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Apr. 6th, 2007 04:50 pm20. The Lookout
Good performances and interesting characters, but I was hoping for a better story. The main character and his part in things is great, but it seems like one unique character has been thrown into an otherwise run-of-the-mill bank robbery movie, and it’s not enough to make the rest of the movie stand out.
21. Grindhouse
Easily the most fun I’ve had in a movie theater this year. I almost considered counting this as 21 and 22, because Planet Terror and Death Proof are two very different movies, but the double feature as a whole is an experience that works far better than the sum of its parts. The different takes on the project were interesting: Rodriguez made a spoof of a 70s zombie flick, poking fun at the ridiculous cliches of the genre, while Tarantino made a straight 70s gear head movie, letting the absurdity of a genre where the cars and crashes are more important that the story stand on its own. Both work in completely different ways, and are even better played off each other.
Good performances and interesting characters, but I was hoping for a better story. The main character and his part in things is great, but it seems like one unique character has been thrown into an otherwise run-of-the-mill bank robbery movie, and it’s not enough to make the rest of the movie stand out.
21. Grindhouse
Easily the most fun I’ve had in a movie theater this year. I almost considered counting this as 21 and 22, because Planet Terror and Death Proof are two very different movies, but the double feature as a whole is an experience that works far better than the sum of its parts. The different takes on the project were interesting: Rodriguez made a spoof of a 70s zombie flick, poking fun at the ridiculous cliches of the genre, while Tarantino made a straight 70s gear head movie, letting the absurdity of a genre where the cars and crashes are more important that the story stand on its own. Both work in completely different ways, and are even better played off each other.
