Planet Terror (Grindhouse Presents: Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror)2007
Planet Terror (Grindhouse Presents: Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror) (2007)
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Cast
as Cherry Darling
as El Wray
as Dr. William Block
as Dr. Dakota Block
as J.T.
as Sheriff Hague
as Lt. Muldoon
as Earl McGraw
as Abby
as Tammy
as Ramona McGraw
as Deputy Tolo
as Tony Block
as Deputy Carlos
as Rapist No.1
as Joe
as Babysitter Twin No. 1
as Babysitter Twin No. 2
as Rapist No. 2
as Dr. Crane
as Paramedic No. 1
as Paramedic No. 2
as Skip
as Soldier No. 1
as Soldier No. 2
as Lewis
as Dr. Felix
as Patient
as Sax Survivor
as Romey
as Himself
as Ramona McGraw
as Dr. Felix
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Aficionados will appreciate the po-faced wordplay and self-consciously gnarled-up aesthetic (missing reels, bad syncing, etc) as much as the fleshy centrepieces and gross-out grace notes. Others will struggle to find much appeal.
A dull-witted homage to 1970s schlock Grindhouse horror films.
Packed with hot women, a ninja-like character and zombies, it's the kind of movie a 15-year-old would make with a limitless budget and little concern for ratings. Good thing he knows how to make an incredibly fun movie.
A first-rate homage to the schlocky, sleazy B-movies of decades past.
Planet Terror makes bad movies look good, and that's absolutely a compliment.
Deduces that the nudging awareness and recreation of a genre's tropes is enough
Audience Reviews for Planet Terror (Grindhouse Presents: Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror)
Rodriguez' part of the Grindhouse feature is clearly set in his well known crazy universe, with many of his usual cast suspects returning. The movie takes the used look of the B-film rolls somewhat too far, even has an intentional missing reel at the most inconvenient time and quite a lot of color mishaps. It also sets out to reach new records of disgusting scenes, breaking taboos by the minute: children shooting themselves in the head, (disturbingly hot) sex with one legged women, goo shooting from infection wounds and melting penises. That's almost a little much to stomach, but always countered with a similar kind of humor already used in his "From Dusk Till Dawn". But especially compared to that movie "Planet Terror" can't entirely live up to, neither to the more amusing "Death Proof". Still, there is plenty of fun to have with this film as well: It's nice to see Michael Biehn and Jeff Fahey again, there are some great lines and fun moves (especially by the wonderful Rose McGowan). I can't really say I would blame people who find this too disgusting or silly, though. Not for everyone, but the fans get what they demand.
Super Reviewer
A deadly plague that turns the populace into flesh eating mutants is released into the atmosphere and a band of misfits join together to fight their way to safety. Robert Rodriguez' pastiche of seventies and eighties style schlock horror seemed like a real breath of fresh air to me. The fact that two of its greatest exponents, Sam Raimi and Peter Jackson have been heading further and further down the overlong, sterile, technology orientated road of mainstream cinema makes it all the more ironic. Tarantino and Rodriguez seem to be headed completely in the opposite direction, concentrating on entertainment rather than ego and in this film they deliver just the right blend of tongue in cheek humour, knowing homage and outrageous gore the likes of which I haven't seen since Evil Dead 2. It's half John Carpenter and half George Romero, but manages to ape the films of their heydays to such an extent it surpasses anything either of them has done for a couple of decades. The cast overact their cinematic stereotypes to just the right degree and the gore is amusingly ridiculous in a similar way to Return Of The Living Dead, itself a tongue in cheek semi-sequel to Romero's original zombie film. It'll never change your world, but that's hardly the point. 100% proof pure entertainment.
Super Reviewer
VERY original, very cool, and very bloody. This and Death Proof make for a perfect pairing. PS.....a machine gun for a leg?! You know you have a winning movie!
Super Reviewer
Planet Terror (Grindhouse Presents: Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror) Quotes
| Wray: | Don't suppose any of you are biochernical engineers? |
| Tammy: | Need to get to town. It's just a stripped radiator cap. Water leaks as soon as it heats up. No pressure. |
| Cherry: | Where'd you get that? |
| Dakota: | Useless talent #37. |
| Cherry: | You're a doctor'? |
| Dakota: | Yes |
| Cherry: | I wanted to be a doctor. Instead, I can do this. Useless talent #66. |