Maybe I missed something but the movie was simply terrible. It had no plot, the actors couldn't act, I still cant' figure out if it was set in the 1970's or in present day (where did the cell phone come from??) The movie was a complete waste of time and simply ridiculous.

Sienna, Ohio,

It would seem QT is attepting to recreate the authentic grindhouse effect, by having lots of boring dialogue bookended by some trashy actons scenes. Unfortunately, the irony being -the dialogue IS boring.
That said , Russell holds the audiences attention whenever he is on screen, and clearly the actions scenes have been meticulously crafted. Especially the sound of those US muscle cars. Worth seeing for the final sequence:- an awesome car chase and hilarious ending.
3 out of 5.

Scunnered, Fife, Scotland

tarantino's best picture since pulp fiction. raw, stylish, unadulterated and pure evil. this stupid movie rocks. the soundtrack is fantastic too...

don't know why they called it "death proof" and not by the far superior french title "boulevard de la mort"...

stuntmanmike, Austin, Texas

As Grindhouse there was committment needed from a 'one box of popcorn' 21st century audience for a three hour session. Planet Terror was a director let loose in a digital fun house, Death Proof was Tarantino's obsessions laid bare for all to see - young care free women, smouldering close to the surface violence and a need for a film structure (unlike Rodirguez). Poitier is the star here, shame about the leg!

mitch, Kennett, SUFFOLK

A sick one.
Used to be Tarantino fan.
MM

MIKKO MONTONEN, Helsinki,

I can't wait until blacks or Jews are the target of such fictional violence (for being black or Jewish) and this reporter gushes how brilliant the film is. Oh, wait...that'd be callously bigoted. Good thing, Death Proof involves sexuality b/c obviously sex is immune to the intolerance or hatred of women.
No matter how you phrase it , you have to see women as dehumanized symbols to enjoy this film. Its popularity reflects how deep-seated such dehumanization is, which is made all the worse when such bigotry is emboldened by incorporating the tremendous power of sex. The sexualization of violent hate is no less alarming than the sanctification of violent hate by religious extremists. Both justify the status quo of brutal violent oppression.

Michael M., New York, USA

Why do we "have to admire his dogged enthusiasm" for making smirking, shock-jock-level, oh-so-knowing, in-joke movies with more wooden acting, but less characterisation and worse scripts than Thunderbirds? Hasn't the 'ironic retro-kitsch' seam been mined to death yet? Maybe it's just being female and therefore not laddish enough to 'get it', but I think he's a tedious overgrown adolescent, who has to make 'homages' to everyone else because he's got nothing interesting, funny or original of his own to say.

Rachida, Glasgow, Scotland

What is it with Tarantino and his footfetish!?

Adam Webb, MK, UK

US audiences didn't pay once - in fact, they didn't pay at all - hence the change.

Jack Thursby, Sheffield,

So because Grindhouse fails in the US the Weinstein's come up with the wizard idea of releasing the two films separately. What a marvellous marketing stroke, now they expect me to pay twice for these films where the US audience only paid once. I have a better idea; I won't bother seeing these films at all.

Martin Harrigan, Cambridge, UK