Movie review – “Planet Terror” (2007) ***1/2

Takes forever to get going and I was about to dismiss it when it started picking up the pace and just got better and better. Again, like Deathproof, would have been really effective as a short feature, not a full length. Rose McGowan is extremely winning as the go-go dancer who wants to be a stand up comic (“people tell me I’m funny”). Short arse Freddy Rodriguez was a little odd as a tough guy but I got used to it and the support cast is excellent. Although these films are supposed to be exploitation and they don’t hold back on the blood and guts, there is quite a prudish attitude when it comes to nudity.