Death Proof (2007): Argument I

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Writer: Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino

Tagline: A White-Hot Juggernaut At 200 Miles Per Hour!

Actors: Kurt Russell, Rosario Dawson, Vanessa Ferlito, Jordan Ladd, Rose McGowan, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, Tracie Thoms, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Zoë Bell, Omar Doom, Michael Bacall, Eli Roth, Quentin Tarantino, Monica Staggs, Michael Parks, James Parks, Tim Murphy, Marta Mendoza, Electra Avellan, Elise Avellan, Marley Shelton, Jonathan Loughran

Runtime: 1h 30m

Category: Killer, Revenge

Synopsis: Stuntman Mike is looking for a new girlfriend; a new passenger for his death-proof car. After a successful night of hunting, and some time to recover, Mike heads out for the hunt again. This time Mike picks the wrong girls to hunt. The tables get turned and Stuntman Mike is in for the ride of his life.

Review: This was my favorite of the two Grindhouse (2007) movies. This wasn’t your regular horror movie or slasher flick. Sometimes you get tired of the “same old guy with a knife” movies and it’s refreshing to see a movie where the killer gets inventive.

I mean…c’mon…he reinforced his car and used it to kill hot girls in the passenger seat. I spent part of the movie bored and the rest laughing my ass off! Just like Planet Terror (2007), the cinematography reminded you of the movies from the 70’s, complete with missing reels, grainy images, and the special effects and death scenes matched the feel of the movie.

I loved the fact that the tables got turned on Mike. He picked the wrong girls and paid dearly for his choice. It went from scared girls being hunted by a crazy killer, to crazy killer crying for his mommy and running for his life! I waited most of my life to see a movie where the killer showed more fear than he got out of his victims.

I would be a fool if I didn’t say anything about the end of this film; I love those women! They caught their hunter and hood-stomped his ass two ways from Sunday! I’ve seen some hood-stomps in my day, but nothing that made me laugh and cheer that hard.

Rating: 23. Like I said, I enjoyed this movie tremendously. I laughed my ass off for most of the film. The cars, the girls, the killings; this movie was made for guys. I wasn’t really scared at all, at any point during this movie. I was kinda confused during part of the movie, but after the girls went after Mike, I didn’t care at that point. It was all about the speed and the chase. (23of25).