Planet Terror

UK Release Date: 9th November 2007

After an experimental bio-weapon is released, turning thousands into zombie-like creatures, it's up to a rag-tag group of survivors to stop the infected and those behind its release (www.imdb.com).

Director: Robert Rodriguez (Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, Sin City)

Starring: Rose McGowan, Freddy Rodriguez, Josh Brolin, Marley Shelton, Bruce Willis, Fergie, Quentin Tarantino

Planet Terror is director Robert Rodriguez's film that's half of a double-film set that pays homage to Grindhouse Cinema. Tarantino's Death Proof is the believable spoof, with nutty people, intense action in and around sexy cars, and an ability to be unpredictable. PT swerves into the zombie apocalypse and survival counters, with over-the-top clichéd characters, and a lead lady with machine gun for a leg. Crazy doesn't cover it, as a band of roughy-toughies fight off hordes of the living dead. What makes Planet Terror extra special is it's weird characters, play on cheap production, gimmicks and general hilarity.

3/5