When I first heard about 'Grindhouse,' I shrugged it off as a cheap marketing ploy, but for some reason, over the last couple weeks it became more appealing (probably from the marketing), so I saw it tonight.

In summary: fucking amazing.

For people who don't know, 'Grindhouse' is two ~90 minute movies in one feature, with fake trailers before and between. The first movie, 'Planet Terror' is a zombie movie written/directed by Robert Rodriguez (El Mariachi, Sin City), the second, 'Death Proof' is a... well, semi-thriller, semi-horror movie written/directed by Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill).

On a first look, it appears Planet Terror is the stronger of the two films, and the main reason is it is 90 minutes of nonstop action and gore, then we're thrown into about an hour of witty dialogue and slow pace, which pales in comparison to the zombie-fest of the previous 'feature.'

I'm partial to zombie flicks, and Rodriguez does it about as awesome as anyone could want. There's straight up some of the most grotesque scenes I've seen, yet they're fantastic. I think it helps that Rose McGowan is extremely hot (this is fact, not opinion). Also, the whole concept of a machine gun for a leg may look stupid in the previews, but I assure you it's part of many laughs, as well as fantastic gore and carnage.

After some extremely hilarious pseudo previews, we get a somewhat typical Tarantino movie, with lots of sharp dialogue leading up to a semi-climactic incident, lots more dialogue, then a big climax. It's a rough transition (as I said above), but it's obviously well done. I'll even admit that though I hate Eli Roth, he was hilarious in this segment. Probably because he wasn't directing or writing, and just playing an asshole. Tarantino has always been great at setting up tension, making his audience just want to scream 'ALL RIGHT, SHOW US WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN,' and where most directors would fail to live up to huge expectations, this one's worth being patient. I don't want to ruin it.

I personally think Tarantino will never, ever top Pulp Fiction--but this was a good try. Not even close, but he achieved what he was aiming for, and that's all that really matters, right?

Planet Terror - 9.5/10
Death Proof - 8/10
Thanksgiving--Don't--Machete--Werewolf Women of the SS - 10/10
Grindhouse - 8.75/10

PS. QT can't act for shit.