"No more dead bodies for Daddy tonight"
Rodriguez and Tarantino are well-known for their movies filled with humor, excessive violence and of course, a liking for self-derision. The first part of this serie is a zombie movie entangled in a twisted love story and colorful characters. Planet Terror is exactly what any Rodriguez fan would expect from the movie. It is funny, somewhat disgusting and completely wrong but in all the right ways. The clichés are all present to create this amazingly bad taste movie but with all the power of the post-modernist director, Rodriguez creates an atmosphere that is as interesting as revolting. Rose McGowan offers a surprising performance, especially to an audience who know her mostly for her questionable work on the TV series Charmed. However, as a killing-machine stripper named Cherry who aspires to be a stand up comedian, she steps up to the plate and delivers. She manages to be sassy and sexy as well as fierce and supports the movie quite well. The most important quality of the movie is that it does not take itself seriously, and is therefore, to be watched as is. It is a great entertainment and a wonderful representation of a new trend. If you have enjoyed Tarantino’s and Rodriguez work before (Kill Bill, Sin City), you will again.
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