Review of Grindhouse (2007) by Aaron D — 09 Jul 2014

Planet Terror is the stronger of the two films but Tarantino does what he does best with Death Proof. The fake trailers are brilliant as well.

This review of Grindhouse (2007) was written by Aaron D on 09 Jul 2014.

Grindhouse has generally received very positive reviews.

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