Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Death Proof



The Good:
I haven't laughed this hard at Kurt Russell since his Big Trouble in Little China days. Russel makes Stuntman Mike so much fun to ride along with. His lines are perfectly delivered and a dead on mix of humor and insinuated serial killer creepiness that keeps you watching.

Tarantino delivers one of the best "oh my god that was horrible" moments I've seen in quite some time. Kudos Quentin. Well done!

"The Girls" were AWESOME. Zoe Bell, Rosario Dawson, and Tracie Thoms were so kick ass! I'm a sucker for a good girl power moment and these ladies delivered and then some!

The Bad:
The choppiness and loss of color and sound that were added to give the "feel" of the true Grindhouse movies of drive-in lore often just made you think that something was wrong with the DVD. This, I'm sure, would have translated better in the theatre.

Over all:
Don't go looking for a cinematic masterpiece but go in for a good time and you won't be let down. The movie was fun and as with all of Quentin's work the dialog was fantastic.

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