Ok, so I finally got a chance to sit down and watch the recently released version of Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof. Here's my info and opinions.
I think there were only two significant scenes added to the retail version and they didn' t really add anything to the plot. Regardless though, the movie is a classic in my book. The movie didn't do well at the box office, because it wasn't marketed/packaged right. Planet Terror and Death Proof should have been released separately. I think a lot of people just over looked the film because they didn't understand it. In order to appreciate "grindhouse" you need some prior knowledge of the genre and the directors themselves. Now not everyone is a film geek like me(I watched just about every interview and read all the articles online about the film) so I blame that on the distributor, The Winestein Co.
Even if they released them separately, I don't think people would be lining up to see either movie but that's the nature of Tarantino's work. He's so well respected in the industry and by his cult following, it's a shame average American's aren't smart enough to appreciate his art.
What I really liked about this film is the cinematography and the visual appearance of the shots. I believe they shot everything in Texas, it provided a real beautiful back drop for the whole film. Tarantino always has great day time scenes. Tarantino is very meticulous with his colors, you always see a lot of vibrant yellows, and reds-Death Proof stays true to this theme.
The best part of the movie though, were the stunts. I saw it in theaters and the car chase scene still amazed me. Zoe Bell(plays herself) is an amazing stunt woman, just think about how much danger she overcame to get those amazing shots on top of the hood. Honestly, the whole time I was thinking, "how they hell does she do that".
One negative thing I noticed about the movie was the serious issues with continuity. For those of you film retarted, that means things don't match up between shots. For example if someones holding a cigarette to their mouth and the director cuts to another shot of the actor and they don't have the cigarette(easier to explain visually); there were a lot of continuity problems like that. Obviously, the average viewer won't pick up on that kind of stuff but I noticed it nonetheless. I attribute these problems to the complexity of the shots, there's always a lot going on, usually a group of actors interacting with one another so there's really no way around it
All in all, I'm going to add this one to the shelves along with some other great movies. If you haven't seen the film, go rent it, steal it, I don't care. If you're a true Tarantino fan and you liked Resevoir Dogs, you must see Death Proof.
I am stunt man Mike,
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