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Hi, this is envy speaking.

Your review differs a lot from the one I just text'd with, but Peter doesn't get down with biker movies.

Bring on the Hell Ride trilogy.

Hunter Stephenson on Jan 23, 2008

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Man, you must be retarded. That movie was so awful that I nearly shit my pants. No amount of boobs or gun fights could save the atrocious storyline, acting, direction, dialogue, art direction, costumes, music and everything else. So painful.

jeff on Jan 23, 2008

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The movie looks good, but Grindhouse was crap on a silver plate…

Death Proof was just bad, first QT movie I've hated, didn't like KB I and II, but DP was nothing to me. Just waste of film…
Planet Terror was fun in a bad way, but still not good.
The Fake Trailers were good as hell, but the main movies kinda sucked.

I hate "Quentin Presents" movies, he gets all the credit if they are good, but if they are bad he gets no blame… He is becoming the new Luc Besson, producer of mostly crap movies, but there are some gems and Hell Ride looks like one of them

Enola on Jan 23, 2008

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That jeff kid has a real attitude problem.

nick on Jan 23, 2008

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If you saw this movie you would have an attitude problem too. It feels like my whole psyche was raped and the dirt won't wash off. This was worse than anything I have seen in a long long time.

jeff on Jan 23, 2008

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I don't know why you have such a big problem with it Jeff. Maybe the subject matter just wasn't for you… I'm sorry that you can't handle the kind of stuff in this, but I loved it as much as I loved Grindhouse… What were you expecting with Hell Ride?

Alex Billington on Jan 23, 2008

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I was expecting some semblance of talent with regard to writing and directing. The story was so convoluted and hackneyed that I felt a high school A/V student could do better. It was simply a big amateur attempt at making a Tarantino movie complete with blatant rip offs (or "homages" as Pee Wee put it). The safety deposit box "secret treasure" was ridiculous because it was the focal point and driving force of all the characters. The reason it worked in Pulp Fiction is because it wasn't center stage. But besides all that, you really enjoyed the acting and direction? You liked the gunfights for the sake of gunfights? You liked how the whole thing was basically "really really stupid dudes follow other dudes right into a trap multiple times and then get shot really easily"? There was never any tension, no challenge, no reason to give a crap about any character! Any screenwriter with half a brain could have made that basic story good but instead we have Larry Bishop who obviously has nothing but an ego. Oh and lest we forget the amateur slam-poetry-esque scene in which Bishop and that chick trade horrible "fire" innuendo for a painfully long time. Nice dialogue, Bishop! You'll get some kudos for that from writing afficionados!

jeff on Jan 23, 2008

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we will never see another pulp fiction or resevoir dogs in our lives, so dont compare qt or qt presents movies to it or you will be let down every single time

Dave on Jan 23, 2008

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"from writing afficionados!"

lol nice

nick on Jan 23, 2008

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I must have seen a different version of 'Death Proof', where there wasn't 'action and energy' all the way through. Just endless scenes of pretty women talking a whole bunch of crap with 2 very ho hum action sequences thrown in. I was bored out of my friggin mind.

Rob on Jan 23, 2008

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I guess I watched the same print of Death Proof as Rob. Bad dialogue with pretty women and Uwe Boll action scenes…

Enola on Jan 24, 2008

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#&*$^&#*$*&# LOL man, Grindhouse a pile of crap? I admit DP wasn't that hot but if you have any interest in those types of movies at all then you should have loved Planet Terror. Mind….blown.

Scott on Jan 25, 2008

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Well, I cannot let say Death Proof is shit since it is certainly not.

Death Proof has 4 fucking different layers of meaning — intersected 2 by 2.

Death Proof is a fucking mix of Grindhouse movies and art project (the sexual outline)

Death Proof's content is rich when you dare analyse it — don't be fucking passive.

Anyone saying Death Proof is shit may be an asshole who boast about being cultured while he just knows anything about movies.

That's it.

DarkDhalia on Jan 26, 2008

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In my opinion Death Proof is Tarantino's first real failure, artistically. There are tons of good things about it, but the movie just falls down. If I had to speculate, I'd surmise that Tarantino has trouble when he moves away from his comfort zones - everyday dialog said by big genre characters (instead of small everyday characters); a cast of criminals. I've never felt that violence and foul language were what makes Tarantino's great work great (he's a helluva storyteller). However, violence and foul language help balance out Tarantino's work. If you imagine Pulp Fiction without the offensive language and violent, it becomes a cartoon. See Kill Bill for more examples.

Having said all that, Death Proof is no worse than the other thousand scary movies that come out each year and are heralded as the second coming of George Romero. In may ways, Tarantino has done it better than anybody, but only if you focus on the details.

Joel M. on Jan 29, 2008

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are you bashers fuckin' retarded?!? IT'S A B MOVIE FOR FUCK'S SAKE!!!!!! A biker movie. just for fun, just because. anyone looking for some kind of hidden story, moral of the story, production values etc… well, you're fucked. art?!? it's a biker movie ass-clowns.. maybe it'll only appeal to real bikers.

blackmoto on Jan 30, 2008

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blackmoto is right, this is a b movie and it's meant to be crappy and fun, I guess. Even though I'd say it did have awesome production values, but morals, fuck morals, it's all about how much badass shit you can throw into it, whether it's girls, weapons, bikes, or anything else. I hope that soon enough most of you guys will get to see this too and give it your own opinion…!

Alex Billington on Jan 30, 2008

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Grindhouse is da kind. I say that cause I'm a Taratino junkie and he is da Man. I thought Death Proof was fucking awesome to say the least. I can't wait for Hell Ride, release it quickly please..
Little Richie

Little Richie on Feb 7, 2008

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This just cracks me up. I haven't seen the movie yet but I absolutely plan on doing that. It's a $10 ticket, some popcorn and Cokes, a date, at a drive-in if those were still around. When did we all get so serious? If you want to be serious, read the Wall Street Journal where you can REALLY get depressed. I figure a few bucks for a good time, some road trip gratuitous (not-real) violence and some drop dead gorgeous scantily clad babes who don't look down their noses at anyone over 25, who could ask for anything more? It's a popcorn movie, be happy you're not on the bread-line somewhere. Chill. Get some viewer-friendly vicarious thrills. Enjoy and mellow.

Jumpin' Jack

Jumpin' Jack on Feb 8, 2008

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does anyone know if going to be shown anywhere anytime soon? i have to see this…

Sarah on Mar 9, 2008

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I haven't seen this yet, and since there is literally nothing about it (save this review and a few others), I can't speak directly on the film. What I can say is that the Grindhouse films were supposed to be GRINDHOUSE films. Grindhouse films take something and exploit it. Both Planet Terror and Death Proof succeeded in doing that. I highly doubt QT or RR had any hopes of being praised by the Golden Globes or the beloved Oscars for those films. They were making genre films for an established fan base. Zombie movie fans/ Old School Car Chase fans. I think they succeeded there.

As far as Hell Ride, I'm sure its in the same vein. I'm sure its supposed to be pretty light on story and heavy on tits, guns, and badassness. So if you don't like tits, guns, and bad ass shit for the sake of bad ass shit, then don't see the movie. I can think of much worse ways to spend 86 minutes. You want a good story, go watch the Godfather (one of my favorites) but if you just wanna zone out and watch some cool shit, maybe check Hell Ride when it comes out.

Dash on Mar 12, 2008

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edit.. 83 minutes

Dash on Mar 12, 2008

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Well… QT isnt just a fucking director or producer or any of that, he is most of all a fan. If you had the power to make any movie you wanted (which he pretty much does) then why the fuck not. I cant wait to see Hell Ride. I want you fuckers to stop over anaylizing everything and have a good fucking time. Thats what QT's shit is all about.

Zach on Mar 16, 2008

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I am a fukin biker and can't wait for this to hit the screen.

There is an art form to B biker pics but if you haven't really watched any, then ya outa keep yer trap shut. Sonny and 81 were in the early ones… alot of stars, Nicholson, Sinatra (Nancy not Frank), the Buseys, even that fu'kin twerp Casey Kasem (Wild Wheels) were in 'em.

Ya want art. then see the trinity, "The Wild One", "Wild Angels" and "Easy Rider". You can add to those the Aussie film, "Stone".

But for good old "gas, grass, or ass" then the B pics are a hoot…

Jeffie sounds like some wannabe extra in Wild Hogs, leaving the set in his fuken cage.

If any of you ever rode, or rode in the day, you'd know.

The Big Boo - President, LoneWolf

The Big Boo on Mar 26, 2008

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Sure some of the old classics rocked but, this thing looks like it is taylor made for every poser who plunked down 15 grand for a black and chrome driveway decoration in a laughable attempt to teach em how to be "stereotypical bikers".

I get "hey bro'ed" by this flick's obvious target audience who is john milquetoast by day and thinks he's the second comming of Lee Marvin by night.

Whenever any of you guys condense this flick down to only the nude scenes, send it to me.

-Sepp on Apr 23, 2008