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Planet Terror
2007 105 min United States of America R 18+
★7.0
Horror, Action, Thriller
Director: Robert Rodriguez
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Description
Two doctors find their graveyard shift inundated with townspeople ravaged by sores. Among the wounded is Cherry Darling, a dancer whose leg was ripped from her body. As the invalids quickly become enraged aggressors, Cherry and her ex-boyfriend El Wray lead a team of accidental warriors into the night.
Budget:
$23M
Worldwide:
$11.45M
Starring
Rose McGowan
Actor
Freddy Rodríguez
Actor
Josh Brolin
Actor
Awards
3 nominations total
Key opinion
Planet Terror is a polarizing exercise in exploitation cinema, celebrated by fans as a high-octane, stylishly grotesque homage to B-movie aesthetics. While many appreciate its commitment to deliberate trashy tropes and kinetic action, others find the thin plot and reliance on excessive gore to be exhausting or nonsensical.
| Production | The visual aesthetic successfully replicates the grainy, damaged, and stylized look of 1970s grindhouse cinema. | |
| Acting | Rose McGowan’s performance as the machine-gun-legged protagonist serves as a standout, charismatic anchor for the film's chaotic energy. | |
| Score | The soundtrack and sound design are highly effective, providing an immersive, catchy auditory experience that enhances the exploitation tone. | |
| Screenplay | The screenplay is criticized for being thin and illogical, functioning more as a loose framework for violence rather than a cohesive narrative. | |
| Emotion | The film's extreme, relentless gore and violence divide the audience, with some viewing it as exhilarating genre mastery and others finding it alienating or repulsive. |