Planet Terror(2007).After an experimental bio-nerve gas is accidentally released at a remote U.S. military base in Texas, those exposed to the gas turn into flesh-eating, mutating zombies out to kill. An assortment of various people who include stripper Cherry, her shady mechanic ex-boyfriend Wray, a strong-willed doctor, the local sheriff, and an assortment of various people must join forces to survive the night as the so-called "sickos" threaten to take over the whole town and the world. Written byAnonymous... Synopsis Planet Terror(2007)
Movie Title: Planet Terror(2007)
Run Time: 105 min
Rating: 7.3 / 10
Genres: Action |Horror
Release Date: 21 June 2007 (Israel)
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Writer: Robert Rodriguez... and other credits
Actor: Rose McGowan,Freddy RodrÃguez,Josh Brolin
First of all I have to say I don't know a lot about exploitation movies nor do I like them at all, so clearly the two Grindhouse movies aren't for me. I watched Death Proof and Planet Terror because I was curious what Tarantino and his companion had created.
As for Planet Terror I cannot see anything inventive about this movie. It seems as though Rodriguez has been watching numerous 70s Zombie and Porno C-Movies and put anything he found unintentionally laughable into this one movie: poor production (missing scenes, bad picture and sound quality, bad editing etc.), stupid dialog, nonsensical plot, big-titted girls. Alright then, maybe all these things were well observed and the movie buff will appreciate how - intentionally - bad this movie is. BUT, there is nothing original about this movie. This movie is supposed to be a homage, it is supposed to be art. It isn't art at all. It is just another C-movie adding nothing new. This is a 1:1 copy of grindhouse, the only difference is that it may be slightly more grotesque. If the fun of watching C-Movies is that they are unintentionally funny because of their flaws, why would one make another movie just like them? The irony is simply missing.
I thought Planet Terror was very boring, worse than Death Proof, I rate it 3.
