Review of Grindhouse (2007) by Ben B — 25 Feb 2013

Planet Terror: Awesome.

Death Proof: Boring but the car chase was pretty cool.

This review of Grindhouse (2007) was written by Ben B on 25 Feb 2013.

Grindhouse has generally received very positive reviews.

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