Reviews: Grindhouse (2007) Movie Review
Subgenres: Anthology, Gore, Killer, Zombies, Police, Zombie - Comedy
Where does Grindhouse (2007) stand among horror films? Our review examines the scares, pacing, and what makes it unique in the genre.
Grindhouse (2007) is the pairing of directors Robert Rodriguez, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, Edgar Wright, and Rob Zombie. Grindhouse had an estimated budget of $53 million dollars and took in only $11.5 million opening week, ouch.
Grindhouse mashes two feature films together to create a movie experience with four trailers to fake movies. That is three hours and eleven minutes long. Robert Rodriguez did the feature "Planet Terror" and the fake trailer for "Machete." Eli Roth created the fake trailer for "Thanksgiving." Quentin Tarantino created the second feature film with "Death Proof." Edgar Wright created his fake trailer for "Don’t." Rob Zombie created his fake trailer for "Werewolf Women of the S.S."
Although as a complete movie experience, Grindhouse delivers what it set out to accomplish, a unique movie experience that every movie fan should experience. That does not curb the rough edges of the feature films and the over cliche scenes and characters. Violence and gore are lavished in the feature films, especially in Planet Terror where zombies are the main theme. Should you watch Grindhouse? Yes, you should. Will you enjoy it and watch it again? You most likely will enjoy it with many fun characters with the actors delivering terrific performances and the special effects looking great. That does not mean you will rewatch Grindhouse by any means.
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- Grindhouse Rating Scores
- Our Score: 7/10
- Overall Score: 7.56/10
- IMDB: 7.5/10
- MetaCritic: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 8.4/10
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