Planet Terror- Grindhouse

Planet Terror is a part of the Grindhouse double feature that was put out by The Weinstein Company. This one was written and directed by Robert Rodriguez. The movies even had fake movie trailers between them, which were way over the top. One of them (Machete) is actually being made, and had one of the best trailer taglines ever. “They just fucked with the wrong Mexican.” How can you not want to see that movie after hearing that? This movie was processed to really feel like you were watching a movie form the 70s, with tons of scratches on the film and often made to look like parts of the film had warped or burned. I felt this effect really worked well and added a very nice touch. It was particularly great when He used a missing reel gag.

A bio-chemical spill has started transforming a small town into flesh eating zombie-like creatures. A group of various people happened to be immune and fight for their lives and freedom. So it sounds like a nice cliché Day of the dead remake right? Wrong, this movie takes a lot of the clichés to a new level. It looks like a b movie and even has many things that would be seen in a B horror movie but actually makes them work. Some of the things are so freaking cheesy but I found myself liking them and rooting for the characters even more. I found myself rewinding the DVD at least 4 times to see parts over again. I mean Rose McGowan gets her leg eaten of and replaces it with a machine gun and it is fantastic. This movie is over the top in every area. The gore is absolutely of the charts. It has been a good while since I have seen a movie this gory.

I will not say much more so as not to ruin it for those that haven’t seen it, but trust me in that this movie is worth seeing. I would rate this as one of the best zombie movies of all-time.

My rating 9 out of 10

Review by Elvis Lawson

Here is the trailer.