DEATH PROOF (2007)

TITLE
Death Proof

STARRING
Kurt Russell, Rose McGowan, Rosario Dawson, Tracie Thoms, Zoe Bell, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Eli Roth,

WHAT THE BOX DOESN'T TELL YOU
It's a chick flick. Ok, maybe not in the traditional sense of the word, and I know my feminist friends will be a little more than alarmed, but if QT (Quentin Tarantino) were to do a film for the ladies, this is about as good as it would get. That, or Death Proof is like is a deep rooted fantasy, and if that is the case, I'm happy not to see more than I already have. The shortlist of things this movie is:
- graphically violent in ways only Tarantino movies can achieve with realism.
- filmed as an omage to the low-budget 70's style films which shaped QT in ways we cannot imagine.
- the best work I've seen from any of the following: Russell, Dawson, Ferlito.

Things it is not:
- Kill Bill Vol. 1 or 2 - too bad, but everything he does can't be classic.
- Pulp Fiction - thank God (if there is one) that movie is awful and boring - and overrated!
- not very guy-friendly, translation - my husband was bored, and it didn't impress me as something I would find on the shelves of any men (Tarantino fans not withstanding).

WHY I WOULD RENT IT AGAIN
Well, I rarely like QT's movies, but this one held my attention and the ending was gratifying. I might actually look forward to Planet Terror, but it is from that Spy Kids guy so I will subdue my excitement until an appropriate time. Releasing Grindhouse as separate installments has me kind of baffled. Logic would suggest that you release the stronger of the films first. So, that aside, I would say the one thing I know that this movie proved is you can tell dialogue written by QT from oh, about 100 miles away. It hits you like a Mack truck and I'll say it's pretty good on it's own, but the delivery like in Kill Bill and Death Proof makes it classic. Bell did an amazing job in her scenes - well done all the way around for a film that aspired to do nothing with any fanfare.

WILL MY GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND LIKE IT?
I think this film is for women, not girls and not those women with average sensitivities or sensibilities. I liked it and I am just as likely to watch Kill Bill as I am to watch 13 Going on 30, or Alien.

SPECIAL FEATURES
It's too much to ask me to watch QT's special features........look for Grindhouse to have more in the way of these.
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