"Grindhouse"- fucking go see it

I love exploitation movies of the 1970's . This was an era of rough, fucked up movies full of outrageous violence, unhibited sex and political incorrectness. This was before focus groups and the cookie cutter movies of the 1980's came around to ruin everything.

"Grindhouse" the new double feature in one movie by Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino perfectly captures the raw energy, outrageousness and inventiveness of those movies. It is so much fun to watch. Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror is the superior film, a mishmash of zombies, political comment, lesbianism and handicaped people with machine guns. To recreate the grindhouse experience there are missing reels and the movie print looks worn out. And of course, the print gets burned. This is so much fun.

There are fake trailers, especially great is one for a movie called "She Wolf of the SS" complete with a cameo from a well known "A list" actor.

Quentin Tarantino's feature is kind of slow moving. But then it becomes a homage to 1970's car chase movies, complete with a "Vanishing Point" Dodge Charger. And the car chase is an old fashioned one, no CGI here.

It was interesting to note that at the end of the movie, people applauded. And I can understand why. This is a movie that shows how raw and energetic and FUN movies can be. I cannot recommend this movie enough.