The double feature Grindhouse by buddy directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino came and went in the theaters without much ado, and I really didn’t think too much about it until the first one came out on DVD (of course they can’t be released together, that’d be craziness) a couple days ago, and my boyfriend, the Tarantino fanatic he is, ran out and bought a copy.

I also happen to love Quentin Tarantino films, but I knew that the duo movies were supposed to be pretty campy, so my expectations weren’t too high for “Death Proof” the one that’s about a guy (Kurt Russell) named Stuntman Mike, who stalks and then kills young women with his car that he calls “Death Proof”.

Boy, my expectations were wrong.  Sure, there was camp, but this movie was AWESOME.  As usual, Tarantino creates quirky characters that are interesting, has an awesome soundtrack which I already downloaded to my ipod, and this movie also happens to keep you riveted, alternating between horror at one or two grotesque scenes, laughter, and on the edge of your seat for a particular car chase scene. 

Add to that the novelty of Tarantino having a real stuntwoman in the film acting as a character, on top of that, doing her own stunts.  Zoe Bell, who Tarantino has used in Kill Bill as a double for Uma Thurman’s action scenes, plays one of the characters in the latter half of the film  She’s not a half bad actress and a hell of a stuntwoman, so that just adds to the appeal of the last scenes.  You’ll have to trust me.  If you’re a Tarantino fan, and you like the styles of his past films, you will totally dig this new movie.  It’s pure entertainment, and you’ll think about it for days after you’ve seen it.