 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | Comments (2)
eFilmCritic.com

Death Proof is superbly made. There's a terrible tension watching these beautiful and spirited young women getting too close to the flame, followed by enormous relief when the mood changes in the second story.

November 17, 2007 Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | Comment
Sydney Morning Herald

A well-controlled buildup of expectations, suspense, and character contrast.

November 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | Comment
Window to the Movies

The problem for Tarantino in Death Proof is that the girl talk that occupies so much of the running time is anything but true to the culture 50 years ago. The setting is contempo, but the movie style is period

October 27, 2007 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | Comments (3)
Urban Cinefile

I've rarely seen a filmmaker, in current Hollywood at least, expose his sexual and sadistic kinks on screen with such shameless glee.

October 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | Comments (8)
Montreal Film Journal

A tedious, meaninglessly anachronistic project.

October 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Observer [UK] | Comment
Observer [UK]
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A film that should be seen for what it is: An amusing and thrilling Grindhouse film.

September 15, 2011
Daniel Lermenator

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entertaining and featuring a few great moments, the summation of the film falls a bit short of anything memorable. the photography was the best part, and russell was excellent as stunt man mike, but overall this is only a must see for big tarantino fans.

December 2, 2007
sanjurosamurai
danny d

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    1. Stuntman Mike: Cheers, Butterfly. The woods are lovely, dark, and deep. And I have promises to keep. Miles to go before I sleep. Did you hear me, Butterfly? Miles to go, before you sleep.
    – Submitted by Elliott T (2 months ago)
    1. Kim: I'm the horniest motherfucker on the road!
    – Submitted by Cora E (5 months ago)
    1. Jungle Julia: Bitch, you might be acting like you're twelve years old, but he is acting like a man. You need to break the nigga off a piece.
    – Submitted by Cora E (5 months ago)
    1. Warren: Chartreuse, the only liqueur so good they named a color after it.
    – Submitted by Cora E (5 months ago)
    1. Jungle Julia: And THEN... If they say that...You gotta give 'em a lap dance.
    – Submitted by Cora E (5 months ago)

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Foreign Titles

  • Grindhouse: Death Proof (DE)
  • Death Proof (UK)
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