Movie Review: Planet Terror

2007. Starring Freddy Rodriguez, Rose McGowan. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. I bet that, for every old fart writing a post about the disappearing drive-in movie theater, there are a dozen young farts saying, “so what?” I know it’s easier for today’s teenagers to do everything — see horrific movies, get away from the parents, drink like a fish, jump into that carnal rodeo called puberty, to feel young and invincible and immortal. And I also know that old farts like me are much luckier than our more-privileged progeny, because ours was a hard-earned, rarely achieved state of stimulation plus satiation. …

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