Monday, August 12, 2013

Planet Terror - Movie Review

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Planet Terror, the film that made us all want to have an assault rifle for a leg. But if it came with the territory that is featured in this film, I'd have to decline.

When a deadly agent hits the atmosphere and turns ordinary people into zombies, small groups find their own paths which is filled with surprises and come together at a local Texas barbecue restaurant to fight off the zombies. Their goal is all the same: survive this zombie apocalypse and find refuge somewhere.

I have seen a few Robert Rodriguez movies and I'm aware of his style and this film fits right in. I'm not going to lie to you, this film does have a lot of corny one liners and over the top action, but it surprisingly works like it does in some of his other films. The film starts off pretty good, and yes I'm talking about the opening credits scene. Then from there it starts building suspense immediately and that is a strong point of the film. Throughout the film we don't see the zombies attack until about end of the second act while the characters deal with their own problems which again is a strong point.

The dialogue is strong, the script is well made and gives a good ole zombie film that the audience will eat up and enjoy. The tone of the film is suspense, more suspense, and then an all out action thriller. It is more of an action zombie film than a horror zombie film; so don't going expect their to be creaky noises and character's investigating and then a zombie coming out and giving them a bite in the neck Resident Evil style. The score in the film was very good and played a role in building the suspense in the film.

< In summary, I really think this is a well made movie. I loved to see some of the big names that made appearances in this film: Bruce Willis, Michael Beihn, Naveen Andrews (in the midst of his Lost days). Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino coming together and to make this double feature motion picture was great for the industry. They have been friends since From Dusk Til Dawn and it is nice to seem them collaborate. Even though I think that Quentin's Death Proof has the slight upper hand based on the deep dialogue and the performance of Kurt Russell. It's all relative, but both movies are good and I recommend both of them. It's not a bad choice to sit down and watch them like they were meant to be: a double feature

7 out of 10
Worth a watch


For my good buddy Dan the Man's Death Proof movie review, the second half of Grindhouse, please click here. Be sure to visit his page http://dtmmr.com and follow him on Facebook and Twitter.

1 comment:

  1. I like this film quite a bit as well, it's a fun silly film right in Rodriguez's wheelhouse but like you said Quentin's Death Proof is better.

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