I wish Grindhouse didn’t fail as bad as it did at the box office. I remember seeing the entire experience in theaters and it was incredible. For every pale imitation (Hobo With a Shotgun, Rodriguez’s own Machete) it spawned, it also remains a singular experience, both taken as a whole and divided into their individual components. Planet Terror, the Rodriguez segment, plays like exploitation through a kid’s eyes, and I think on this watch that’s entirely intentional. It’s way more goofy fun that I remembered, and his stacked cast makes a meal out of every moment. If it doesn’t exactly match the grimy vibe of those films, it definitely matches the sense of fun folks get watching them for pleasure now.

Cinema Dual (TEST SITE)

Examining a life through the media we consume. In other words, I’m reviewing all of my physical music media in alphabetical order, one day at at a time. Except when I don’t, as has been the case for the past few years. Still, we march onwards…Coffee essential, but not mandatory

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Hooptober 11.0 – Planet Terror (2007)