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Starring: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Traci Thoms, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Zoe Bell
Director: Quentin Tarantino
Well, Grindhouse has made it to video, sort of. Death Proof was released in an extended edition this week and upon a second viewing, my opinion has not changed. There is a simple story, great dialog and acting and outstanding, well-executed action scenes. As far I can tell the extended edtion added the ‘lost footage’ of Butterfly’s lap dance for Kurt Russell and a few more scenes to the beginning of the second group of women. The stunts here are amazing, which shouldn’t be that much of a surprise, I suppose since Tarantino cast Kiwi stuntwoman Zoe Bell to play stuntwoman, Zoe, who spends a good part of her screen time on the hood of a fast-moving Charger (or was it a challenger?).
Ahhh, the master of dialogue has re-entered the building and left his katana outside with Uma. This is a great mini-feature worthy of a Tarantino writing credit. This will satisfy the Kill Bill action junkies and the more cerebral word addicts. Its about time he left behind this ‘Tarantino presents…’, Oprah movie club kind of crap and did some work of his own.
The story revolves around a character named Stuntman Mike, played by Kurt Russell, who has a very unusual car and an even more unusual hobby involving that car. The dialogue is amazing and the action scenes are gripping. There hasn’t been a car chase like this one since…well, there has never really been a car chase scene quite like this one.
I don’t want to ruin this by saying too much. Tarantino fans, even picky ones like me are going to love this. But, as you watch and enjoy, ask yourself just one question. Why not just stop the car? It’s a small point, but one that bugged me. You’ll see what I mean. But let me just finish this by saying this…Tarantino is back, baby!
