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Death Proof

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Tarantino's very bloody half of Grindhouse.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Nobody here is very admirable. The second set of girl victims are "empowered" stuntwomen, who fight back (and get revenge, with no help from authorities), but also pull hazardous tricks for their own thrills. Characters in a mixed black and white posse call each other the N-word in comradely fashion.
  • Violence:

    Characters battered and gruesomely dismembered in a brutal car smashup (shown in several versions) and beaten bloody.
  • Sex:

    All talk, but lots of it, with details of infidelity and multiple partners. Female characters dress skimpily, in shorts and T-shirts, and one gives a man a very suggestive (but clothed) lapdance.
  • Language:

    Most every swear word there is gets uttered. At least one girl chastises another when she uses God's name in vain.
  • Consumerism:

    Brand names of beverages, cars, popular magazines, and obscure movies (Faster Pussycat Kill Kill!) that Quentin Tarantino fancies.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Psycho stuntman Mike claims to be a non-drinker, but he's the only one. Lots of imbibing, smoking, and talk of marijuana and harder drugs.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Death Proof

Parents need to know that this movie celebrates and partially recreates brutal sex-and-action movies that played in bad-neighborhood theaters of the 1960s and '70s. There is a lot of swearing, bloody violence, much talk of sex (none shown, though), vicious and self-destructive behavior, and revenge.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about why Quentin Tarantino made this film, and what would be the appeal for anyone outside of his viewing-party circle. Lots of today's cutting-edge moviemakers seem fascinated by trashy exploitation pictures from their childhood, and some commentators claim those down-and-dirty films, ignored or condemned at the time by the mainstream, exhibited more creativity, energy, and daring than conventional Hollywood productions. Do you believe that? Where are the good ideas hiding today, then?

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  1. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language

    good but you have to try to stay awake at parts

    good movie but some parts of the movie where boring especially the scene just chat for twenty minutes about nothing

  2. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it 4.0
    My concerns are:
    • Inappropriate language

    good but you have to try to stay awake at parts

    good movie but some parts of the movie where boring especially the scene just chat for twenty minutes about nothing

  3. I rate this title iffy for age 16 and give it 2.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative role models

    The weaker side of Grindhouse...

    I love Quentin Tarantino movies! And i was deffintly looking forward to this but it was truly a dissapointment. Most of the movie was just annoying girls swearing and gossiping. The only parts that i really found worth watching were the 2 death scenes and the last 20 minutes of the film. Overall it really just didnt give you that grindhouse feel that Planet Terror gave you which i highly reccomend seeing! If you do decide to see it the death scenes espically the first one are pretty gory and there is also tons of swearing but hey it's a Tarantino film what do you expect? While you cant get this as the double feature along with Planet Terror on DVD you can watch it on some prenium movie channels on T.V. such as Starz and Encore and its also on Netflix. If you dont get either of those i reccomend checking out Planet Terror instead of this. And if you do see it as a double feature do be prepared to see some more graphic violence and nudity in the 3 other fake trailers that play before Death Proof pertically in the funny but rather disturbing Thanksgiving trailer.

  4. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it 5.0

    perfect for anyone who won't freak out about some violence or the lap dance.

    The movie had a simple message. You get what's coming to you. I'd also like to say that everyone who said this movie was too gory or had to much swearing (including the reviewer) is beyond help or just plain stupid. It's a tarantino film. If you go see a tarantino flick and expect it to be swearless or to have every limb attatched by the end, you're watching the wrong movie

  5. I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 3.0

  6. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title off for age 14 and give it 3.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate language

  7. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 4.0

    Fun car chase movie is boring at times.

    This is a very fun movie, granted it is slow, but it dose do a good job of the car chase genra but it has many issues that it could have been without: 1. Violence is quick but brutal and bloody, only 5 people die in the movie, but their deaths are grusom and very bloody, A 20 minute car chase leads to mike breaking his right arm, being punched repeatedly and kicked in the head. 2. The sex is all talk, but there is a ton, a girl gives mike a clothed lap dance. 3. The F word is constant thruout the movie and most every oter swear word gets utterd more than once. 4. The first group of girls smoke weed, drinknig in a bar. So overal this is a fun movie for mature teens 13 and up

  8. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 5.0

    lots of talking scenes, but i loved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  9. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Tennessee
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 4.0

    my butt itches!

    i thought this was a great dvd.but where the fuck are the trailers!i saw the grindhouse in theatres and loved it but where where the 3 trailers before death proof.i loved the movie some parts were boring,like when the girls talked. so i just fastforward the dvd.i hope you like it . i think the old guy is a pervert!!!!!!!!

  10. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Connecticut
    I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 2.0

    Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof all right for mature teens

    The movie Death Proof is not that bad. It has a lot of sexual dialouge wich is very detailed. the F word is constant throughout the movie. it also has some other terrible languge. The only violence in this film is 2 car carshes and one brutal and graphic beating at the end of the movie. This was a 1 hour and 53 minute waste of my time. Overall it was a crappy movie that was not entertaining. See Planet Terror for entertainment, it was a much more enjoyable film than Death Proof.

  11. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Missouri
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

  12. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Arizona
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Death Proof

    Not exactly wholesome family entertainment, but it isn't as bad as CSM makes it out to be, either. Sure, there's F-words galore, and some bursts of extreme violence, but I think most teens could handle it. All in all, I loved this film. It's probably only for Quentin Tarantino fans, since many will probably become bored by the multiple scenes of dialogue. But I was very entertained by the dialogue, and the last 20 minutes are exhilarating. Death Proof has, easily, the best car chase I've ever seen in a movie. The ending will make you want to stand up and cheer. This movie was just alot of fun! I loved it.

  13. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    One of the GREATS

    Even if you don't like this movie, your teenagers will. I went to see Grindhouse with my friends when the double feature came out, and we all loved it. The age group most likely to enjoy Death Proof would be from thirteen to around twenty-seven, depending on maturity. Some twelve year olds could handle it, and I'm sure a few thirty- and forty- somethings loved it as much as teenagers, but generally, 13-27. Great movie- the Robert Rodriguez half of Grindhouse was better though. They ought to keep them together when releasing on DVD.

  14. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Louisiana
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 3.0

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