American Grindhouse

Very informative. I don't know what this documentary DOESN'T cover! Was most impressed with the running interview conducted with film director John Landis-who knew this guy had such a sparkling personality? But that's neither here nor there. All of the guests bring something educational to this informed crash course on American cinema, from polished and accepted Hollywood fare on down, and WAY down.....down to the unsavory depths where tongues are ripped out of heads and women's arms are yanked off their torso. All of this is explained, patiently and logically, giving the viewer a complete understanding of how exploitation weaved its way, inch by inch, into film, decade by decade. No stone is unturned, allowing all the creepy, disgusting things that reside beneath to make their grand appearance. Not that you want them to. Or want them to, as is so apparently made clear.       12/8/11