Friday, December 7, 2007

Deathproof (2007)


Hot badass chicks and muscle cars. How can you go wrong? Once again I loved the -let me specify- scratched print effects. I wasn't crazy about the torn print effects. I have to say I think Rodriguez was overall more artful in his effects use. But I have to give it up to Tarantino-he's exciting. Where Planet Terror is primarily a love story, Deathproof is a revenge story. It was Faster Pussycat expanded and fleshed out in some really good ways. Kurt Russell was good, although the more family friendly light romantic comedy stuff he does with Goldie and such (and I know he started out on Disney) the harder it is for me to remember Snake Pliskin. I think he should do like Travolta and only be a badass for a while. Rosario Dawson was rockin as always though I'm a little conflicted about her final scene and I was so on board up until then. And I liked the casting of Zoe, I have to give it up to Tarantino also that he takes chances and that's why he really is an inspiring artist. Oh, and of course I loved the chick from Brooklyn with the bad accent and the pot belly. I am all about picking up her lapdance moves.