Death Proof (2007) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!
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- Опубліковано 12 лип 2022
- Death Proof (2007)
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Stuntman Mike messed with the wrong women!
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The blonde new Zealand stud woman was uma Thrurman stunt double in kill bill ( zoe bell )
Awesome movie
Ok I cannot believe you said this is one of the less popular ones it's probably my third or fourth favourite from him
@@brodysexy1177 yes its a grind house style ( 70s b movie genre) amd its meant to be a double feature with another movie directed by Robert Rodriguez ', some of the same characters. From this and kill bill the blond doctor is the daughter and siter of those Texas rangers, and rose McGowan stars .
Wrong girls to play with. 😊
I've heard that Tarantino considers this the weakest of his films, but I've always thought it was among his finest works. Zoe Bell was really fantastic, and Kurt Russell looked like he really enjoyed himself. The whole cast was just excellent.
Yeah he's been quoted as saying it's his 'worst' movie, but also that "if this is as bad as I get, I'm good".
In my opinion his weakest film was Jackie brown. That's the only film I can't stand.
I think he was referring to the commercial success of the movie. Cause this movie is awesome
I think its the ending that makes it weak, its too feel good, friendship saves the day
Even character wise it doesn't make sense... stunt man Mike literally breaks bones and totals himself in the first kills of the film but at the end he's screaming and crying like a bitch cause his arm was broken? Thats a lack of consistency
@@andrewcook2625 Maybe he was unable to administer opioid painkillers to himself.
In case you're confused, this and "Planet Terror" were released under the name GRINDHOUSE as a double feature, and was Tarantino's ode to the exploitation films of the 70s. That's why there's grainy film, audio and video skips/jumps, and a "cheap" feel to the films. It was all intentional. Some of the fake attractions got so much attention as well, they went on to be films in their own right (i.e. two Machete movies with Danny Trejo). Zoe Bell in case you're wondering, is a real stunt professional (did Uma Thurman's stunts for Kill Bill), and this was her first role as an actual actor. And yes, she really did ride the hood of that care bareback. Lots of hidden easter eggs in these two films. And a lot of actors/actresses are from Tarantino's other films.
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In fact Death Proof takes direct inspiration from the movie "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!".
From the fake trailers that turned into to full films, Hobo with a shotgun is the best one. Highly recommended.
Saw them in 07 in the theater…really cool
One of the few Tarantino movies that I can actually say is underrated. Out of his 10 films, this makes my Top 4.
Definitely a good amount of people have missed this film!
@@TBRSchmitt I don't know why I put it up there in the top 5
Yes! I especially love the second part. So badass!
Agreed.
i knew you'd like it! i knew you'd love Jackie Brown, and knew you'd have fun with this one, despite all those who were poo-pooing both. this was originally released in a shortened version as a "double feature" with Planet Terror (also starring Rose Mcgowan), under the name Grindhouse. then they released the two movies in their longer form. that's worth doing as well. Thanks! knew you'd like it!
Love Zoë! She was the stunt woman for The Bride in Kill Bill :) hence the Kill Bill ringtone for her. This was one of her first “staring” roles in front of the camera but she has a huge resume for stunt work!
Which one did she do a stare or staring contest? I don’t remember...kill Bill showdown? But when?
She’s also in the hateful 8
Shes buffy the vampire slayer too lol
There's a real fun video on UA-cam of Bell and other stuntwomen having a "fight" during the covid lockdown.
EDIT: Found it! All star cast bitch fight... ua-cam.com/video/VFnsqoTRYlA/v-deo.html
she was also the woman in the red bandana in _Django._
A lot of people dislike this movie, but I love it. Tarantino himself have said this is his worst film. I love every inch of this movie and the last 10 minutes are AMAZING.
It is his worst film, but it is also his best film, if that makes sense.
He must have blocked out "Jackie Brown".
@@adgato75 Jackie Brown is absolute dire. Never understood why some people rate that film so high.
@@Kthomasritchie Same. 100%
He gets lost in paying homage to 70s grindhouse and forgets to make THIS movie. One of the defining traits of grindhouse is that they were sold on the name and gimmick and poster, but the contents seldom lived up to the promise. He captured that perfectly, but should have been willing to sacrifice that authenticity to make it better.
This is one of my all time favourite films. Movie spends half of its runtime building up this incredibly charismatic and twisted villain, and then spend the rest giving him one of the best comeuppances ever. The line delivery from Kurt when he says "I'm afraid you're gonna have to start getting scared... immediately :D " is legendary.
Seeing this in theaters (as the awesome double feature Grindhouse) was an absolute blast.
I can only imagine!
Agreed. I was 20 at the time and most of the people in the theater did not like Death Proof. I thought it was great, though. Some people just can't appreciate great cinema.
@@sayntofdarkwhurld5283 Yep, I also saw the double feature in theaters with my friends it was great, but damn that was a long sitting.
YES with planet terror it was AMAZING in theaters
Hell yeah! QT movies are really made for the big screen and this one didn't disappoint at all.
I always love how stuntman Mike got a taste of his own medicine. Talk about poetic justice.
You reap what you sow.
In the big perspective and framework of an old school revenge movie he got what he deserved, yes. But they only knew he had endangered their lives, not that he had killed anyone, before they went on with their revenge hunt to murder him.
If they knew he had killed before, I could call it justified revenge or maybe vigilante justice. But here it's "He damaged the car and we could have been hurt. Let's kill him!" But then again, that's how revenge works. It's always escalating.
I remember seeing this in the theater and laughing hysterically during the part when he's pouring alcohol on his gun shot wound and crying like a little bitch lmao. Was so satisfying seeing the tables get turned on him
@@donkfail1No, he had not just damaged the car. He was chasing them down and slamming into them with Zoe on top. This was clearly a murder attempt or an attempt to permanently paralyse them, and he laughed when they thought Zoe was dead.
He deserved it, and as set up the law was useless in getting justice.
Plus, they are shown to be pretty unpleasant people anyway. Zoe and Kim pull some mean girl exclusionary nonsense on Abernathy, and they all leave their other friend alone with a dude they basically pumped out to him in a very dangerous situation
@@donkfail1 Rewatch the movie lol you clearly missed some stuff
@@greentaigo2552Like what?
The whole sequence of her on the hood of the car is absolutley amazing, one of my favourite Tarantino movie scenes
I remember a lot of (mostly guys) complaining about how Stuntman Mike died. Thing is, it's the most realistic part of the movie - real world serial killers and psychopaths are generally not very good at taking the kind of pain they inflict on others - they're often narcissists, and can't accept that _they're_ the ones being hurt.
I have no idea why anyone wouldn’t like mikes death. It’s incredible😭 also why would guys specifically not like it. That’s kinda wierd.
No i think that's stupid. He survives cars crashes, got scars everywhere, and crying for a little injury ?
@@scarv7664 well the whole movie was weird lmao the ending was hilarious
I remember catching the last part of the movie once my first time I loved every second of it especially the part when the three beat the hell out of Kurt Russell every punch felt real and absolutely brutal
@@scarv7664 it makes sense, we don´t really see how he acted after the first time he kills the other girls, we just see how they die and have no reaction shot from him, because for that moment, the movie is from his point of view. On the other half, the other girls don´t die and get to fight back, so the movie is from their point of view, where this guy aint no cold killer, but a dumbass that thinks he can do whatever and face no consequences, so we can se him getting hurt and reacting as a normal person to the injuries inflicted on him, we as the audience wanna see him dead, because this seond part is aobut sweet revenge.
I love this movie, as well as its Grindhouse counterpart “Planet Terror”! I really hope you also react to that as well!! They were released at the same time & are *slightly* connected, with Death Proof happening first. “Planet Terror” has a STACKED cast, which also includes Bruce Willis. They weren’t the most popular movies when released but I really REALLY enjoy them both lol
I got to go to a midnight release showing of Grindhouse back-to-back during a visit to El Paso TX - really felt like I was in the right place at the right time
Saw this as a double feature with planet terror. Really great theater experience. With planet terror everyone really got into it and the fake ads were awesome
I think chronologically Death Proof takes place first but I remember when my dad and I went to see this in the theater, Planet Terror was the first in the double feature
THe spinoff from Grindhouse was pretty good as well - Machete & Machete Kills
Planet Terror was first.
Zoe Bell is such a badass…and fun to hang with actually. I met her at an after-party for the Taurus Stunt Awards back in 2010 at Paramount Studios. I’m an Aussie and she’s a Kiwi so we drank up that night, fun times.
Nice! I would’ve probably creeped her out staring at her like an infatuated schoolgirl 😂
Ok so untranslated Will…
She is a terrible actress though
Zoe bell the real pregnant bride ⚔
@@inmate1614 have seen overpraised actors who were worse
Fun fact: this is one of two Quentin Tarantino films where Kurt Russell plays a stunt man, the other is Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Same character in the QuentinVerse?
@@eddiebranden1 Nope, two different characters.
and Zoe was his wife (WTF DID YOU DO TO MY CAARRR?!)
Girl at bar: Who's your brother?
Stuntman Mike: Stuntman Bob
@@ItsAllBallBearings Riiiight... because stunt coordinators are usually sous-chefs first.
I just love this movie so much, this and Planet Terror (which you NEED to watch ASAP because it's connected to this one). Apparently Tarantino wrote the lead role on the second half specifically FOR Zoe Bell after being stunned by her stunt work in Kill Bill. He told her he'd call in a stuntwoman to do her stunts for her but she insisted on doing them herself. And AFAIK all the stunts were actual stunts, no CGI or other camera-trickery.
Yea Zöe really did all that out on the hood at speed. I remember when this came out it was a double feature, planet terror first then death proof right after…Saw it opening night.
Zoe Bell was one of the main "Freighter People" off of LOST.
It’s funny that Planet Terror played first but Death Proof takes place first.
Vanishing Point is amazing. I did a doc about it. Its not so much "Action" as it is a think piece. It carries a very deep meaning about it where its just one man wanting to get to one place as fast as he can and nobody is gonna stop him till he finds peace.
The original NOT the remake!
Indeed, great movie.
I laughed tears watching Samantha's face! Disbelief, disgust, horror, fascination, excitement! Thank you, this was an awesome, hilarious reaction 😂 Great little movie.
I used to live down the street from a drive-in when I was a kid and could see movies from my roof. This movie captures the drive-in feel so well...I've never understood why it's considered unpopular. It's one of my favs
No matter how many times I watch this, the "girlie" screams at the end always get me! 😂😂😂🤩
This is truly one of my favorite Tarantino films. Definitely underrated and I really hope more people get to discover it and see what a gem of a film it is. From an awesome soundtrack, to the horror, to Kurt Russell’s hilarious and menacing performance, an excellent and engaging cast, an absolute insane car chase scene and Zoe Bell’s fearless stunt work that to this day is the best I’ve ever seen. And that final scene is fucking empowering.
When the movie first came out, It was part of a double feature, called "Grindhouse". It was "Death Proof" and "Planet Terror".
I kinda forgot that the two movies got their own separate releases for DVD and in my mind I still had them attached to each other as two parts of one movie called Grindhouse. Had me questioning the part in their intro where they say that their trip through Tarantino's movies will be focusing on things that were 100% his and skipping over projects with partial involvement such as Four Rooms. In my mind Grindhouse fits more into that second category.
I'm probably in the minority, but I actually enjoyed the non action dialogue scenes as much as the actions scenes. I thought the conversations were fun and interesting and felt like genuine conversations these characters would have. Quentin is one of the only directors/writers who knows how to write interesting and realistic dialogue to whatever setting or story he's telling. I never once felt bored listening to the conversations between the characters. I know some people don't like the movie because they feel like it was too much talking and not enough action, but I loved it. This one of my favorite movies.
the vibes felt kinda off for the first group but once we got into the second group i loved every second of their interactions. i know the movie works because of this weird structure it has but i almost wish we only had the first group for the entire movie just so we could have seen more of them (also we never saw what happened to lee :/ )
Zoe Bell was the stunt double for Uma Thurman in the "Kill Bill" films, and did stunt work for Tarantino in other ones as well. This was the first film (I believe) where she actually got to play a full role (as herself, basically) along with doing those dramatic car hood stunts. That last 30 minutes was really worth the price of admission, and was a throwback to some great '70s car-chase films like "Vanishing Point."
I hadn’t seen this in soooo long and I was rolling laughing when they chased him down and he said “I’m sorry!!!” Lmao my little brother and I seen this forever ago and that part and them getting their revenge still makes us roll laughing. They Are BadAss for getting him back lol
Thanks for reacting to this, there’s not many reactions to this movie and it’s probably my favorite of Tarantino’s movies. Zoe Bell was awesome in this, I knew of her from her days as Xena Warrior Princess stunt double and then Uma Therman’s stunt double in Kill Bill. I just saw The Baytown Outlaws which she is in also. A fun action loaded movie to check out for sure👍🏽
I love Grindhouse, I remember watching both death proof and planet terror in 2007 I loved it!
Badass movie theater experience
honestly, one of the most anxious, edge of your seat movies out there. i remember seeing this in the theater, heart racing, nails digging into my palms. absolute fantastic movie!
This movie is brilliant. It’s part of a two part feature called: Grindhouse. Old 70’s exploitation films hence the grainy footage, random edit’s and scratches on the print. It’s so freaking intense how it starts off as a mundane girls day to one of the most insanely shot action flicks. The car sequences are intense and excellent.
Ahhh you guys should have watched Grindhouse in its entirety! One of the greatest theater going experiences I've ever had, without question!
Same. Watching this in my university years surrounded by people of similar age and taste, laughing and cheering at both movies and the bonkers trailers. Not much compares. Maybe Infinity War and Endgame. And recently Everything, Everywhere All At Once had the audience howling and in the palm of it's hand.
Yep
I only ever saw this standalone version of Death Proof. Wasn't the one shown as part of the Grindhouse double feature like 10-20 minutes shorter?
same! I had just started working at a theater about a month before it came out so I got to see it several times in theaters for free, so much damn fun.
@@aBoyHasNoName87 the differences between the theatrical cut and the stand-alone version is the lap dance scene is only a few seconds long in the theatrical cut, and the entire scene at the gas station with the second set of girls is gone. it cuts from the hospital to them in the car talking about who they’re dating.
there are a couple of lines that are different or missing but those are the two major changes.
Death Proof is actually one of my favorite Tarantino movies. Very underrated in my book.
I ♥️ Death Proof, it's an underrated Tarantino flick and Kurt Russell is amazing as always. Zoe Bell's stunts are amazing (she has good screen presence as well), and I've personally always been a fan of Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Rosario Dawson.
This is one of those reactions where I'm rubbing my hands together with glee waiting for it to take a turn or two you aren't expecting, and it did not disappoint, thanks guys. XD
Love the style of the film.
GRINDHOUSE as a whole experience is the film that made me decide to pursue filmmaking. 3 times in theaters. Definitely check out the full cut or at least planet terror and the fake trailers
Made any progress?
The dialog between the ladies in both groups was fantastic. Was entertained from start to finish.
Definitely add "Vanishing Point" and "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry" to the list. ""Gone in 60 Seconds" the original is also very good. These movies are favorites of mine and Tarantino loves them as well, obviously. The Charger Kurt Russell is driving in the second part is the same model from Dirty-Crazy and the Challenger the girls take out is exactly the same as the Vanishing Point car. Also, the Yellow Mustang is the same as the original Eleanor from 60 Seconds. Thanks Guys.
This is my favorite Tarantino film. The ending is pure genius. Looking forward to your upcoming Fargo video!!
Not just one of my favorite Tarantino films, but actually one of my favorite films of all time. This film is very underrated. Hell even Tarantino said it’s one of his least favorites. Don’t matter, I still love this film.
The part where Kurt Russle asks if the girl is going left or right was an incredible scene, and the lap dance alone makes this movie worth a view.
That´s the beauty of this movie, it´s simplicity. My favorite Tarantino movie.
One of my favorite films, I still get chills during the final chase scene. Zoë Bell is absolutely incredible.
Zoe was so great in this. The stunt work is out of this world. But I love the whole flick, such a low key kickass premise, perfectly executed, great film.
Thanks tbr and samantha.
Thank you Shane!
Back when Death Proof came out in 2007 it was apart of a double feature called Grindhouse, the other film is Planet Terror.
This was my introduction to Kurt Russell, this movie got me to go back and watch his classic other work. Great reaction guys 👍♥️
this movie is criminally underrated imo. It cops a lot of flak for being just talking and very little story, but those are always the best parts of QT to me and i really like this one.
I loooooove this movie. The old school 70s vibe, the masterclass that is the dialogue, the sloooow burn, the plot turn when the girls take control. I understand if Tarantino thinks of it as his weakest film but in a way it's supposed to be as it's supposed to be aping the Roger Corman kind of make-a-movie-as-fast-and-cheap-as-you-can style of filmmaking but he still didn't slouch on any important aspect of it really. A blast of a drive-in B movie.
Oh god, I cannot wait. I remember watching this double feature for the first time and I had NO IDEA WHAT I WAS GETTING INTO. Let's go!
This movie is an absolute thrill! Definitely an underrated Kurt Russell performance.
It took me 3 or 4 watches before I was able to really appreciate this movie even through it's not perfect, It's still really rad.
Great reaction! 💯
In the theater, Tarantino actually replaced the lap dance with a "scene missing" card. Various objects were thrown at the screen by people other than me, but I sympathized.
same with the sex scene in Planet Terror, right?
Not in The Netherlands. We're not prudes. ;)
@@Yggdrasil42 yeah, I saw it in Texas, where traumatisingly graphic depictions of violence against women are A-Okay, but sexual imagery might cause society to collapse 🙄
@@Yggdrasil42 Tarantino is definitely not that. He was just being a troll to early audiences.
@@magpieMOB I don't recall. Planet Terror was second in the double feature and quite a step down in pacing and script, though still fun.
Tarantino has implied that this was an allegory for the way Harvey Weinstein treated women and he gave the women a chance to avenge themselves.
Death Proof was the second half of Grindhouse, following Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror. The rubber duck as the hood ornament on the Chevy Nova that Stuntman Mike crashes head-on into the girls is a tribute to the 1977 movie Convoy where the main character Kris Kristofferson is a trucker who's handle is "Rubber Duck" because he's got the same hood ornament on the hood of his semi truck.
This is one of my favorite Tarantino movies. It is just so crazy and cathartic. Although I do prefer the version from Grindhouse, as it is a bit shorter and moves more briskly towards the third act.
Just waiting for "The Hateful Eight" which is on your journey.
"Jackie Brown" is my favorite, "Eight" is my second fave.
Can't wait till you both react to it.
Since they've seen both Basterds and Django, I guess Hateful 8 will be next on the list. That'll be a fun one.
This movie is a masterclass in suspense, at least in the form of tension. The first time I saw this, what struck me was how scared I was for the fate of the second group of girls after the first. The change up at the end from basically horror to comedy was such a relief of tension that I was left giddy. I will never forget that. I've never experienced that in another movie.
6:56 sums up this film pretty well.
This is certainly the talkiest of all the Tarantino films. Gets tiring in parts to be honest. Best part is in the second half with Zoe Bell and the girls versus Stuntman Mike. That sequence was just damn good.
Eli Roth in the red shirt in the first half plays such a convincing douchebag in this. Sidenote, his fake trailer for Thanksgiving for the Grindhouse double feature was awesome and still needs to get made into a full length film IMO much like Machete did.
Ooh, you really should watch Vanishing Point! It’s a great movie, a real classic. Possibly the best car movie ever made, but also more than that…a portrait of the era it was made in
As someone who first saw Vanishing Point at a drive-in while sitting behind the wheel of a 429 cu muscle car. My girlfriend was pissed at me for the way I was driving on the way home.
@@billbabcock1833 Nice!
Keep up the great work guys! You'll have 100k subscribers any day now!
Thanks for the support!
So glad you're reacting to underrated QT movies like Jackie Brown or this one. People mostly pay attention to his most acclaimed work, like Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill, but they are all must see.
One of my favorite Tarantino movies. The mood and car chase are fantastic!
😍😍😍seriously? You did it? Thanks youuuuu💓💓💓
This is one of my favorite movies. I wish it got more love. Very underrated
One of the best car chase scenes I think I've seen in a long time is the last one sad that they have to wreck such a beautiful cars but a really good scene still
Every single Tarantino film shows or mentions food. The nachos are by far one of the most mouthwatering examples.
Definitely an under appreciated Tarantino movie. I saw this in theaters and it's the first movie I've seen where the audience actually applauded. Great reaction guys. You need to add Planet Terror to your list. Planet Terror and Death Proof were a Grindhouse double feature in theaters.
I love this movie. I don't think it's Tarrantino's lowest tier movie. For me, I'd rank it above both Kill Bill's, just because it gives me vibes of his first three films. Kurt Russell is great as always. Plus, I love how it becomes an homage to the car chase thrillers of the 70's by the third act. Great reaction.
Also, can we agree that Tarantino is low-key an expert at making female empowerment films without being obnoxious or preachy?
Take note, modern Hollywood!
@Maurice Lee - yeah and he gets the message through, by... a seemingly simple and yet deep/complex stories. Sold to us in a very visual ways in some cases.
It you look at the list of the movies that have inspired him, as sometimes even he is even referencing some of them in a subtle way in his movies = then all that make sense.
So is his intersts in comics, and various stories/shows from Japan and so on... And even his friendship with Robert Rodriguez.
But saying the above, I don't think he claimed to be an expert at this ("making female empowerment films").
I don't think that this is his main goal at this point, as the stories are much more complex than seeing everything from that point of view only.
There are few others better, older movies and characters in this case, that we can easily reference.
Note: much respect here, @Maurice Lee. I don't mean to offend anybody here! Just offering some additional points/comments to the discusion.
All in all, I agree with you :)
I couldn’t agree more. People don’t realize how natural he is at creating real women characters who are strong. It never feels like he’s forcing ideas on you.
Absolutely. It’s amazing what you can do when you actually just think women are people and aren’t obnoxiously trying to spread an ideology.
@@RoyKoopaling - True that. Plenty of other older movies covered that quite good too:
Alien, Aliens, whole Resident Evil series of movies with Milla Jovovitch, Tomb Rider (the older ones with Angelina Jolie), Erin Brockovich, Terminator 1 & 2, Michelle Yeow as You Shu Lien (in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon)... List is long.
Now, in most movies - it feels a bit likey they are forcing those issues, instead of simply showing us a good story where a woman is simply a strong character - based on the story itself. Without forcing us to listen any comments about it during the movie, or any additional political correctness and so on.
@@tannhauser5399careful, the awokening will get you if you're not careful. Boo! 😂
Back in the 70's in movie theater movies would jump frames and go from color to black and white.
Trantino intended to share that experience through this movie.
Grindhouse was really cool to see in cinema, it was just so unique and special really a cool experience in a theater.
Buckle-up.
inside or on the hood?!
Great reaction, dudes. Ya'll gotta do Planet Terror to go along with this one.
The phrase Kurt Russell says to get his dance was also used in the Charles Bronson film "Telefon". In that movie , Donald Pleasence says it to activate Russian sleeper agents. I wonder if Tarantino was a fan of that movie to use the phrase?
Probably. Tarantino has seen a ton of obscure or lesser known movies.
It's a famous poem named Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost. Both movies are just referencing the poem.
Used in The Soprano's, too.
Michael parks plays Sheriff Earl McGraw. Not only did the character appear in Kill Bill, he appears in Dusk Till Dawn (opening scene) and Planet Terror as well.
This was part of a “drive-in movie” double feature and the other film was WAY better! Robert Rodriguez directed the other film called “Planet Terror.” It just might be the best “B” movie ever made!
WAY BETTER! I'm a huge Tarantino fan but as I get older I'm thinking I like Robert Rodriguez better.. much better;)
Planet Terror is more fun and over-the-top, but I like how Death Proof feels like a legit "grindhouse" movie from that era.
Planet Terror is like a modern idea of what a B movie was like, whereas with Death Proof you could almost imagine that it was actually a lost movie from the 70s.
@@catterwall9595 Couldn't have said it better myself! Love Death Proof for that exact reason.
I really hope that yall finish off this Grindhouse double feature and react to Planet Terror! You won't regret it!
I was waiting for this one . Your reactions and comments for "Death Proof" are terrific . I enjoyed this soooo much! Although "Death Proof" is not high on most Tarantino's fans list to watch.... this is one fan that Absolutely Loves "Death Proof" . Watching this in your channel was exactly what I was hoping for.... given the slow burn of this film it still has so much Bang to keep me invested . It is great that Sam really likes "Death Proof" and TRB enjoyed this just as much.... I enjoyed listening to you both after the movie describing different scenes .
That jukebox was impressive.... the way "Death Proof" is filmed so differently than most films with the grainy footage and sudden skip scenes is something that I like most about this movie . For me the grainy and skip scenes through a good portion of this movie made it feel very authentic with a rustic vibe.... like I was watching a T.V. afternoon movie like they played back in the "70's" .
I honestly have only great things to say about this and I am happy that you both got a kick out of this film . Thank you for all that you add to your channel . I look forward to many more .
I love how this movie marked the start of Tarantino casting Kurt Russell in his films.
Deathproof doesn't get the love it deserves.
Death, Taxes, Tarantino and his love for feet. The true cinematic universe here for cinephiles.
There's also a 2004 documentary called "Double Dare", showing Zoe Bell being a stunt woman in New Zealand for the tv show "Zena" and how she's then trying herself in Hollywood after being out of action for over a year due to an injury and living together with veteran stunt woman Jeannie Epper who sort of mentors her and tries to get her into work while she herself struggles to get stunt jobs. Then they show how she meets Tarantino to audition for Kill Bill as a stunt performer and the ecstatic reaction when she gets the gig, there's also some BTS stuff from Kill Bill showing Zoe doubling for Uma Thurman.
24:11 That is an awesome catch. If you look over Kim's shoulder you will see some blur from the special split lens. That's a trick he used in Reservoir Dogs too. Near and far in focus simultaneously. Its called a split diopter lens, and it makes for some shots with very cool depth of field
That was fun. Glad you both enjoyed it. I really like this movie
Planet Terror next! 🙏🏻
In this movie there was a lot of references to old/Classic car movies, The yellow Mustang Is a reference to the orinigal Gone in 60 Seconds, the watch stunt Man Mike uses Is in reference to Banishing Point as well as the Challenger, the duck on The hood of Stunt Man Mike's cars are in reference to Convoy(I have a 1970 Nova I am trying to make look like the skull movie car myself 😁), the clothes of the 3 girls that kill him are a reference to Faster Pussycat Kill Kill, those are the references I remember at the moment 🤣
"Down In Mexico" by The Coasters is one of the three songs I play at every bar jukebox that I see.
... No lap dances, yet. ☹️
You can't watch this one without watching Planet Terror, they are complementary.
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Whenever I am preparing the kitchen to open at work and running around getting things ready, I play the opening song from this to get me pumped to work.
This movie is a blast everytime I catch it. Glad you all caught it too! Kurt Russell and Zoë Bell were fantastically fun.
Recommendation for you to react: Alien 3 (1992), good movie.
This is one half of Quentin Tarantino & Robert Rodriguez's GRINDHOUSE: DOUBLE FEATURE along with Planet Terror w/ Rose McGowan.
They made the movies look like those 70's B-movie horror flicks, hence all the graininess and the hard cuts. Planet Terror is a fun and zany zombie flick with a little twist, lol. Worth a watch. *Of course he was a stunt man. And he got shot in the shoulder but he was a little bitch when he got hurt. lol
Also Zoë is pronounced (zo-we) not Zo. and yes, she did the stunt on the hood of the car for real. Zoë Bell is a real stunt woman.
This is one of my favs of his… I think it’s underrated and I love the brutality of it.
Zoe Bell was cast because she was a real stunt woman and they wanted it to look real - she was Uma Thurman’s stunt person in Kill Bill 1 and 2.
People who don't like this film clearly don't have any understanding or knowledge of '70s exploitation films. Death Proof perfectly pays homage to them
This entire movie basically exists to show off Zoe Bell. Sam Raimi had her double for Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princess then she did anything Uma Thurman couldn't do in Kill Bill and Tarantino had been working on the concept of a slasher film using a stunt driver. It was a perfect storm. So he cast Zoe in her first leading role as an actor because he wanted to show there was no CG and he could shoot from any angle and you'd see it was Zoe. She's done stunts in any movie he's done since and moved up to stunt coordinator for Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. She's amazing. Obviously.
This is my absolute personal favorite! Story is badass, the soundtrack kicks and the “f-around and find out” revenge.
Did anyone else notice how Samantha‘s demeanor changed when the women took over at the end? Lol She seemed to really, really enjoy that 😄
Tarantino stands alone in that he hasn’t made a bad movie. There is no bad Tarantino film. The only thing you can do is compare his films to his other films. There’s no other director with such a spotless record.
Samantha: "I'm afraid with her leg out the window."
Everyone: *waits nervously*
Vanishing Point (1971), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), American Graffiti (1973), Thunder Road (1958), Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) and Dirty Mary Crazy Larry (1974) are 6 of the best car centered movies ever made and I've never seen a UA-cam reaction to them.
Oh my. A bold choice. One of my favorites. Pretty awesome, right? Glad you both enjoyed it. So many call-backs to other movies.